random 13 Flashcards
1
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fidato
A
trusty, trustworthy
2
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all’acqua di rose
A
poor quality, superficial, poorly, inadequately
3
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la diffidenza
A
mistrust, suspicion, scepticism, diffidence
4
Q
fallire falisce
A
to fail, to miss, to go bankrupt
5
Q
tuttavia
A
nevertheless, however, anyway
6
Q
sfregiato
A
scarred
7
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riesaminare
A
to re-examine
8
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se n’e andato
A
has gone away
9
Q
all’improvviso
A
suddenly
10
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meschino, (misero, gretto, squallido)
A
mean as in malicious
11
Q
misero
A
miserable, wretched mediocre lousy
12
Q
gretto
A
mean, stingy, small minded
13
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squallido
A
mean, destitute, down and out
14
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meschino
A
mean, small minded person, but also comes up for someone who is malicious
15
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maligno malvagio malizioso calunnioso
A
malicious
16
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il reddito
A
salary, income, earnings, revenue
17
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fare domanda per essere
A
to apply to be
18
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la marcia
A
the gear (numerical, mechanical)
19
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l’ingranaggio
A
the gears (the wheels inside)
20
Q
il cambio
A
gear stick
21
Q
la quinta marcia
A
5th gear
22
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avere niente a che fare con
A
to have nothing to do with
23
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prendere
A
to grab…. to take etc
24
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afferrare, agguantare
A
to grab
25
radunare
to get together, to collect, to gather
26
la mossa
the move, movement
27
il verme
worm, maggot, despicable person
28
la cautela
caution prudence
29
scalfire
to scratch, scrape, graze
30
suggerire
suggest, hint
31
neanche un suggerimente
not even a hint
32
impiegare
to employ, to use
33
schierare
to deploy, to marshal, to arrange, to line up, to get ready
34
raggiungere
to catch up with, to reach
35
l'imboscata
ambush
36
abbattuto da abbattere
shot down, demolished, felled, cut down
37
la stangata
the blow, strike,
38
il palo
the post, pole, ship's mast
39
maneggevole
manageable, maneuverable
40
un pollaio
roost, chicken house, .... madhouse
41
il rilievo
survey, evaluation
42
gia
really!
43
compiere
to complete, to accomplish, to finish
44
passo e chiudo
over and out
45
lo tenevo in braccio
I was holding him in my arms note not possessive or plural
46
giurare
| giurato adj and pp
to swear, to take an oath,
| sworn (adj eg sworn statement)
47
trasmettere
to transmit, to broadcast
48
tessuto adj
| il tessuto
woven
| fabric, cloth
49
attraccare
to dock, to berth
50
allestire
to prepare, to set up,
51
la discarica
rubbish dump
52
maledizione interjection
damn damn it
53
la maledizione
the curse, damnation
54
la zavorra
ballast, dead weight
55
ritentare
to try again
56
trascinare
to drag
57
resistere
to withstand, to overcome, to reisist
58
il scafo
the hull
59
l'urto
the strike, the hit
60
citare
to mention, to allude to
61
la spinta,
push, shove, thrust
62
incollato
stuck on, stuck to
63
il pannello
panel, countertop, control panel
64
tirato
drawn, tight, tense
65
emanare
emanate, release,
66
fornire
to supply, provide
67
basarsi
to be based on (eg a theory)
68
irrisorio
paltry .... mocking, derisive
69
a bruciapelo
at point blank (close) range
70
l'astronave
spaceship
71
la messia
saviour, Messiah
72
la testata
warhead, .... header, extremity, head
73
la resa
yield performance output
74
il caricatore
the magazine
75
la traiettoria
trajectory
76
il razzo
rocket, missile, .... flare
77
la crociera
the cruise
78
l'ormeggio
moorings, docking, berthing
79
la portaerei
aircraft carrier ... woman with a big bum
80
la flotta
the fleet
81
il la surfista masc and fem
| i surfisti le surfiste
the surfer
| the surfers
82
distogliere
to distract
83
la rotta
route, course
84
svolgere
to conduct, to carry out
85
una polveriera
a ticking bomb, time bomb .... magazine
86
trattare
to debate, to negotiate, to treat
87
l'arpione
harpoon
88
afferrare
to grab, to seize, grasp
89
sviluppare
to develop,
90
la mimetizzazione
camouflage
91
assistito
helped, assisted
92
smentire
to deny, to contradict, belie
93
il coinvolgimento
involvement
94
la scheda
printed circuit board, .... sheet card notepaper
95
compresso
compacted, squeezed
96
compreso
including, included
97
l'interfono
the intercom
98
la scia
the wake, the slip stream
99
l'imbarcazione
the boat (generic all forms)
100
un/' alleato/a
an ally
101
il riscontro
reply, confirmation, acknowledgement
102
avvertire
warn, inform
103
la caccia
| IL caccia
hunt, hunting
| fighter jet
104
il respiro
the breath, the break
105
pretendere
to insist, to demand
106
vagliare
to evaluate, to examine
107
catturare
to catch, to arrest,
108
riferire
to report, tell
109
l'indiziato/a
| indiziato
the suspect
| suspected
110
scongiurare
to avoid, avert, evade
111
insolito
unusual, uncommon, extraordinary
112
assomigliare
to resemble, to be like
113
la scomparsa
the disappearance
114
inspiegabile
inexplicable
115
assomigliare
to resemble
116
il cacciatorpediniere
destroyer
117
nascondere
to hide, to conceal
118
il mantello
cape, cloak
119
sensato
sensible, reasonable
120
il bersaglio
the target
121
ricopert0
| ricoprire
completely covered
| to cover, to bedeck, to lavish, to shower
122
proiettare
to project, ... to throw, launch, chuck
123
scomparire
to disappear, vanish
124
mirato
focused
125
concentrato
concentrated
126
il raggio
ray, beam,... sunray
127
la fonte, la sorgente
source, spring
128
la guarnizione
seal, gasket ..... garnish, embelishment
129
stridere
to creak, ..... to screech... to jar, to clash
130
smettere
stop, quit, give up
131
abbattuto
cut down (destroyed), felled, shot down
132
presunto
presumed, alleged, supposed
133
negare
deny, reject, turn down, refuse
134
sostenere
to maintain, to assert
135
una messa in scena
set up, sham, false flag operation,
136
armare
to arm, supply with arms
137
sorvolare
to fly over
138
graziare
to spare, to pardon
139
il percorso
the way, the path
140
il forte
fort, stronghold,
141
agire
to act
142
la presa
the storm (military advance) .... the grab, the grasp, the grip
143
depistare
to mislead, misdirect
144
non ho visto mai una cosa di genere
i have never seen anything like it
145
delirare
to be delirious, rave
146
la muta
wet suit ..... the change, the shift in,
147
il complotto
plot, conspiracy, scheme
148
annientare
to annihilate, to destroy
149
blindare
to armour, to make bulletproof
150
l'incubo
nightmare
151
l'aggiornamento
update, upgrade
152
l'avanscoperta
reconnaissance
153
la civetta
the owl ... flirt vixen, coquette .... unmarked police car
154
innescare
to arm. to activate, to prime, fuse
155
la matricola
novice, newbie, greenhorn
156
ci sei
are you there (telephone etc)
157
piazzare piazzato
to place, placed in position in a competition
| to find a market for
158
risalire
to go back up, to return
159
barare
to cheat, to swindle
160
la bara
the coffin ... to be at death's door, to have one foot in the grave
161
la battuta
the beating, punch ..... serve at sport
162
lo stronzo
turd, shit, bastard, etc etc
163
circondato
surrounded
164
finto
false
165
la fedina
criminal record ... engagement ring(!)
166
il decalogo
rulebook, handbook, manual guide.... the ten commandments
167
puramente
purely, in a pure fashion, sincerely
168
eseguire
to carry out, to accomplish
169
il reclamo
complaint, claim
170
scolare scolato
to drip, to dribble, to trickle
171
sospettare
| il sospetto
to suspect
| the suspect
172
la ferraglia
scrap metal ware, junk, metal ware
173
ammettere
to acknowledge, to admit to, to suppose, to allow, to assume
174
disposto
ready, willing,
175
la mitragliatrice
the machine gun
176
c'è molta carne al fuoco
there are many opportunities to take advantage of
| there are many irons in the fire
177
l'appendiabiti
coat hanger, hall stand
178
sta per cominciare
is about to begin
179
l'esibizione
the exhibition
180
interagire
to interact (people)
181
arretrato
backward, rearward, retarded .... backlog, arrears, overdue amount
182
il patto
the agreement, treaty, pact, covenant
183
il tizio la tizia
bloke, dude, guy, fellow
184
rovinare
to ruin, to wreck, to bankrupt
185
risolto
solved, taken care of, settled
186
anziche (e acute)
instead of, rather than
187
beccare
| beccarsi
to peck
| to bicker
188
la denuncia o denunzia
complaint, charge, condemnation
189
il legame
bond, tie, link
190
ripristinare
to reactivate, refresh, reinstate, restore
191
atteggiamento
attitude, behaviour
192
l'esito
result, outcome, ending
193
impedire
to impede, to block, prevent, forbid,
194
la scomparsa
the disappearance .... the demise
195
smettere
stop, quit, give up
196
onde (conj)
hence, so, so as, whence, of which, whose, from which
197
il perfezionamento
improvement, enhancement
198
devastante
devastating, crushing
199
rintracciare
to track down, to trace
200
esso
he, it pronoun formal
201
la crociata
crusade
202
la croce
the cross
203
l'incrocio a T
T-junction
204
sfruttare
to use, to take advantage of. exploit
205
la spinta
the push, the shove, the thrust
206
appendere
to hang up (something)
207
la cacca
shit, crap, filth, etc
208
il bilancio
financial statement, financial report
209
bancario adj
of the bank
210
la truffa
swindle, fraud, scam, rip off,
211
sfogare
to vent, to pour out, unload
212
aggredire
to attack, assault, to mug
213
sporgere
to file, to press (charges) ... to stick out, protrude
214
accolgere
to accommodate to greet, to house, host
215
vendicare
to avenge, seek revenge, get back at
216
la scansione
scan
217
illecito adj
| l'illecito
illegal, criminal, illegal, unlawful
| the crime, the offence
218
la lotta
the struggle, the fight, conflict
219
saggio
| il saggio la saggia
wise, sage
| sage, wiseman
220
accorgere accorgersi
to realise, to notice, become aware of
221
spargere
| spargere la voce
to disseminate, to give out
| pass along
222
illeso
uninjured, unharmed, unhurt, whole, unscathed, intact
223
accadere
to happen, to befall
