random 16 Flashcards
1
Q
il sfregio
A
affront, insult
gash, slash
2
Q
la bussola
A
compass, bearings
3
Q
la manfrina
A
pleasantries, small talk
4
Q
permanere
A
to remain, persist, linger, endure
5
Q
permiare, penetrare
A
to permeate, to penetrate
6
Q
resa dei conti
la resa
A
final confrontation
return, refund, restitution
7
Q
sfuggire
A
to escape, slip away, run away
8
Q
l’appunto
A
criticism, objection, point
precisely, exactly, indeed
yes! right!
9
Q
definire
A
to describe
define,
10
Q
supponente
A
opinionated, patronizing
11
Q
prepotente
A
overbearing, aggressive, assertive,
in-your-face
12
Q
ricattabile
il ricatto
A
blackmailable
blackmail, extorsion
13
Q
per mano
A
by the hand
14
Q
tremendo terribile
A
dreadful
15
Q
pure
A
also
16
Q
puo essere?
A
can it be?
17
Q
aula del tribunale
A
courtroom
18
Q
riallacciare
A
to reunite, to reconnect, to restart
19
Q
memoria
A
by heart
20
Q
neanche mi piace
A
i don’t even like
21
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ma se
A
but (on its own, but also but if)
22
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taciturno
A
quiet, taciturn, of few words
23
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il cantante
A
the singer
24
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da grande
A
when I grow up (idiomatic)
25
bello rivederti
nice to see you
26
ti va di
you would like, would you like
27
l'esito
outcome, result, ending
28
lo sbarco gli sparchi
disembarkment/s
29
approdare
to arrive at, disembark at
30
il profugo i profughi
asylum seeker, illegal immigrant, refugee
31
per quando
by the time
32
il bagno di folla
river/flood of people (the bath of a crowd!)
33
dappertutto.
ovunque
everywhere
everywhere, all over, anywhere
34
SOTTO la pioggia
IN the rain
35
il ricorso
complaint, appeal
36
ribadire
reiterate, restate, reaffirm
37
IL via libera
green light, go-ahead, all clear
38
ammorbidire
to soften, ameliorate
39
decadenza
decline, downfall, decadence
40
la stesura
writing, put in writing, coat
41
piombare
to fall, precipitate, drop
swoop down on, pounce on
turn up, show up, materialize
hit (with a fine)
seal, plug, bung
42
la cimice
stink-bug
43
l'azienda
business, company
farm
44
urtare
bump into bang into clash
45
una fuga di gas
a gas leak
46
il/la secondogenito/a
the second-born
47
l'attentatore
l'attentatrice
attacker, assailant, bomber, perpetrator
48
l'arma, le armi
weapon, arm note plural is armi not arme, but does it change gender
49
trascinare
to drag
50
pessimo
very bad, awful, terrible
51
il tifoso la tifosa
supporter, fan
52
il decreto
decree
53
ledere
to damage, harm, ruin
betray
54
Viminale
ministry of the interior
one of the seven hills of Rome
55
la norma
rule, regulation
56
manifestare
to protest, demonstrate against something
show, demonstrate something
57
il attacco
joint coupling (mechanical)
attack
the beginning, the start
58
travoglere
crush, swamp, devastate (used for being runover)
59
prorogare
to delay, postpone
60
il navigatore la navigatrice
navigator
sailor
sat-nav.
60
il navigatore la navigatrice
navigator
sailor
sat-nav.
61
la fuga
break out, leak, getaway (out of control)
62
la massa
dopo la fuga di massa
large quantity, mass,
after the large break out (people or disease)
63
la gestione
management
64
l'insufficienza renale fem.
l'insufficienza epatica
renal failure
liver failure
65
il calo
the drop, fall, decrease. loss
66
i pressi nmpl
the vicinity nsing
67
scomparire
to disappear, vanish, die, pass away
68
il corteo
procession, cortege
69
il sindicato
labour union
70
il sindaco
the mayor
71
la preside
headmaster, principle
university dean or department head
72
il presidio
defence force base, garrison
(USA historical:) the presidio
73
la gerachia
hierarchy, chain of command, pecking order, powers that be
74
rispecchiare
to mirror, reflect
75
l'elogio
praise, acclaim
76
ribadito
da ribadire
restated, reaffirmed, reiterated
77
il reato
crime, offense,
78
la sparatoria
the shooting, gunfire, shoot out
79
allarmante
alarming, worrying, disturbing
80
rincorso
da rincorrere
chased, run after
81
preciso
precise, clear, clear cut, accurate
82
accadendo
da accadere
happened, befell
83
spopolare
to depopulate, become less populated, get emptier
be a big/smash hit, big success
84
la strage
massacre, slaughter, carnage
heartbreak
85
il naufragio
castaway,
shipwreck
86
schiacciare
to squash, flatten, crush, oppress
press, push,
87
il tamburo,
i tamburi (also il tamburo)
drum (which is a cylinder)
cylinder
88
travolgere
travolto
crush, swamp
crushed
89
sfidare
to confront, defy,
challenge, call out
90
il circo
circus
91
l'attentato
attack, assassination attempt
92
avvenire
l'avvenire
to happen, to occur, to come about
the future
93
il bilancio
analysis, report, statement
financial statement
the balance
94
l'Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite Onu fem.
the united nations UN
95
la tutela
tutelare
fare da tutore a, fare da guida a
the safeguard, the protection,
tutelage
to defend, to protect, safeguard
to tutor
96
il dovere
the duty
97
l'abbacchiatore
harvester
98
andare VIA
vai via!
to GO away
go away!
99
parere
to appear to be
100
riavvicinamento
getting/being closer together,
101
il boato
thunder, roar, rumble
102
la chiusura
the closing, the finish of, the end of
zipper, latch
103
la fornitura
the supply, the supplying
104
la contrada
district
quarter of a town (medieval)
small rural community or villagr
105
la masseria
large farm
106
la bracciante
day labourer (on a farm)
107
la foggia
shape, form
fashion, style
long ditch (for water to travel - irrigation)
108
la doccia
gutter, drainpipe
shower, or shower stall
109
il rovescio
shower - light rain
110
la frangitura
pressing for oil (olive)
111
l'oliva le olive
oliveto
l'olivo
the olive (fruit) olives
olive grove
olive tree
112
olivastro
olive coloured (person)
wild olive (tree)
113
verde oliva, verde militare adj.
olive green
114
la carnagione
complexion
115
il gregge
flock (sheep), herd (cattle)
flock of people in a church
116
lo stormo
flock of birds, geese, crows,
117
da parte di
(an act carried out) by, lit: on the part of
118
l'omicidio
murder, assassination
119
IN aeroporto
TO THE airport
120
IN (or less commonly alla) palestra
AT THE gym
121
negare
deny, reject, turn down, refuse
122
scortare
to escort, to convoy
123
i naufraghi
shipwrecked persons, castaways
124
il parere
opinion, point of view
125
emesso
emettere
expelled, issued, emitted
to emit, to radiate, to give off
126
sfavorevole
unfavourable, adverse negative
127
la manovra
manoeuvre, financial policies, financial measures
128
il miliardo
il milione
billion
million
129
il choc, il shock
shock
130
il cuneo
il cuneo fiscale
wedge
tax wedge (government manovre))
131
il locale
locale adj
space (referring to rooms in a house)
pub, bar, nightclub
local
132
la pertinenza
il terreno di pertinenza
relevance, pertinence, coherence, adjacent lot (land, garden)
133
spuntare
to spring up (as if from nowhere)
to blunt (the opposite meaning!)
134
tracimare
to overflow (banks), flood
135
il patto
agreement, treaty, covenant, pact
136
giungere
to arrive, to receive,
go this far, go as far as
137
ricollocare
ricollocamenti
to relocate (people)
relocated people (immigrants)
138
IL geeraca
nazi official
religious hierarch
139
rispecchiare
to mirror, to reflect
to reproduce, to replicate
140
lo specchio
the mirror
141
avvicinare
to place near, to put near
to move near to, to move close to
142
il colletto
collar
neck of a tooth
143
il corredo
trousseau dowry, bottom drawer, outfit
legacy, patrimony, endowment
notes
144
mostuosamente
monstrously, tremendously
145
il grassone
la grassona
fat man
fat woman
146
sfatto
over ripe, over done past its prime
exhausted, knackered,
past its/their best
disorderly, unmade, messy
147
A studiare l'arte (not per)
TO study art
148
ancora una volta
one more time
149
il braccio di ferro
arm wrestling
150
la guardia del corpo
bodyguard
151
assistere
to witness
to attend, be present at, participate in
to assist
152
la lite
fight, argument
153
scatenare
scatenarsi
to cause, instigate, incite, trigger
rage, unleash (e.g. sensational story release in newspaper)
154
lento
slow
155
incantevole
enchanting, fascinating
156
eccepire
to take exception to, object to
157
voltare
to turn, turn around, turn towards
158
saltare
to jump
159
florido
in flower, blossoming
booming
ruddy, glowing
160
un'ora in piu
one more hour
161
sai suonare
do you know HOW to play
the how is not translated
162
la realta
reality, facts
163
produttivo
manufacturing, productive
164
il bilancio
financial reports statement
165
sintetizzare
summarise, recap
166
l'assise
conference, assembly, assize
167
la parvenza
semblance, hint of, a shade of
168
la sfida
challenge, dare
competition, contest, game
provocation
169
la convivenza
the living together, the co-habitation
170
il bidone
trash can, bin, piece of junk
171
torbido,
non limpido,
melmoso,
fangoso
turbid, cloudy (liquid not clear)
muddy, miry
muddy
172
nuvoloso
cloudy (sky)
173
schifoso
disgusting, repugnant
amazing, unbelievable
174
la tromba d'aria
whirlwind, tornado
175
bombe d'acqua
rainstorm, deluge, downpour
176
espulso
expelled,evicted
thrown out
ejected (aircraft ejector seat)
177
ancora una volta
one more time
178
marcare
to mark, to brand
179
il cranio
the cranium, skull
180
partire
to give birth
to create to generate
181
la pallattola
bullet, projectile, pellet
small ball
182
affrontare
to confront, take on, brave, tackle
183
il o la cestista i cestisti le cestiste
basketball player and players
184
la crociera
in volo di crociera
cruise or voyage (ship)
cruising
cruising in flight
185
il pellino i pellini
shot from cartridge
186
il volto
the face
187
il bersaglio
the target, bull's eye
188
la pallottola
bullet, projectile
189
il mestiere
profession, vocation,
190
ritirare
ritirarsi
to pull back, to withdraw
to recall, retreat, give up, retire
191
lo sciacallaggio
the looting
192
lo sciacallo
jackal
looter, jackal, shark (type of person)
193
il coyote
coyote
194
perquisire
search, inspect
195
il canale, il fosso
the ditch
196
matto
crazy, reckless, odd, bizarre,
197
il figliolo,
la figliola
son, lad, boy (not necessarily related)
daughter, las (")
198
la pena
penare
pain suffering, punishment
to agonise, suffer, struggle, toil, labour
199
incollare
incollato
to collapse, to stick together
glued, stuck on
200
il malloppo
bundle, pile, loot
201
spartire
to separate, divide divide up
202
padano
from the Po valley (Val Padana)
203
dimostrare
to prove
204
poi, dopo, in seguito
allora
then (the next event)
then (at that time)
205
tu ed i miei fratelli
my brothers and you (it is turned so the singular comes first)
206
sdebitarsi
to pay off a debt, return a favour
207
guarire
guarito
to cure, to heal
cured, healed
