random 27 Flashcards
(202 cards)
1
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arruolare
arruolarsi
A
to enlist
to enlist oneself, sign up
2
Q
capitare
A
to happen, to turn up
3
Q
per sbaglio
A
by mistake
4
Q
affidare
affidarsi
A
to entrust, give custody
to trust in, be confident in, rely on
5
Q
un buono a nulla
A
a good for nothing
6
Q
la banda
A
marching band
mob
7
Q
sprigare
sprigarsi
A
to handle, to deal with
to hurry, get moving
8
Q
stronzata stronzate
che stronzata
A
a shitty thing, bullshit, crap, bollocks.
what crap, what bullshit, wat a fucking joke
9
Q
infilzare
A
to skewer, pierce
thread together
10
Q
la spada
le spade, le picche
A
sword
swordfish
spades (cards)
11
Q
la vanga
A
the spade (implement)
12
Q
lo stuzzicadenti
A
toothpick
twig
13
Q
incurante
A
unconcerned, oblivious
14
Q
la somiglianza
A
similarity, resemblance
15
Q
il reietto, la reietta
A
outcast
16
Q
lo stupro
stuprare
A
rape, violation
to rape, violate
17
Q
la rissa
A
brawl, fight, melee
18
Q
sprecare
A
to waste, squander
19
Q
color ruggine
la ruggine
arrugginire
arrugginito
A
rust coloured
the rust
to rust
rusted
20
Q
il colpetto, la gomitata
A
nudge, short stroke
21
Q
santo cielo
A
goodness, good gracious
22
Q
il viale
il viale alberato
A
boulevard, avenue
tree-lined boulevard
23
Q
un orlo
A
edge, rim
hem
24
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la merce
A
merchandise, goods
virtue
25
saccheggiare
to sack, pillage, ransack, plunder, raid, loot, rob
26
congedare
say goodbye to,
to dismiss (military)
27
augurare
augurarsi
to wish, bid
to foresee
hope
28
squallido
squalid, destitute, run down, down at heel, down and out
29
l'assegno
l'assegno a vuoto
cheque
allowance, alimony, child support
bad cheque
30
tolto
removed,
except for
taken off
31
alcuni per di loro
some of them
32
rimaginare
rimaginarsi
to heal
to heal over
33
la fascetta
band (binding)
hose clamp
plastic tie, zip tie
34
sepolto
buried, interred
concealed
35
so cosa si prova
I know the feeling
36
ingaggiare
to hire, employ, take on
37
sgradevole
unpleasant
revolting, vile, nauseating, gross
38
non prendermi in giro
don't joke with me
39
affatto
absolutely, by all means, by any means,
absolutely not, not at all, by no means
40
l'imboscata fem.
ambush
41
il bersaglio facile
sitting duck (easy target)
42
greggio
crude, unrefined, raw, untreated
43
il fango
mud
44
la mira
una buona mira
aim
line of fire
a good aim
45
la pattuglia
patrol, squad
group, gang
46
la ricognizione
reconnaissance
47
il giuramento
oath
48
il grilletto
premer il grilletto
the trigger
to pull the trigger
49
indovinare
fammi indovinare
to guess, predict
let me guess
50
scordare
scordala
forget,
untune
forget it
51
scommettere
to bet, wager, gamble
52
puntare
to nail, pin
drive
53
sottostimare sottovalutare
to underestimate, underrate
54
scaricare
to unload,
empty, drain
55
basare
to rest on, built on
base on
56
la fossa
grave
ditch, pit, trench
57
recitare
to pretend, make believe, put on an act, play, act
recite, read out
58
ormai
by now, at this point
already
59
smettere
stop, quit, desist, cease
interrupt, quit, give up on
60
saldo
firm, steady, stable
steadfast, resolute, determined
61
ingoiare
to swallow, ingest
endure, put up with, endure, stomach, take it
62
legare
to tie, tether, fasten
connect
63
il riparo
the repair, mend
refuge, shelter, haven
64
dare un taglio a
stop doing something
cut short, cut to the chase
65
occuparsi
occupare
to take care of, deal with, handle, oversee
to occupy, seize, capture
absorb, engross, engage, involve, preoccupy
occupy, keep busy
66
il capo di stato maggiore
the president's chief of staff
67
gestire
to manage, to run, to handle
68
il mandato
term in office (elected)
mandate
69
eleggere
to vote, to elect
70
il burattino
puppet, marionette
71
sconvolto
freaked out, upset, shocked, disturbed
72
da chi e scritto
da chi lo e scritto???
who is it written by
who wrote it
73
il tabu
taboo
74
caduto
fallen, dead
75
reggere
to bear up, hold up, carry
76
sbattere
bang, slam, hit
beat
77
dimenarsi
dimenare
to struggle, throw yourself about, flail
to wave
swing
sway
wag (tail)
78
il piu del volte
most of the time
79
il asso nella manica
ace in the hole, ace up your sleeve
80
assaggiare
to taste, to try
81
dispari
odd (opposite of even)
82
il civico
i numeri civici dispari
house number, street number
the odd street numbers
83
occuparsi
me ne occupo
to handle it, control it, deal with, take care of.
I'm taking care of it (in oneself)
84
la gentaglia
riff raff, scum
85
pessimo
sono stato pessimo
very bad, awful, terrible
I have been very bad
86
pirata della strada
hit and run driver
87
l'avvio
l'avviamento
the start, the beginning
the starter (of a machine)
88
nel posto sbagliato al momento sbagliato
in the wrong place at the wrong time
89
un conto da regolare
a score/account to settle
90
non ero lucido
i was not thinking straight
91
riprogrammare
rieducare
to reprogram a computer, poss. person
to retrain (behaviour)
92
rivedere
to rethink, reconsider
to see again
review, check, inspect, examine
93
rimettersi in piedi
to get back on one's feet
94
mettere in piedi
to set something up, to start something up
95
il giuramento
the oath
96
la carreggiata
getting your life back together
straight and narrow, pull yourself back together
road, roadway, pavement
wheel gauge, track
97
siamo andati troppo oltre
we have gone too far
98
superando un limite
crossing a line
99
dove vengano tracciati quei limiti
where those lines are drawn
100
lo sciocco fagiolino
silly bean
101
un estraneo
a stranger
102
il tempismo
timing
103
la valutazione
judgement, assessment, opinion
estimate, quote, appraisal
evaluation
104
l'ingenuo, l'ingenua
naive person
105
smesso
stopped (doing something)
106
lontano dagli occhi vicino al cuore
absence makes the heart grow fonder
107
il papillon
bow tie
108
il dono
avere un dono
a gift, present, donation
to have a gift (for doing something)
109
il postumo
postumo adj
after effect, consequence
posthumous
belated, late, delayed
110
la sbronza
hangover, drunkenness
111
picchiare a sangue
to beat to a pulp, beat the crap out of
112
la rimozione
the removal of
113
la rissa
scuffle, brawl, fight
114
la fonte
source (of information as well as water or joy)
spring (la sorgente)
115
un alare
a firedog
116
un ala gli ali
wing wings
117
molteplice
multiple, many, several, numerous
118
la stranezza
eccentricity, character trait
oddity, strangeness, queerness
119
il disturbo
upset, ailment,
bother, annoyance, disturbance
obstacle, impediment
120
il reato
crime, violation
121
il bollettino
bulletin, dispatch,
122
impigrire
to become lazy
123
lucido
alert, lucid, clear headed
shiny
124
ci puoi scommettere
you can bet on it
125
combinare
to combine, match
arrange, set
conclude, finish, terminate
126
essere sul libro paga
fuori dal libro paga
on the payroll, on the books
off the books
127
coinvolto
involved, captivated, engaged
implicated, incriminated, involved
128
la recita
recital, play
129
il distributore, la distributrice
distributor (of goods)
130
il fornitore, la fornatrice
supplier (of goods)
131
scoprire
trovare
to discover, to find
to find
132
fregare
to cheat, swindle
rub, scrub
133
folle
suona folle
crazy, demented
sounds crazy
134
il cuore spezzato
spezzato
heart broken
broken, fragmented, split
mismatched
135
il rango
rank
social class
136
spiacente
siamo spiacenti
sorry
we are sorry
137
la pagella
report card
138
spedire
to send, despatch, mail, ship, post
139
l'allievo, l'allieva
pupil
140
la vicenda
event, incident, sequence of events
141
il Campidoglio
the Capitol
142
meschino
low, base,
wretched, miserable, unhappy
143
la ciambella
doughnut, ring shaped cake, angel cake
inner tube
lifebuoy, ring shaped object
144
la ciambella con il buco
doughnut
145
IN pace
AT peace
146
sentire all'altezza
to feel up to it
147
un urogano
hurricane
148
reale
il reale
royal, regal, kingly, magnificent
real, true, actual, material
reality
149
l'avvio
start, beginning, launch
150
la guarigione
recovery, healing
151
irriconoscibile
unrecognisable
152
il sonno
avere sonno
sonno
sleepiness, drowsiness,
to be sleepy
sleepy, drowsy
153
l'invito
l'invitato
invitare
the invite
the guest
to invite,
to exhort, encourage
154
il fratello
sibling - either gender takes masc.
brother
155
in offerta
on sale
156
economica
cheap
157
attonito
astonished, shocked, amazed, dumbfounded
158
lo sciame
swarm
159
il palloncino
baloon
160
non ci siamo ancora messi le scarpe
we have not put our shoes on yet
161
sprecare
to waste
162
il colloquio
interview
163
passarti a prendere
to come and get you
163
un'agenzia di viaggi
a travel agent
164
sfiorare
to almost, to very nearly
to brush against, touch lightly
165
coinvolto
incriminated, involved, implicated
captivated, engaged, involved
166
l'inchiesta
investigation, inquest, probe
167
il brivido
shudder, creeps, shiver, chills, horror
168
riferire
to report
169
presidiare
to control, oversee
man
170
isolante
l'isolante
isolating
insulation
171
il battello
boat
172
l'esercitazione
l'esercizio
l'esercito
exercise (military)
physical exercise
army
an army of, a crowd
173
collaudato
inspected, checked
174
intraprendere
to undertake, start, launch
175
prematuro
premature, untimely
176
per quanto mi riguarda
in my opinion, personally, as for me
177
difficile DA bruciare
difficult TO burn
178
alleato
l'alleato, l'alleata
allied (troops)
fellow, brother
ally
179
la vicenda
event, incident, sequence of events
180
minato
mined (explosives)
181
la sconfitta
defeat
182
lo scontro
crash, collision
183
suscitare
to create a stir, raise, cause
184
il dazio, dazi
excise duty, customs duty, import tax
customs house
185
la parola
la parola deformato
speech (hearing, the sound of)
distorted speech
186
il tappo antirumore, il tappo per le orecchie
ear plug
187
cambiare
scambiare
to change
to exchange
188
zeppo
packed, crammed
189
la zeppa
wedge
wedge heel,
190
saltare
to skip, to cut, to not do something
jump, hop
blow up, explode
fall through, fail
191
blindato
il blindato
armoured
armoured vehicle
192
il caricatore
la rivista
magazine (firearm)
loader, dockhand, stevedore
magazine (to read)
193
tutto quello di cui abbiamo bisogno
all we need (all that of which we have need)
194
la radice
the cause
the root (botanical & abstract)
195
il hula hoop
hula hoop
196
la colazione
breakfast
197
la collezione
collection
198
arrivare AL villaggio
to arrive IN THE village
199
la morte
il morto, la morta
death
death penalty
dead body, cadaver, corpse
200
l'arista fem.
pork loin (usually sliced and roasted).
201
anteposto
anteporre
put before, placed before (in front of)
to put before, place before
