random 32 Flashcards
1
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esitare
A
to hesitate
2
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la fune
A
rope, line, cable, wire
3
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la prassi
A
custom, practice
4
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seminare
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to leave behind
to propagate, seed, etc.
5
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la Bibbia
la bibbia
A
the bible, good book
creed, doctrine
6
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incazzarsi
A
to get angry, pissed off
7
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l’ira
A
anger, rage
8
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orientarsi
orientare
A
find your bearings, orient yourself
to orientate
9
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cavare
A
to remove, extract, pull out
10
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il fascino
A
appeal, fascination
11
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inquinato
A
polluted, corrupt
12
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profanare
A
to desecrate, defile
dishonour
13
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insabbiare
A
to bury - something of somebody
14
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inscenare
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to stage, put on, fabricate
15
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la fiera
A
exhibition, fair, show
16
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il titzio
A
the guy, the man, the dude
17
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l’orlo
A
edge, rim
18
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l’urlo, grido
A
howl, howling
19
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la tenerezza
A
tenderness, affection
20
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granche
A
much, big deal
21
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lo strappo
A
lift, ride - car or bike
tear, rip,
muscle sprain
22
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origliare
A
to eavesdrop
23
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beccare
A
to surprise, to catch
to peck, bite
24
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la offesa
A
offence, insult
25
il bersaglio
target
bull's eye
26
la scorta
escort, security detail
27
il fantino, la fantina
jockey
28
la scheggia
splinter, sliver
29
atteso
waited
30
l'imboscata
ambush
31
smistare
to sort - good from bad
pass - sports
32
la casella
la casella postale
box, slot
post box
33
badare
look out for, care for
be careful, beware
34
intromettersi
interfere, intervene
35
annettere
to annex
add, append, attach
36
la caserma
barracks
37
fraintendere
to misunderstand, misinterpret
38
massiccio
solid - gold, thick,
massive
39
incasinare
to mess up, to screw up, to destroy to complicate badly - a process, or life
40
lo scantinato
the basement, cellar
41
il tacco, i tachi
heel
wedge
42
svelto
svellere
quick, fast, rapid
tear away, pull away
wipe out
43
lo sbirro
cop, copper
44
dirigere
to steer, to direct, aim, point, head
45
la preda
prey, quarry
46
la mossa
movement, gesture
play, move - in a game or plot
47
recitare
rappresentare
act, depict a role
48
la tappa
stage, leg, phase,
49
osare
to dare to
50
fregare
to cheat, swindle
rub, scrub
51
ammazzare
kill, murder, assassinate
52
la fasciatura
bandage, the bandaging
53
pentirsi
to regret, rue
have second thoughts
54
il crimine
crime,
55
asciugare
asciugarsi
to dry
to dry itself - eg in the sun
55
risciacquare
to rinse
56
la crociera
la nave da crociera
l'incrociatore masc.
cruise, cruising
cruise ship
cruiser-war ship
57
rovistare
rummage, search
ransack, turn upside down
58
schifoso
disgusting, yuk
59
spacciare
to sell illegally, to sell
to deal in, to traffic
60
smerciare
to sell
61
essere in grado
to be able to, up to the task
62
prendere in giro
to make fun of, tease, fool
take the mickey out of
63
la scomparsa
disappearance of a person
demise
64
ottuso
dull, dense, slow, thick, obtuse
65
tentare
to attempt, to try to
66
il suggerimento
suggestion, tip
guidance, help, inspiration
67
propendere
to bias towards, to have a propensity to, tend to,
68
da quanto
so much
69
a malapena
with difficulty, barely
70
rinchiuso
rinchiudere
rinchiudersi
locked up, incarcerated
to shut in, enclose
to withdraw - into oneself
71
stufare
stufo
la stufa
stew, simmer
be fed up, have enough of
fed up, sick and tired of
stove
72
la cappella
i cappelli
chapel
hair
73
picchiato
thrashed, beaten up
crazy, crackers, nuts
74
il patto
pact, treaty, agreement, covenant
75
la striscia
strip of something,
pedestrian crossing
76
costretto
costringere
forced, obliged, made to
to force, etc
77
il giuro
giurare
oath
to swear, take an oath
78
i brividi
shivers, shudders, creeps
79
suscitare
to create, cause, rise
80
l'acquirente fem.
buyer
81
agire
agendo = gerund
to act, to operate
to behave
to effect, have an effect on
82
stare per
sto per parlare
sta per cominciare
to be about to
I'm about to speak
he/she/it is about to start
83
essere IN pausa
siamo IN pausa
to be ON A break n.b. no article in the italian
we are ON A break
84
brillo
il brillo
tipsy, high, buzzed, stoned
purple willow, purple osier
willow - generic
85
il baffo
whisker
86
il detersivo
detergent
87
il disgelo
thaw, détente, thawing - ice and people
88
il patto
agreement, treaty, pact, covenant,
89
90
la zanna
fang, tuck
91
la messe, le messi
messo, messe, messi pp mettere
harvest, crop
92
la lastra
slab, sheet
x-ray
93
una perdita di tempo
a waste of time
94
il spreco
wastefulness, squandering
95
penare
to suffer, agonise
96
toppare
to make a mistake about, get something wrong
97
la culla
cradle, crib, cot
98
pacarsi
to subside
99
il pacco
package
100
deteinato, decaffeinato
decaffeinated
101
la cala
il golfo
bay, cove, inlet
small bay, inlet
102
il giocattolo
gingillarsi con
giocare con
toy
to play with a thought
play with, tease-someone/food
103
la tana
nest, lair, den, burrow
hideout
"home" - in a game
104
il fanale
light on a vehicle
105
il faro
lighthouse
106
il ramoscello
i ramoscelli per l'ascensione del fuoco
twig
kindling
107
l'innesco
kindling
primer-bomb
time bomb
108
incendiare, appiccare il fuoco
to kindle, start a fire
109
infiammarsi, accendersi, incendiarsi
to start a fire
110
avvitare
to screw, tighten, fasten
111
sollivare
to raise, pick up, lift, lift up
112
la rotella
small wheel, casto
cogwheel
113
serrare
clamp, bolt, block
114
teso
tense, taught, stretched
115
il panno
cloth, rag, fabric
116
apposito
specific,
117
la dotazione
in dotazione
equipment
supplied - comes with it
118
scarso
inadequate, lacking, insufficient
scarce
119
idoneo, idonea, idonei, idonee
suitable, appropriate
120
lo sviluppo
the development, progression, advancement, growth
121
l'inviato/a
delegate, envoy, emissary
122
liquidare
to dismiss, brush off - a suggestion
liquidate, sell off, clear
pay off
123
il peso di
the weight of
124
ogni
every few
every
125
e tutto cioè che ho da dire
it is all that I have to say
126
la lotta
fight, struggle
127
digiuno
being without food, on an empty stomach
unfamiliar, ignorant, uninitiated
128
il digiuno
fast, fasting
jejunum
ignoramus
129
cedere
to collapse - material from fatigue or stress
to cede, surrender, give up, cave in, give in
130
il pile - pronounced as in english
fleece, pile - as in carpet - thick wool
131
la pila
heap, stack, pile of
battery, car battery, rechargeable battery
132
quale, quali
which one, which ones
133
mosso
la mossa
blurry, blurred, rough
movement, gesture, move
134
sconcertato
bewildered, baffled
135
la foca
seal-animal
136
la guarnizione
seal on something
137
il sigillo
seal-embossed
138
non pesco mai niente
I never catch/fish anything - fish
139
ove
when, where
in which, where
140
risiedere
to live, to inhabit, to abide, dwell, reside
be located, be situated, to have headquarters at
141
ovvio
obvious, clear
142
la china
slippery slope, slope, grade, incline
143
il servizio di porcellana
la porcellana
china, crockery, tableware, porcelain
144
il liuto
the lute
145
della quale
la donna della quale parli
that which
the woman you are speaking about
146
il laccio
lace, shoelace
147
il lasso
lasso
lapse, arc, span - time
lax, loose, slack
148
l'ascia
hatchet, axe
149
l'atto
gesture, deed, act, action
150
ghisa
wrought iron
151
liso
worn, threadbare, frayed
152
la bambola
doll
153
il bracciale, braccialetto
bracelet
154
sei uno dei pochi
you are one of the few
155
la culla
cradle, crib
156
recitare
to act, recite, read out
157
troneggiare
to sit enthroned
to dominate
158
il trillo
trill, warble
159
brillo
tight, tipsy, high, stoned, tight, buzzed
160
la panca, le panche
bench, pew
161
la pancia, le pance
stomach, abdomen, belly, tummy
162
lo stallo
stalemate, impasse, deadlock
backbench of choir
stall-aircraft
163
il partenariato
partnership
164
schiantarsi
schiantare
to crash, slam
throw - violently, slam into, smack into
165
estivo adj.
summer, summery
166
di scorta, di riserva, in più
spare-replacement part
167
la zana
la culla
cradle, basket type cradle
cradle, crib
168
la questione
question, matter, issue
discussion
169
la gestione
management
170
la paglia
ciggy, but, fag - slang for cigarette
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