random 6 Flashcards
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la madrelingua, madrelingua
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native (mother) tongue native (adj. speaker)
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il campagnolo, il cafone …………. il contadino
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the peasant (derogatory) ……. the peasant (farmer not derogatory)
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la bolletta
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the bill
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di’, o di
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say: imperative for dire for tu
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oggigiorno
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nowadays, these days, currently
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il montaggio
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the assembly the editing
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campo visivo
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visual field, field of view/vision
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l’inquadratura
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the framing (of a view)
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la scena
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the set, the scene, the setting
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la ruota
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the wheel
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il mozzo
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the hub of a wheel
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la ruota di scorta
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spare wheel
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il pneumatico, la gomma
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tyre (wheel)
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la gomma liscia
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bald tyre
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la gomma a terra
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flat tyre
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il pneumatico termica
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snow tyre
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il manometro
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tire pressure guage
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la chiave per smontaggio dello pneumatico
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tyre iron, tyre lever (to remove tyre)
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la battistrada
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tyre tread
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la pressione degli pneumatici
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tyre pressure
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la catena neve
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snow chain, tyre chain
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il gozzo
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skiff, fishing boat ….. crop - bird neck, gizzard stomach
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il schifo (barca), il schiff
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skiff boat
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il schifo
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disgust revulsion
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schifo
disgusting, revolting
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schifoso
disgusting, revolting, repugnant
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l'amo la amo
the hook I love her (note, no apostrophe to avoid confusion)
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la lenza
fishing line
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l'esca
the bait
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visitare
to visit with the implication of medical
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fare visita
to visit with friends etc - less common usage
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andare a trovare
to visit friends - common usage
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una relazione
a report (on a topic)
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l'andamento
trend, performance, tendency
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l'azienda
the company
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la tabella
table, chart, graph
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le vendite
the sales (of a company)
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la diminuzione mensile
the monthly breakdown
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dare un occhiata
to have/take a look
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sono saldamente aumentate
they have been steadily increasing
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il saldamento
the flake from a surface under stress the above phrase does not make sense
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la campagna
```
the campaign (business and political)
farmland, countryside
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intraprendere
to undertake, launch, start
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il rimbalzo
the rebound
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pessimo
very bad, awful
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anche a me .... serve una cosa
i also .... need one thing
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SUL punto di morte
on the point of death
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la coscienza
the conscience
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fa' mente locale
gather your thoughts (lit. localise your mind)
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stare in piedi
to stand
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non posso stare in piedi
i cannot stand
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alzarsi in piedi mi alzo in piedi
to stand up, i stand up
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licenziare
to resign
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non ti servi
you do not need
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restare fino a tardi
to stay late
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a ritorno dal
coming back from
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mollare ........... la molla ..... il molo
to dump, to ditch something to release, let go to drop ............ the spring (mech) ...... the quay
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disoccupato
unemployed, out of work
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tempo pieno
full-time
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deludere
to disappoint, to let down
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a quanto pare
as it emerges
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qualunque
whatever, any, whichever
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ovunque ............... dunque
everywhere ..... therefore, the point (get to it!)
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ci sentiamo
(we will hear each other: note immediate future = present indicative) I will talk to you, we will talk
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ci vediamo
(we will see each other) i will see you
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dirigere
to aim, to direct, to steer, to point
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stare dirigendo
to be heading towards
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a lungo
for a long time
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laggiu
over there
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stavolta
this time
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parlare del piu e del meno
to talk of this and that
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leggersi in pensiero
to read ones mind
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il faro
lighthouse, beacon, guiding light, streetlight, headlight, floodlight
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il farro
hulled wheat, spelt
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avere bisogno di, servirsi, necessitare di, dovere
to need (for dovere=to need to do something)
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il signo
swan
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la sigla
acronym, initials
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non girarci troppo intorno, vieni al dunque
don't beat about the bush, get to the point don't go round in circles, get to the point
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ammalato ..... ammalarsi
sick pp and adj. ....... to be sick, to fall/become sick
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era stato dato il nome del, essere chiamato come
it had been named after the
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scioltezza
easily, with ease .... agility, ease of movement
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la lite, litigare
argument, fight (usually verbal), ..... to argue, bicker
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combattare, azzuffarsi, picchiarsi
to fight (physical)
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squillare
to ring (telephone)
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andarmene
to leave
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gia
yeah! really! already
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andarsi
to want (in the sense of an offer, do you want, will you go a...)
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trasfirirsi
to move (home) relocate oneself
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accenare
to imply, to hint at
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l'acceno
the hint, the mention, the cue, the sign
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sta Per piovere
it is going to rain ... note present tense for the future
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socievole, amichevole
friendly
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un allevamento
upbringing, livestock, farm animals
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la cattedra
desk, pulpit
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una cattedra divisa
two subjects to teach (the divided preach)
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il ricevimento
the reception
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la sfida
the challenge, the dare
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lo scontro
the collision, the crash, the match, the skirmish
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il sconto
the discount
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il stronzo
turd, shit, bastard, jerk etc etc bitch
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pure
also, even, too, of course
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tollerare
to tolerate, bear, respect, put up with
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correggere
to correct, to improve
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la base
the base, the fundamental
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a volte anche scarso
and sometimes even mediocre
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avere la mente di un lombrico col tumore al cervello
to have the memory of an earth worm with a brain tumour
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un anno alla Sapienza
a year of knowledge, or a year at that university
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a pesca
fishing (=at fish)
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il collo
the neck
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la gola
the gullet, the throat
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l'esofago il gargarozzo
the gullet, the throat colloquial
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percio
so, therefore
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il passo il passetto in piu
the step little step more
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l'aneddoto la storiella
anecdote
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immenso
enormous immense
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rosicare
to gain, to profit to nibble, to gnaw feel envy. feel regret
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scalare
to climb to scale to pass (an exam) to step over
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scalare marcia
to change down (gears)
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la consapevolezza
awareness
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il perfezionamento
enhancement, improvement
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il coprifuoco
the curfew
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il traduttore la traduttrice
translator
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cartaceo, cartacei, cartacea, cartacee
paper
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la contrarieta
the setback
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il contrattempo
contra tempo setback
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le si avvicina
approaches her
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apre piano la porta
opens the door slowly
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preoccupato
worried
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tenersi scceglia
to keep oneself awake
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prima delle due
before two (o'clock)
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togliersi il cappotto
to take off ones coat
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salire sulle montagne russe
to ride the rollercoaster ... lit. to ride the Russian mountains
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restare in ascolto
to keep listening
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guarda che ti sento
look, I can hear you
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guarda che
look! -- not the act of looking
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tradurre
to translate
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tradire
to betray
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la consulenza
the consultation
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il studio di consulenza
the consulting room/office
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il cocomero
watermelon, seems to be used as an expletive
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altisonante
pretentious, highfaluting
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ampolloso
pompous, pretentious, highfaluting
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scandoloso
scandalous, outrageous, shocking
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il reggiseno
braziere, bra
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la borsa, borsetta
hand bag shoulder bag
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la busta
envelope, small bag or (eg glasses) case
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mangiare dove capita
eat where it happens (at work)
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il bollitore
kettle, teapot
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la teiera
the teapot
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non so neanche io cosa farne
i do not know what to do with them
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che mi stessi per dire
that you were going to tell me
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prima che ci fosse questa roba technologica
before there was all this technical stuff
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la traccia
the trace, footprint
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e verramente il massimo
it is really the best
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l'ambaradan
snafu
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il sapere
the (body of) knowledge
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la conoscenza
the knowledge of, the understanding of
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la stufa, la stufetta
the stove, the heater,
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il gufo
the owl jinx dark-humour
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la bomboniera
gift given out at a party party favour
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azzardare
to risk, to venture, to hazard
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la colla
glue
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siccome
given that, seeing as how, since, because
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il pennellino
the little brush
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il pennello
brush, paint brush
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divertente
fun, nice, pleasant
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il divertimento
entertainment, amusement, fun, pastime,
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spalmare
to spread, to rub on
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il rullo
roller, role, reel, spool
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losco
shady, suspicious, dubiousc, askew
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la cartoleria
stationer's
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che la facessero ancora
that they still did/made it, that they would still make it
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la nonchalance pronounced as if french! but sounding the last ce as in Italian
the nonchalance
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il tuffo
a dive, a plunge, a leap
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il tufo
volcanic rock bricks, tuff, tufa
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un tuffo nel passato
a leap into the past
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in carne e ossa
in the flesh (lit: in the flesh and bones)
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il collo
the neck
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la gola
the throat
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essere ospite da
to be a guest of, to be staying with
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avere girato il mondo
to have travelled the world
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la stessa che ha girato il mondo
the same one that travelled (around) the world
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tanto lo sappiamo
we know so much
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il sfoggio
the show, display
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sfoggiare
to show off, to flaunt, to boast
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nascere note not a compound verb
to be born a compound verb
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essere in tournee
to be on tour
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la viandante
the wayfarer
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per me stesso
for myself
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sepellire sepellito = pp
to bury (cemetery, or cover over with earth as in plants)
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la neve ha sepellito la strada
the snow has buried the road
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andare avanti
to run fast (a clock)
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sviluppare
to develop, to strengthen
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scivolare
to slip, to slide, to skid
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restauro, .........restaurare, ..........restauratore
the restoration, refurbishment, renovation ......to restore etc .........the restorer
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la mia macchina e in panne
my car broke down note the tense switch
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parere
to seem to appear
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il parere
opinion point of view
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imporovvisamente, d'improviso, di colpo
suddenly
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siamo persi di vista
we drifted apart
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ansimante, ansante, senza fiato
breathless out of breath
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mozza fiato
breathless with excitement
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essendo ansimante
being breathless
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la mascherina
face mask
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la maschera
the mask
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mascherare,camuffare, celare
to mask, to camouflage
