random 7 Flashcards
1
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essere rimasto chiuso
A
to get stuck (inside something)
2
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sono rimasti chiuso dentro
A
they got stuck inside (a building)
3
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essere capace di
A
to HAVE the capacity to
4
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importare
A
to matter, to concern, to interest, to care (what you think) … to import, … to absorb, adopt, introduce
5
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importa?
A
does it matter?
6
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cosa importa
A
what does it matter
7
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a ritorno dal
A
coming back from
8
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mi fa piacere
A
i am glad …. i like it
9
Q
come se
A
as if
10
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essere IN televisione
A
to be ON television
11
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che si metta fino a
A
that an end be put to (in subjunctive)
12
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punto da vista
A
point of view (not only panoramic)
13
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correre PER il bosco
A
to run THROUGH the woods
14
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se n’e andato
A
it left (went away)
15
Q
in qualita di traduttrice, come traduttrice
A
as a translator
16
Q
mecocomeri
il cocomero
A
i’m impressed slang also has crude meaning ? my balls
watermelon (fruit and plant)
17
Q
che c’hai
A
what’s up, what do you have the c’ (ce) is untranslatable, it is only thrown in to make the sound better. It is a sound only here.
18
Q
non ce l’ho
A
I do not have it another example of ce thrown in because non l’ho would sound bad
19
Q
da insegnante
A
AS A teacher
20
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a fare meditazione
A
to meditate
21
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pagare AL mese
A
to pay each month
22
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mettere in rete
A
to put in goal
23
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essere IN cammino
A
to be walking
24
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il settimo cielo
A
seventh heaven
25
dirigere
to head towards to direct, to aim, to steer, to point
26
a lungo
for a long time
27
penso sia chiuso ............
| penso io
i think it is closed note there is not penso che to introduce the subjunctive .........I will do it, I will take care of it
28
laggiu
over there
29
in fondo
at the end of (something physical eg a street)
30
fondo
deep
31
flettere
to conjugate
32
la scatola di cambio
il cambio
the transmission,
(money) change, exchange
33
i spiccioli, i spicci, .............le monete, le monetine
small notes............coins, (small) change
34
il resto
| tenga il resto
the change (left over after payment: keep the change)
35
spostarsi
to move oneself
36
appendere
to hang, to hang up (a painting)
37
il germoglio
bud, sprout, shoot seed, beginning, germ, origin
38
il police verde
green thumb (idiom)
39
la pianta grassa
succulent, water retainer (cactus), fat plant
40
il cactus
cactus
41
il chiropratico
chiropracter
42
andare dal una persona
to go TO a person NOT from (when used with andare and when going towards a person)
43
dal vivo
live (as in a programme)
44
al volo
done easily, readily, spontaneously, quickly. with the flick of your wrist
45
divertente
funny (as well as entertaining)
46
critico
| critico a cinematografica
critic
| (cinema) film critic
47
dare da mangiare
to feed (to give to eat)
48
do da mangiare
i feed (something)
49
essere A dieta
to be ON a diet
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a pesca sono a pesca, sto pescando
fishing (in the act of) i am fishing
51
inquietante
scary
52
la scoperta
the discovery (seems both are the same!)
53
scoperto
discovered (pp)
54
smettere
to stop, to desist, to cease, to quit
55
la concordanza
the agreement (but can refer to the agreements in the grammar of a language i.e. works as a plural as well)
56
la concorrenza
competition, female competitor
57
il/la concorrente
male or female competitor
58
il manganello
truncheon
59
il luppolo
(beer) hop/s
60
saltare
to hop once, to jump
61
saltellare
salterellare
to hop repeatedly around the place
| to hop skip and jump
62
movimento a saltelli
rabbit's hopping movement
63
saltare su
to hop in
64
salire su
to hop on
65
saltare giu
to hop off
66
correttamente, giustamente, bene
properly
67
la macchina non va correttamente
the machine is not working properly
68
la macchina, il macchinario, il positivo
the machine
69
il machinario
machine, equipment
70
il positivo
apparatus, device, system
71
tenere per mano
to hold handS nb italian uses the singular of hand
72
la crisi
the crisis nb the apparent plural with singular definitive article
73
il sambuco
elder tree, elderberry tree
74
la sambuca
liquor from anise (may contain elderflower but not named for it), .... historical musical instrument
75
estivo
summer (adjective)
76
perdere
to miss (an event), to loose
77
il suono e basso
the sound is low (on a recording)
78
nozze d'oro
golden wedding anniversary
79
FRA quattro anni
IN four years
80
fingere
to pretend, to fake, ... to fantasize, to imagine
81
fingendo essere, facendo finta
pretending to be
82
la finta
pretence, feint
83
indovinare
to predict, to guess
84
sopportare
to bear (up to something) .... to support
85
tecnico elettronico
electronic technician (maintainer and mender of electronics)
86
un elettricista
electrician
87
scaduto
expired, out of date (eg credit card)
88
scadere
to depreciate, to go bad, to go off ... to go out of date, to expire
89
eppure
and yet, yet, still, though, although
90
affrettare
to hurry, to hasten
91
affrettato
hastened, hurried, slap-dash
92
il suggerimento
advice, suggestion, tip
93
anche se
even though, even if
94
nutrire
to feed to nourish .... to develop, to enhance .......... to feel, to harbour, to cherish
95
nutrirsi
to feed, to eat
96
nutrire ammirazione per
to admire
97
a ritorno dal
coming back from
98
gran bel
very nice, pretty nice
99
una pendolare
a commuter
100
pendolare
to oscillate, to swing, to dangle
101
indovinare indovinato
to guess, guessed
102
supportare
to put up with, to tolerate to support, to buttress
103
un incrocio
crossroads cross breed, mixture of two characteristics (parental)
104
la liquirizia
liquorice
105
intrigante
meddlesome, intriguing,
106
intrigare
to scheme, to intrigue, fascinate, interest
107
dilettante
amateur
108
la batteria
drums battery
109
stonato
off key, tone deaf clashing, mismatched
110
secondo, a secondo di/del/della/dei/degli
according to in the words of
111
a secondo del internet
according to the internet
112
il dirigibile
the dirigible
113
dirigere
to head (towards), to steer, to point (towards)
114
serale
(of the) evening/night adj
115
scuola serale
night school
116
instabile sbilanciato
(structurally) unstable
117
il getto minimo il getto del minimo
idle jet (carburettor)
118
ronzio ronzii
tinnitus, buzz, drone, hum, whirr
119
persino (alt perfino)
even, just, no less than, as much as
120
vigliacco
coward
121
la bara
coffin
122
di o che
than, of than or what
123
per quanto
no matter how, as much as, according to, based on, on the basis of
124
l'ira
anger, rage, ire
125
i mezzi pubblici, i trasporti pubblici
public transport
126
sgomento
dismayed, shocked, stunned, confused
127
il sgomento
the dismay, the shock
128
sgomentare
to dismay, to shock, to upset
129
tranne
except
130
entrambi
both
131
a tutto gas, a tavoletta, a manetta
at full throttle
132
bloccato, inceppato, incastrato
jammed
133
bloccarsi incepparsi
to block or jam (a machine)
134
incastrarsi, bloccarsi
to jam (a door)
135
scommettere
to bet, to gamble, to challenge
136
come mai?
how come?
137
sconfinato
boundless, unlimited
138
sconfinare
to trespass, cross over, stray, deviate
139
la distesa
expanse, sweep, stretch
140
straiato
lying down
141
straiare
to lie down
142
la culla
the cradle, crib
143
la culla della moda
cradle of fashion
144
la serratura
the lock
145
il luccheto
padlock
146
il culo
rump, ass, backside luck
147
spiacente
sorry
148
mi dispiace per la tua perdita
I am sorry for your loss
149
la condoglianza, il condoglio, il compianto le condoglianze
condolence,
| condolences
150
avere importanza
to BE important
151
parla piu FORTE
speak louder
152
il bozzetto
sketch, rough sketch
153
a ritorno dal
coming back from
154
il fulmine
lightening. thunder
155
il fulmine
fast as lightening (supposedly a noun)
156
il colpo di fulmine
bolt our of the blue, bolt of thunder,
| love at first sight
157
un accoppiamento
mating
158
la sigla
theme music, acronym, initials
159
ultimamante
recently, lately
160
del piu e del meno
more or less
161
registrare
to record (a program), register, reveal, notice, observe, take note of
162
oggigiorno
these days, currently, nowadays
163
il campo visivo
field of vision
164
il grand angolo
wide angle
165
l'inquadratura
framing
166
la scena
set, scene, setting
167
un'anima
a soul
168
la vita
life waist
169
torna qua!
come here!
170
arrampicarsi
to climb up (something)
171
lui si e (reflexive) arrampicato le scale
he climbed the stairs
172
fare nuove amicizi/ie
to make new friends
173
il terrazzo
the roof-top
174
la fila di case a schiera
the terrace (of houses)
175
la terrazza
the terrace (land usage)
176
piatto piano liscio
flat
177
la terrazza e piana
the terrace is flat
178
la spalla e in pendenza
the shoulder is sloping
179
spiavente in pendenza
sloping
180
percio
so, therefore
181
inviare
to send, to forward, to despatch
182
invitare
to invite, to encourage, to exhort
183
il rigore
penalty (soccer).
| strictness rigor accuracy
184
ammonizione
reprimand, warning,
185
la sarda
sardine
186
il sardo
sardinian
187
la sagra
feast type festival
188
il bue i buoi plural does not follow
ox steer
189
mogli e buoi dei paese tuoi
better to marry over the mixen (dung heap) than over the moor (better to marry a local than a stanger)
190
portare via
to take away (also as in pain)
191
pascolare, brucare
to graze (cattle feeding)
192
il recinto
the enclosure (enclosed land)
193
escoriare, sbucciare
to graze (to scrape skin)
194
striciare, graffiare, abridare scorticare
to graze scrape an object
195
il graffio, la riga
surface scratch (inanimate, and animate)
196
grattare, grattarsi
to scratch with fingernails, skin etc
197
graffiare, rigare
to scratch (an inanimate object)
198
la zanzara
mosquito
199
SUL lavoro
(when you are) AT work
200
pensare ad una cosa
to think about something
201
sto pensando ad una cosa
I am thinking about something
202
gestire
to manage, to handle (an account)
203
debole
weak
204
il stadio i stadi
the stage, stages (in a process)
205
avere pagato il pollo
to have paid FOR the chicken (not paid the chicken to do something)
206
non dica in giro
don't go around saying
207
quanto dura
how long does it last
208
scarso mediocre
poor (poor yield, lousy)
