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Una Questione Privata, Capitolo 1 Flashcards

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Socchiudere

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To half-close, leave ajar

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Degradare

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To degrade, downgrade, to slope down

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Anzi

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On the contrary; rather, or better still

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Essere latitante

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To be in hiding, to be on the run

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Fiancheggiare

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To border, flank, support

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Oltre

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Further, farther; on the other side of; beyond

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Il faggio

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Beech tree

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Svettare

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To lop off; to stand out against. Ie: il campanile ____ sui paese.

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Candido, a

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Pure white; ingenuous, naive; candid, frank; innocent

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La macchia

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Stain, spot; mark, blotch

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La fumosità

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Smokiness, vagueness

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Stingere (stinto, a)

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To fade, wash out

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Nemmeno (= neanche)

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Not even; didn’t even, wouldn’t even

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Pattinare

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To skate; to skid

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Il fango

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Mud (addosso a ____ - to sling mud)

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Deviare

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To turn off from; to deflect; to divert

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Quassù

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Up here

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Pattugliare; la pattuglia

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To patrol; the patrol

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Azzardare

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To risk, hazard; to venture; to dare

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Strada ferrata

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Railway line

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Dare retta a qualcuno

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To pay attention to someone

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Pompare

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To pump (estrarre); to pump out/up; to exaggerate; to blow up (like a balloon)

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Additare

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To point out

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Il tratto

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A stretch, segment

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Sfondare (sfondato, a)
To break down, knock down (broken, worn out)
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Sdrucito
Torn, threadbare
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Qualunque (= qualsiasi)
Whatever
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La follia
Act of madness, act of folly
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Chetare (cheto)
To hush, silence (silent)
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Soffiare
To blow
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Accoccolarsi
To crouch (down)
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Il tallone
Heel
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Il viottolo
Path, track
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Il versante
Slope, side, face (fianco di un monte); side, point of view (aspetto di una questione)
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Scarno, a
Lean, bony
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Spesso, a
Thick
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Aggrottare
To frown
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Cigolare
To squeak, to creak
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Arrampicarsi
To climb (up)
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Cogliere
To pick, gather (prendere dal terreno); To grab, catch, seize, collect (afferrare, catturare); To surprise, get, catch (sorprendere qn); To understand, get, gather (comprendere, capire)
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La scorta
The supply, stock
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Il maschiaccio
Wild boy, boisterous child
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Allargarsi
To spread [like news] (diffondersi) To become wider, to become broader (dilatarsi)
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Tardare
To be late (essere in ritardo); To delay, defer, put off (ritardare)
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Apposta
On purpose, deliberately (di proposito, deliberatamente)
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Decidersi
To make up your mind (prendere una risoluzione)
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La scocca
The body, shell (carrozzeria, e.g., La scocca dell’auto è danneggiata.)
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Indietreggiare
To fall back, pull back, move back; To retreat (ritirarsi)
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Rovesciare
To spill (liquido—versare, far cadere); To knock over, topple (far cadere che era dritto) To throw back, turn back, fold back, turn inside out (piegare all’indietro) To upset, overturn, overrule, reverse (capovolgere, ribaltare)
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La siepe
The hedge (fila di arbusti); The hurdle, fence (ostacolo)
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Stridulo, a
Shrill, piercing, strident, jarring. Che ha un suono acuto e aspro. Suono fastidioso.
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Retrocedere La retrocessione Retrocesso, a
To degrade, demote; to relegate (passare a grado/categoria inferiore); to reverse, go backwards. (Andare indietro) The demotion (gradi abbassamento) Demoted
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Scordare
To forget (dimenticare); To make out of key/untuned (strumento musicale: far perdere l’accordatura)
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Turbare Turbarsi Turbato
To disturb (disturbare); to unsettle or upset (far agitare). To worry (inquietarsi, agitarsi) Disturbed, upset
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Sdraiare Sdraiarsi
To lay something down (mettere disteso) To lie down (mettersi disteso)
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Raccogliere Raccogliersi
To pick up (prendere actually da terra); to harvest, pick, gather (piante, cogliere prodotti); To crouch, squat, fold over (ripiegarsi); to gather, meet, assemble, huddle (sports); to concentrate, collect your thoughts
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La conca
The dip, valley, basin, low point
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La nuca (le nuche)
The nape (of the neck)
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La treccia (le trecce)
The braid, tress; plait, twist
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Fissare
To secure, fasten, fix; to establish, set, define; to stare at
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Accennare
To imply, hint at (mostrare con cenni); to mention, touch on, outline (delineare)
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Appoggiare Appoggiarsi
To lean, lay, rest, place, put, prop; to support, sustain To lean against; to rely on
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Complessivamente
Overall, on the whole, generally

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