Verbs Flashcards

1
Q

scommettere (pp-scommesso)

A

to bet, wager, gamble; to challenge someone

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2
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smarrire (pp-smarrito); smarrirsi

A

to lose, mislay, miss; to be lost, confused, get lost

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3
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travolgere (pp-travolto)

A

crush, devastate, swamp; overwhelm

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4
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sfiorare (pp—sfiorato)

A

brush against

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5
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incalgirsi (pp-incalgiato)

A

to get beached; to get stranded

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6
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schiacciare

A

squash, flatten, press, push

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7
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trattare; trattarsi

A

debate, negotiate, treat; concern, regard

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8
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tenere

A

hold, grasp, keep, contain

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9
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bocciare

A

reject, attack, veto

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10
Q

mollare

A

let go, release

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11
Q

spettegolare

A

gossip

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12
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staccare

A

detach, seperate

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13
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rimandere

A

resend, return, postpone, put off

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14
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sprecare

A

waste, squander

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15
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ricorrere a

A

resort to, seek help from

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16
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attendere

A

wait, wait for, expect (not attend, see esserci a, badare, et al.)

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17
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schiantarsi

A

knock into, crash, slam

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18
Q

scivolare

A

slip, skid

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19
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sgarrare

A

to make mistakes, be inaccurate

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20
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rosicare

A

feel envy or regret… Elisa rosicava per via dell’aumento di stipendio della collega.

also, gnaw or nibble

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21
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incontrarsi

A

bump into, crash, clash, argue

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22
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cazzeggiare

A

to mess around, be silly

23
Q

farcela

A

do it, make it

24
Q

metterci

A

the time it takes to do something—quanto tempo ci mette per…

25
Q

avercela con

A

be mad or angry/pick on/have it in for

26
Q

crederci

A

to believe something—non ci credo

27
Q

vederci

A

to see each other, get together

28
Q

andarsene

A

to leave—Mi ne vado.

29
Q

andarne

A

to be at stake—Ne va del mio onore.

30
Q

approfittarsene

A

to take advantage—Lei se ne approfitta dell’opportunita.

31
Q

dirne

A

how about, what do you say if—Ne dici di andare al cinema?

32
Q

dirne di tutti i colori

A

to say horrible things about someone or something—Ne ha detto di tutti i colori della sorella.

33
Q

farne di tutti i colori

A

to cause a lot of trouble, to make a mess—Ne ho fatto di tutti i colori quando ero giovane.

34
Q

infischizarsene

A

not to care—Jocopo se ne infischia di quello che dice la madre.

35
Q

fregarsene

A

to not care

36
Q

intendersene

A

to have knowledge, to be an expert—Se vuole comprare una macchina, parla con Mario. Lui se ne intende. — Te ne intende di musica.

37
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restarsene, rimanersene, starsene

A

Sono stanco me ne resta a casa.

38
Q

tornarsene

A

to go back (more personal than tornare alone)

39
Q

volersene

A

to take a loooong time—Per imparare una lungua, ce ne vuole.

40
Q

sparire

A

to disappear, vanish

41
Q

commincare a

A

NOT commincare da

42
Q

dipendere da

A

NOT dipendere a BUT dipende che intendi w/o da

43
Q

traballare

A

stagger, teeter

44
Q

cresere

A

to grow…an intransitive verbs, which take “essere” as the auxiliary

45
Q

impiegare

A

to employ…but with time, “the time it takes to…”

46
Q

comincare a

A

to start…use “a” not “di”

47
Q

stavo cercando v. cercavo

A

speaks to a particular moment in time

48
Q

intrefolare

A

to sneak in…also, intrefolarsi

49
Q

andarsi di

A

to feel like

50
Q

chiedevo sempre

A

I was always asking…NOT sempre chidevo. Rule: adverbs follow the verb

51
Q

fidarsi

A

to trust…in the negative, suspicious, e.g. non si fidavano il cibo cinese

52
Q

trovarsi

A

to fit in

53
Q

volerne a qualcuno. (arrabbiarsi a qc)

A

to be angry with someone…non volermene se non venga a cena stasera…non ti ne voglio se tu no vieni stasera