Verbs2 Flashcards

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to squash, crush; (patate) to mash; (aglio) to crush; (noce) to crack; (mozzicone) to stub out. To be squeezed, crushed

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schiacciare [⁠s⁠k⁠j⁠a⁠t⁠ˈ⁠t⁠ʃ⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT. schiacciarsi VIP

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to poison ​►⁠to poison o.s.

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avvelenare [⁠a⁠v⁠v⁠e⁠l⁠e⁠ˈ⁠n⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT ►⁠avvelenarsi VR

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(onore, gloria) to seek; (successo, piacere) to pursue; (motivi, cause) to look for, try to determine

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ricercare [⁠r⁠i⁠t⁠ʃ⁠e⁠r⁠ˈ⁠k⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT

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to let go; (far cadere) to drop

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mollare [⁠m⁠o⁠l⁠ˈ⁠l⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT

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to become

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divenire [⁠d⁠i⁠v⁠e⁠ˈ⁠n⁠i⁠r⁠e⁠]​ IRREG (aus essere)

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(far entrare: visitatore) to admit, let in, allow in; (accettare: nuovo socio, studente) to admit, suppose, assume

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ammettere [⁠a⁠m⁠ˈ⁠m⁠e⁠t⁠t⁠e⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT IRREG

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to sink; to drop: to sink into sth

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affondare [⁠a⁠f⁠f⁠o⁠n⁠ˈ⁠d⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT: affondare in qc

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to point, aim; to plant; to bet on; to point to; make for, head for; to aim for sth/to do sth; to rely on sb/sth, count on sb/sth

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puntare [⁠p⁠u⁠n⁠ˈ⁠t⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT. VI (aus avere)

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to make a hole (or holes) in; to punch; to puncture; to pierce. to prick. to puncture; to mainline

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bucare [⁠b⁠u⁠ˈ⁠k⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT; bucarsi VR; bucarsi VIP

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to build, construct

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costruire [⁠k⁠o⁠s⁠t⁠r⁠u⁠ˈ⁠i⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT IRREG

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to rotate

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rotare [⁠r⁠o⁠ˈ⁠t⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT VI (aus avere)

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to renounce, retract; to repudiate

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sconfessare [⁠s⁠k⁠o⁠n⁠f⁠e⁠s⁠ˈ⁠s⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT

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to sentence (to)

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condannare [⁠k⁠o⁠n⁠d⁠a⁠n⁠ˈ⁠n⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT condannare (a)

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to subtract, take away; to deduct, to take away from, to save from; to escape

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sottrarre [⁠s⁠o⁠t⁠ˈ⁠t⁠r⁠a⁠r⁠r⁠e⁠] vb irreg​ VT sottrarre a ​►⁠sottrarsi VR sottrarsi

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to fight (with or against), struggle (with or against)

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lottare [⁠l⁠o⁠t⁠ˈ⁠t⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VI (aus avere) lottare (con o contro)

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to seek; (successo, piacere) to pursue; (motivi, cause) to look for, try to determine

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ricercare [⁠r⁠i⁠t⁠ʃ⁠e⁠r⁠ˈ⁠k⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT

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to draw up, line up, marshal ​►⁠to draw up, side with

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schierare [⁠s⁠k⁠j⁠e⁠ˈ⁠r⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT ►⁠schierarsi VR

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to question, protest against, to dispute, to notify

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contestare [⁠k⁠o⁠n⁠t⁠e⁠s⁠ˈ⁠t⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT

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to worsen; to increase ►⁠ to get worse

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aggravare [⁠a⁠ɡ⁠ɡ⁠r⁠a⁠ˈ⁠v⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT ►⁠aggravarsi VIP

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to develop, to expand, to cause, to emit

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sviluppare [zvilupˈpare] VT

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to separate, divide, to unyoke, to unharness, to leave behind

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staccare [stakˈkare] VT

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to catch sb up, catch up with sb, to get in touch with sb, to reach, achieve

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raggiungere [radˈdʒundʒere] VT (irregular)

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to intervene (in), to take part in, to arise, to operate

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intervenire [interveˈnire] VI (irregular) auxiliary verb: essere

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to cancel, (sentenza) to quash, (partita, risultati) to declare void, to destroy

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annullare [annulˈlare] VT

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to clean, (giardino) to clear, (cassetto) to clear out, (lucidare) to polish
pulire [puˈlire] VT
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to enjoy, benefit from
godere [ɡoˈdere] (irregular) VT
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to reveal; to uncover ►⁠ to show o.s.
svelare [⁠z⁠v⁠e⁠ˈ⁠l⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT ►⁠ svelarsi VR
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to betray; (coniuge) to cheat on, be unfaithful to; • to reveal, let out, give away; ► to give o.s. away
tradire [⁠t⁠r⁠a⁠ˈ⁠d⁠i⁠r⁠e⁠] ​VT ​►⁠ tradirsi VR
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to obtain, getm to reach, arrive at, to achieve, to gain, win
ottenere [otteˈnere] VT (irregular)
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to sink, to drop
affondare [affonˈdare] VT; VI auxiliary verb: essere
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to slash, gash; to disfigure, to deface ​►⁠ to be disfigured
sfregiare [⁠s⁠f⁠r⁠e⁠ˈ⁠d⁠ʒ⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠] ​VT ►⁠ sfregiarsi VIP
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to grow, increase, expand, wax
crescere [⁠ˈ⁠k⁠r⁠e⁠ʃ⁠ʃ⁠e⁠r⁠e⁠] vb irreg ​VI (aus essere)
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to deliver sth (to sb)
consegnare [⁠k⁠o⁠n⁠s⁠e⁠ɲ⁠ˈ⁠ɲ⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT consegnare qc (a qn)
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to give out, spread, diffuse, broadcast, circulate
diffondere [⁠d⁠i⁠f⁠ˈ⁠f⁠o⁠n⁠d⁠e⁠r⁠e⁠] vb irreg​ VT ►⁠ diffondersi VIP
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to insert, put in; to enclose ​►⁠ to fit into, become part of, be included in
inserire [⁠i⁠n⁠s⁠e⁠ˈ⁠r⁠i⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT ►⁠ inserirsi VR
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to betray, to cheat on, be unfaithful to, to reveal, let out, give away
tradire [traˈdire] VT
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to disappear, vanish
sparire [⁠s⁠p⁠a⁠ˈ⁠r⁠i⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VI IRREG
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to be released; (grilletto, interruttore) to spring back; (serratura:  aprirsi) to click open; (:  chiudersi) to click shut; (iniziare:  legge, provvedimento) to come into effect; (Sport) to put on a spurt
scattare [⁠s⁠k⁠a⁠t⁠ˈ⁠t⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VI (aus essere)
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to cure; (ferita) to heal
guarire [⁠ɡ⁠w⁠a⁠ˈ⁠r⁠i⁠r⁠e⁠] ​VT
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to recur, turn to, appeal
ricorrere [⁠r⁠i⁠ˈ⁠k⁠o⁠r⁠r⁠e⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VI IRREG (aus essere)
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to dub, christen; (nave) to christen, to call, name, christen; to nickname
battezzare [⁠b⁠a⁠t⁠t⁠e⁠d⁠ˈ⁠d⁠z⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT
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to set up; (lavoro) to organize, plan; (questione, problema) to formulate, set out
impostare [⁠i⁠m⁠p⁠o⁠s⁠ˈ⁠t⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT
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to put on; to wear, have on
indossare [⁠i⁠n⁠d⁠o⁠s⁠ˈ⁠s⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT
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to throw away, discard. To jump
buttare [⁠b⁠u⁠t⁠ˈ⁠t⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT. buttarsi
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to attempt or try sth/to do sth
tentare [⁠t⁠e⁠n⁠ˈ⁠t⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT
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to forget; ►⁠ to forget sth/to do sth
scordare [⁠s⁠k⁠o⁠r⁠ˈ⁠d⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT ►⁠ scordarsi VIP
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to deal with, get through; (clienti) to attend to, see to, deal with; ►⁠ to hurry (up), get a move on
sbrigare [⁠z⁠b⁠r⁠i⁠ˈ⁠ɡ⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT ►⁠ sbrigarsi VIP
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to protect, defend; ►⁠ to protect o.s.
tutelare [⁠t⁠u⁠t⁠e⁠ˈ⁠l⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠] ​VT; ​►⁠ tutelarsi VR
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to lower; to decrease; to drop
calare [⁠k⁠a⁠ˈ⁠l⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠] ​VT
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to forget; ►⁠ to forget sth/to do sth
scordare [⁠s⁠k⁠o⁠r⁠ˈ⁠d⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT ►⁠ scordarsi VIP scordarsi di
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to compare ►⁠ to have a conflict
confrontare [⁠k⁠o⁠n⁠f⁠r⁠o⁠n⁠ˈ⁠t⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT ►⁠ confrontarsi VR
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to cause, bring about; to provoke; to arouse
provocare [⁠p⁠r⁠o⁠v⁠o⁠ˈ⁠k⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT
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to give off, emit; to release; to unleash ​►⁠ to emanate from, be given off by
sprigionare [⁠s⁠p⁠r⁠i⁠d⁠ʒ⁠o⁠ˈ⁠n⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT ​►⁠ sprigionarsi VIP sprigionarsi da
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to conquer; to win, gain; to win over
conquistare [⁠k⁠o⁠n⁠k⁠w⁠i⁠s⁠ˈ⁠t⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT
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to be born again; (pianta) to sprout again; (fig:  speranza, interesse) to be revived
rinascere [⁠r⁠i⁠ˈ⁠n⁠a⁠ʃ⁠ʃ⁠e⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VI IRREG (aus essere)
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to give o.s. up (to), surrender (to)
arrendersi [⁠a⁠r⁠ˈ⁠r⁠ɛ⁠n⁠d⁠e⁠r⁠s⁠i⁠]​ VIP IRREG
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X to put in plaster
ingessare [⁠i⁠n⁠d⁠ʒ⁠e⁠s⁠ˈ⁠s⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT
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to enlist
arruolare [⁠a⁠r⁠r⁠w⁠o⁠ˈ⁠l⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT ​►⁠ arruolarsi VR
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to fill (to the brim) (with)
colmare [⁠k⁠o⁠l⁠ˈ⁠m⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT colmare (di)
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to entrust sb/sth to sb ►⁠ to place one’s trust in
affidare [⁠a⁠f⁠f⁠i⁠ˈ⁠d⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT affidare qn/qc a qn ►⁠ affidarsi VR affidarsi a
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to shadow, tail
pedinare [⁠p⁠e⁠d⁠i⁠ˈ⁠n⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT
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to whine, whimper
piagnucolare [⁠p⁠j⁠a⁠ɲ⁠ɲ⁠u⁠k⁠o⁠ˈ⁠l⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VI (aus avere)
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to amaze, stun ►⁠ to be amazed (at), be stunned (by)
stupire [⁠s⁠t⁠u⁠ˈ⁠p⁠i⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT ■ VI (aus essere) ​►⁠ stupirsi VIP
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to face, confront; to face up to; to deal with, tackle negotiate ►⁠ to confront each other
affrontare [⁠a⁠f⁠f⁠r⁠o⁠n⁠ˈ⁠t⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT ►⁠ affrontarsi VR
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to move, shift, to change ​►⁠ to move
spostare [⁠s⁠p⁠o⁠s⁠ˈ⁠t⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT ​►⁠ spostarsi VR
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to subtract, take away; to deduct, to take away from ►⁠ to escape
sottrarre [⁠s⁠o⁠t⁠ˈ⁠t⁠r⁠a⁠r⁠r⁠e⁠] vb irreg​ VT sottrarre a ​►⁠ sottrarsi VR sottrarsi a
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to stretch (out); to spread (out); to hang out; to spread; (pasta) to roll out, to lay (down) ​►⁠ to lie down, to extend, stretch
stendere [⁠ˈ⁠s⁠t⁠ɛ⁠n⁠d⁠e⁠r⁠e⁠] vb irreg​ VT ►⁠ stendersi VR ​►⁠ stendersi VIP
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to shout, cry (out); to scream, yell; to call ■ VT to shout (out), yell (out)
gridare [⁠ɡ⁠r⁠i⁠ˈ⁠d⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VI (aus avere) ■ VT
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to remove, take away or off
togliere [⁠ˈ⁠t⁠ɔ⁠ʎ⁠ʎ⁠e⁠r⁠e⁠] vb irreg​ VT
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to frighten, scare ​►⁠ to become frightened, become scared, be scared
spaventare [⁠s⁠p⁠a⁠v⁠e⁠n⁠ˈ⁠t⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠] ​VT ►⁠ spaventarsi VIP
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to release (from prison)
scarcerare [⁠s⁠k⁠a⁠r⁠t⁠ʃ⁠e⁠ˈ⁠r⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT
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to pull back; to withdraw; to withdraw, take out; to collect, pick up; to bring in
ritirare [⁠r⁠i⁠t⁠i⁠ˈ⁠r⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT
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to trip, stumble • to trip over
inciampare [⁠i⁠n⁠t⁠ʃ⁠a⁠m⁠ˈ⁠p⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VI (aus essere) • inciampare in
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to skid; (Naut) to list ​►⁠ to disperse; to scatter; to break up
sbandare [⁠z⁠b⁠a⁠n⁠ˈ⁠d⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VI (aus avere) ►⁠ sbandarsi VIP
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to skim (over); to brush (against)
sfiorare [⁠s⁠f⁠j⁠o⁠ˈ⁠r⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT
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to send to sleep ►⁠ to go to sleep, fall asleep
addormentare [⁠a⁠d⁠d⁠o⁠r⁠m⁠e⁠n⁠ˈ⁠t⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT (anche fig): (far) addormentare ►⁠ addormentarsi VIP
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to launch; (legge) to pass
varare [⁠v⁠a⁠ˈ⁠r⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT
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to move, shift (cambiare: orario, data) to change ►⁠ to move
spostare [⁠s⁠p⁠o⁠s⁠ˈ⁠t⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT ​►⁠ spostarsi VR
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to investigate
indagare [⁠i⁠n⁠d⁠a⁠ˈ⁠ɡ⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VI (aus avere) indagare su
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to happen, occur
accadere [⁠a⁠k⁠k⁠a⁠ˈ⁠d⁠e⁠r⁠e⁠] vb irreg (aus essere)​ VI
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to speed up; to urge on; to press for, request urgently
sollecitare [⁠s⁠o⁠l⁠l⁠e⁠t⁠ʃ⁠i⁠ˈ⁠t⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT
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to disappear, vanish
sparire [⁠s⁠p⁠a⁠ˈ⁠r⁠i⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VI IRREG (aus essere)
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to cut in half, halve
dimezzare [⁠d⁠i⁠m⁠e⁠d⁠ˈ⁠d⁠z⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT
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to discover, find out; to recover, find ■ to come round, regain consciousness; to revive • to reconstitute
rinvenire [⁠r⁠i⁠n⁠v⁠e⁠ˈ⁠n⁠i⁠r⁠e⁠] vb irreg​ VT ■ VI (aus essere) • far rinvenire
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to stew; to bore, weary ​►⁠ to grow weary (of)
stufare [⁠s⁠t⁠u⁠ˈ⁠f⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT ​►⁠ stufarsi VIP • si è stufato di
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to colour ►⁠ to turn colour
colorare [⁠k⁠o⁠l⁠o⁠ˈ⁠r⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT ►⁠ colorarsi VIP
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to beat, whisk; to whip; to flap; to slam, bang
sbattere [⁠ˈ⁠z⁠b⁠a⁠t⁠t⁠e⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT
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to clear, empty; to evacuate ■ to disperse
sfollare [⁠s⁠f⁠o⁠l⁠ˈ⁠l⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠] ​VT ■ VI (aus essere) (gente, dimostranti)
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to melt; to dissolve; to thaw; to undo, untie; to loosen; to set free
sciogliere [⁠ˈ⁠ʃ⁠ɔ⁠ʎ⁠ʎ⁠e⁠r⁠e⁠] vb irreg​ VT
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to act; to behave
agire [⁠a⁠ˈ⁠d⁠ʒ⁠i⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VI
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to steal (sth from sb) • take (sth from sb)
rubare [⁠r⁠u⁠ˈ⁠b⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT rubare (qc a qn)
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to dismiss, sack, fire; to make redundant
licenziare [⁠l⁠i⁠t⁠ʃ⁠e⁠n⁠ˈ⁠t⁠s⁠j⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠] ​VT
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to respect, have respect for; to obey, comply with, abide by; to keep promise
rispettare [⁠r⁠i⁠s⁠p⁠e⁠t⁠ˈ⁠t⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠] ​VT
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to put out of, stretch out of ■ to stick out; to jut out ​►⁠ to lean out of
sporgere [⁠ˈ⁠s⁠p⁠ɔ⁠r⁠d⁠ʒ⁠e⁠r⁠e⁠] vb irreg​ VT ■ VI (aus essere) da ​►⁠ sporgersi VR sporgersi da
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to bind, tie (up)
legare [⁠l⁠e⁠ˈ⁠ɡ⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT
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to keep aside; to put aside
riservare [⁠r⁠i⁠s⁠e⁠r⁠ˈ⁠v⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT
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to dismiss, sack, to make redundant ​►⁠ to take one’s leave; to resign, hand in one’s notice, give up one’s job
licenziare [⁠l⁠i⁠t⁠ʃ⁠e⁠n⁠ˈ⁠t⁠s⁠j⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT ​►⁠ licenziarsi VR
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to deal with, discuss; to negotiate ; to treat
trattare [⁠t⁠r⁠a⁠t⁠ˈ⁠t⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠] ​VT
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to fine
multare [⁠m⁠u⁠l⁠ˈ⁠t⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT
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to abandon, desert, to neglect, to give up; to slacken ​►⁠ to let o.s. go
abbandonare [⁠a⁠b⁠b⁠a⁠n⁠d⁠o⁠ˈ⁠n⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT ►⁠ abbandonarsi VR