Vocab Flashcards
1
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Quadrato
A
Noun/adjective
Square
2
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Suddenly
All of a sudden
A
All’improvviso
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From a distance /afar
A
In lontananza
La lontananza -distance
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Sword
A
La spada
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Outstretched
A
Tesa
6
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To grab / grasp
A
Afferrare
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Movement / move
A
La mossa
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To hit / strike
A
Colpire
Isc
9
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To fall
A
Cadere
La caduta - fall
To fall to the ground
Cadere A terra
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To begin to
A
Mettersi a fare qualcosa
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To take a step back
A
Fare un passo indietro
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Italico
A
Italian (historic)
La penisola italica
13
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Exception
A
F) eccezione
Ad eccezione di - with the exception of…
Non fare l’eccezione- to be no exception
14
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Don’t you think
A
Non ti/vi pare?
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To seem/appear
A
Parere
m) parere - opinion / point of view/ take
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Evil / wicked
A
Malvagio
N/adj
17
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Eldest
First born
A
Primogenito
Noun/adjective
18
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Therefore / so
A
Dunque
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Each one
A
Ciascuno
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Chosen /selected
A
Prescelto
Prescegliere - to choose / select a person
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Pope
A
Papa
Pontefice (pontiff)
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aristocrat(ic)
A
nm/adj) patrizio
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pleb (adj/n)
A
plebeo
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to occur/happen
to carry out/conduct
A
svolgersi
svolgere - to conduct/carry out
25
in exchange for
in cambio DI
26
in contrast to
al contrario DI
27
that is, in other words, namely
ovvero
28
ancestor
m) antenato
29
until/ up to
fino A
30
to call/summon
convocare
31
setting/environment/sphere
m) ambito
| → ambiti della vita pubblica
32
position/office/job/role
la carica
33
workload
il carico di lavoro
34
therefore, so, for this reason
perciò
35
to learn by heart/memorise
imparare A memoria
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oltre A
in addition to/besides/beyond
| → oltre ad essere capo religioso è anche capo militare
37
aggressive, warmongering
bellicoso
38
sbagliare
to make a mistake/be mistaken
sbagliare numero - dial wrong number
sbagliare strada - go the wrong way/take wrong turn
sbagliarsi - to be mistaken
39
lightning
m) fulmine
40
thunder
M) tuono
41
to get angry
| to make sb angry
arrabbiarsi
| far arrabbiare
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cunning/sly
perfido
43
to force
obbligare qlcn A fare qlcs
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disperato
desperate, upset, despairing
45
unbearable, intolerable
insopportabile
46
to drive away, shoo
scacciare
47
unlike, in contrast to
IN differenza DI
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in half
a metà
| halfway - a metà strada
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to beat/defend/crush
sconfiggere
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loser/beaten
nm/adj) sconfitto
51
slavery
| slave
la schiavitù
| lo schiavo
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failed/unsuccessful
nm/adj) fallito
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childbirth
| to give birth
m) parto
| partorire
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midwife
f) levatrice
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modesty
il pudore
56
(to see something) live
(vedere qualcosa) in diretta
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newborn
il neonato
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to get old/age
invecchiare
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vehicle
il veicolo
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benestante
rich, wealthy, affluent
61
youth/young people
la gioventù
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body hair
| animal fur
il pelo
63
scarce/lacking
scarso
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attractive
| charming/alluring
attraente
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risky
rischioso
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indeed
in effetti
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(n)either, not even
neppure
68
la faccenda
| una faccenda domestica
job/chore, matter/affair
| household chore
69
to comb/brush
pettinare
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to bleach, lighten
schiarire
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dark
scuro
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tanned
| to get a tan
abbronzato
| abbronzarsi
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to resemble sb/look like sb
assomigliare A qlcn
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to ally/join forces
| alliance
allearsi
| un'alleanza
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citizenship
la cittadinanza
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(to be) increasing
essere in aumento
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to address/aim
rivolgere
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to speak to sb/address/call sb
rivolgersi A qlcn
| eg doctor
79
una perdita
| essere in perdita
loss, leak, drop/decline, death
| to be declining/dropping
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un passo falso
| fare un passo falso
false step, misstep
| to make a wrong move/ faux pas, misjudge
81
to escape, run away
| to hurry, dash/run off
scappare
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to fall in love with sb
innamorarsi di qlcn
83
to go mad/crazy
impazzire
84
to curse
maledire
85
scontrarsi
uno scontro
to argue, clash
to bump into/collide
clash/conflict, collision/crash
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phoenix
un fenice
87
un pretesto
pretext, excuse, justification
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soil/ground
il suolo
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forced, obliged, compelled
costretto
90
army (crowd/mass)
m) esercito
91
a fatica
with difficulty
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intanto
meanwhile, in the meantime
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to launch/initiate sth
dare inizio a qlcs
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procrastinator
un temporeggiatore
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luxurious
lussuoso
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to waste/squander
spreccare
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to laugh in sb's face
ridere in faccia A qlcn
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injustice
l'ingiustizia
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fare i conti con qlcn
to deal with/confront sb
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dare un'occhiata
to take a look at, glance at
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lack/shortage
la mancanza
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king/sovereign
il sovrano
103
infine
eventually/finally/at last
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threat
| to threaten
la minaccia
| minacciare
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in the end, at the end of the day
alla fin fine
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di fatto
as a matter of fact, in fact
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corrente
| → il corrente anno
current, present
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pity, compassion
la pietà
109
mix/mixture
| to mix, blend, stir
una mescolanza
| mescolare
110
sign, symbol
un segno
111
usually, normally
solitamente
| di solito
112
madness, insanity
la pazzia
113
betrayal, treason
un tradimento
114
l'appropriazione
appropriation, embezzlement
115
arricchire
| arricchirsi
to enhance, enrich, make sb rich, develop
| to get rich
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to judge, deem
degnare
117
stravolgere
to twist, distort, revolutionise, shake up
118
la disgrazia
| per disgrazia
misfortune, bad luck
| sadly
119
versare
to pour, spill
| to experience, go through
120
to accomplish, fulfil, carry out
compiere
121
coloro
quelli che
| those who
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favourable
favorevole
123
frenare
to slow down, break,
| restrain
124
to pass on, hand down
tramandare
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innanzitutto
first of all
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firstly
| secondly
in primo luogo
| in secondo luogo
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shame, disgrace, embarrassment
la vergogna
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to result in, give rise to
sfociare
129
meaning, that is to say
vale a dire
130
unmanageable
ingestibile
131
better not
meglio non + INF
132
to wager, bet, challenge
| → a bet/gamble
scommettere
| una scommessa
133
to boast
vantare → lui vanta antenati divini
| vantarsi - to brag/boast
134
to be proud of
vantarsi DI
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furthermore, in addition
inoltre
136
well liked, admired
benvoluto
137
measure, provision
il provvedimento
138
to recall, know
avere presente
139
die/dice
il dado
| il dado è tratto - the die is cast
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sacred, unbreakable
inviolabile
141
la sponda
bank, shore (river, sea)
| edge, border
142
to be on the point of doing sth
essere sul punto di fare qlcs
| stare appena
143
fame
la fama
144
to cross, overstep
oltrepassare
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to be horrified
inorridire
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to come to a bitter end
fare una brutta fine
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triumph
un trionfo
148
shocking
scioccante
149
bit by bit/gradually
| in time, as something moves on...
via via
| via via che...
150
shield
lo scudo
151
l'attrezzo
tool, equipment, instrument
152
tent
la tenda
153
addormentare
| addormentarSI
to numb, anaesthetise
| to fall/go to sleep/ to have pins and needles
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nm / adj) vile
coward, cowardly
155
to provide, equip
dotare
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to be poles/worlds apart
essere agli antipodi
157
at first/initially
in primo tempo
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in that case
in tal caso
159
in that sense/thus
in tal sense
160
very soon, quickly
ben presto
161
to disagree
essere in disaccordo
162
la prospettiva
prospect, perspective, point of view
163
schiaccante
overwhelming (victory), crushing
164
therefore, hence
pertanto
| quindi, dunque, allora
165
honourable
onorevole
166
since, seeing as how
poiché
167
such , aforementioned
tale
168
to wonder
chiedersi
169
meeting, rendez-vous, hangout
un ritrovo
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hygiene
f) igiene
171
empty, out of power/batteries, dead
scarico
172
dirty (lit/fig)
sporco
173
to refer to, make a reference to
fare riferimento A qlcs
174
so that, in order that
affinché + SUBJ
175
traveller
un viaggiatore
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marble
il marmo
177
yet, but, still
eppure
178
wood
| wooden
il legno → di/in legno
179
una lotta
fight, struggle, battle, conflict
180
to enjoy, benefit from
godere DI
181
attitude, behaviour
m) atteggiamento
182
as long as
finché
183
to send, despatch
spedire
184
plot twist, dramatic turn of events
un colpo di scena
185
recovery, curing/healing
la guarigione
186
at the most, if anything
tutt'al più
187
to replace
rimpiazzare
188
dull, bland
insulso
189
father in law
| mother in law
il suocero
| la suocera
190
conspiracy, plot
la congiura
191
la scampo
safety, escape, way out
192
la sbirciata
| dare una sbirciata a qlcs
a peep/peek, glance
| take a peek at
193
espugnare
to conquer
194
nickname
un soprannome
195
on purpose, voluntarily
volontariamente
196
to rent, lease
affitare
197
shameful, disgraceful
infamante
198
up until this point
fino a questo punto
199
worthy
meritevole
200
presso
around, near, among
| → lui è popolare presso il senato
201
famine, shortage
la carestia
202
entrance
m) ingresso
203
lavish, sumptuous
sfarzoso
204
simultaneously, at the same time
al contempo
205
crime
un reato
206
to declare
dichiarare
207
actually, in fact, rather
anzi
208
in preda a
| → essere in preda a
to fall prey to, in the grip of
| to be suffering from
209
la strage
massacre, carnage, disaster, heartbreak
210
to adapt to
adeguarsi
211
to be frightened, get scared
spaventarsi
212
to drag
trascinare
213
un distacco
separation, detachment, indifference
214
the same, alike, identical
uguale
215
to be aware of
essere a conoscenza di
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to learn about sth, find out
venire a conoscenza di
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to push
spingere
218
pupil, student, apprentice
l'allievo
219
to reduce, decrease
ridurre
220
to ban, forbid
proibire
221
to demand, require
esigere
222
to tease, make fun of
prendere in giro
223
to endanger, put at risk
mettere a repentaglio
224
unpredictable
imprevedibile
225
in buona misura
largely, in great measure
226
gift
un donativo
227
abnormal, unusual
aberrante
228
line
una riga
229
afterlige
m) oltretomba
230
from now on
| from X onwards
da qui in avanti
| da X in avanti
231
brother/sister in law
cognato/a
232
rumoured that
correre la voce che
233
to implement, carry out
mettere in atto
234
attaccato
joined, connected
235
mite
mild, moderate (temperature), good natured, gentle
236
il calo
drop, fall, loss
237
ennesimo
nth, umpteenth
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odierno
of today, today's, current
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sottrare
| sottrarsi
to subtract, steal
| to avoid, dodge
240
spostare
to movem postpone
241
esposto
exposed
242
to make space for
fare spazio a
243
to be watched by, in sb's sights
essere nel mirino
244
subire
to suffer, endure, be subjected to
245
spartire
to separate, divide
246
temibile
fearsome
247
to keep at bay
tenere A bada
248
m) carro
cart
249
scatenare
to cause, instigate, incite
250
(non) di rado
(not) seldom, rarely
251
spiccare
to stand out
252
right from the start
sin/fin dall'inizio
253
la gerarchia
hierarchy
254
presupporre
to believe, assume, suppose
255
un spostamento
movement/transfer, postponement
256
to be out of control
essere fuori controllo
257
un compenso
payment, reward/bonus, reimbursement
258
swamp, marsh
una palude
259
un vescovo
bishop
260
trafiggere
to pierce, strike
261
statale
government, national
262
ostacolare
to impede, obstruct, prevent
263
to tear apart/to shreds, torment
dilaniare
264
lazy
pigro
265
breach
| to persuade, leave an impression on
una breccia
| fare breccia
266
lieve
soft, light
| slight
267
intraprendere
to start, launch
| to undertake
268
una crociata
crusade
269
un possedimento
property, estate
270
dispiegare
to spread/lay out, unfold
271
sancire
to sanction, ratify, set forth
272
vietare
| un divieto
to ban, forbid, prohibit, obstruct/block
| a ban
273
la sosta
| sostare
parking, pause/break
| to park, take a break
274
divieto di sosta
| senza sosta
no parking
275
fattibile
doable, feasible
276
conseguire
to obtain, accomplish
277
decisivo
deciding, crucial, decisive
278
una sfida
challenge
279
to smile
| a smile
sorridere
| un sorriso
