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57 Cards in this Set
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la Befana
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witch who brings toys to good and coal to bad children Jan 6
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il Capodanno
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New Year's Day
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la colomba
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Easter cake in shape of a dove
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il discorso
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speech
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i fuochi artificiali
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fireworks
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il Natale
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Christmas
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il pandoro
il panettone |
traditional Christmas cakes
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certo/a/i/e
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certain
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la Pasqua
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Easter
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il patrono
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patron
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la Quaresima
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Lent
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la sfilata
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parade
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il torrone
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traditional Christmas nougat
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le uova di Pasqua
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chocolate Easter eggs
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l'amuleto
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amulet
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il/la chiromante
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fortune-teller
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fare le corna
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to knock on wood
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in bocca al lupo/Crepi il lupo
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Good luck/thank you
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il malocchio
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evil eye
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portare (s)fortuna
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to bring good/bad luck
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scaramantico/a
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superstitious
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la scaramanzia
lo scongiuro |
superstitious practice
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scongiuare
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to ward off bad luck
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il soprannaturale
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supernatural
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il talismano
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talisman
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toccare ferro
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to knock on wood
(literally to touch iron) |
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tramandare
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to pass down, to transmit
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la cultura contadina
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peasant culture
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la favola
la fiaba |
fairy tale, fable
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il folklore
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folklore
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il gesto
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gesture
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stagionale
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seasonal
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l'usanza, gli usi, i costumi
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customs
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produrre
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to produce
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condurre
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to conduct
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dedurre
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to deduce
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ridurre
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to reduce
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tradurre
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to translate
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ciascuno/a
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each one
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giungere
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to arrive, to join
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mordere
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to bite
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parere
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to appear
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spegnere
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to turn off
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spingere
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to push
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ogni
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every
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qualche
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some
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qualunque
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any
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qualsiasi
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any
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ognuno/a
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everyone, each
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qualcuno/a
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someone, some
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parecchio/a/i/e
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some, several, quite a few
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chiunque
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anyone
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nulla, niente
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nothing
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diverso/a/i/e
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various, different
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parecchio/a/i/e
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some, several, quite a few
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certo/a/i/e
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certain
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ciascuno/a
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each one
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