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38 Cards in this Set
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Convenire
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to agree
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hanno convenuto che era meglio
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they agreed it was better
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erano convenuti in piazza
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they had gathered in the square
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e' corso a casa
e' corso via ha corso tanto |
he ran home
he ran away he ran alot |
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gli e' mancato il coraggio
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his courage failed him
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Convenire
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to agree
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hanno convenuto che era meglio
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they agreed it was better
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erano convenuti in piazza
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they had gathered in the square
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e' corso a casa
e' corso via ha corso tanto |
he ran home
he ran away he ran alot |
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gli e' mancato il coraggio
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his courage failed him
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ha mancato di coraggio
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he lacked courage
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ha mancato all' appuntamento
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he missed his appointment
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e' proceduto notevolmente
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he has progressed considerably
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ha proceduto da persona onesta
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he acted honestly
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con aria ammirata
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with an admiring look
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l'appetito vien mangiando
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the more you have the more you want
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lo abbiamo visto attraversando la strada
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we saw him crossing the street
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piangendo non mi commuovi
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your crying will not move me
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si e' lasciato convincere
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he let himself be persuaded
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gli dispiaceva essersi lasciato convincere
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he was sorry he had let himself be persuaded
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verbal syncope
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fall of a vowel, andro' per andero'
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defective verbs
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verbs which do not have a full conjgation
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delinquere
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to commit an offense
only used in the infinitive associazione a delinquere(conspiracy to commit a crime) |
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divergere
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no past participle
le loro opinioni divergevono radicalmente(their opinions were radically opposed |
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esimere
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no past participle
non si esime mai dai suoi doveri(he never shirks his duties) |
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lucere
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to shine
no past participle lucevono le stelle(the stars were shining) |
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prudere
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to itch
gli prudeva il naso(his nose was itching) |
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solere
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to be used to
no verbal past tense or conditional come soleva dire Ugo(as Ugo used to say) |
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stridere
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to creak
no past tense bisogna ungere quei cardini perche' stridono(we must oil those hinges because they are creaking) |
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urgere
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to urge
no past tense urge la tua presenza(your presence urgently required) |
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vertere
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to be about
no past tense su cosa verte la question(what is the question about?) |
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vigere
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to be in force
no past tense qui vigono severe leggi fiscali(here strict tax laws are in force) |
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il perche e il percome
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the why and the wherefore
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senza ne' un perche' ne un percome
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without a why or a wherefore
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arriccia il naso
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he wrinkles his nose
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fallo con tuo comodo
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do it at your convenience
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giocare a mosca cieca
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to play blind mans bluff
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a rimpiattino
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hide and seek
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