Scontro Di Civilita' - Vocabolario - Cap. 1

Front 1

1. stropicciandomi gli occhi
~ stropicciare

Back 1

rubbing my eyes
~ to rub/crumple (a piece of paper)

Front 2

2. dicendo cose fuori luogo
~ fuori luogo

Back 2

saying irrelevant things
~ misplaced/ inappropriate/ out of place

Front 3

3. mi sbattono in cucina a lavare i piatti
~ sbattere

Back 3

they hurled me in the kitchen to wash the plates
~ to slam (e.g. a door); blink/flap rapidly; beat (eggs); hurl; throw

Front 4

4. mi stordisce di barzellette
~ stordire

~ stordirsi

Back 4

he dazzles me with jokes
~ to daze; stun; make giddy; dazzle
~ to be distracted

Front 5

5. in un batter d’occhio
~ note: “battere” – see “sbattere”

Back 5

in the blink of an eye
~ note: “to hit”

Front 6

6. la pizza, gli spaghetti e compagnia bella

Back 6

pizza, spaghetti and so on; etc.

Front 7

7. la colf
~ note: collaboratrice familiare

Back 7

home help; maid; cleaning lady

Front 8

8. le trafile burocratiche

Back 8

bureaucratic rigmarole/ runaround

Front 9

9. sbrigare pratiche amministrative
~ sbrigare [438]


~ sbrigarsi

Back 9

to take care of admin documentation/ paperwork
~ to deal with; attend to; take care of; handle; resolve; get through (a task)
~ to hurry up; get rid of (a pest

Front 10

10. colto di sorpresa
~ cogliere [98] (pp = colto)

Back 10

taken by surprise
~to sieze; catch; pick

Front 11

11. accollandosi le spese

~ accollarsi
~ collo

Back 11

bearing (being saddled with) the cost
~ to bear
~ neck

Front 12

12. non hanno ne’ capo ne’ coda

Back 12

they cannot make head nor tail of it