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133 Cards in this Set

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superiore

larger / greater

in genere

in general

stampare

(to) publish

condeggiare

(to) fade

sconfitto

defeated / beaten

coetani

equal in age / peers

curato

treated

svolgimento

implementation / development

in fondo

in the end / after all

poemetto

short poem

possedere

(to) own / possess

in calce

in the footnotes

manicomio

mental institution

riconoscibile

recognisable

spedire

(to) send / ship

specchiare

(to) look in the mirror

di fatto

de facto / in fact / actually

divismo

prima donna behaviour

piombare

(to) fall / precipitate

piombo

lead (metal)

anni di pombo

"years of lead" / period of political turmoil in Italy, 1970s - early 1980s

plastica

three dimensional

asentire

(to) accept / agree

dissolvimento

break up

lemma

word / term

sfruttare

(to) exploit / take advantage

borghese

middle class

ricciolo

curl / lock (of hair)

pasticciare

(to) mess up / scribble / doodle

diffuso

widespread / common / scattered

dirigente

managing / executive / in charge

impedire

(to) impede / prevent

empiricamente

empirically

dottrina

doctrine / teaching

pontificare

(to) lay down the law

interfacciare

(to) communicate

suggerimento

guidance / help / suggestion

consonanza

consonance

percettivo

perceptive

percezione

perception / notion / feeling

ampio

ample / wide / broad

mirato

focused

mirare

(to) observe

intanto

meanwhile / for now

insomma

so / therefore

schizzo

spurt / squirt / spot

fondatore

founder

raccogliere

(to) pick up / gather

trattato

treaty / agreement / essay

qualsiasi

any / whichever / whenever

accordare

(to) agree / harmonise

scansione

scan / articulation

collane

series (necklace)

Medioevo

Middle Ages

congiunto

joined / united / combined

paradossalmente

paradoxically

rispecchiare

(to) reflect / fig. reproduce / replicate

spalle

shoulder / support

regolarita'

regularly / normality

pensabile

conceivable / thinkable / imaginable

esecuzione

execution / implementation

parere

(to) seem / appear

rilasciare

(to) release

legno

wood

fruizione

fruition / consumption

distare

(to) be distant / be apart

proporre

(to) propose

proposta

proposal / proposition

imbarazzo

hindrance / embarrassment

sguardo

look / gaze / glimpse

spostare

(to) move

spostare il proprio interesse verso (cosa)

(to) arouse one's interest in (something)

supportare

(to) prop up / support / break up

menare

(to) beat / thrash / lead / guide

discorso

subject / question / conversation

ovunque

everywhere / wherever

schiacciare

(to) squash / oppress / press

sconfiggere

(to) defeat / vanquish

struggere

(to) melt / be consumed with(something)

apocalittico

apocalyptic

ritrare

(to) find / locate / recover

coplire

(to) hit / strike

colpire nel segno

(to) hit the nail on the head

ribadire

(to) reiterate / reaffirm

ricoprire

(to) cover / dress / lavish

dotare

(to) endow / provide / give a dowry

evidenziare

(to) highlight / underline

impensabile

unthinkable / inconceivable

prestabilito

prearranged

percorso

way / path / itinerary

fascia

strip / zone / district

ordito

outlined / sketched out

ordire

(to) plot / scheme

scocciare

(to) pester / bother / annoy

fianco

side / hip

con esitazione

tentatively

sereno

serene

strepitoso

amazing / sensational / clamorous / boisterous

sostare

(to) take a break

pittoresco

picturesue / colourful / vivid

gestibile

manageable

briccione

scoundrel / rascal

incomunicabile

incommunicable

capitello

capital (architecture)

urna

urn / ballot box

saggista

essayist

disporre

(to) organise / arrange

spirare

(to) blow (breeze) / emit / give off

nonostante

in spite of / although

fingere

(to) fantasise / imagine / pretend / feign

meraviglioso

marvelous / magnificent

costrare

(to) castrate / emasculate

accampamento

encampment / camp / campsite

chiostro

cloister / monastery

reluiquia

remains / vestiges

reggere

(to) bear / withstand

protezione

protection / shelter

duplicazione

replication / copy

manipolare

(to) manipulate / Ancient Roman foot soldier / manipular

manipolabile

manipulable

rimettere

(to) put back / replace / restore

pigliare

(to) take / grab

pigliare per il culo

(to) take the piss

campestre

rural / country / agrarian

sciacquio

(sound) swish

crepito

crackle / sizzle

fischio

hiss / whistle

merlo

blackbird

scampanellare

(to) ring loudly

serratura

lock (dock)

chiusura

latch (zipper) / closing

puntura

prick / sting / injection

screpolarsi

(to) crack