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2017-12-04
2017-12-04
15
Language - Italian
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12/04/2017

Additional Language - Italian Flashcards

 


 

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Term
il crampo
Definition

cramp, spasm

crampo dello scrivano = writer's cramp

Term
(il) l'orlo
Definition

edge, rim, brink; hem

pieno fino all'orlo = full to the brim

Term
il rene
Definition
kidney
Term
andare a puttane
Definition
to go bad; whoring around; pimping
Term
(la) l'anticamera
Definition

waiting room, hall, foyer

fare anticamera = to be kept waiting

Term
beccare
Definition

to catch (in the act); peck, bite

beccarsi = to bicker

Term
sbottare in una risata
Definition
to burst out laughing
Term
calare
Definition

to lower, drop, decrease, descend

calare i prezzi = to reduce prices

al calare del giorno = at sunset

al calare della notte = at nightfall

Term
darsi un contegno
Definition
to contain oneself, to keep one's composure, to try to show dignity
Term
il branco
Definition

herd, pack, flock; gang, bunch

il branco di mascalzoni = pack of scoundrels

Term
(il) l'ingrandimento
Definition
enlargement, magnification
Term
schizzinoso
Definition
fussy, finicky, picky
Term
esangue
Definition
pale, washed out, bloodless, white as a ghost/sheet
Term
levarsi di dosso
Definition
to get rid of
Term
staccato
Definition
disconnected, separated, detatched
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