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2012-06-18: I Racconti di San Francisco Set 1
Words from Capitolo 1-4
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Language - Italian
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06/18/2012
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Term
alzarsi di scatto
 Definition
to jump up
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che schifo
 Definition
that sucks
Term
cioè
 Definition
that is
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da matti
 Definition
like mad, like crazy, a lot
Term
dirigersi
 Definition
to head or strike out
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distogliere
 Definition
to distract, to divert, to avert
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testardo
 Definition
stubborn
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fare confronti
 Definition
make comparisons
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fermo
 Definition
motionless
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fissare
 Definition
to fix, to stare
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gestire
 Definition
manage
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graziosamente
 Definition
charmingly
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i capelli a spazzola
 Definition
crew cut
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i fuseaux
 Definition
leggings
Term
i lustrini
 Definition
sequins or spangles
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il bordo
 Definition
edge
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il branco
 Definition
herd
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il cattivo gusto
 Definition
bad taste
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il disagio
 Definition
discomfort, embarrasment
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il disprezzo
 Definition
contempt
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il faro
 Definition
lighthouse
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il mazzo
 Definition
bunch
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il mucchio
 Definition
pile, a lot
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il tailleur pantalone
 Definition
pant suit
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il tizio
 Definition
guy, fan
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impastato
 Definition
mixed
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improvvisamente
 Definition
suddenly
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in asso
 Definition
in the lurch
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in gamba
 Definition
on the ball
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in posa
 Definition
posed, posing
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in punta di piedi
 Definition
on tiptoe
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in rassegna
 Definition
in review
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incamminarsi
 Definition
to set forth
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inguaribile
 Definition
incurable
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l'anello di labradorite
 Definition
mood ring
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l'indovinello
 Definition
riddle
Term
l'insegne
 Definition
insignia
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l'interurbana
 Definition
long-distance (call)
Term
la caccia
 Definition
hunting
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la pista da ballo
 Definition
dance floor
Term
la scorza
 Definition
skin, bark, peel
Term
la sfumatura
 Definition
shade (of color)
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la tuta sportiva
 Definition
track suit
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la verruca
 Definition
wart
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la zeppa
 Definition
wedge (shoe)
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le fregature
 Definition
disappointments
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le tendine
 Definition
curtains
Term
le truppe
 Definition
the troops
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leggermente
 Definition
slightly
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lo sguardo
 Definition
gaze or look
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momentaneo
 Definition
momentary
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nebbioso
 Definition
foggy
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parere
 Definition
to seem
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puntare
 Definition
to point
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rendersi
 Definition
to become, to surrender
Term
rinchiudere / rinchiusa
 Definition
to swallow / to shut up or shut away
Term
ritrarre
 Definition
to withdraw, retract, depict
Term
rossiccio
 Definition
reddish
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sconcertato
 Definition
disconcerted
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sfregare
 Definition
to rub
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sistemato
 Definition
arranged
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sospirare
 Definition
to sigh
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sparire
 Definition
to vanish
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spegnere
 Definition
to turn off
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spostandosi
 Definition
moving
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spostare
 Definition
to move, to shift
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il gemito
 Definition
groan
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sprofondare
 Definition
to collapse
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Santo cielo!
 Definition
Goodness!
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venire in culpo
 Definition
come to blows
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scordare
 Definition
to forget
Term
riempire
 Definition
to fill
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ti va
 Definition
you want
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versare
 Definition
to pour
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diffidente
 Definition
diffidently
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l'accozzaglia
 Definition
jumble
Term
il pelo
 Definition
pile, hair, fur
Term
l'insalatiere
 Definition
salad bowl
Term
il portavasi (invariable)
 Definition
flower stand
Term
la gabbieta
 Definition
cage
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raggiante
 Definition
radiant
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il ritratto
 Definition
portrait
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il sorso
 Definition
sip
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voltare / -arsi
 Definition
to turn / to look back
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raccappriciante
 Definition
horrifying
Term
il gabbiano
 Definition
seagull
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assentire
 Definition
to assent
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l'annuario del liceo
 Definition
year book
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stirare
 Definition
to iron or straighten
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ritoccato
 Definition
retouched
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meticolosamente
 Definition
meticulously
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il mezzo punto
 Definition
needlepoint
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pettinato
 Definition
combed
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spuntare
 Definition
to check, to come up
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la didascalia
 Definition
caption
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cheto
 Definition
quiet, silent
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scuotere (pp scosso)
 Definition
to shake
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fremere
 Definition
to shudder, tremble
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fin troppo bene
 Definition
all too well
Term
il caposquadro
 Definition
foreman
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il tesoriere
 Definition
treasurer
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lo sforzo
 Definition
effort
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sporgersi (pp sporto)
 Definition
to lean
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sollevare
 Definition
to raise or lift
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il piano del tavolino
 Definition
table top
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intitolato
 Definition
entitled (to something) or intitled (book)
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l'intreccio
 Definition
tangle
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i seni
 Definition
breasts
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i sederi
 Definition
buttocks
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sguaiatamente
 Definition
coarsely
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sciolto
 Definition
loose or undone
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alzare le spalle
 Definition
to shrug
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piastrellato
 Definition
tiled
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il vapore
 Definition
steam
Term
il gioco televisivo
 Definition
game show
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il concorrente
 Definition
contestant
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a tentoni
 Definition
gropingly
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l'armadietto
 Definition
cabinet
Term
il lavabo
 Definition
washbasin
Term
la dopobarba
 Definition
aftershave
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scopare
 Definition
to sweep or to have sex
Term
un po' più in là
 Definition
a little further
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il mazzo di riserva
 Definition
extra set
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rendersi conto di
 Definition
to realize
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di soppiatto
 Definition
stealthily
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insopportabile
 Definition
unbearable
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concedere / concedersi
 Definition
to grant / to indulge
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lauto
 Definition
lavish
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esigente
 Definition
demanding
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parziale
 Definition
partial
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arcigno
 Definition
grim
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il fortino
 Definition
blockhouse, little fortress
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lo stucco
 Definition
stucco
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vecchiotto
 Definition
old, stale
Term
il ciuffo
 Definition
tuft
Term
impigliate
 Definition
entangled
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la pelliccia
 Definition
fur
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Il Medioevo
 Definition
Middle Ages
Term
il rudere
 Definition
wreck or ruin
Term
il pezzetino
 Definition
little piece
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la baia
 Definition
bay
Term
tradire (isc)
 Definition
to betray
Term
il loto
 Definition
lotus
Term
le onde
 Definition
waves
Term
incresparsi
 Definition
to ripple
Term
ricurvo
 Definition
curved, bent
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latteo
 Definition
milky
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la schiuma
 Definition
foam
Term
donare
 Definition
to give or donate
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interamente
 Definition
entirely
Term
la ciance
 Definition
drivel
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avviciandosi
 Definition
approaching
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il piumaggio
 Definition
plumage
Term
affascinate
 Definition
fascinating
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euforico
 Definition
euphoric
Term
rapito
 Definition
kidnapped
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il posticino
 Definition
niche or little place
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mollare
 Definition
to give, let go, stop, ease
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proporre
 Definition
to propose
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figato
 Definition
cool
Term
mettersi in tiro
 Definition
to get dolled up
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ridacchiare
 Definition
to chuckle
Term
occhieggiare
 Definition
to ogle
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ignaro
 Definition
unaware, unsuspecting
Term
l'alba
 Definition
dawn
Term
pretendere
 Definition
to demand or require
Term
cinquantina
 Definition
about fifty
Term
prugna / La prigna
 Definition
plum (adj - color) - invariable / plum (fruit)
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tenero
 Definition
tender
Term
finché
 Definition
until
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dunque
 Definition
therefore, thus
Term
da parte
 Definition
aside, to hand
Term
il tonto
 Definition
dummy
Term
l'agente di borsa
 Definition
stockbroker
Term
assomigliare da morire a qualcuno
 Definition
to be a dead ringer for someone (usually famous)
Term
scorbutico
 Definition
unfriendly, cantankerous
Term
si vede tanto
 Definition
it's obvious (lit one sees it much)
Term
avere qualcosa da parte
 Definition
I have it (usually an object referred to earlier - lit to have everything to hand)
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il posto più
 Definition
the best place
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