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2013-01-21: I Racconti di San Francisco Capitolo 21
Words From Capitolo 21
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Language - Italian
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01/21/2013
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affannato
 Definition
breathless
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l'aquilone
 Definition
kite
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argentato
 Definition
silvery
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arrancare
 Definition
to trudge, to plod
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assomigliare
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resemble
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la borsetta di stoffa
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cloth bag
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la canaglia
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rascal, scoundrel
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il cerchio / il circolo
 Definition
circle (physical) / circle (group, club, etc)
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chiassoso
 Definition
noisy, boisterous
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la coda
 Definition
tail
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collezionare
 Definition
to collect
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il collezionista
 Definition
collector
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conquistare
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to win, to achieve, to take
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la corazza
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armor
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diffidente
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diffident; suspicious
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durare
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to last
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entrare in sintonia
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to become in tune with, be on the same wavelentgh as
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il fianco / il lato
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side (of something or someone) / side (next to)
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finora
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so far, yet
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la gabbia / gabbieta
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cage
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girare la manovella
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crank up
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il guastafeste
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killjoy, wet blanket (guasto = out of order, bad, decayed)
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infilare/-arsi
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to thread, to insert; to insert onself
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intenerire
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to soften, to move
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intimo
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intimate
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laggiù
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down there, over there
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il libercolo di versi sciolti
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little book of verse
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maledizione, maledetto
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damn
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maliziosamente
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artfully, wickedly, mischeviously
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la manovella
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crank, handle
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mettere in moto
 Definition
put in motion
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prendere a braccetto
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to take by the arm
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il rancore
 Definition
rancor, spite
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rendersi conto di
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to understand, to realize
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lo sballo
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buzz
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le sopracciglia
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eyebrows
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stabilire
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to establish
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le stronzate
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bullshit, crap
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trascinare
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to drag
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il versante
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geological side, slopes
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di vimini (sing vimine)
 Definition
wicker
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