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Colette - La Febbre dell'oro - Antonio's Class
Colette - La Febbre dell'oro - Antonio's Class
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03/03/2013
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Term
scoppiare
 Definition
to burst/blow up/explode
Term
aveva fatto il colpo
 Definition
made the shot -
syn - riuscito a vincere (managed to win)
Term
gestore
 Definition
manager
Term
ricevitoria'
 Definition
receiving office for lottery money
Term
allargo'
 Definition
lengthening/spreading/extending
Term
in agitazione
 Definition
in agitation /upheaval
Term
forestieri
 Definition
foreigners
Term
saltare fuori
 Definition
crop up/appear as in a problem.
Term
saltare a conclusione affrettate
 Definition
make a hasty decision
Term
saltare la mosca al naso
 Definition
lit. jump like there's a fly in your nose
expression - lose patience
Term
assediare/
assediato
 Definition
to besiege/ surrond/mob
Term
suonare
 Definition
to sound
syn sembrare
Term
granaglie
 Definition
corn
Term
fieno
 Definition
hay
Term
bestiame
 Definition
livestock
Term
finto
 Definition
non reale/false
Term
adoperare
 Definition
to use/employ
Term
un argomentazione
 Definition
reasoning/argumentation
syn: ragionamento
Term
disinteressata
 Definition
disinterest
Term
accentrare
accentro'
 Definition
to centralize/concentrate
focused
Term
indigeni
 Definition
indigenous people/natives
syn: su quelli del paese
Term
con ferocia
 Definition
with ferocity
syn: intensamente
Term
un delinquente
 Definition
a delinquent
syn: un criminale
Term
schedine
 Definition
lottery ticket/ballot
Term
totocalcio
 Definition
the name of a lottery game
Term
indubbio
 Definition
undoubtably
syn: forte
Term
segugio
 Definition
hound/sleuth/tracker
syn: agente investigativo
Term
additato
 Definition
pointed/pointed out/singled out
syn mostrato
Term
prossimo
 Definition
fellow men (in the context of story)
usually means next
Term
affinni
ti affinni
 Definition
care/troubles/worry concern
it concerns you
syn: ti preoccupi
Term
un lampo
 Definition
lightening
syn: fulmine/baleno
Term
le tenebre
 Definition
the darkness
syn: l'oscurita/il buio
Term
il campanone
 Definition
the big bell
syn: la grande campana
Term
aggrappare
aggrapparsi
 Definition
to hold onto/cling onto/grip onto
to cling oneself to
Term
seppe
 Definition
knew
syn: riuscì a (managed to)
Term
il tabarro
 Definition
the cloak
Term
fare un giretto
 Definition
to go around/take a stroll/walk around
Term
officina
 Definition
workshop
Term
compagno
 Definition
comrade
Term
smise
smettere
 Definition
stopped sun: cesso'
to stop
Term
smartellare
 Definition
to hammer
Term
dato e non concesso
 Definition
given and not conceded -
let's just say for the sake of argument
Term
il chiodino piantato in mezzo al cervello
 Definition
lit: a little nail planted in the middle of his brain (ouch!)
fig - a bug in his ear
Term
gli pianto' addosso due occhi spiritati
 Definition
stared at him with two terrified eyes
Term
addosso
 Definition
on/on him/upon/wearing
Term
stranissimamante
 Definition
very strangely
sin: molto stranamente
Term
riprese
 Definition
shooting/fliming/taking
syn: ricomincio - to re-start ??
Term
direttore
 Definition
editor
Term
alla perfezione
 Definition
with perfection
syn: perfettamente
Term
spietatamente
 Definition
ruthlessly/mercilessly/pitilessly
syn: crudelmente - cruelly
Term
vivisezionato
 Definition
dissected/vivisected
Term
stato maggiore
 Definition
staff/general staff
Term
rossi
 Definition
lit - reds
fig - communists
Term
propagandistica
 Definition
propaganda/ advertising
Term
calunnia
 Definition
slander/libel
Term
in subbuglio
 Definition
in turmoil/agitation
syn:; in agitazione
Term
inchiodare
 Definition
to nail
Term
i diffamatori
 Definition
the slanderers
Term
una diffamazione
 Definition
slander
Term
un manifesto
 Definition
a public annoucement
Term
io i piaceri li faccio gratis
 Definition
I don't charge for favors
Term
crociate
 Definition
crusades
Term
si strinse nelle spalle
 Definition
he shrugged his shoulders
Term
saccoccia
 Definition
pocket
syn tasca
Term
darti fastidii
 Definition
give you trouble/annoyance/bother you
syn: disturbarti
Term
lo si fa stampare
 Definition
we will have it printed
Term
lo appiccichiamo
 Definition
we will hang it up
Term
il sottoscritto
 Definition
the undersigned
Term
neo
 Definition
new (also means mole)
syn: nuovo
Term
suddetto
 Definition
said
sun: menzionato sopra mentioned above
Term
roba stampata
 Definition
printed stuff
Term
una schioppettata
 Definition
gunshot
Term
agrari
 Definition
landowners
Term
gratta
 Definition
scratch
Term
gratta
 Definition
scratch
Term
uno che ci sapeva fare
 Definition
one who knows how to do
syn; una persona abile - a skilled/able person
Term
chiaro e tondo
 Definition
clear and loud (bluntly)
syn; francamente - frankly
Term
tipografia
 Definition
printing shop
Term
la prossima
 Definition
the very first
Term
bozza
 Definition
draft/proof
Term
incassato
 Definition
received/collected/built in
syn: ricevuto
Term
la vincita
 Definition
the winnings
Term
andito
 Definition
vestibule/passage/corridor
syn: vesitbolo
Term
spirare
 Definition
to spy
syn: osservare attentamente
Term
socchiusa
 Definition
ajar/partially opened
syn: un po' aperta
Term
la gazzetta del paese
 Definition
the town crier
Term
rigiro'
 Definition
turned again
Term
senza fiato
 Definition
breathless
syn; ansante
Term
budella
 Definition
guts/intestines/bowls
fig - courage
Term
spaccare
spacco'
 Definition
to split/divide/break smash
past tense of split
Term
si spacco' e budella per il gran ridere
 Definition
split its sides with laughter
Term
volo'
 Definition
lit - flew
fig - rushed
Term
entro' dalla parte dell' orto
 Definition
lit - entered by the way of the garden
fig - came in through the back door
Term
accolta
 Definition
accepted
Term
faccenda
 Definition
the matter/ affair/business/concern
Term
noto
 Definition
known, well known, famous noted
syn: conosciuto, famoso
Term
come un dovere
 Definition
as a duty
Term
corda
 Definition
chord/line/rope
Term
buttare
 Definition
to throw
Term
indovinelli
 Definition
riddles
Term
pancia
 Definition
belly/stomach
Term
compiuto
 Definition
accomplished
Term
reazioni
 Definition
reactions
Term
avviene
 Definition
is/occurs/takes place/happens
Term
cavo'
cavare
 Definition
drew/took out/pulled out
Term
foglio
 Definition
sheet/leaf
Term
lesse
 Definition
read
Term
sparare
 Definition
shoot/fire/let off
Term
pedata
 Definition
tread
Term
urlare
 Definition
to scream/shout
syn gridare
Term
pestare
pestando un pugno sul tavalo
 Definition
to pound/beat/crush/grind
pounding a fist on the table.
Term
appiccicare
 Definition
to stick/glue/paste
Term
malinconia
 Definition
melancholy
Term
E' un brutto colpo
 Definition
it is a heavy blow
Term
genere
 Definition
category/breed/kind/product
Term
mosso
 Definition
moved
Term
rassicurare
 Definition
reassure
Term
sorvegliare
 Definition
keep an eye on/watch/look after
Term
stette
 Definition
stood
Term
matto
 Definition
mad/crazy
Term
sudore
 Definition
sweat
Term
prete
 Definition
priest
syn sacerdote
Term
cima
 Definition
top/summit/peak/crown
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