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Colette - Vita d'albergo- pg 81-84
Colette - Vita d'albergo- pg 81-84 - Antonio's Class
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Language - Italian
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04/07/2013
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Term
si leva
levare
 Definition
one gets up, raises, lifts
to raise,lift get up take away
syn: si alza
Term
di sicuro
 Definition
with certainty
syn: certamente
Term
il portafogli
 Definition
the wallet
Term
scordarsi
 Definition
to forget
syn: dimenticarsi
Term
romperti il sonnellino
 Definition
literally - to break your nap
syn: svegliarti
Term
L'etimologia
 Definition
the etymology
syn: l'origine
Term
urlare
 Definition
to scream/shout
syn: gridare
Term
un ragno
 Definition
a spider (non mi piace!)
Term
gli fa ribrezzo
 Definition
it repels him (lit - it makes him shudder)
Term
s'intende
 Definition
one intends/understands
syn: si capisce
Term
lustrarsi
 Definition
to clean oneself (literally to "polish")
syn: pulirsi
Term
spazzolarsi
spazzolare
 Definition
to brush oneself
to brush
Term
i gemelli
 Definition
the cufflinks
Term
disporsi (verb disporre)
 Definition
to arrange/place/have/dispose
syn: prepararsi
Term
negargli (v: negare)
 Definition
to deny them
syn: rifiutargli
Term
rifiutare
 Definition
rifuse
Term
alberghi
 Definition
hotels
Term
eccomi
 Definition
there I was
Term
gallonato
 Definition
a braided coat
Term
volle (v: volere)
 Definition
lit: wanted
syn: mi chiese
Term
fui bocciato (v: bocciare)
 Definition
I failed (lit I was rejected)
Term
disoccupato
 Definition
unemployed
Term
attendente a casa
 Definition
domestic helper
Term
si figuri (v: figurare)
 Definition
just imagine/just think/ never mind
syn: s'immagini
Term
si secco' (v: seccare)
 Definition
dried/bored
syn:si annoio'
Term
un fregaccio
 Definition
a rough stroke
Term
la leva
 Definition
syn il servizio militare
(literally - the lever)
Term
si fece (v: fare)
 Definition
syn: divento'
Term
un' alzata di spalle
 Definition
a shrug of the shoulders
Term
il facchino
 Definition
the bellhop
Term
mi ci spinse dentro
 Definition
pushed me inside
Term
informi
 Definition
shapeless
Term
le norme
 Definition
the standards/norms/rules/regulations
syn: le regole
Term
illeso
 Definition
unharmed
syn: sano e salvo
Term
per prima cosa
 Definition
for the first thing
syn: anzitutto (first of all)
Term
paretti
 Definition
walls
Term
colle
 Definition
con le
Term
contorta
 Definition
lit (twisted/contorted/convoluted)
syn: non chiara
Term
nella trattoria
 Definition
nel ristorante
Term
sputare
 Definition
to spit (yuck!)
Term
le lenzuola
 Definition
the bed sheets
Term
anticipato
 Definition
in advance
Term
un sudicione
 Definition
a filthy person/ a slob.
Term
rintuzzare
 Definition
blunt/repel/fend off/rebuke
syn: respingere (reject,dismiss, rebuke)
Term
taccuino
 Definition
notebook
Term
la chiavetta
 Definition
piccola chiave
Term
serratura
 Definition
lock
Term
suggellate
 Definition
sealed
Term
la saponetta
 Definition
the bar of soap
Term
m'accosto
 Definition
I will approach
mi avvicino
Term
il facchino
 Definition
the porter
Term
avvertimento
avviso
 Definition
warning
Term
aveva l'incarico di
 Definition
was in charge of
Term
deplorevole
 Definition
deplorable
Term
un lungo
 Definition
per molto tempo
Term
un peretta
 Definition
a pear shaped bell ringer
Term
'l afferrai (v: afferrare)
 Definition
to grab/seize/take
la presi
Term
pigiai (v: pigiare)
 Definition
press/push/crush
syn: premetti (premere)
Term
a spalliera
 Definition
the headboard
Term
agisse
 Definition
to act
syn: funzionasse
Term
un guasto
 Definition
a break down/fault/failure
Term
l'interruttore della luce
 Definition
the light switch
Term
spreco di corrente
 Definition
wasting electricity
Term
infilai (v: infilare)
 Definition
to slip
syn: scesi
Term
i commessi
 Definition
the clerks
Term
fagotti
 Definition
parcels
Term
paia di calze
 Definition
pairs of socks
Term
una dozzina
 Definition
a dozen
syn: dododici
Term
un dentifricio
 Definition
a tube of toothpaste
Term
forbici da unghie
 Definition
nail clippers
Term
involti
 Definition
bundles
syn: fagotti
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