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I Promessi Sposi - 4
Chapter 4 -I Promessi Spossi - Alessandro Manzini (Antonio's Italian Class) - Colette's flashcards
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Language - Italian
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11/20/2012
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Term
raccolto
 Definition
a gathering of fruits or vegetables/ harvest/yield
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animo
 Definition
mind/disposition/courage/character/nature/intention/thoughts
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radunarsi
 Definition
to come together as a group/to rally/ muster/collect/gather
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popolani
 Definition
common people
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prigione
 Definition
prisone
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ira
 Definition
ire, anger
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parere
 Definition
seems/opinion
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fiasco
 Definition
carafe/bottle (in context of story)... usually means fiasco (i.e. chaos)
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dovere
 Definition
verb - to have to/ must/ to be obligated to
noun - obligation
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proseguire
 Definition
continue/go on/proceed/carry on/prosecute
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capanna
 Definition
hut/hutch/cabin/booth/cot
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monotono
 Definition
monotonous/monotone/humdrum/dull/flat
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tiranno
 Definition
tyrant/opressor/anarch
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podesta
 Definition
a title - appointed position of nobility
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sfondare
 Definition
to break through/to break at the bottom/ to knock the bottom out of
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carestia
 Definition
famine
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a buon mercato
 Definition
a bargain/ a good deal
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sedere
 Definition
to quell/to calm
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disperdersi
 Definition
to disperse
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ingenuo
 Definition
naive/gullible/simple/child
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spogliarsi
 Definition
to undress oneself
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spuntare
 Definition
to sprout up/ appear/rise up/stick out/blunt
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presto
 Definition
soon/quick/quickly
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allontanarsi
 Definition
to leave/depart/go away/walk away/withdraw/recede
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incolto
 Definition
uncultivated/unkempt/uneducated/barbaric/neglected
Term
amarezza
 Definition
biterness
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spostarsi
 Definition
to move/travel/shift/budge... to move oneself from one place - "post" to another... to "unpost" oneself.
Term
infiammare
 Definition
to ignite/inflame/heat/kindle
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abbondanza
 Definition
abundance
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avvicinarsi
 Definition
to approach
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bisbigliare
 Definition
to whisper
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caro
 Definition
expensive/costly/dear/charming
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dolcezza
 Definition
sweetness
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furbo
 Definition
crafty/sly/tricky/shrewd
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incitare
 Definition
incite/spur/goad/prompt
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lento
 Definition
slow
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mantenuto
 Definition
maintained
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nuova
 Definition
new
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raggrupparsi
 Definition
re-group
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rimanerci
 Definition
remain/stay there
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scendere
 Definition
go down/ descend/ get off/come down/fall/drop
Term
spegnere
 Definition
turn off/extinguish/quench/put out
Term
vestirsi
 Definition
to dress oneself
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