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2012-08-13: I Racconti di San Francisco Capitolo 11
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Language - Italian
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08/13/2012
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altrettante
 Definition
so many
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l'amante
 Definition
mistress
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l'amile
 Definition
amyl nitrate - drug that reduces inhibitions
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armeggiare
 Definition
to fumble
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asciugarsi
 Definition
to dry or wipe oneself
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la balla
 Definition
whopper (lit. bale - of hay)
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il bancone
 Definition
counter
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la battuta
 Definition
joke, blow, punchline
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il blanquette de veau
 Definition
veal stew (French)
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la boccetta
 Definition
small bottle
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il campione
 Definition
champion
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la canaglia
 Definition
rascal, scoundrel
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capace
 Definition
capeable
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la cima
 Definition
top
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il collant
 Definition
tights, pantyhose
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comprendonio
 Definition
savvy
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confinare
 Definition
to border, confine, verge
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costretto
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forced
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in disparte
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on the sidelines
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l'elenco telefonico
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phone book
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l'erede
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heir
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farsi consolare
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to be consoled
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il fazzoletto
 Definition
hankerchief
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in un fiato
 Definition
in one gulp
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fingere
 Definition
to pretend
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la floricola
 Definition
floriculture
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il frac
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tailcoat
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il frutteto
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orchard
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gelido
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icy, frosty
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il giorno di oggi
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today (nowadays)
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giudicare
 Definition
to judge, consider
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madido
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moist
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maledizione, maledetto
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damn
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materno
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maternal
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merda
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shit
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il nomignolo
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nickname
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il palchetto
 Definition
shelf, thrater box
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posare
 Definition
to lay, to pose, to set, to put down
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il principino
 Definition
little prince
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il prozio
 Definition
granduncle
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pur
 Definition
while
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la puzza
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stink, smell
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il respiro profondo
 Definition
deep breath
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riappendere o riattaccare
 Definition
to hang up (phone) - riattacare is more used now
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ribattere
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to retort, answer back
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il richevitore
 Definition
receiver - phone
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risalire
 Definition
to go back, date back
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rovesciare
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to overthrow, to reverse, to spill
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sbattere
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to slam
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scappare
 Definition
to escape, to run out
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lo scapolo
 Definition
bachelor
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la scomparsa
 Definition
disappearance, death, passing
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sensibile
 Definition
sensitive
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sfarfalleggiare o sfarfallare
 Definition
to flutter about (like a butterfly - farfalla)
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la soddisfazione
 Definition
satisfaction
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sollevare
 Definition
to raise or lift
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il sorso
 Definition
sip
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sospettare
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to suspect
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sudato
 Definition
sweaty
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il sudore
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sweat
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il taschino
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little pocket or breast pocket
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la tenuta (di famiglia)
 Definition
family estate
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trangugiare
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to gulp or swallow
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ma va'!
 Definition
Shut up!
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vago
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vague
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ordinato
 Definition
orderly, tidy
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favoloso
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fabulous
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gli avanzati
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leftovers
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già
 Definition
already; of course
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come mai
 Definition
how come
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potare
 Definition
to prune
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i campi da tennis
 Definition
tennis courts
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da allora
 Definition
since
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indignato
 Definition
indignant
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metterci
 Definition
It takes me / you / him etc (time)
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insomma
 Definition
in short
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per via di
 Definition
because of
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dura di comrendonio
 Definition
slow on the uptake
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accigliare/arsi
 Definition
to frown / to scowl
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