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2012-10-08: I Racconti di San Francisco Capitolo 13
Words from Capitolo 13
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Language - Italian
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10/08/2012
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l'accanito sostenitore
 Definition
stickler (lit dogged supporter/advocate)
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accontentersi (di)
 Definition
to content onself (to settle for)
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allibito
 Definition
shocked
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alzarsi di scatto
 Definition
to jump up
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ammazare/arsi
 Definition
to kill / to kill oneself or wear oneself out
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ammiccare
 Definition
to wink
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anzi
 Definition
in fact, rather, even better
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arrotolare
 Definition
to roll up
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l'ascella
 Definition
armpit
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assorto
 Definition
absorbed
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la barbetta
 Definition
beard
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battere tempo
 Definition
mark time
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il battibaleno
 Definition
flash, heartbeat, no time
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la bobina
 Definition
reel, spool, coil
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la boccetta
 Definition
small bottle
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il buono pasto del valore
 Definition
food stamps
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calcolare
 Definition
to calculate, estimate
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la caraffa
 Definition
carafe, jug, decanter
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cavare
 Definition
to get, to obtain
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il cavo
 Definition
cable
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cazzo
 Definition
fuck
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chinarsi
 Definition
to bend, stoop, bow
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il ciuffo
 Definition
tuft (of hair)
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la cloche
 Definition
flapper-style hat
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il comò
 Definition
chest of drawers
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comunitario
 Definition
community (adj)
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il copriletto
 Definition
bedspread, coverlet
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la cornice
 Definition
picture frame
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la dama
 Definition
dame, lady
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il degenerato
 Definition
degenerate
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depravato
 Definition
depraved
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deprimente
 Definition
depressing
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a disagio
 Definition
uncomfortable
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disfare/arsi
 Definition
to undo, to destroy, to defeat/to dispose
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disposto
 Definition
disposed, prepared
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i drappeggi
 Definition
drapery
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il drogato
 Definition
addict
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fare colpo
 Definition
to pull it off, to succeed
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il film muto
 Definition
silent film
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fittizio
 Definition
fictitious
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il foglietto
 Definition
slip of paper
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il formichiere
 Definition
anteater
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forza
 Definition
come on
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la frangia
 Definition
fringe
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il fricchettone
 Definition
hippie, freak
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frullare
 Definition
to whisk, to whip
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fulminare
 Definition
to strike dead, to strike by lightning
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in giro
 Definition
around
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importunare
 Definition
to bother, to annoy
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inciso
 Definition
recorded, graven
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infilare
 Definition
to thread, to insert
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infuriate
 Definition
raging, infuriated
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l'invitato
 Definition
invited (guest)
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maiuscolo
 Definition
big, capital, upper case
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il manico
 Definition
handle, neck, shaft
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la narice
 Definition
nostril
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il paralume
 Definition
lampshade
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persino
 Definition
even
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la polverina
 Definition
powder
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portare
 Definition
to bring, to lead
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posare
 Definition
to lay, to pose, to set, to put down
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il prestadigatore
 Definition
magician, juggler
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radersi
 Definition
to shave
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reggere
 Definition
to hold, to bear, to manage
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rendersi conto di
 Definition
to understand, to realize
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ricavare
 Definition
to obtain, to get, to extract)
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ridacchiare
 Definition
to chuckle
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ridicolo
 Definition
ridiculous
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rifugiarsi
 Definition
to take refuge
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rompere le scatole
 Definition
to bother, to get on someone's nerves
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la rottura di scatole
 Definition
nuisance
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il sacco a pelo
 Definition
sleeping bag
Term
a scatti
 Definition
jerky
Term
scavare
 Definition
to dig up
Term
la scemata/e
 Definition
bullshit, nonsense
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scoppiare
 Definition
to burst, to explode, to break out
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scuotere (pp scosso)
 Definition
to shake
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la seta
 Definition
silk
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la sfida
 Definition
challenge
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simmetricamente
 Definition
symmetrically
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sniffare
 Definition
to sniff
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il soldato
 Definition
soldier
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lo specchietto
 Definition
hand mirror
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la spina
 Definition
thorn
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lo spinello
 Definition
reefer, joint
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strizzare l'occhio
 Definition
to wink
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stufarsi
 Definition
to stew, to get sick of
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i stuzzichini
 Definition
appetizers
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titubante
 Definition
hesitantly
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togliere
 Definition
to remove, to shake off
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il tubicino
 Definition
little tube
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vago
 Definition
vague
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la vedova
 Definition
widow
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a vicenda
 Definition
each other
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altrimenti
 Definition
otherwise
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