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2011-01-13: Prego 8 Week 1-9
Week 1-9 Otto Words
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Language - Italian
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01/13/2011
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Term
pensare di / pensare che / pensare a
 Definition
phrase - plan to do something / an opinion / thinking about someone/something
Term
ha avuto successo / è successo
 Definition
phrase - it succeded / it happened
Term
gli imagini
 Definition
noun - little pictures
Term
litigare
 Definition
verb - to argue
Term
battersi
 Definition
verb - to fight each other
Term
le biglie
 Definition
noun - marbles
Term
colpire/-irsi
 Definition
verb - to hit, to hit each other
Term
dare/-arsi un pugno
 Definition
verb - to punch/each other
Term
il sfigato
 Definition
noun - geek, dork, loser
Term
i ruoli si sono scambiati
 Definition
phrase - the roles have changed
Term
me stesso
 Definition
myself
Term
dal inizio
 Definition
phrase - from the beginning
Term
una dichiarazione
 Definition
noun - declaration
Term
il reddito
 Definition
noun - income
Term
il punto di vista
 Definition
phrase - point of view
Term
sottolineare
 Definition
verb - to underline
Term
sottolineano
 Definition
noun - underline or stress
Term
la richezza
 Definition
noun - richness
Term
ciascuno
 Definition
each one
Term
il bancomat
 Definition
noun - ATM
Term
lo sportello
 Definition
noun - window (at bank, ticket stand, etc)
Term
il vin brule
 Definition
noun - mulled wine
Term
equilibrato
 Definition
adjective - balanced
Term
svogliato
 Definition
adjective - disinterested
Term
la maniera
 Definition
noun - way, method
Term
la certezza
 Definition
noun - certainty
Term
esigere
 Definition
verb - to demand
Term
l'anfiteatro
 Definition
noun - amphitheater
Term
l'edificio
 Definition
noun - building
Term
il mattone
 Definition
noun - brick
Term
il cenacolo
 Definition
noun - upper room
Term
le rovine
 Definition
noun - ruins
Term
su / giu
 Definition
up / down
Term
il lato
 Definition
noun - side
Term
la marcia piede
 Definition
noun - sidewalk
Term
stretto
 Definition
adjective - narrow
Term
il recinto
 Definition
noun - fence
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mondiale
 Definition
adjective - worldwide
Term
prigiero
 Definition
adjective - prison
Term
la croce
 Definition
noun - cross
Term
squadrato
 Definition
adjective - square
Term
l'incrocio
 Definition
noun - intersection
Term
la casca
 Definition
helmet
Term
il tetto / il soffito (la tetta is tit or breast)
 Definition
noun - roof / ceiling
Term
pesare
 Definition
verb - to weigh
Term
la balancia
 Definition
noun - balance, scale
Term
il ruoto / la gomma
 Definition
noun - wheel / tire
Term
l'ape
 Definition
noun - bee, little truck
Term
la puzzola
 Definition
noun - skunk
Term
il puzzo
 Definition
noun - smell, stink
Term
il procione / l'orsetto lavatore
 Definition
noun - raccoon
Term
il solito / di solito
 Definition
noun - the usual / adjective - usually
Term
il poncino
 Definition
noun - alcoholic punch
Term
la progressistˆà
 Definition
adjective - progressive
Term
finanziaramente
 Definition
adverb - financially
Term
risolvere
 Definition
verb - to resolve
Term
davvero
 Definition
adverb - really
Term
la virgola
 Definition
noun - comma
Term
correria, pullman / autobus / scuolabus
 Definition
noun - tour bus / city bus / school bus
Term
il punto interrogativo
 Definition
noun - question mark
Term
dal altro
 Definition
phrase- (on the other (hand)
Term
parecchio
 Definition
quite a lot
Term
qualunque, qualsiasi
 Definition
any
Term
raggiungere
 Definition
verb - to reach
Term
la spiaggia
 Definition
noun - beach
Term
la polizia
 Definition
noun - police
Term
poco bene
 Definition
noun - not well (literally a little well)
Term
essere al verde
 Definition
phrase - to be broke (like english to be in the red)
Term
sportiva
 Definition
adjective - sporty
Term
come mai
 Definition
phrase - how come
Term
pu˜ò darsi che
 Definition
phrase - It's possible thatÉ (more used than  possibile)
Term
la incertezza
 Definition
noun - uncertainty
Term
potare
 Definition
verb - to prune
Term
una ditta
 Definition
noun - company
Term
essere nei guai
 Definition
phrase - to be in trouble
Term
i guai
 Definition
noun - trouble
Term
il petto
 Definition
noun - breast
Term
la zucca
 Definition
noun - squash/pumpkin
Term
la crostata
 Definition
noun - pie
Term
le costolette
 Definition
noun - prime rib
Term
la costola
 Definition
noun - rib
Term
il ceppo di natale
 Definition
noun - yule log
Term
i fagioli
 Definition
noun - beans
Term
i fagiolini
 Definition
noun - green beans
Term
presto / in anticipo
 Definition
adverb - early (time) / early (in advance of when expected)
Term
tardi / in ritardo
 Definition
adverb - late (time) / late (later than expected)
Term
l'incarico
 Definition
noun - task
Term
il tappeto / la moquette
 Definition
noun - area rug / wall to wall carpet
Term
andare in volo
 Definition
phrase - to take a flight
Term
la velocità
 Definition
noun - speed
Term
coperto con ghiaccio / gelido
 Definition
adjective - frosty
Term
aprirsi
 Definition
verb - to bloom
Term
un po'di tempo / il periodo / il tempo
 Definition
noun - time (short period) / time (long period - days/months) / time (time of day/night/on clock) or quarter in a game
Term
gelata / gelo
 Definition
noun - frost
Term
i piselli
 Definition
noun - peas
Term
gratinati
 Definition
adjective - au gratin
Term
l'anatra
 Definition
noun - duck
Term
grigliata o alla griglia
 Definition
adjective - grilled
Term
il cognato / la cognata
 Definition
noun - brother-in-law, sister-in-law
Term
reggere (pp retto)
 Definition
verb - to require
Term
ovvio
 Definition
adjective - obvious
Term
indaffarato
 Definition
adjective - busy
Term
giochi di ruolo / giochi in scatola
 Definition
noun - board games
Term
fare giochi
 Definition
phrase - to play games
Term
l'ultimo del'anno / capodanno
 Definition
noun - New Year's, New Year's Eve
Term
nessuno parte
 Definition
noun - nowhere
Term
la visita di controllo / check-up
 Definition
noun - check-up
Term
la fotocopia
 Definition
noun - photocopy, handout
Term
scorsa / ultima
 Definition
adjective - last (previous) / last (final)
Term
arruginito
 Definition
adjective - rusty
Term
arruginire
 Definition
verb - to rust
Term
lascia perdere
 Definition
phrase - let it go (idiom)
Term
la vocale
 Definition
vowel
Term
l'elenco
 Definition
noun - list
Term
fare visita / andare a trovare
 Definition
phrase - to visit someone
Term
la forma / il modulo
 Definition
noun - form (shape of something) / form (as in fill out a)
Term
l'aparecchio acustico
 Definition
noun - hearing aid
Term
dimagrire (isc)
 Definition
verb - to lose weight, to become thinner
Term
È ora
 Definition
phrase - it's about time
Term
calculatore
 Definition
verb - to calculate
Term
il/la ragioniere
 Definition
noun - accountant
Term
recensire
 Definition
verb - to review
Term
il prete
 Definition
noun - priest
Term
la parata
 Definition
noun - parade
Term
la processione
 Definition
noun - procession
Term
il fucile
 Definition
noun - rifle
Term
secco
 Definition
adjective - dry
Term
la roba
 Definition
noun - stuff
Term
prelevare
 Definition
verb - to withdraw (money)
Term
il bimbo, la bimba
 Definition
noun - young child (4 or younger)
Term
il nipotino / la nipotina
 Definition
noun - little niece/nephew, little grandchild
Term
la denuncia
 Definition
noun - a claim
Term
fare la denuncia di redditi
 Definition
phrase - to do taces (literally to make a claim of income)
Term
la compagnia / la azienda / la ditta
 Definition
noun - company / business
Term
fabbrica / fattoria
 Definition
noun - factory / farm
Term
il sondaggio
 Definition
noun - survey
Term
l'elettricista
 Definition
noun - electrician
Term
purtroppo
 Definition
unfortunately
Term
casa mia / affari miei / camera mia
 Definition
phrase - my house, my businesses or my affairs, my room - mia etc comes after the noun for there
Term
il processo
 Definition
noun - process
Term
una lite
 Definition
noun - argument
Term
la zanzara / la zanzariera
 Definition
noun - mosquito / window screen
Term
farcela
 Definition
phrase - do it
Term
a dire il vero
 Definition
phrase - to tell the truth
Term
il riassunto
 Definition
noun - summary
Term
i contributi
 Definition
noun - benefits
Term
lo stage
 Definition
noun - internship (pronounced staj)
Term
lo schermo
 Definition
noun - screen (TV, computer)
Term
la mansarda
 Definition
noun - attic
Term
il giornalismo
 Definition
noun - journalism
Term
l'aula
 Definition
noun - classroom
Term
intanto
 Definition
in the meantime
Term
il concorso
 Definition
noun - employment test
Term
gli annunci
 Definition
noun - job announcements
Term
persistere
 Definition
verb - to persist
Term
flessibilità
 Definition
adjective - flexibility
Term
euro
 Definition
noun - Euro - "eh-u-roh"
Term
le aiuole
 Definition
noun - flower beds
Term
l'aiuto
 Definition
noun - help
Term
compilare / riempire
 Definition
verb - to fill out (a form)
Term
puntini puntini
 Definition
phrase - dot dot dot
Term
capirne
 Definition
verb - to know about it
Term
andarsene / andare via
 Definition
phrase - to go away
Term
me ne vado
 Definition
phrase - I'm going
Term
Non ne capisco niente
 Definition
phrase - I don't know anything about it
Term
partecipare
 Definition
verb - participate (in something)
Term
la catena di montaggio / una catena montuosa
 Definition
noun - assembly line / mountain chain
Term
faccio il... / sono un...
 Definition
phrase - I am the / I am a... (profession)
Term
la dirigente
 Definition
noun - manager
Term
una giacca a avento / una giacca pesante o un'eskimo
 Definition
noun - jwindbreaker / heavy coat
Term
il golf, il cardigan
 Definition
noun - sweater
Term
affascinante
 Definition
adjective - fascinating
Term
la pagella
 Definition
noun - report card
Term
il prestito
 Definition
noun - loan
Term
gli Olimpiadi
 Definition
noun - Olympics
Term
la ragioneria
 Definition
noun - study of economics
Term
semplice
 Definition
adjective - simple
Term
in tanto prima cosa
 Definition
phrase - first thing
Term
pari a
 Definition
phrase - equal to (rate, percentage - technical)
Term
lo scemo
 Definition
noun - idiot
Term
qualificata
 Definition
adjective - qualified
Term
fedele
 Definition
adjective - faithful
Term
digerire
 Definition
verb - to digest
Term
passare / trascorrere (pp trascorso)
 Definition
verb - to pass (time) - trascorrere is more used
Term
essere costretto
 Definition
phrase - to be forced
Term
estero
 Definition
adjective - abroad
Term
il confine
 Definition
noun - border (between countries)
Term
chiunque
 Definition
whoever
Term
dovunque / ovunque
 Definition
wherever
Term
comunque
 Definition
however, no matter how
Term
qualunque
 Definition
whichever, whatever (aj)
Term
qualunque cosa
 Definition
whatever, no matter what (pronoun)
Term
aspettativa maternità, paternità
 Definition
noun - maternity leave, paternity leave
Term
il laghetto
 Definition
noun - pond
Term
domandarsi / chiedersi
 Definition
verb - to wonder
Term
il disordine / il casino
 Definition
noun - a mess
Term
disordinata
 Definition
adjective - messy
Term
il secchio
 Definition
noun - pail
Term
il bucato
 Definition
noun - laundry
Term
il retro
 Definition
noun - back, behind; adverb - behind
Term
la cintura
 Definition
noun - belt
Term
la scimmia
 Definition
noun - monkey
Term
il muschio
 Definition
noun - moss
Term
la giungla
 Definition
noun - jungle
Term
la piastrella
 Definition
noun - tile (floor, wall)
Term
dare la colpa
 Definition
verb - to blame
Term
l'anatra
 Definition
noun - duck
Term
part-time
 Definition
adverb - part-time
Term
il soprannome
 Definition
noun - nick name
Term
d'oro / dorato
 Definition
adjective - gold color / golden
Term
crescere (pp cresciuto)
 Definition
verb - to grow (up)
Term
il gioiello / i gioielli
 Definition
noun - jewel / jewelry
Term
l'orecchio / l'orecchino
 Definition
noun - ear / earring
Term
la tenda
 Definition
noun - tent
Term
unico
 Definition
adjective - only, unique, solo
Term
l'uno né l'altro
 Definition
phrase -either one or the other
Term
la licenza / il bollo o la tassa
 Definition
noun - license (permission or permit) / license (car)
Term
wrestling
 Definition
noun - la lotta libera (lit: free struggle)
Term
il sotto veste
 Definition
noun - slip (clothing)
Term
i letti a castello
 Definition
noun - bunk beds
Term
giocattoli di peluche / l'orsacchiotto
 Definition
noun - stuffed animal / teddy bear
Term
solenne
 Definition
adjective - solemn
Term
separato
 Definition
adjective - separate
Term
lucido
 Definition
adjective - shiny
Term
la stoffa, il tessuto
 Definition
noun - fabric
Term
il / la principiante
 Definition
noun - beginner
Term
la reunione
 Definition
noun - meeting, reunion
Term
il canile
 Definition
noun - kennel
Term
sorvegliare / soprintendere a
 Definition
verb - to supervise (a person) / to supervise (an organization)
Term
esagerare
 Definition
verb - to exaggerate
Term
l'esigenza
 Definition
noun - demand
Term
esigente
 Definition
adjective - demanding
Term
ragionevole
 Definition
adjective - reasonable
Term
il dialoghetto
 Definition
noun - little dialog
Term
l'asilo-nido
 Definition
day care, nursery
Term
occupato / indaffarato, impegnato
 Definition
adjective - busy/occupied (at this moment) / swamped / lots to do
Term
riprendere (pp ripreso)
 Definition
verb - to resume
Term
il crampo
 Definition
noun - cramp
Term
la laurea in mano
 Definition
phrase - degree in hand
Term
impedire
 Definition
verb - to impede
Term
il compromesso
 Definition
noun - a compromise
Term
compromettere
 Definition
verb - to compromise
Term
dunque
 Definition
conjunction - therefore
Term
disposto
 Definition
adjective - disposed, inclined
Term
l'orario
 Definition
noun - schedule, work hours; adjective - hourly
Term
le materie umanistiche
 Definition
noun - humanities
Term
l'ingegneria
 Definition
noun - engineering
Term
tuttavia
 Definition
conjunction - nonetheless
Term
dato che
 Definition
phrase - given that
Term
siccome
 Definition
conjunction - since
Term
il passo
 Definition
noun - step
Term
il percorso
 Definition
noun - journey
Term
rinunciare
 Definition
verb - to give up
Term
persevere
 Definition
verb- to persevere
Term
provare
 Definition
verb - to try, to experience
Term
l'adattamento
 Definition
noun - adaptation
Term
corrispondere
 Definition
verb - to correspond (to), to pay
Term
per non parlare
 Definition
phrase - not to mention
Term
aggiornare / aggiornarsi
 Definition
verb - to bring up to date / to keep ones self up to date
Term
nel complesso
 Definition
phrase - all in all
Term
la difficoltà
 Definition
noun - difficulty
Term
intellettualmente
 Definition
adverb - intellectually
Term
il campo
 Definition
noun - field (literal or field of expertise)
Term
il vantaggio
 Definition
noun - advantage
Term
difficile / duro
 Definition
hard (difficult) / hard (physically, usually a thing)
Term
giornata dura
 Definition
phrase - hard day
Term
lavorare duro / intensamento
 Definition
phrase - to work hard
Term
rice crispies o il riso soffiato
 Definition
noun - rice crispies
Term
il significato
 Definition
noun - meaning (of a word)
Term
proprio
 Definition
adjective - (my, your etc) own; adverb - just, exactly, really
Term
sarcastico
 Definition
adjective - sarcastic
Term
la paga
 Definition
noun - the pay
Term
mensile
 Definition
adjective - monthly
Term
il celibe / la nubile
 Definition
noun - single man / single woman
Term
divorziato
 Definition
adjective - divorced
Term
separatola
 Definition
adjective - separated
Term
sposatola
 Definition
adjective - married
Term
il candidato
 Definition
noun - applicant (for a position/post)
Term
collezionare / raccogliere
 Definition
verb - to collect (things - a collection) / to collect (gather together)
Term
il rimborsato
 Definition
noun - reimbursement
Term
i simboli
 Definition
noun - symbols
Term
martedì grasso
 Definition
phrase - Fat Tuesday
Term
mercoledì delle ceneri
 Definition
Ash Wednesday
Term
il capocuoco
 Definition
noun - chef
Term
radoppiare
 Definition
verb - to double
Term
le governante
 Definition
noun - maid (house)
Term
la pecora
 Definition
noun - sheep
Term
bacheca
 Definition
noun - notice board / bulletin board
Term
la vulcanologia
 Definition
noun - volcanology
Term
il sasso
 Definition
noun - rock
Term
mantenere
 Definition
verb - to maintain
Term
autodidatta
 Definition
adjective - self-taught
Term
la batterista
 Definition
noun - drummer
Term
roccioso
 Definition
adjective - rocky
Term
il sassolino
 Definition
noun - little rock, pebble
Term
in bocca del lupo
 Definition
phrase - good luck (like "break a leg")
Term
il mammone
 Definition
noun - mamma's boy
Term
la materia
 Definition
noun - matter
Term
guadagnare
 Definition
verb - to earn
Term
il chilometraggio
 Definition
noun - mileage
Term
giardinaggio
 Definition
noun - gardening
Term
l'aspettativa / le aspettative
 Definition
noun - leave / expectations
Term
consiglio di amministrazione
 Definition
noun - board of directors
Term
il verme
 Definition
noun - worm
Term
l'attrezatura
 Definition
noun - equipment
Term
altrove
 Definition
adverb - somewhere else
Term
l'agenzia di collocamento
 Definition
noun - employment agency
Term
la cravatta
 Definition
noun - tie
Term
il vivaio
 Definition
noun - plant nursery
Term
la sera / la serra
 Definition
noun - evening / greenhouse
Term
la piantina
 Definition
noun - seedling
Term
i prodotti chemici
 Definition
noun - chemical products
Term
agricole
 Definition
adjective - agricultural
Term
giardinaggio organico/biologico
 Definition
noun - organic gardening (biologico more used)
Term
il compresso
 Definition
noun - compromise
Term
in punto
 Definition
phrase - on time
Term
il premesso
 Definition
noun - permit
Term
beninformato
 Definition
adjective - well informed, knowledgeable
Term
la propagazione
 Definition
noun - propagation
Term
addato
 Definition
adjective - adapted
Term
la mansione
 Definition
noun - requirement
Term
la maggior parte
 Definition
phrase - the most part, mostly
Term
brusca
 Definition
adjective - rude
Term
scontroso
 Definition
adjective - surly
Term
il pollice verde
 Definition
phrase - green thumb
Term
la prestazione
 Definition
noun - performance
Term
l'incubo
 Definition
noun - nightmare
Term
qualifica
 Definition
npun - qualification
Term
il merito
 Definition
noun - merit
Term
la valutazione
 Definition
noun - evaluation
Term
festive
 Definition
adjective - holiday
Term
dentistico
 Definition
adjective - dental
Term
la vista
 Definition
noun - vision
Term
avvisere
 Definition
verb - to warn
Term
la candidata / il candidato
 Definition
noun - candidate
Term
arrossisco
 Definition
adjective - red-faced, blush
Term
aggiornare / aggiungere
 Definition
verb - to update / to add
Term
pagato
 Definition
adjective - paid
Term
fatto
 Definition
adjectove - made, done
Term
la lottava
 Definition
noun - struggle
Term
lottare
 Definition
verb - to struggle
Term
sarcastico
 Definition
adjective - sarcastic
Term
lo straordinario
 Definition
noun - overtime
Term
oltre ad altre
 Definition
phrase - among others
Term
fornire
 Definition
verb - to supply
Term
contabilità
 Definition
noun - accounts, books
Term
il libro paga
 Definition
noun - payroll
Term
deludere
 Definition
verb - to delude
Term
incinta
 Definition
adjective - pregnant
Term
aspettare / aspettarsi
 Definition
verb - to wait / to expect
Term
mannaggia
 Definition
curse - "damn"
Term
attuale
 Definition
adjective - current
Term
cordialità
 Definition
noun - cordiality
Term
mi sono reso conto
 Definition
phrase - I realized
Term
e così via...
 Definition
phrase - and so on...
Term
una donna di strada
 Definition
noun - prostitute
Term
fare strada
 Definition
phrase - work your way up, get ahead
Term
più di prima
 Definition
phrase - more than before
Term
si fare sentire
 Definition
phrase - to make oneself heard
Term
i posti di lavoro liberi
 Definition
phrase - job vacancies
Term
il settore privato
 Definition
phrase - private sector
Term
promuovere
 Definition
verb - to promote
Term
adatto
 Definition
adjective - suitable
Term
temere
 Definition
verb - to be afraid
Term
dimenticanza
 Definition
noun - oversight
Term
ritrovare
 Definition
verb - to recover, to rediscover
Term
nonostante
 Definition
despite, even though, nevertheless
Term
malgrado
 Definition
despite, notwithstanding, even though
Term
meritare
 Definition
verb - to deserve, to merit
Term
ormai
 Definition
by now
Term
stare in pena
 Definition
phrase - to be worried (for someone)
Term
lenti a contatto
 Definition
noun - contact lenses
Term
l'assistenza sanitaria universale
 Definition
phrase - universal health care
Term
la copertura
 Definition
noun - coverage
Term
la impazienza
 Definition
noun - impatience
Term
rivedere
 Definition
verb - to review, to revise
Term
cieco
 Definition
adjective - blind
Term
altrove
 Definition
adverb - elsewhere
Term
il fertilizzante
 Definition
noun - fertilizer
Term
il pascolo
 Definition
pasture
Term
la irrigazione
 Definition
noun - irrigation
Term
l'attrezzatura
 Definition
noun - equipment
Term
ammettere
 Definition
verb - to admit
Term
il dottorato
 Definition
noun - doctorate
Term
sistemare
 Definition
verb - to put together, to systemize
Term
automatico
 Definition
adjective - automatic
Term
il connessione
 Definition
noun - conection
Term
afferrare
 Definition
verb - to grab, to catch
Term
più o meno
 Definition
phrase - more or less
Term
il vescovo
 Definition
noun - bishop
Term
mica
 Definition
not at all
Term
ingrassare
 Definition
verb - to fatten, to get fat
Term
così all'improvviso
 Definition
phrase - so suddenly
Term
la invenzione
 Definition
noun - invention
Term
il tornado
 Definition
noun - tornado
Term
sospire
 Definition
verb - sigh
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