Lymbery Sylvia. Colloquial Italian. Parte 1

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collant (m.) tights

(a pair of)

collega (m. or f.; colleague

pl. -ghi, -ghe)

collettivo/a collective

collina hill

collo neck

colore (m.) colour

coltivare to cultivate

colto/a educated

come like, as

come? how? what?

cominciare to begin

commerciale commercial

(adj.)

commercialista accountant

(m. or f.)

commesso/a shop assistant

modo/a comfortable,

convenient

compagni

a company

compleanno birthday

complesso/a complex

comportare imply, involve

comprare to buy

compre

ndere to include,

(pp. compreso) comprise

computer (m.) computer

comunale municipal

comune common

comune (m.) municipality,

town council

comunicare to communicate

comunque however,

anyway

con with

concordare to reach an

agreement

condizionale conditional

(m.) (mood of

verb)

conducente (m.) driver

conferenza lecture

confermare to conﬁrm

confessare to confess

confessarsi to make

confession

(to confess

oneself)

conﬁnante having a

shared border,

neighbouring

congratulazioni congratulations

(f. pl.)

congresso conference

cono

scere (pp. to know, to

conosciuto) be acquainted

with, to get

to know

consegna delivery,

consignment

consegnare to deliver, to

hand over

conservare to conserve,

to preserve

considerare to consider

considerarsi to consider

oneself

consi

glio (piece of)

advice

consi

stere to consist

consolato consulate

consulente consultant

(m. or f.)

consumo consumption

contadino peasant, farmer,

country

dweller

contatto contact

contento/a pleased, happy

continentale continental (adj.)

continuare to continue

conti

nuo/a continuous,

continual

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conto bill, account

per conto loro on their own

contorno vegetables

served with

the meat

course

contratto contract

contro against

controllo check, control

convi

ncere to convince

(pp. convinto)

coperto cover (in

restaurant)

ppia couple

coprire to cover

(pp. coperto)

cora

ggio courage

coraggioso brave

cordiale cordial

coricarsi to go to bed,

to lie down

corpo body

corrente (f.) current

corrido

io corridor

corrispo

ndere to correspond

(pp. corrisposto)

corso boulevard,

wide street;

course

cortese courteous, kind

cortesi

a courtesy

per cortesi

a please

cortile (m.) courtyard

corto/a short

cosa thing

così thus, so, like

this, in this way

così vi

a and so on

costa coast

costare to cost

costiero/a coastal

costituire* to constitute

costo cost

a tutti i costi at all costs to

costruire* construct,

to build

costruttore, builder

-ttrice

costume (m.) custom

cotoletta cutlet

cotone (m.) cotton

cotto cooked, having

undergone a

cooking

process

(pp. cuocere)

cre

dere to believe,

think

cre

scere to grow

cro

naca news

cucina kitchen, cooking

cugino/a cousin

cui which, whom

culturale cultural

cuo

cere to cook

(pp. cotto)

cuoco/a cook

cuore (m.) heart

cura treatment, care

curare to take care

of, to treat

(medically)

cuscino cushion

da from, since, to/at

the house of

dappertutto everywhere

dare (pp. dato) to give

data date

dato datum, pl. data

davanti (a) in front of

davvero really

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debole weak

deci

dere to decide

(pp. deciso)

cimo/a tenth

decisione (f.) decision

delegazione (f.) delegation

delicato/a delicate

democrazi

a democracy

denaro money

densità density

dente (m.) tooth

dentista (m. or f.) dentist

dentro inside, within

descri

vere to describe

(pp. descritto)

desiderare to want,

desire, wish

destinazione (f.) destination

destro/a right

di of, from,

diagonale diagonal

diagonalmente diagonally

dialetto dialect

dicembre (m.) December

dieci ten

dietro (adv.) behind

differenza difference

diffi

cile difﬁcult

difﬁcoltà difﬁculty

di fronte opposite

diffuso/a widespread

dimenticare to forget

diminuire* to decrease

di nuovo again

diocesano/a diocesan

dipe

ndere to depend

dipinto painting

dire (pp. detto) to say

diretto direct,

directed

direttore (m.), director

-ttrice (f.)

diritto right; law

discoteca discotheque

disoccupazione unemployment

(f.)

dispiacere to displease

mi dispiace I am sorry

disporre to have at one’s

(pp. disposto) disposal, to

arrange

disposizione (f.) disposition

a disposizione available

disposto/a arranged

distanza distance

distorsione (f.) sprain

disturbare to disturb,

bother

ditta ﬁrm, company

diventare to become

diverso/a different

divertente amusing,

enjoyable, fun

divertimento amusement,

entertainment

divertirsi to enjoy oneself

ccia shower

documento document (used

to mean proof

of identity)

dolce (m.) pudding

dolce (adj.) sweet

dolore (m.) pain

domanda question

domani tomorrow

dome

nica Sunday

dominante dominant

dominare to dominate,

overlook

donna woman

donna d’affari businesswoman

dopo after

dopodomani the day after

tomorrow

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doppio/a double

dormire to sleep

dottore, doctor

dottoressa

dove where

dovere to have to, must

dritto/a (also) straight

diritto/a

ducale belonging to a

duke or (in

Venice) doge

due two

dunque so, therefore

duomo cathedral

durante during

duro/a hard

e, ed and

ecce

tera, ecc. et cetera, etc.

eccezionale exceptional

ecco here is/are;

there is/are

(pointing out);

well then

(starting to

explain

something)

economi

a economy,

economics

econo

mico/a economical

economic

edonismo hedonism,

pursuit of

happiness

educato/a polite, well

brought up

egre

gio/a distinguished

Egregio Dear Sir

Signore

elefante (m.) elephant

elegante elegant

elementare elementary

elementari elementary

(le classi) school

elenco list, directory

elettricità electricity

elettro

nica electronics

elettro

nico/a electronic

eliminare to eliminate

emergenza emergency

emigrare to emigrate

emotivamente emotionally

emozione (f.) emotion

entrarci to be to do with

non c’entra he/it is nothing

to do with it

entrare to enter

entrata entrance

entro by (a point in

or a period

of time)

poca age, period, era

all’epoca at the time

errore (m.) error, mistake

esame (m.) examination

esattamente exactly

esatto/a exact

esclusivamente exclusively

escursione (f.) excursion

ese

mpio example

ad esempio for example

eserci

zio exercise

esi

stere to exist

sodo exodus, mass

departure

espresso black coffee,

express (train,

letter)

ssere (pp. stato) to be

essere in giro to be going

around

est (m.) east

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estate (f.) summer

este

ndersi to extend

stero/a foreign

all’estero abroad

età age

tica ethic

etichetta label, sticker

etrusco/a Etruscan

ttaro hectare

etto 100 grammes

Europa Europe

evacuare to evacuate

evitare to avoid

evoluzione (f.) evolution

fa ago

bbrica factory

ccia face

cile easy

fagiolino French bean,

green bean

fagiolo bean

fai-da-te do-it-yourself

falso/a false

fame (f.) hunger

avere fame to be hungry

fami

glia family

familiari family members,

relations

famoso/a famous

fango mud

rcela to succeed,

to manage,

to make it,

to cope

fare (pp. fatto) to do,

to make

fare il biglietto to buy a

ticket

farmaci

a chemist’s

fatica drudgery, effort,

physically hard

work

fatto fact

fattori

a farm

favore (m.) favour

per favore please

fax (m.) fax

febbra

io February

febbre (f.) fever, high

temperature

gato liver

felice happy

rie (f. pl.) holidays

fermare to stop

fermata stop

fermo/a still, not moving

feroce ﬁerce

ferrovi

a railway

festa party

ﬁaba fable, fairy tale

ﬁdanzato/a ﬁancé(e)

glio/a son/daughter

glio unico only son

ﬁlm (m.) ﬁlm

ﬁnale ﬁnal

ﬁnalmente at last, ﬁnally

ﬁnanziamento ﬁnancing

ﬁnanziario/a ﬁnancial

ﬁne (f.) end

ﬁne settimana weekend

(m. or f.)

ﬁnestra window

ﬁnire* to end, to ﬁnish

ﬁno a as far as, until

ﬁore (m.) ﬂower

ﬁorente ﬂourishing

ﬁrma signature

ﬁrmare to sign

ﬁscale ﬁscal, relating

to tax

ﬁssare to ﬁx, to arrange

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ﬁsso ﬁxed (as

opposed to

movable,

portable)

ﬁume (m.) river

fondo bottom

fontana fountain

forma shape, form

forma

ggio cheese

formale formal

formare to form

rmula formula

fornire* to provide

forno oven

foro forum

forse perhaps

forte strong

fortezza fortress

fortuna fortune, luck

fortunato/a fortunate, lucky

foto (f.) photo

fra between, among

fra un mese in a month’s

time

fra

gola strawberry

francese French

Fra

ncia France

francobollo (postage) stamp

fratello brother

frattempo meanwhile

nel frattempo in the

meanwhile

frazione (f.) outlying village

freddo/a cold

frequentare to frequent; to

attend

(school)

frequente frequent

fresco/a fresh, cool

fretta haste

avere fretta to be in a

hurry

friggere to fry

frigori

fero, refrigerator,

frigo fridge

frizzante sparkling

(of wine)

fronte (f.) forehead

di fronte a opposite

frontiera frontier

frutta fruit

fruttive

ndolo greengrocer,

fruit seller

fuggire to ﬂee

fumare to smoke

fungo mushroom

funzionare to work,

function

fuoco ﬁre

fuori outside

furto theft, burglary

futuro future

gabinetto lavatory; surgery

(of a doctor

or dentist)

galleri

a art gallery

lles (m.) Wales

gallese Welsh

gamba leg

gara race,

competition

garage (m.) garage

garanzi

a guarantee

gelateri

a ice cream

parlour

gelato ice cream

genealo

gico/a genealogical

lbero family tree

genealo

gico

generalmente generally,

usually

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genere (m.) kind, sort

in genere generally

nero son-in-law

genitori (m. pl.) parents

gennaio January

gente (f. sing.) people

gentile kind

Gentile Dear Madam

Signora

geografi

a geography

geru

ndio gerund

gestire* to manage

gettare to throw

getto a jet, a spout

getto ink-jet

d’inchiostro

già already

giacca jacket

giallo/a yellow

giallo, n a detective story

Giappone (m.) Japan

giapponese Japanese

giardino garden

giara terracotta jar for

storage of oil

ginna

sio high school (the

ﬁrst two years

of the classical

liceo)

giocare to play (a game)

giornala

io/a newspaper seller

giornale (m.) newspaper

giornata day (see Unit 14)

giorno day

gio

vane young

giovedì (m.) Thursday

girare to turn, to go

around, to

circulate

giro circuit, circle,

tour

andare in giro to go around

gita excursion, trip,

outing

gitante tripper, person

(m. or f.) on an outing

giù down

giugno June

giu

ngere arrive, reach

(pp. giunto)

giusto/a right, correct,

just

gnocchi (m. pl.) gnocchi,

dumplings

godere to enjoy

gola throat

golf (m.) golf; cardigan

golfo gulf, bay

ndola gondola

gonna skirt

governo government

grammo gramme

grana a type of hard

cheese (slightly

granular in

texture);

parmesan

Gran Bretagna Great Britain

granché a lot (usually

used in

negative

sentences)

grande big, large

gra

ndine (f.) hail

grattare to scratch

gratu

ito/a free

gra

zie thanks, thank

you

greco/a Greek

gri

gio/a grey

gri

glia grill

grosso/a big

guardare to look, to

watch

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Guardia di tax police

Finanza

guarire* to cure, to heal,

to get better

guerra war

guida (f. even guide, guidebook

if male)

guidare to guide; to drive

(a vehicle)

idea idea

identità identity

ieri yesterday

illustrato/a illustrated

immaginare to imagine

imma

gine (f.) image

immensamente immensely,

enormously

imparare to learn

impegnativo/a exacting,

demanding;

(of price)

high

impegnato/a engaged, busy,

committed

impegno commitment,

pledge

imperfetto imperfect

imperiale imperial

impermea

bile raincoat

(m.)

impianto plant,

machinery,

equipment

impiegato employee

importante important

importare to matter, to be

important

non importa it doesn’t

matter

impossi

bile impossible

impresa enterprise,

business

inattivo/a inactive,

dormant

(of volcano)

incante

vole enchanting,

delightful,

charming

ince

ndio ﬁre

incertezza uncertainty

incidente (m.) accident

inclu

dere to include

(pp. incluso)

incontro meeting

indicatore indicator

indietro back; (of clock,

watch) slow

indirizzo address

indiscuti

bile unquestionable,

undisputable

indomani the next day

indu

stria industry

industriale industrial

industrializza- industrialization

zione

in effetti in fact

infatti yes, indeed

infelice unhappy

infermiere/a nurse

inﬁne ﬁnally

inﬁnito/a inﬁnite;

innumerable

inﬁnito (n.) inﬁnitive

inﬁsso window

frame

inﬂuenza inﬂuence;

inﬂuenza

inﬂuire* to inﬂuence

informare to inform

informarsi to inform

oneself

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informazione information

(m.)

ingegnere (m.) engineer

Inghilterra England

ingiallito/a yellowed

inglese English

iniziativa initiative

ini

zio start, beginning

innamorato/a in love

inoltre besides,

furthermore,

moreover

inquinamento pollution

in realtà in fact

insalata salad

insegna sign

insegnante teacher

(m. or f.)

inserire* to insert, to

settle, to ﬁt in

insieme together

insi

stere to insist

insolitamente unusually

inso

lito/a unusual

insomma in short

installare to install

installazione (f.) installation

intanto meanwhile

intensamente intensively,

strongly

interamente entirely

interessante interesting

interessarsi to be interested

interesse (m.) interest

interno interior;

(telephone)

extension

interno/a internal

intero/a whole

interrogativo question,

problem

interro

mpere to interrupt

(pp. interrotto)

intervallo interval, break

intervento intervention

inteso understood,

agreed

intimità intimacy

intorno (adv.) around

intorno a (prep.) round, around

intuizione (f.) intuition

inu

tile useless

invece instead, on the

other hand

inventare to invent

inverno winter

investigatore investigator,

(m.) detective

inviare to send

invio despatch,

sending

invitare to invite

invito invitation

io I

Irlanda Ireland

irlandese Irish

irrigare to irrigate

iscri

versi to enrol

iscrizione (f.) enrolment,

joining (a club,

a service)

sola island

isolare to isolate

istruito/a educated

italiano/a Italian

là there

lago lake

lamentarsi to complain

lampada

rio chandelier,

candleholder

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lana wool

largo wide

lasagne (f. pl.) pasta in ﬂat

sheets

lasciare to leave

latitu

dine (f.) latitude

lato side

latte (m.) milk

lavanderi

a utility room,

laundry

lavarsi to wash (oneself)

lavatrice (f.) washing machine

lavorare to work

lavoro work, job

legge(f.) law

ggere (pp. to read

letto)

leggero/a light

legno wood

lei she, her

Lei you (formal)

lentamente slowly

lento/a slow

leone (m.) lion

ttera letter

letto bed

lettura reading

lezione (f.) lesson

lì there

bero/a free

libertà freedom, liberty

libreri

a bookshop

libro book

liceo high school

lieto/a happy

limone (m.) lemon

nea line

lingua tongue,

language

lingua

ggio language

rico/a lyric

sica lirica opera

litro litre

locale (m.) room,

establishment,

premises

locale local

lombardo/a Lombard, of

Lombardy

lontano/a far

(adj. and adv.)

lotteri

a lottery

glio July

lui he, him

luminoso/a light

lunedì (m.) Monday

lungo/a long

lungo along

luogo place

lupo wolf

in bocca good luck!

al lupo!

ma but

macché you’re joking!

what nonsense!

maccheroni maccheroni,

(m. pl.) macaroni

(short pasta

tubes)

cchina car,

automobile

macchinetta little machine

macella

io butcher

mace

rie (f. pl.) rubble, ruins

madre (f.) mother

madre-lingua (f.) mother tongue

magari perhaps; would

that it were

so!

ggio May

maggiorana marjoram

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