Lymbery Sylvia. Colloquial Italian. Parte 1

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sardina sardine

sbagliare to make a

mistake

sbarrato blocked,

barricaded

scala staircase

scaloppina escalope

scappare to dash (away),

to escape, to

run away

scarpa shoe

sce

gliere to choose

(pp. scelto)

scelta choice

scemo/a silly

sce

ndere to go down,

(pp. sceso) to come down,

to get off,

out of (vehicle)

scheda (index) card

schiena back

sci (m.) skiing, ski

sciare to ski

sciatore, skier

sciatrice

sciroppo syrup, linctus

scolare to strain, drain

scontato/a discounted, with

a discount

sconto discount

scontrino till receipt,

check

scoperta discovery

scopo aim

scoprire to discover,

(pp. scoperto) uncover

scorso/a last

Sco

zia Scotland

scozzese Scottish

scrittore, -ttrice writer

scri

vere to write

(pp. scritto)

scultura sculpture

scuola school

scuro/a dark

scusare to excuse

scusarsi to excuse

oneself, to

apologize

sdraiarsi to lie down

se if

colo century

secondo second (in a

meal) the main

(ﬁsh/meat)

course

secondo/a second

secondo me, according to me,

te, lui ecc. you, him etc.

sedersi to sit

segnalare to point out, to

make known

segreta

rio/a secretary

segreteri

a telephone

telefo

nica answering

machine

seguire to follow

sei six

sema

foro trafﬁc light

sembrare to seem

seminterrato basement, semi-

basement

mplice simple

semplicemente simply

sempliﬁcato simpliﬁed

sempre always

sempre dritto straight on

sensato sensible

sensi

bile sensitive

senso sense, feeling,

meaning

sentimentale sentimental,

related to the

feelings

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sentire to feel, to hear,

to listen

senza without

senz’altro of course,

without fail

separare to separate

sera evening

serata evening (see

Unit 14)

sereno/a cloudless, clear

serietà seriousness, (for

a shopkeeper,

trustworthiness)

rie (f.) division

(pl. le serie)

servire to serve

servi

zio service

doppi servizi two bathrooms

servi

zio sanitario health service

sesto/a sixth

seta silk

sete (f.) thirst

sette seven

settembre (m.) September

settentrionale northern

settimana week

ttimo/a seventh

settore (m.) sector

sgabello stool

si (indef. pr.) one,

people, they;

(reﬂ. pr.)

himself,

herself,

themselves

sì yes

siccome since, for the

reason that

Sici

lia Sicily

siciliano/a Sicilian

sicuro/a safe, certain,

sure, secure

signora Mrs, madam,

lady

signore Mr, sir,

gentleman,

man

signorina Miss, young

lady

sile

nzio silence

mile similar

simpa

tico/a likeable, nice

sindacato trade union

ndaco mayor

ngolo/a single

sinistra left

ntomo symptom

sistema system

(m.; pl. -i)

smarrire* to mislay, lose

sme

ttere to stop

soccorso help, aid,

assistance

sociale social

società society, company

socio member

soggiorno living room

gliola sole (ﬁsh)

sognare to dream

sogno dream

neanche per never in 1,000

sogno years

soldi (m. pl.) money

sole (m.) sun

lito/a usual

di solito usually

solo (adv.) only

solo/a (adj.) alone, single,

only one

soltanto (adv.) only

soluzione (f.) solution

sondaggio sounding, survey,

opinion poll

sonno sleep

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sopra above

soprattutto especially,

above all

sorella sister

sorprendente surprising

sorpre

ndere to surprise

(pp. sorpreso)

sorri

dere to smile

sosta pause, stop

sostituire* to substitute, to

put something

in place of

sotto under

sottoporre to submit

(pp. sottoposto)

sottosviluppato/a underdeveloped

spaghetti (m. pl.) spaghetti

Spagna Spain

spagnolo/a Spanish

spago string

spalla shoulder

spasso recreation

andare a to go for a

spasso walk

spa

zio space

spazioso/a spacious

spazzare to sweep

speciale special

speci

ﬁco/a speciﬁc

spedire* to send

spe

ndere to spend

(pp. speso)

speranza hope

sperare to hope

spesa expense,

shopping

fare la spesa to go shopping

spesso often

spetta

bile Messrs (formal

way of

addressing ﬁrm

in letters)

spettacolare spectacular

spetta

colo show

spia

ggia beach

spiegare to explain

spinaci (m. pl.) spinach

spi

rito spirit

spogliato

io changing

room

sporco/a dirty

sport (m.) sport

sportivo/a sporting, fond

of sports

sposare to marry

sposarsi to get married

sposato/a married

spostare to move,

displace

spremuta freshly squeezed

citrus fruit

spumante (m.) sparkling

(of wine),

champagne-

type

spuntino snack

squadra team

sta

bile stable (adj.)

sta

dio stadium

stagione (f.) season

stamattina this morning

(questa

mattina)

stampante (f.) printer (machine

for printing)

stanco/a tired

stanotte tonight, this

(questa notte) night, last

night

stanza room

stare to stay,

to remain;

+ inﬁnitive

to be about to

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stasera this evening

(questa sera)

stato state

Stati Uniti United States

(m. pl.)

stavolta (questa this time

volta)

stazione (f.) station

stella star

stesso/a same

stile (m.) style

stimolante stimulating

stimolare to stimulate

stivale (m.) boot

sto

maco stomach

sto

ria history

sto

rico/a historical

strada street, road

stradale related to the

roads

incidente road accident

stradale

stradina little street,

lane

straniero/a foreigner

strano/a strange

stretto/a narrow

stri

ngere to squeeze, take

(pp. stretto) in (clothing)

studente (m.) student

studentessa female student

studiare to study

stu

dio study

(pl. gli studî)

stufato stew

su on, upon, up

bito immediately,

suddenly

succe

dere to happen

(pp. successo)

successo success

succo juice

sud (m.) south

Sud A

frica South Africa

sudafricano/a South African

suggerimento suggestion

suggerire* to suggest

sugo gravy, sauce,

juice

suo/a his, her, your

suo

cero/a father-/mother-

in-law

suonare to play (a

musical

instrument);

to ring

superfi

cie (f.) surface

supermercato supermarket

superscontato with a big

discount

supplemento supplement

surgelato/a (deep) frozen

susina plum

sve

glia alarm clock

svegliarsi to wake up

sviluppo development

Svi

zzera Switzerland

svi

zzero/a Swiss

tabaccaio/a tobacconist

tacchino turkey

tagliatelle (f. pl.) pasta in ﬂat

ribbons

glio cut

tailleu

r (m.) (woman’s) suit

tanto/a so much, (pl.)

so many,

(+ adj.) so

tardare to be late

tardi late

tariffa tariff, fare

tartufo trufﬂe

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tasca pocket

tasca

bile pocket (adj.)

tassa tax

tasso rate, level

tastiera keyboard

tavernetta party room (in

basement of

modern house)

vola, tavolo table

vola calda snack bar

tavolino small table

taxi (also: tassì) taxi

tè/the (m.) tea

teatro theatre

cnico technician

cnico/a technical

tedesco/a German

telefonare to telephone

telefonata telephone call

telefonicamente by telephone

telefonino mobile

telephone

tele

fono telephone

teleselezione (f.) direct dialling

(long distance)

televisione (f.) television

temperatura temperature

tempestiva- in good time

mente

mpio temple

tempo time, weather

tempo li

bero free, spare time

temporale (m.) storm

tenere to hold, to keep

tennis (m.) tennis

terra earth, land,

ground

terrazzo terrace, balcony

terreno land, ground

territorio territory

terzo/a third

tessuto fabric, cloth

testa head

tifoso/a fan (sport)

tilt (in tilt) upside down,

in confusion

timo thyme

tinello small dining

room; kitchen-

diner; scullery

pico/a typical

toast (m.) toasted sandwich

gliere to remove

(pp. tolto)

tomba tomb

tornare to return, to

come back

torre (f.) tower

torta cake

tortellini (m. pl.) pasta with meat

stufﬁng

torto, avere to be wrong

tra between, among

traduzione (f.) translation

tra

fﬁco trafﬁc

tram (m.) tram

tramonto sunset

tranquillo/a quiet

transizione (f.) transition

tra

ppola trap

traslocare to move house

trattori

a restaurant

tra

vellers travellers’

cheque cheque

(m. inv.)

tre three

treno train

triste sad

troppo too

trota trout

trovare to ﬁnd

andare a to go and see

trovare (a person)

trovarsi to be situated

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tu you (fam.)

tuo/a your

tuono thunder

turismo tourism

turista (m. or f.) tourist

turi

stico/a touristic

tutto/a all

TV, tivù

(f.) TV

uccidere to kill

(pp. ucciso)

uffi

cio ofﬁce

uffi

cio postale post ofﬁce

ltimo/a last (in a series)

umano/a human

umidità damp, humidity

mido/a damp, wet

un, un’, uno, a, an, one

una

nico/a unique, only

uniﬁcazione (f.) uniﬁcation

università university

universitario/a university

uomo man

(pl. uo

mini)

uomo d’affari businessman

uovo (m.; pl. egg

le uova f.)

urbano/a urban

vigile urbano town

policeman

urgenza emergency

d’urgenza urgently, as an

emergency

usare to use

uscire to go out

uscita exit

tile useful

uva grapes

uva passa raisins

va bene OK, good,

that’s ﬁne

vacanza holiday

lido/a valid

vali

gia suitcase

valle (f.) valley

valuta currency

vanta

ggio advantage

variare to vary

rio/a various

vasca (da bagno) bathtub

cchio/a old

vedere to see

(pp. visto

or veduto)

vei

colo vehicle

vela sail, sailing

veloce fast

velocemente rapidly

vena vein

ndere to sell

ndita sale

venditore, -trice seller

venerdì (m.) Friday

venire to come

(pp. venuto)

venire fuori to come out

vento wind

veramente actually, truly,

really

verbo verb

verde green

verdura (green)

vegetable

veriﬁcare to check

vero/a true

versare to remit, to pay

in, to pay

(a cheque)

verso towards; at

about

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vestiario clothing,

wardrobe

vestirsi to get dressed,

to dress

vestito clothing, dress

via street

via (adv.) away with . . . ,

be off! go

away!

via ae

rea by air mail

viaggiare to travel

viaggiatore, traveller

-trice

via

ggio travel, journey

viale avenue

vicino near, close

(adj. and adv.)

vicino/a (n.) neighbour

gile (urbano) policeman

gile del fuoco ﬁreman

vigore (m.) vigour

in vigore in force

villa

ggio village

ncere to win

(pp. vinto)

vino wine

viola violet

visione (f.) vision

sita visit, medical

examination

visitare to visit (place);

to examine

(patient)

viso face

vita life

vitello veal

vivace lively

vere to live

(pp. vissuto)

vivo/a alive

vocabola

rio vocabulary

voce (f.) voice

voi you (pl.)

volante driving wheel

volare to ﬂy

volentieri willingly, with

pleasure

volere to want

volere bene to be fond of,

a qualcuno love, someone

volere dire to mean

volo ﬂight

volta time, occasion

vostro/a your

vulca

nico/a volcanic

vulcano volcano

vuoto/a empty

zero zero

a aunt

o uncle

zitto/a quiet, silent

sta’ zitto be quiet!

zona zone, area

cchero sugar

zucchino zucchino

baby marrow,

zuppiera soup tureen

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a, an un, una

a lot parecchio, molto

above sopra

to accept accettare

accident incidente (m.)

according to secondo

across attraverso

advance anticipo

advice consiglio

aeroplane aereo

after dopo

afternoon pomeriggio

again ancora, di nuovo

against contro

age età

ago fa

agreement accordo

airport aeroporto

all tutto/a

to allow permettere

almost quasi

alone solo/a

along lungo/a

already già

also anche

although benchè

among fra, tra

amusement divertimento

amusing divertente

answer risposta

to answer rispondere

any (it doesn’t qualsiasi

matter which)

apartment, ﬂat appartamento

to apologize scusare

appointment appuntamento

arrival arrivo

art gallery museo, galleria

d’arte

at a

at least almeno

to attend (school) frequentare

average medio/a

bad cattivo/a

badly male

English–Italian

glossary

This list is selective. Words included in the ‘Vocabularies’ in the

various units are not usually given below. (The list of topics on

p. 348 will help you ﬁnd the appropriate ‘Vocabularies’.) Many

words that are similar in Italian will be located easily in the

Italian–English glossary. The gender of nouns not ending in -o or

-a has been included. The feminine of adjectives is given when it

is different from the masculine.

bag borsa

bank banca

to be essere

to be able to potere

to be bored annoiarsi

to be born nascere

to be called chiamarsi

to be fond of volere bene a

beautiful bello/a

because perché

to become diventare

before prima (di)

to begin cominciare

beginning inizio

behind dietro (a/di)

to believe credere

besides inoltre

better (adv.) meglio

better (adj.) migliore

between fra, tra

beyond oltre

big grande,

grosso/a

bigger maggiore

biggest massimo/a,

più grande

bill conto

birthday compleanno

block of ﬂats palazzo

book libro

to book prenotare

booking prenotazione (f.)

boy ragazzo

brave coraggioso/a

bread pane (m.)

bread roll panino

breakfast (prima)

colazione (f.)

bus autobus (m.)

business affari (pl.)

but ma

to buy comprare

by (‘by Sunday’) entro

by da, per

to call chiamare

car macchina, auto

(-mobile) (f.)

car park parcheggio

cash desk cassa

cathedral duomo,

cattedrale (f.)

cellar cantina

centre centro

century secolo

to change cambiare

change (after resto

paying)

chemist’s shop farmacia

cheque assegno

child bambino/a

to choose scegliere

city città

to clean pulire

clean pulito/a

climate clima (m.)

coin moneta

cold (adj.) freddo/a

cold (n.) raffreddore (m.)

colour colore (m.)

to come venire

comfortable comodo/a

comfortable, to accomodarsi

make oneself

common comune

consulate consolato

to continue continuare

cooking cucina

cool fresco/a

corner angolo

correct giusto/a

to cost costare

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cotton cotone (m.)

country paese (m.)

currency valuta

current attuale

daily quotidiano/a

damp umido/a

date data

day giorno, giornata

dear caro/a

to decide decidere

to decrease diminuire

to deliver consegnare

to depart partire

departure partenza

dialling code preﬁsso

to die morire

difference differenza

different diverso/a,

differente

difﬁcult difﬁcile

directory elenco

dirty sporco/a

discount sconto

to displease dispiacere

to do fare

doctor dottore, -essa;

medico

door porta

double doppio/a

down giù

to drive guidare

during durante

each ogni

early presto, in

anticipo

earth terra

egg uovo (m.; pl.

uova, f.)

electricity elettricità,

luce (f.)

embassy ambasciata

engaged (not occupato/a

free)

to enjoy oneself divertirsi

entrance entrata

envelope busta

environment ambiente (m.)

et cetera, etc. eccetera, ecc.

even pure

evening sera

every ogni

everyone ognuno, tutti

everywhere dappertutto

example esempio

excellent ottimo/a

to excuse scusare

exit uscita

expense spesa

expensive caro/a

to explain spiegare

factory fabbrica

fairly abbastanza

to fall cadere

family famiglia

far lontano

farmer contadino

fast rapido/a, veloce

ﬁeld campo

ﬁrm ditta

ﬁrst primo/a

ﬁsh pesce (m.)

ﬂat (n.) appartamento

ﬂight volo

follow seguire

football calcio

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