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Italian Unit 1
Intermediate Italian II
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| l'oroscopo | horoscope |
| toccare ferro | knock on wood |
| la sfiga | bad luck |
| il malocchio | evil eye |
| la coccinella | lady bug |
| il corno | lucky charm |
| fare le corna | gesture to ward off evil |
| il quadrifoglio | four leaf clover |
| il numero sfortunato | unlucky number |
| venerdì 17 | Friday the 17th |
| il fantasma | ghost |
| stregato/a | haunted |
| la superstizione | superstition |
| superstizioso/a | superstitious |
| la scaramanzia | superstition for luck |
| lo scongiuro | exorcism |
| svegliarsi | to wake up |
| alzarsi | to get up |
| arrabbiarsi | to get angry |
| radersi | to shave |
| baciarsi | to kiss |
| pettinarsi | to comb your hair |
| porre | to pose |
| trarre | to pull/draw out of |
| tradurre | to translate |
| cogliere | to gather |
| scegliere | to choose |
| togliere | to take away |
| accogliere | to welcome |
| mancare | to miss something (reverse verb form) |
| bastare | to be enough |
| dare fastidio | to annoy |
| dispiacere | to be sorry |
| non importare | to not matter |
| interessare | to interest |
| occorrere | to need |
| sembrare | to seem |
| servire | to be useful |
| stare a cuore | to matter |