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Io Non Ho Paura
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 'brivido | shudder, shiver, thrill, wince |
| 'cenere (f) | ash, cinders |
| 'conca | bowl, basin, hollow |
| 'cupola | dome, crown |
| 'edera | ivy |
| 'nugolo | swarm, cloud, clump |
| 'polvere (f) | dust |
| 'predica | sermon |
| 'ripido | steep, abrupt |
| 'scuotere (scosso) | to shake, flap |
| 'sorgere (sorto) | to rise, stand, spring up, crop up |
| 'tegola | tile |
| 'togliere (tolto) | to take away, remove, extract, withdraw |
| 'unghia | nail, finger or toe nail |
| abbonare | to subscribe |
| acchiappare | to catch, seize |
| afferrare | to seize, grab, catch hold of |
| affollare | to crowd, pack, throng, fill up |
| affondare | to sink, founder, plunge, dig into |
| agnello | lamb |
| allungare | to lengthen, extend, water down, fetch |
| annodare | to knot, tie, lace up, establish |
| appiccicare | to stick on, glue, paste |
| appollaiarsi | to perch, roost |
| arrossire | to turn red, blush |
| arruffare | to ruffle, rumple, tousle, tangle |
| arrugginire | to rust |
| asso | ace |
| astenersi | to abstain, refrain |
| balbettare | to stammer, stutter, falter, babble |
| barcollare | to stagger, totter |
| bassotto | dachshund |
| beccare | to peck at, to beak, catch, nab |
| becco | beak |
| bidone (m) | drum, can |
| borbottare | to mutter, mumble, grumble |
| botta | knock, bang, blow, shock, bruise |
| calcinaccio | rubble |
| calcio | kick |
| canna | cane, reed, rod, pipe, hose |
| carnefice (m) | executioner, torturerer, tormentor, hangman |
| cascare | to fall, drop |
| cassone (m) | container, chest, large case, car body, cold frame |
| caviglia | ankle, peg, belaying pin |
| ciccia | fat, flesh, meat |
| ciccione (m, -a f) | fatty |
| cicla'mino | cyclamen |
| cinguet'tio | chirp, twitter |
| cinta | belt |
| co'cuzzolo | top, crown |
| colare | to drain, strain, pour, drip, seep |
| conficcare | stick in, dig in, plunge in, tap in, drive in |
| confondere (confuso) | to confuse, confound |
| crepa | crack, slit, crevice, fissure, chink |
| creta | clay |
| crollare | to collapse, cave in, fall down, topple |
| culo | bottom, butt, ass, buttocks |
| disperdere (disperso) | to disperse, scatter, clear, blow |
| educato, a | polite, well mannered |
| fesse'ria | nonsense |
| fesso, a | cracked, fissured, cloven |
| fico | fig tree, fig |
| fo'schia | haze, mist, netting |
| fondamento | ground, foundation, basis |
| fontanile | drinking fountain |
| fossa | pit, hole, grave |
| frazione | fraction, hamlet |
| fregare | to scrub down, cheat, rip off |
| frisciare | to rustle, swish, crackle |
| fulminare | to strike down (or dead); -si: to burn out |
| gallina | hen |
| gara | competition, race |
| gareggiare | to compete |
| gigante (m) | giant, ogre |
| girino | tadpole |
| gobba | hump, bump, mogul |
| gocca | drop, bead |
| gradino | step, rung |
| grattare | to scratch, scrape, grind |
| grillo | cricket, whim, caprice, fancy |
| inappuntabile | impeccable, flawless, irreproachable |
| infangare | to muddy, besmirch, taint |
| infilare | to thread, insert, slip |
| infissi (m, pl) | shutters |
| inghiottire | to swallow, get down |
| intravedere | to glimpse, catch sight of, sense |
| in'tridere (intriso) | to soak, mix, drench |
| inumidire | to dampen, moisten |
| lattiginoso | milky |
| le'tame (m) | dung, manure, muck, filth |
| maiale (m) | pig |
| mattonella | roof or floor tile |
| metallizzate | metallic |
| or'tica | stinging nettle |
| orripilante | horrifying, horrible, horrific |
| pappagallo | parrot |
| pareggiare | to even out, level off, trim , straighten |
| peccato | sin |
| pelliccia | pelt, fur, fur coat |
| peloso | hairy, fluffy, shaggy |
| pendaglio | pendant |
| penzoloni (inv) | hanging down, dangling, swinging |
| percorrere (percorso) | to travel over, go, walk, drive, fly |
| piagnucolare | to whine, wimper, moan, snivel |
| picchiare | to beat, batter, thump, knock |
| piegare | to fold, bend, droop, submit |
| poggiare | to lean, rest, position |
| pugno | fist |
| puntello | prop (to shore up) |
| recinto | enclosure, pen, sty, stockyard, sheep fold |
| 'reggere (retto) | to hold up, bear, withstand, support |
| 'rendere (reso) | to give back, return, render, restore |
| ri'volgere (rivolto) | to turn, address, direct |
| rinoceronte (m) | rhinocerous |
| rinsecchirsi | to dry up, wither, wizen, grow skinny |
| riparare | to protect, shelter, fix, mend, redress, atone for |
| ripareo | shelter, cover |
| riposare | to rest |
| riprendere (ripreso) | to recover |
| ronzare | to buzz, hum, drone, whir |
| rovente | red hot, scorching, roasting, blazing |
| ruscello | stream, creek, brook, trickle |
| scemo | fool, idiot |
| schiaffo | slap, smack |
| schiena | back (of a person) |
| schifo | disgust |
| schizzare | to splash, splatter |
| scommettere (scommesso) | to bet, gamble |
| scoppiare | to blow up, explode |
| scordare | to forget |
| 'scorgere (scorto) | to catch sight of, glimpse, spot, foresee |
| scovare | to discover, dig out, unearth |
| scrostare | to scrape, strip; -si: to flake, crumble, peel |
| scrutare | to peer at, scrutinize |
| sfondare | to break the bottom of, wear out; -si: collapse, fall in |
| singhiozzo | hiccup, sob |
| slacciarsi | unfasten |
| smantellare | to dismantle, break up, demolish |
| socchiedere (socchiuso) | to close a little, leave slightly ajar |
| soffiare | to blow |
| solaio | attic, loft |
| sollevare | to lift, raise, pick up, arouse |
| sopportare | to sustain, carry, bear, endure, put up with, suffer withstand |
| sorprendere (sorpreso) | to surprise, amaze, astonish |
| soste'nere | to support, sustain, prop up, hold up, keep going |
| spalancare | open wide, flung out, splayed out |
| spalmare | to spread, smear |
| spezzare | to break, crack, snap, split |
| spiazzo | clearing, patch of level ground |
| spicchio | slice, segment, section, clove |
| spiga | spike, ear (of corn) |
| spostare | to move, change, shift |
| sprovvisto, a | lacking in, short of, unsupplied with |
| spuntare | to blunt, clip, trim, spring out, sprout up, break out |
| stelo | stalk, stem |
| storcere (storto) | to bend, twist |
| storto | crooked, bent, twisted |
| strega | witch |
| strozzare | to choke |
| tentennare | to hesitate, vacillate, balk, dillydally |
| toppa | patch |
| torcere (torto) | to twist, wring. -si: writhe |
| tosse (f) | cough |
| travicello (o travi) | rafter, joist |
| tronco | trunk, log, torso |
| trota | trout |
| usato, a | second hand, used |
| velare | to veil, cloud over |
| vendicarsi | to avenge, take revenge, retaliate |
| verme (m) | worm, grub, maggot |
| versante (m) | slope, side, mountainside |
| vi'ottolo | track, path |
| vo'latile | bird, volatile, ephemeral |
| votazione (f) | poll, vote |
| zampa | leg, paw, foot, foreleg |
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