Italiano 27 (Dec 2024)

consuetudine

custom, habit

decotto

herbal tea

andare di traverso

to go the wrong way, (a drink)

faccenda

matter, affair

graffetta

paperclip

gamma

range, spectrum

malandrino

rascal, scoundrel

sfoggiare

to show off

origliare

to eavesdrop

farla franca

to get away with it

spossare

to exhaust

posticcio

fake, artificial

angusto

narrow, cramped

sguaiato

Loud and obnoxious

sperperare

to squander, fritter away

salma

corpse

stanziare

to allocate

celeberrimo

very famous

scuderia

stable (for horses)

stemma

coat of arms

Intimato

Ordered, warned

Punzecchiare

To poke, tease

Bufera

(a literal) Storm, (or figurative) uproar

Irruente

Impulsive, headstrong

Compostezza

Composure, poise

a vanvera

Nonsense, without thinking

Sfalsare

To offset misalign (i.e. stagger) ,(or figuratively) distort

Torto

 (to be) Wrong, at fault

Schiatta

Lineage, ancestry

Zavorra

Ballast, burden

sballo

(a) blast, (a) high (slang)

pignolo

Pedantic

troiaio

Mess, filthy place (slang)

paletta, pagaia

Paddle

Appestare

To plague, stink up

Sagoma

shape, outline

Fiscale

fiscal, strict

fesso

Foolish, gullible

sfogarsi

To vent

Smanettare

To tinker, mess around (on PC)

Racchia

ugly woman (slang)