Italian A2 Comprehensive Vocabulary Review

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Vocabulary practice flashcards covering Italian A2 modules: relationships, life stages, personality, shopping, sports, health, education, food, household and family roles, materials, work, and cinema/music idioms.

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convivere con

to live together with

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corteggiare qualcuno

to court sb

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dichiararsi / dichiarare il proprio amore

to declare one’s love to

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le fedi

wedding rings

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i confetti

confetti

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il viaggio di nozze / la luna di miele

honey moon

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andare d’amore e d’accordo

to get along great

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avere / prendere una cotta per qualcuno

to have / get a crush on sb

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essere innamorato/a perso/a

to be madly in love

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una persona di mezza età

middle-aged person

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rasato a zero

shaved completely bald

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slanciato/a

thin

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capriccioso/a

capricious

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permaloso/a

touchy

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polemico/a

quarrelsome

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senza tabù

taboo-free (an extremely open-minded person)

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avere la testa sulle spalle

good head on one’s shoulders (to have very good judgement)

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avere la testa tra le nuvole

head in the clouds (to be always very distracted)

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essere una persona in gamba

smart person (to be a)

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essere una testa calda

hothead (to be a)

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il ferramenta

hardware store

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l'edicola / il giornalaio

news stand

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imbucare una lettera

to mail

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a tinta unita

plain-colored

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trasandato

run-down

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attaccare bottone con

strike up a conversation (lit: to sew a button)

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averne le tasche piene di qualcosa / qualcuno

to be done with something / somebody (lit: tasche piene = full pockets)

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essere di manica larga

to be very generous or indulgent (lit: manica larga = loose sleeve)

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L’abito non fa il monaco

Clothes do not define what someone is (lit: The suit doesn’t make the monk)

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la scherma

fencing

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il tiro con l’arco

archery

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essere un asso di… / essere una bomba in…

to be a master / a champion of…

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il cerotto

the band-aid

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il bruciore di stomaco

heartburn

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Ho preso una bella botta!

I really hurt myself! (lit: botta = hit)

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Ho una febbre da cavalli.

I have very high temperature.

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sano/a come un pesce

sound as a bell / healthy

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la lingua del cuore

favorite language

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la licenza media

middle school diploma

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il diploma di maturità

high school diploma

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bocciare / essere bocciato

to reject / to fail a course

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fare il/la maestrino/a

to be a know it all

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marinare la scuola

to play hooky

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È bello/a ma non balla.

He/She is beautiful, but empty/boring (lit: he/she is beautiful, but he/she doesn’t dance)

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Hai voluto la bicicletta? Ora pedala!

You’ve made your bed. Now lie in it! (lit: You wanted the bicycle? Now pedal!)

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i latticini

dairy products

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insipido

flavourless

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al dente

still firm when bitten (pasta/risotto)

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il sale della vita

the spice of life

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essere rosso/a come un peperone

to look as red as a bel pepper

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La mela non è caduta lontana dall’albero.

The apple didn’t fall far from the tree.

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il genero

son-in-law

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la nuora

daughter-in-law

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il congedo di maternità

maternity leave

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armarsi di pazienza

to arm oneself with patience

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Lavare i panni sporchi in casa propria.

Don’t air your dirty laundry in public (lit: To wash one’s dirty laundry at home)

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variopinto/a

multicolor

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avere le mani d’oro

to have golden hands

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essere di coccio

to be thick (lit.: coccio = earthenware)

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essere una persona quadrata

to be tenaciously precise and non-flexible

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toccare ferro

to knock on wood (lit.: to touch iron)

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neanche per tutto l’oro del mondo!

under any circumstances!

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dare le dimissioni

to resign

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il tirocinio / lo stage

internship

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un lavoro da certosino

a painstaking job (a monk that prays and works hard the whole day)

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sgobbare (dalla mattina alla sera)

to work hard all day long

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Voglia di lavorare, saltami addosso!

Desire to work, jump at me! (= I don’t want to work at all – I’m so lazy)

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Chi fa da sé, fa per tre

If you want something done right, do it yourself

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il cortometraggio

short movie

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fischiare

to boo (lit: to whistle; has a negative connotation for Italian performances)

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il giradischi

record player

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andare matto/a per…

to be crazy about

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cantarle a qualcuno / cantarne quattro a qualcuno

to tell sb off

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essere sempre la stessa musica / canzone

to be always the same thing

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essere tutta un’altra musica

to be entirely different