La Mafia

lo scopo

goal

gestire

to manage

illecito

illegal

edilizia

construction

tuttavia

however/nevertheless

gli sbirri

police

ricattare

to blackmail

in grado di

to be able to

atroce

atrocious

subalterno

subordinate

ricorrere

to turn to

tangente

bribe

usura

exploitation/usury

dunque

therefore

i boschi

forests

partorire

to give birth

svelare

to unveil

le indagini

investigations

gli estranei

strangers/outsiders

elencare

to list

parecchio

many/a lot of

fornire

to provide

pessimo

very bad

stretto

close

rito

ritual/ceremony

sequestro

kidnapping

aver dato prova di sé

proved themselves

coinvolta

involved

lo spaccio

dealing/trafficking

godere

to enjoy/to be content

minacciare

to threaten

gioco d’azzardo

gamble

l’omertà

code of silence