Italian vocab flashcards (J)

picchio

woodpecker

emanare

to emanate (not emettere)

emettere

to emanate; to put into circulation

prelibato

delicious, exquisite (not delizioso)

agrume

citrus

asino

ass, donkey

volpe

fox

pellegrinaggio

pilgrimage

scambiarsi

to swap places

accuratezza

care, accuracy

orientare

to position; to orient, to guide

riprendersi

to heal, to recover (not guarire)

lucertola

lizard

graffiare

to scratch; to criticize harshly

grattare

to scratch, to itch

suscettibile

susceptible

blatta

cockroach

figo

cool, trendy

titolare

owner, title holder

allevatore

animal farmer, breeder

volentieri

gladly, willingly, with pleasure

intrappolare

to trap, to entrap

schiacciante

overwhelming, crushing, overpowering

predica

sermon, homily, preaching

fiamma

flame, fire

ricoverato

hospitalised

ricovero

hospitalisation

catastrofe

catastrophe (not disastro)

trincea

trench, foxhole; barricade

bambinaio

babysitter

peggiore

worse, worst (adjective)

cacciare

to hunt; to expel, to send away

bestiame

livestock (not allevamento)

tacchino

turkey, gobbler

siluro

torpedo

sparo

shot

sopralluogo

inspection; survey (not ispezione)

venerabile

venerable (not venerando)

bastoncino

stick, twig (not legnetto)

macchinetta

camera; vending machine

sfidare

to challenge; to dare

organizzare

to organise, to arrange, to coordinate

accompagnare

to go with, to accompany

curioso

curious; interesting

sballato

high (as if on drugs); nonsensical

tonnellata

ton

gustoso

tasty

sgombero

evacuation

ardire

audacity, gall

radere

to shave; to raze

straordinario

extraordinary

indirizzo

address; direction

alloro

laurel

colpo

blow; heist

incolpare

to blame, to accuse

vantarsi

to brag, to boast; to be proud

sfollare

to disperse; to evacuate

smentire

to deny, to retract, to contradict

disfida

challenge (solemn, not sfida)

compimento

completion, fulfillment

parentela

relatives

stato

country; status

ingrossare

to gain weight; to enlarge

marinaio

sailor

pronome

pronoun

toro

bull

vacca

cow

lavoratore

worker

orfano

orphan

orfanatrofio

orphanage

estinzione

extinction

ininterrotto

uninterrupted, continuous (not incessante)

fantino

jockey

similare

similar (not simile)

popolarità

popularity

rilanciare

to relaunch

potenziare

to strenghten, to boost

ricerca

search; scientific research

parallelo

parallel

paletto

pole; limit

rintracciare

to track down; to trace

tifoso

sports fan

atterrare

to land

respingere

to repel; to reject

varco

passage; gap

dilagante

rampant, widespread

convivere

to live together

minorenne

underage

riflesso

reflection; reflex

sfortunato

unfortunate, unlucky

martellare

to hammer; to pound

martello

hammer

paesaggio

landscape

pianeggiante

flat (not piano)

sconosciuto

unknown, unfamiliar; stranger

pilone

pillar; (rugby) prop

pedaggio

toll

immersione

scuba diving

sommozzatore

scuba diver

peraltro

however, but (not però or ma)