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a proposito di

concerning / on the subject of

amorevole

loving

annoiarsi

to be bored

annuire

to nod

arrivare

to arrive

assolutamente

absolutely

assomigliare

to resemble

assorbire

to soak up

attendere

to wait for ( 1 word )

attualmente

at the moment / right now ( 1 word )

autostrada

motorway

avvenire

to come to pass in the future

benzina

petrol

brontolare

to grumble

che tempo fa

what's the weather like

cocomero

watermelon

commuovere - commosso

to be moved by - moved ( emotion )

conoscere

to know ( a person, place )

corteo

parade

creare

to create

cucchiaino

teaspoon

cuffia

headphones

debolezza

weakness

difendere

to defend

è peccato che

it's a pity that

eccitarsi

to get excited

fare il bagno

to bathe ( oneself )

fissare

to fix / fasten / stare intently

greggio

crude / raw / unrefined

guidare

to drive / guide

ignorare

to ignore

il fine settimana

the weekend

imbattersi in - mi sono imbattuto in

to run into (meet) somebody - I ran into

in attesa di

waiting to / for

indossare

to wear / put on

indovinare

to guess / imagine

iniziare

to begin / start ( not c- )

innamorarsi

to fall in love

la cicatrice

the scar

la istituzione

the institute

la mensa per i poveri

the soup kitchen

la siepe

the hedge

la vite

the vine ( grapes )

le gocce

the drops ( for the eye etc )

le pesche

the peaches

mantenere

to maintain

mettere

to put / place ( not p- )

mostrare

to show

non era niente di speciale

it was nothing special

piatto

flat ( as a pancake )

polveroso

dusty

posticipare

to put off / defer / postpone

preparare

to prepare

prevenuto

prejudiced

puerile

childish

pupazzo di neve

snowman

raccogliere

to pick ( fruit etc )

raffreddare

to cool / let cool

razzo

rocket

risapere

to come to know of something

ristorare

to restore / refresh

rovina

ruin / archeological remains

sapere

to know ( a fact / how to )

scontro

clash

settentrionale

northern

sfrecciare

to shoot / flash past

sistemare

to tidy / put in order / fix

snodabile

adjustable / hinged

spaventoso

terrifying / appalling

spedire

to send by post

stampare

to print

sturare

to unblock / uncork

tenero

tender

tradurre

to translate

tremolare

to quiver, flicker, flutter ( candle etc.)

tuffare

to thrust / plunge / dip

uno squardo

a look / glance / expression

uno stormo di passeri

a flock of sparrows

volare

to fly

volere

to want