Italian - tempo libero

leggere

to read

ballare

to dance

cucinare

to cook

andare in bicicletta

to ride a bike

giocare a tennis

to play tennis

correre

to run

dipingere

to paint

fare un’escursione

to go on a hike

guardare la TV

to watch TV

chattare

to chat online

lavorare in giardino

to work in the garden

fare una passeggiata

to take a walk

giocare ai giochi da tavolo

to play board games

suonare uno strumento

to play an instrument

di solito

usually

mai

never

qualche volta

sometimes

spesso

often

sempre

always

allenarsi

to work out, exercise

uscire

to go out

poi

then, after, furthermore, additionally

affatto

absolutely, by all means OR absolutely not, not at all (depending on context)

la palestra

gym

piuttosto

rather, quite

scordare

to forget

adesso

now, right now

tonico

athletic

risparmiare

to save money

una coda

queue

fare un pisolino

to take a nap

essere titubante

to be hesistant, reluctant

consegnare

to deliver

imparare

to learn

chiaccierare

to chat, gossip

mettzanotte

midnight

unire

to unite, join, connect

arrossire

to blush

tossire

to cough

colpire

to hit

spedire

to send, post

pulire

to clean

finire

to finish, end

capire

to understand

diminuire

to reduce, decrease

starnutire

to sneeze

un incubo

nightmare

ieri

yesterday

ogni

every

lo starnuto

sneezing

[X] volte a settimana

[X] times a week

i libri gialli

crime fiction books

i romanzi rosa

romance novels

un sacco

a lot

un sacco di

a lot of

il cappello

a hat

impegnato/a

busy

un esame

exam, test

incontrare

to meet up with, bump into

quindi

so, therefore

stanco/a

tired

davvero

really, truly

stare a letto fino a tardi

to have a lie in

raggiungere

to reach, arrive at

impiegare

to take (time)

il liceo

high school (lycée)

fare le pulizie di casa

to clean the house

fare campeggio

to go camping

un romanzo

a novel

dato che

seeing as, given that

dedicarsi a

dedicate yourself to

pigro/a

lazy

bisnonno

great-grandfather

bisnonna

great-grandmother

parrucchiere/a

hairdresser

abbigliamento

clothing

contare

to count

la mensa

canteen

la penna

pen

la pennarello

marker, felt-tip pen

temperare

to sharpen

incollare

to glue

pochissime volte

very rarely

rimanere senza parole

to be taken aback

aver paura

to be scared

scherzare

to play/joke around

ovunque

everywhere

l’orma

footprint

grugnire

to growl

addormentarsi

to fall asleep

scaldare

to warm, heat up

Sciocco

Dumb, stupid

Un urlo

Shout, scream

Accorgersi di

To notice, realise

Laggiù

Down there, over there

Tenere

To hold, keep

Riuscire a

To be able to, manage to

Ormai

By now, at this point

Forse

Maybe, perhaps

Spaventato

Frightened, terrified