Italian learning

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prefazione

preface

pochi

few

correggo

I correct

le storie vere

true stories

raffigurava

depicted

ingoiava

was swallowing

una belva

a beast

preda

prey

richiesti

required

una matita colorata

a crayon

tracciare

to trace

il capolavora

masterpiece

digeriva

was digesting

spiegazioni

explanations

lasciare perdere

forget it

riuttosto

rather

rinunciato

given up

pittore

painter

l’insuccesso

the failure

favolosa

fabulous

scoraggiato

discouraged

una fatica

hard work

spiegare

to explain

faticare

to work hard

sceliere

to choose

un altro mestiere

another job

pilotare

to pilot

a colpo d’occhio

at a glance

ho vissuto

I have lived

un guasto

a breakdown

granchè

very much

scoprire

discover

nè

neither

assennato

sensible

sei anni fa

six years ago

siccome

since

accingevo

I was getting ready to

tentare

to attempt

mi addormentai

I fell asleep

la sabbia

the sand

miglia

miles

zattera

raft

all’alba

at dawn

mi svegliò

I woke up

una pecora

a sheep

saltai

I jumped

come se mi avesse colpito un fulmine

as if lightning had struck me

mi strafinai gli occhi

I rubbed my eyes