family and socity

a forza

through,forcefully

a portata di mano

within reach, convenient

a proposito (di)

speaking of

a seconda di

depending on

a titolo gratuito

for free

acciaieria

steel plant

accogliere

to receive, to accept

acquisire

to acquire

adattarsi (a)

to adapt oneself

affabilità

amiability, friendliness

affatto

at all

affrontare

to confront, to cope with

agrario/agricolo

agricultural

al punto (di)

to the extent

alimentare

to foment, to fuel

allinearsi (con)

to side with, to conform to

allontanare

to move/pull away

ammazzare

to kill/ to murder

ammonire

to warn, to caution

annidarsi

to hide, to lurk

anzitutto

first of all

appartenere (a)

to belong

appello

appeal, plea

approdo

landing place

aspettarsi (da)

to expect

assegnare

to assign, to allocate

assicurare

to guarantee

assumere

to hire, to assume

attraverso

through

aumentare

to increase

avanzare

to advance

avere a che fare (con)

to have to do with

avere la meglio

to have the better of

avere la sensazione (di)

to sense, to have a feeling

avvenimento

event, occurrence

avvertire

to inform; to warn

badante

carer, caregiver

bastare

to be enough

ben accetto

welcome, liked

benessere

wellbeing, comfort

bilancia commerciale

commercial balance

brevetto

patent

calo

decrease, decline

capacità di investimento

investment power/ability

capitare

to happen, befall

carbone

coal

carcere

jail

carrozza

carriage; coach

casa editrice

publishing house

catanese

from Catania

cecità

blindness

cervello

brain

cessione

assignment, transfer

circolo

group; set

colf

domestic help

colloquio

conversation, interview

commissionare

to commission, order

comodino

nightstand

communitario

European Community

concedere

to grant, allow

concorso

competition, contest

condannato

convicted

condurre (a)

to manage, to lead

confondere (con)

to confuse, to mistake

coniuge

spouse

connazionale

fellow countryman

considerevole

substantial, significant

controllo d'entrata

immigration inspection

corrispondere (a)

to be equivalent to

cortese

polite, kind

costringere (a)

force, compel

criminalità

crime

da una parte/ dall'altra (d'altra)

on the one hand/on the other hand

datore di lavoro

employer

decennio

a ten-year period

degenerazione maculare senile umida

wet age-related macular degeneration

delitto

crime, offense, felony

denaro

money

detenuto

convict, detainee

di seconda mano

second-hand, used

dibattito

debate

diminuire

to decline,to decrease

diritti (d'autore)

copyright

discendente

descendant

disillusione

disenchantment

ditta

firm/company

domestico

domestic, household

dopoguerra

postwar period

duraturo

lasting, durable

emarginare

to marginalize, to segregate

emergere

to surface, to stand out

encomiabile

praiseworthy; laudable

ente

board, organization

esauriente

exhaustive

esiliato/esule

exiled, in exile

esprimersi

to express oneself

essere frutto (di)

to be the result of

essere grato (di/a/per)

to be grateful, to be appreciative

estendersi (a)

to stretch, extend

evidenziare

to emphasize