Italian Phrases

provocare

to provoke or instigate a reaction or response in someone.

Sono fatti l'uno per l'altra.

They are made for each other.

si sono lasciati

They broke up.

sei carica di venire?

Are you ready/excited/fired up to come?

tenere a qlc

To care about someone / to be fond of someone

saperci fare

to know how to handle things / to have a knack for it

devi ammetterlo

you have to admit it

ingelosire

to get jealous

scappare a lavoro

to rush off to work

alzare gli occhi al cielo

to look up to the sky

penso che debba…

i think he should…

permettersi

to afford

posso permettermi di andare…

i can afford to go…

sono sopravissuta

I survived

astinenza

abstinence

la pressione sociale

social pressure

fattibile

feasible

scalare una torre

to climb a tower

salire su una collina

to climb a hill

buttare

to throw away

ricaricarsi

to recharge

mi ha tirato un calcio

He kicked me

capodanno

new years

Ha spostato la sedia

he moved the chair

una caraffa

a jug

dubitavi di me

you doubted in me

mi hai delusa

you disappointed me

come ti permetti?

how dare you

divertiti!

have fun!

lo scontrino

the receipt

ho mollato lui

i dumped him

scateniamoci

lets let loose

fare un salto

to drop by

un tema

a theme

confronti

comparisons

ciascuno

each

chiunque

whoever

altrettanto

likewise

periferia

outskirts (of the city)

e’ molto sentito

it’s very felt

e’ molto discusso

it’s very discussed

grave

serious (not serio)

garantire

to guarantee

disuguaglianza

inequality

spese per vivere

cost of living

opportunita' di impiego

employment opportunities

salute mentale

mental health

A chiunque ti chieda di me, rispondi…

to anyone who asks you about me, respond…

cosa c’entra questo?

what does this have to do with anything?

entrarci

to be involved in it

piantarla di / smetterla di

to stop (doing something)

sciocchezze

nonsense

me ne vado!

I’m leaving! (like when you are tired)

vattene!

Go away!

fregarsene

to not give a sh*t

me ne frego

I don’t give a sh*t

il menefregismo

the concept of not giving a sh*t

avercela con qualcuno

to be unhappy with someone

ce l’ha sempre con me

he’s got it in for me

mettercela tutta

to give it one’s all / to make a huge effort to do something

cavarsela

to get by

me ne sono cavata

I managed to get by

prendersela con qualcuno per qualcosa

to take something out on someone

se l’e’ presa con …

He/she took it out on…

agitato

agitated

non riesce a calmarsi

he can’t calm himself down

versare una lacrima

to shed a tear

girare verso …

to turn towards …