Summer 26 ital

i comportamenti

behaviours

non è stato difficile farmi capire

it wasn’t difficult to make myself understood

avevo avuto

i had had

mettermi in imbarazzato

embarrasing myself

scommetere

attraverso

due to e.g due to my father

semplice da spiegare,

simple to explain

sono crescuita

i grew up

per la prima volta

for the first time

Meno male

thank God; what a relief

Il tran tran

the daily routine; the humdrum of everyday life

La domestica

housekeeper; cleaner

I piatti sporchi

dirty dishes

Fare quattro chiacchiere

to have a chat; to have a little talk

Imboccare

to feed someone; to take/turn into a road

Invogliare

to encourage; to tempt; to make someone want to do something

Formarsi come avvocato

to train/qualify as a lawyer

L’orizzonte

horizon

La spazzola per capelli

hairbrush

Stronza

bitch; nasty woman

L’asciugamano

towel

Secco

dry

Coinvolgere

to involve

Condividere

to share

Assai

very; quite; a lot

Almeno

at least

Sebbene

although; even though

Sbattersi

to make an effort; to go to a lot of trouble

Benché

although; even though Benché sia stanco, continuo a lavorare. (always triggers subjunctive)

Obiettivi

objectives; goals

È stato pubblicato

it was published; it has been published

Mi pare

it seems to me; I think

Figurati

don't mention it; no problem; of course

Ormai

by now; at this point; nowadays

Dunque

so; therefore; well then

Quotidianamente

daily; every day

Mi piace un sacco

I really like it; I like it a lot

Fai vedere

show (me); let (me) see

Sforzarsi

to make an effort; to try hard

Per forza

necessarily; inevitably; of course

Appartenere a

to belong to

La cappa

cooker hood; extractor fan

Prendere per la gola

to tempt/win someone over with food; to appeal to someone’s stomach

La marca

brand; make

Appunto

exactly; precisely; that's right

sciacquare

rinse

Crudo

raw; uncooked

Cotto

cooked

La coda

tail; queue; line

Dimensionale

dimensional

Ho vinto una borsa di studio

I won a scholarship

la lattina

the can/ drinks can

Il barattolo

the jar

celo fare

i can manage / do it

Considero il fatto che

consider the fact that…

che schifo

disgusting/ distasteful

non mi sono abituata a

i’m not used to

mi lascia senza parole

i’m without words

sfruttare

to exploit

Mollo

give up/ to be broken up with

Affetoso

spoiled or fussy

Comunque

anyway

"Il tedesco è più difficile dell'italiano."

german is more difficult than italian

puo darsi che…

it may be that…

Mi metto a

I’m starting something

Ci metto

it takes me

Mi faccio tagliare i capelli.

I get my hair cut.

Mi faccio tingere i capelli.

I get my hair dyed.

ci credo

i believe it / no wonder

"Mi fido del tuo giudizio."

i trust your judgement

essere in grado di

to be in the position to …

Fare saltare

to saute

avvoglia

absolutely, i want to

"Andare in giro a fare le commissioni"

go and run errands

arriverò al massimo alle 5

i’ll arrive latest 5

il sciopero

the sweat

La roba

the stuff

Mi faccio fare le sopracciglia.

I get my eyebrows done.

Mi faccio fare la manicure.

I get a manicure.

Mi faccio fare un massaggio.

I get a massage.

Mi faccio truccare.

I get my makeup done.

Mi sono fatta truccare per la festa.

I had my makeup done for the party.

Fare ingelosire qualcuno

make someone jealous

Mi sono slogo la caviglia

I sprained my ankle

Andiamo molto d’accordo.

We get on really well.

Ci troviamo bene insieme.

We get on well together / We’re comfortable together.

Ci intendiamo bene.

We understand each other well / We get on well.