random italian verbs/terms to know

succedere

to happen; to succeed/follow

scoprire

to discover/find out

sorridere

to smile

piangere

to cry

riuscire

to succeed (at something)

sperare

to hope for

mancare

to be lacking

avvincinare

to bring closer/to move closer/to approach

sparire

to dissappear

a fidarti

to trust yourself

domandare

to ask/request

salutarsi

to greet/say goodbye

siccome

since/because/as

pero’

but; however

fingere

to pretend

spegnere

to turn off

spendere

to spend

uccidere

to kill

ridere

to laugh

chiudere

to close/shut

chiedere

to ask/request

crescere

to grow, increase, grow up

notare

to notice/note/mark down

rivolgere

to turn/direct/address

convincere

to convince

ormai

by then

mancavo poco a

it was shortly before

per conto

on behalf

le redini

reins

sosta

nonstop

pur essendo

despite being

si rivolse a

turned to

goffi

awkwardly

incollati

glued

intuire

guess

nei guai

in trouble

reagire

to react

sottoterra

underground

il buio

the dark/darkness

cio’

this/that (or of that which/what…, or as for/regarding)

ipnotizzare

to hypnotize

meravigliarsi

to be amazed/surprised/marvel

litigare

to argue/fight (verbally)

pedalare

to pedal/ride a bike

profondamente

deeply/profoundly

oppure

or/or else/otherwise

sbrigare

to handle/take care of a task; to hurry/do quickly

esistere

to exist

ancora

anchor; still/yet/again

aumentare

to increase/grow

sedere

to sit

esperto

experienced/skilled/knowledgeable

trovare

to find

raggiungere

to reach