Italian vocab flashcards (K)

indomani

day after (il futuro)

accorciare

to shorten; to abbreviate

lampeggiare

to flash

figata

cool, awesome

cazzata

bullshit

obeso

obese

estintore

fire extinguisher

poggiatesta

headrest

bracciolo

armrest

molla

spring; motivation

adesivo

sticker

megafono

megaphone

deposito

warehouse

rampa

ramp

mattonella

tile (not piastrella)

corrimano

handrail

rotaia

rail, track

monopattino

push scooter

sfociare

to result in, to give rise to

a disagio

uncomfortable (not scomodo)

ebollizione

boiling; excitement

impulsivo

impulsive

dispensare

to dispense

tessera

card; (domino) tile

spacciare

to deal (drugs)

farsi le ossa

to learn the ropes; to cut one's teeth

giubotto

windbreaker

arco baleno

rainbow

discorso

conversation; speech

bazzicare

to hang out, to haunt

notevole

noteworthy, remarkable

eruzione

eruption

sul pezzo

on the ball (alert)

pietra

rock, stone (not sasso or roccia)

scaldacollo

neckwarmer

processione

procession

bruco

caterpillar

ago

needle

cratere

crater

colata

lava flow

rifugio

shelter, refuge

brandello

shred, scrap; crumb

mandorla

almond

acero

maple tree

sciame meteorico

meteor shower

acidificare

to acidify

deviare

to divert; to deviate

terriccio

topsoil

annaffiare

to water, to hose down

ciabatta

slipper; multiple socker

radice

root; origin, cause

gabbiano

seagull

becco

beak; mouth

pisciare

to piss, to pee

presepio

nativity scene

indecente

indecent

rimpatriata

reunion, homecoming

riunione

meeting, reunion

raffreddore

cold (not freddo)

collassare

to collapse; to cave in

scorrere

to flow, to pour, to course

indetto

announced

funivia

cable car

scheda

tab, notepaper

scomodo

uncomfortable, inconvenient

stempiatura

receding hairline

stempiato

balding

vendicare

to avenge

direttore

director, manager

mostra d'arte

art exhibit

pompelmo

grapefruit

escursione

excursion

danza

dance (not ballo)

museo

museum

comico

comedian

programma

plan; programme, syllabus

sosta

stop, pause, rest; parking

grotta

cavern, cave (not caverna)

caverna

cavern, cave (not grotta)

recinzione

enclosure; fence

timore

fear, dread, worry; respect

soleggiato

sunny; bright

rapina

armed robbery

puntura

injection

levriero

greyhound

del posto

local

valle

valley

spiacevole

unpleasant, disagreeable; unfortunate

elicottero

helicopter

veneziana

Venetian blinds

avvolgibile

roller blind

tachimetro

speedometer

mensola

corbel

fregio

frieze

bassorilievo

bas-relief

poro

pore

vernice

paint, varnish

pittura

painting

targa

plaque; license plate

tatto

touch