page 9

• davanti

• vaporetti

• sorridenti

• minacciosa

• comunicato stampa

• saranno guai

• impazzire

• foglio

• introvabile

page 10

• vaporetto

• Burano

• asciugare le lacrine

• licenziare

• magazzino

• prudenza

• I vicoli

• odore di colla

  page 12

• antiquario

• pentire

• sguillare

• appaggiare

• disegni

• indagare

• confermi

• sospetti

• scappare

• smettere

• le cornici

• rovescio

• capoiavere

• pensiero

• robusta

• lotta

• cortile

  Vocabulary - defined

• davanti: in front of, before

• vaporetti: plural of vaporetto, a type of waterbus used in Venice, steamboat

• sorridenti: smiling, cheerful

• minacciosa: menacing, threatening

• comunicato stampa: press release

• saranno guai: there will be trouble

• impazzire: to go crazy, to lose one's mind

• foglio: sheet (of paper)

• introvabile: impossible to find, unfindable

• vaporetto: a type of waterbus used in Venice

• Burano: a small island in the Venetian Lagoon, known for its brightly colored houses and lace-making

• asciugare le lacrime: to dry the tears

• licenziare: to dismiss, to fire (from a job)

• magazzino: warehouse, storage - work space or company

• prudenza: caution, prudence

• I vicoli: the alleyways - means of transportation

• odore di colla: smell of glue

• antiquario: antique dealer, antiquarian

• pentire: to regret

• sguillare: rattle - ring

• appaggiare: appease - to satisfy somebody

• disegni: drawings

• indagare: to investigate

• confermi: you confirm

• sospetti: suspicions - suspects

• scappare: to escape, to flee

• smettere: to stop, to quit

• le cornici: the frames (as in picture frames)

• rovescio: reverse, back side - throw up

• capoiavere: martial art - like karate

• pensiero: thought

• robusta: robust, strong

• lotta: struggle, fight

• cortile: courtyard