| Term | Definition |
|---|
| la guardia | guard |
| sopraffare | to overwhelm, to overpower, to overcome |
| incauto | imprudent, rash |
| accingersi a fare qc | to be all set to do sth |
| riscuotere | (stipendio, pensione) to draw; (tasse, affitto) to collect; (applausi, approvazioni, successo) to win, to earn |
| riscuotersi (da) | to rouse o.s. (from), to shake o.s. (out of) |
| intingere | to dunk, to dip |
| arrendersi (a) | to give o.s. up (to), to surrender (to) |
| trattenere | to keep back; to keep; to detain |
| trattenere qn dal fare qc | to restrain sb from doing sth |
| acchiappare | to catch; to seize |
| perbacco! | by Jove! |
| ridacchiare | to snigger |
| lo scalpore | sensation |
| tallonare | to follow hot on the heels of, to pursue |
| tallonare il pallone | (calcio) to back-heel the ball |
| il tallonamento | (di giocatore) close marking |
| la tallonata | (calcio) back-heel |
| l'usanza | custom |
| fare il callo a qc | to get used to sth |
| il callo | callus; (piedi) corn |
| da un canto / d'altro canto | on the one hand / on the other hand |
| dal canto mio | for my part, as for me, as far as I'm concerned |
| seppure | even if |
| il ritegno | restraint |
| giovare a | (essere utile) to be useful to; (far bene) to be good for |
| giovarsi di qn / qc | to make use of sb / sth |
| squadrare qn da capo a piedi | to look sb up and down |
| castigare | to punish, to chastise |
| fare un predicozzo a qn | to give sb a talking-to; to lecture sb |
| predicare | (anche fig) to preach |
| sbigottire | to dismay, to dumbfound |
| acquietarsi | to calm down |
| screanzato | ill-mannered |
| palese | clear, evident |
| palesare | to reveal, to disclose |
| impacciare | to hamper, to hinder |
| essere d'impaccio a qn | to be in sb's way |
| da allora in poi | from then on, since then |
| ghignare | to sneer, to laugh derisively |
| fare una ghignata | to have a good laugh |
| l'intralcio | hitch |
| essere d'intralcio | to be in the way |
| intralciare | to hamper, to hinder, to hold up |
| lo scompiglio | confusion, chaos |
| difilato | (subito) straightaway; (direttamente) straight, directly |
| il vasellame | crockery; china; (d'oro, argento) plate |
| istruirsi su qc | to find out about sth |
| istruito | (well) educated |
| sfrattare | to evict |
| lo sfratto | eviction |
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