| Term | Definition |
|---|
| volente o nolente | whether one likes it or not |
| disturbo? | am I disturbing you? |
| "non disturbare" | "do not disturb" |
| disturbarsi | to bother, to put oneself out |
| confondere | to mix up, to confuse; to embarrass; to trick |
| lo spioncino | spyhole; peephole |
| il ballatoio | gallery, walkway |
| scatenare | to provoke; to spark off; to stir up |
| rettificare | to correct, to rectify |
| incantevole | enchanting, delightful, lovely |
| il lampione | streetlight, streetlamp, lamppost |
| afflosciarsi | to become limp; to become flabby; to sag; to collapse |
| suddetto | above-mentioned |
| ammansire | to tame; to calm down |
| il fesso | idiot, fool |
| fare il fesso | to play the fool |
| la vigliaccheria | cowardice; act of cowardice; cowardly action |
| il vigliacco | coward; rogue, scoundrel |
| assaporare | to savour |
| lo sbarbatello | novice, greenhorn |
| insondabile | unfathomable |
| il taccuino | notebook |
| istupidire | to stun, to daze; to stupefy |
| malinconico | melancholy, sad |
| inserirsi in | to be a part of, to be included in |
| fatidico | fateful |
| celare | to conceal |
| ripido | steep |
| pieno fino all'orlo | full to the brim |
| il pendio | slope, slant |
| il registratore | tape recorder |
| ancheggiare | to wiggle (one's hips) |
| canticchiare | to sing to o.s.; to hum |
| altezzoso | haughty, arrogant |
| la palude | marsh, swamp |
| il fetore | stink, stench |
| la fatica | hard work, toil |
| l'uomo di fatica | odd-job man |
| faccio fatica a crederlo | I find that hard to believe |
| accusare / sentire fatica | to feel tired |
| a fatica | with difficulty |
| stremare | to exhaust |
| stremato | exhausted, worn out |
| il fascino | charm, fascination |
| avere fascino | to be fascinating |
| glabro | hairless |
| lo sbieco | bias |
| fremere | to shake, to tremble |
| fare la corte a qn | to court sb; to butter sb up |
| macché! | certainly not!; you must be joking! |
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