| Term | Definition |
|---|
| la radiolina | portable radio, transistor (radio) |
| immeritato | undeserved, unmerited; unjust |
| pizzicare | to nip; to pinch; to sting; to bite |
| un pizzico di sale | a pinch of salt |
| il pizzicore | itch |
| il canarino | canary |
| si vocifera che | it is rumoured that |
| mi sorge il dubbio che | I am beginning to suspect that |
| l'imboscata | ambush |
| dibattere | to debate, to discuss |
| il viluppo | tangle |
| imprimersi qc nella mente | to fix sth firmly in one's mind |
| albeggiare | to dawn |
| l'intraprendenza | initiative, audacity; boldness |
| cogliere l'occasione (per fare) | to take the opportunity (to do) |
| cogliere qn in fallo | to catch sb out |
| il gregge | flock |
| la rapina | robbery |
| smemorato | forgetful, absent-minded |
| alla svelta | quickly |
| la bacchetta magica | magic wand |
| la ragnatela | (spider's) web, cobweb |
| piantare una tenda | to pitch a tent |
| piantare grane | to cause trouble |
| "maneggiare con cura" | "handle with care" |
| di punto in bianco | all of a sudden, out of the blue |
| la sveglia | alarm clock |
| drizzare le orecchie | to prick up one's ears |
| drizzarsi a sedere | to sit up |
| il cafone | boor, ill-mannered person |
| frugare | to search |
| adirato | angry |
| non di rado | not uncommonly |
| restituire qc | to return sth, to give sth back |
| conferire a qn / qc | to be good for sb / sth |
| logorare | (scarpe) to wear out; (pietra) to wear away; (nervi, resistenza) to wear down |
| il becchino | gravedigger |
| arringare | to address |
| la foga | enthusiasm, ardour |
| la lavata | wash |
| svogliato | listless; lazy, indolent |
| lo svogliato | lazybones |
| asserire | to maintain, to assert |
| l'aula | classroom; lecture room / theatre; courtroom |
| pertanto | therefore, so |
| la blatta | cockroach |
| borseggiare | to rob; to pick-pocket |
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