Set: Italian vocab - Palomar 2

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TermDefinition
collimare (con)(idee) to coincide with, to agree with
la raduraclearing
solcare(terreno; fig: mani) to plough
soverchiareto overpower, to overwhelm
soverchioexcessive, immoderate
scartabellareto skim through, to glance through
il crivelloriddle
il colombopigeon
sozzofilthy, dirty
essere in balia dito be at the mercy of
pattugliareto patrol
il rondone(uccello) swift
la foce del Thamesthe mouth of the Thames
arrotolare(stoffa, sigaretta) to roll; (carta) to roll up
la pignapine cone
stritolare(anche fig) to crush, to grind
lo stornostarling
la trama(di opera) plot; (inganno) plot, conspiracy
tramare un complottoto plot
la calamita(anche fig) magnet
vorticareto whirl, to swirl
agonizzare(malato) to be dying; (fig: civiltà) to decline
la ressacrowd, throng
il veglioneball, dance
condireto season, to flavour; to dress; to spice
accudireto look after
l'armentoherd
avvampare(fuoco) to flare up; (fig: cielo, nuvole) to become red; (arrossire) to blush
sancire(sanzionare) to sanction; (ratificare) to ratify
arrancareto limp, to hobble; (fig) to struggle along
la gru(Zool; Tecn) crane
il feticciofetish
spulciare(animali) to rid of fleas; (fig: testo, compito) to examine thoroughly
le fattezze(del viso) features
incorniciareto frame
il copertonetyre
immedesimarsi into identify with
la sorgente(fonte) spring; (di fiume, fig, Fis) source
rompere il muso a qnto smash sb's face in
tenere il musoto sulk
la parvenzasemblance
il puntinodot
fare le cose a puntinoto do things perfectly
cotto a puntinocooked to perfection
i colletti bianchi(fig) white-collar workers
attonitoastonished, amazed, dumbfounded
rassodare(muscoli) to harden, to strengthen; (fig: amicizia) to strengthen, to consolidate
il rastrellamento(di erba, fieno) raking; (Mil, di polizia) (thorough) search
rastrellare(erba, fieno) to rake; (fig: perlustrare) to comb
il rastrellorake
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Terms 50
Creator nibbles
Created May 22, 2007
Group Italian
Subjects italian, italiano, vocab
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nibbles : Changed il rastrello → to rake to il rastrello → rake
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  1. la radura clearing - 8 misses
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  5. rassodare (muscoli) to harden, to strengthen; (fig: amicizia) to strengthen, to consolidate - 6 misses
  6. essere in balia di to be at the mercy of - 6 misses
  7. rompere il muso a qn to smash sb's face in - 6 misses