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2021 Parole! Parole! Matta Vocabulary Words of the Week

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Fiaba
Fairy Tale
a gonfie vele
smooth sailing, things are going well
pizza da asporto
Take-out pizza
stuzzicare l'appetito
whet your appetite
incipriare, andiamo ad incipriare i nasi
to powder, let's go powder our noses.
innervosire
make you nervous
scandire le parole
pronounce/articulate the words clearly
scrigno
treasure chest, casket
arginare
to stem or to dam up
Inquietante
unsettling
in piedi
standing
a piedi
walking by foot
in punta di piedi
on tip toes
spremere
squeeze
abbinarsi con
to pair with
calduccio
warm
dormire come un ghiro
to sleep soundly
Oh, Dio!
Oh, my!
Odio!
I hate
Pasquetta
the day after Easter
pullulare di
teeming with
capriola
somersault
capriolo
roe deer
avere l'bbiocco
the drowsy sensation you get after a big meal
albicocca
apricot
luna storta
to be in a bad mood
arriviamo al dunque
let's get to the point, let's get to the good stuff
il congedo di maternità/paternità
maternity leave / paternity leave
gongolare
to gloat, to look pleased
l'imbarazzo della scelta
too many choices
parlare a vanvera
to speak nonsense
perspicace
perceptive
donnaiolo
womanizer
rimuginante
to think things over
si è fatto tardi
It's getting late!
colmare
to fill / to bridge a gap
lucciola
firefly
non c'è campo
There is no cell service
sproloquio
rant, lengthy angry response
panino al burro di arachidi
peanut butter sandwich
garbato/a
courteous
prendersela
to blame, to pick on, to be bothered by
sbircia
to spy
strepitoso/a
amazing / sensational
feritoia
slit, slot, narrow opening
roba da matti
that's crazy man!
scaramanzia
superstition / good luck
spiffero
draft of air
comunella
to gang up, band together
ingombrante
bulky, clumsy, cumbersome
sbuffare
snort, pant, huff puff
spensierto/a
care free
un'atmosfera accogliente
a cozy, warm, welcoming atmosphere
appesa ad un filo
hanging by a thread
cianfrusagli
bric-a-brac, clutter, odds and ends
vita famigliare
family life
meschino / a
wretched, miserable, unhappy, mean, petty
addirittura
really! no way!
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