Weeks 80, 81 and 82 Italian Words Learned

1. Ci vuole tempo per arrivare – It takes time to arrive
2. lanciare via/ buttar via – to throw away
3. altruista – selfless/unselfish
4. tessera sanitaria – health insurance card
5. depilarsi – to shave oneself (not facial hair)
6. squallido – shabby
7. comportamento – behaviour/demeanor
8. lottare con – to struggle with
9. parti del corpo – body parts
10. mezzi di trasporto – transportation
11. i pro e i contro – pros and cons
12. tenersi in contatto – to keep in touch
13. tenere in mente – to keep in mind
14. mantenersi in forma – keep in shape
15. tenere il passo con – to keep up with
16. sfidare – to challenge
17. una sfida – a challenge
18. topo di biblioteca – bookworm

Week 78 and 79 Italian Words Learned

So much has been going on recently… moving house, changing career and with no Italian lessons, my exposure to new words and phrases slowed down. So here are two weeks together from when classes started up again…

1. ogni tanto – sometimes
2. ostacolato – obstructed
3. irriverenza – irreverence/disrespect
4. meritare – to deserve
5. tristezza – sadness
6. malgrado – despite/in spite of/even though
7. dotato – gifted
8. torto – injustice/grievance
9. ventenne – 20’s
10. trentenne – 30’s
11. Vattene! – Begone!/ Go away!
12. pelata – bald
13. strappandosi – tearing/ripping
14. la frenetica – frantic
15. traboccante – overflowing
16. si lamenta – she complains
17. lamentare/lamentarsi – to complain
18. spericolate – reckless

Week 77 Italian Words Learned

1.  un incubo – a nightmare
2. Non chiedevo tanto – I didn’t ask a lot
3. prestiti – loans
4. mutui – mortgages
5. L’adesione risulta attiva sulla tessera – Membership is active on the card
6. Appena avrai… – As soon as you have…
7. la cavalletta – grasshopper
8. sciocchezze – rubbish/balderdash
9. riuscire – to succeed
10. dal soffitto – from the ceiling
11. monouso – disposable
12. i freni – brakes (e.g. on a bike)
13. il lucchetto – the padlock
14. i pronipoti – great-grandchildren

Week 76 Italian Words Learned

1. guaio – trouble
2. piuttosto che – rather than
3. piuttosto – rather
4. ripianificare la consegna – rescheduling the delivery
5. quando previsto – where applicabile
6. Nella tua cassetta delle lettere – In your letterbox
7. ammorbidente – fabric softener
8. prepotente – bully (adjective)
9. il dominatore – a bully/dominator
10. pacatamente – quietly
11. demente – demented
12. incazzare – pissing off
13. cogliona – jerk
14. impegno – commitment
15. Stanno cambiando la caldaia – They are changing the boiler

Week 75 Italian Words Learned

1. pari o dispari – even or odd (lole for numbers)
2. testa o croce – head or cross (equivalent of heads or tails)
3. estroso – whimsical
4. il peccato – a sin
5. peccare – to sin
6. crollare – to collapse
7. Sono crollato – I collapsed
8. gradevole – pleasant
9. maledizione – cure/damn
10. scottare – to scald/sear
11. sparire – to disappear/vanish
12. malincuore – reluctantly
13. schiacciare – to crush/squash
14. covare – to brood over/incubate/hatch
15. maldestro – clumsy
16. un tornio – a lathe
17. succoso – juicy
18. Mi sono arresa – I curled up
19. volgere – to turn/verge
20. svolgere – to perform
21. posteriore – rear
22. dirigersi verso – head towards

Week 74 Italian Words Learned

1. adescare – to lure/entice
2. fervere – to hum
3. fosco – gloomy/murky
4. condito / stagionato – seasoned
5. infausto – ominous/threatening
6. debole – weak
7. la falena / la tignola – the moth
8. gommo – gum
9. Mi mancate (tutti) – I miss you all
10. Ho appena arrivato a casa senza il pacco – I have just arrived home without the parcel
11. Il pacco non è registrato sulla sistema quindi devo tornare domani mattina per prenderlo – The parcel is not registered on the system so I have to return tomorrow morning to pick it up
12. ateo – atheist
13. dunque – therefore
14. appiccicoso – sticky
15. unto – greasy
16. ungere – to grease (something)

Week 73 Italian Words Learned

1. Sono lusingata – I am really flattered (by someone special)
2. il pavone – the peacock
3. la lavastoviglie – the dishwasher
4. losco/ombroso – shady
5. È troppo luminosa! – It is too bright
6. misterioso – mysterious
7. Un passeggero ha avuto un attacco di panico – A passenger had a panic attack
8. Il volo è stato ritardato di quasi due ore – The flight was delayed by almost two hours
9. In attesa del bagaglio – Awaiting baggage/luggage
10. Sono eccitato – I am excited

Week 72 Italian Words Learned

1. calcoli renali – kidney stones
2. sili – silos
3. geni  – genes
4. votare – to vote
5. Ho imballato le mie cose – I have been packing up my belongings
6. Sto trasferendo – I am relocating
7. L’appartamento è già arredato – The apartment is already furnished
8. ingannare – to deceive
9. imbrogliare – to cheat
10. Sta sudando molto – He/She is sweating a lot
11. il sula – gannet (type of sea bird)
12. ingordo – gannet (greedy)
13. appuntito – sharp/pointed
14. ingiusto/scorretto/sleale – unfair
15. il vetroceramica – the glass brick

Week 71 Italian Words Learned

1. Ho davvero paura di ballare di fronte a persone – I am really afraid of dancing in front of people
2. Devi riscaldarti prima – You have to warm up first
3. la prugna/susina – plum
4. egoista/egoistico – selfish
5. sconsiderato – inconsiderate
6. maleducato – rude/impolite
7. scortese – discourteos/unkind/rude
8. miracoloso – miraculous
9. Era un miracolo – It was a miracle
10. Sto camminando su ghiaccio sottile per scoprire chi sono veramente – I’m walking on thin ice to find who I really am
11. il fantoccio – the puppet
12. la purità – purity
13. la turbina eolica – the wind turbine
14. Siete liberi oggi? – Are you (plural) free today?
15. la finezza – finesse
16. un capriccio – a tantrum / a whim

Week 70 Italian Words Learned

1. graziare/scusare/perdonare – pardon
2. il grumo – the lump/dollop
3. nelle pinete – in the pinewoods
4. rotolare – to roll
5. Se vedi una zanzara, uccidila! – If you see a mosquito, kill it!
6. uccidere/ammazzare – to kill
7. chiudere a chiave – to lock (with a key)
8. coprire – to cover
9. l’amore è cieco – love is blind
10. il proprietario – the landlord
11. Sei duro come un mulo – You are stubborn as a mule
12. Meno male! – Thank goodness!
13. la bara/la cassa da morto – coffin
14. colpevole – guilty
15. equo – fair/equal
16. la macchia – the stain/spot