Subject Pronouns
| abbandonare | v.t. | to abandon, to drop out of |
| abbassare | v.t. | to lower, reduce |
| abbondante | agg. | abundant |
| abile | agg. | able, capable, clever, skilful |
| abilità | s.f. | ability, capability, skill |
| abitazione | s.f. | house, dwelling |
| abituarsi | v. rifl. | to get used to |
| abitudine | s.f. | habit, custom, practice |
| accadere | v.int. | to happen, occur |
| accarezzare | v.t. | to stroke, to caress |
| accelerare | v.int. | to accelerate, speed up |
| accettare | v.t. | to accept |
| accidenti | inter. | Wow! Gosh! Blimey! |
| accogliere | v.t. | to receive, welcome, accommodate; to accept, adopt |
| accorgersi | v.int.pron. | to notice, realise, become aware of |
| accusare | v.t. | to accuse, charge |
| adatto | agg. | suitable, fitting, appropriate |
| addetto/a | s.m. | s.f. | operator, agent, authorised personnel |
| adolescente | s.m. | s.f. | adolescent, teenager |
| adoperare | v.t. | to use, employ |
| adorare | v.t. | to adore |
| adottare | v.t. | to adopt, choose, opt for |
| affare | s.m. | deal, business transaction, matter |
| affatto | avv. | not at all, by no means, absolutely not |
| affermare | v.t. | to declare, maintain, affirm |
| affermazione | s.f. | statement, assertion, claim; achievement, success |
| affinché | cong. | so that, in order that |
| affrontare | v.t. | to face, confront, deal with, tackle |
| agio | s.m. | ease, comfort, luxury |
| agricoltura | s.f. | agriculture, farming |
| agriturismo | s.m. | agritourism, farm holiday |
| alimentazione | s.f. | nutrition, diet, feeding |
| allarme | s.m. | alarm, signal, warning |
| allontanarsi | v.int.pron. | to move away from, distance oneself from, renounce |
| altrettanto | agg. | just as much, just as many, the same number, the same quantity |
| altrimenti | avv. | otherwise, or else |
| ambiente | s.m. | environment, ecosystem, setting |
| ammazzare | v.t. | to kill, murder (informal) |
| ammettere | v.t. | to admit, permit, allow, let in |
| amministratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | administrator |
| ammirare | v.t. | to admire, respect, appreciate |
| ampio | agg. | vast, wide, expansive, ample |
| andarsene | v. int. pron. | to go away |
| annullare | v.t. | to cancel, annul, invalidate |
| appartenere | v.int. | to belong to, be part of |
| apprezzare | v.t. | to admire, appreciate |
| argomento | s.m. | topic, subject, theme; proof, evidence |
| arma | s.f. | weapon, arm |
| armonia | s.f. | harmony, balance |
| arrestare | v.t. | to arrest, capture, apprehend |
| artificiale | agg. | artificial, unnatural, man-made |
| artigianato | s.m. | craft, handicraft |
| asma | s.f. | asthma |
| aspettarsi | v.t. pron. | to wait for; to expect, anticipate |
| aspetto | s.m. | appearance, look |
| assassino/a | s.m. | s.f | assassin, killer |
| assente | agg. | absent, missing |
| assenza | s.f. | absence |
| assicurare | v.t. | to guarantee, to assure, to ensure, to safeguard |
| assicurazione | s.f. | insurance, guarantee |
| associazione | s.f. | association, organisation |
| assomigliare | v.int. | to resemble, look like, be like |
| assumere | v.t. | to take on, to assume |
| assurdo | agg. | absurd, illogical |
| atteggiamento | s.m. | manner, attitude, behaviour |
| attentato | s.m. | attack, aggression, assassination, attempt |
| attimo | s.m. | instant |
| attività | s.f. | activity, operation, job, task |
| attraverso | prep. | across, through |
| augurare | v.t. | to wish sb sth, bid sb sth |
| aumentare | v.t. | v. int. | to increase, augment, raise; to grow, intensify |
| aumento | s.m. | increase, growth, rise |
| autentico | agg. | authentic, genuine, real |
| autore/trice | s.m. | author, writer; performer, perpetrator |
| avvertire | v.t. | to warn, to advise |
| avvicinarsi | v. int. pron. | to approach, get close to; to resemble, look like, be similar |
| azienda | s.f. | company, business, enterprise |
| azione | s.f. | act, action, activity, deed |
| base | s.f. | base, support; basis, foundation |
| bastare | v.int. | to suffice, be enough |
| beato | agg. | happy, glad, content; blessed |
| bellezza | s.f. | beauty |
| benché | cong. | though, although, even though |
| boh | inter. | No idea! (like the French 'bof') |
| bolletta | s.f. | bill, invoice |
| bollettino | s.m. | receipt; bulletin,report |
| bomba | s.f. | bomb |
| bonifico | s.m. | bank transfer |
| brano | s.m. | piece, fragment, shred; passage, song |
| bugia | s.f. | lie |
| cadavere | s.m. | cadaver, corpse, dead body |
| calcolare | v.t. | to calculate, count |
| cantiere | s.m. | building site |
| capacità | s.f. | capacity; ability |
| capitale | s.m.| s.f. | capital, wealth, assets |
| capitare | v.int. | to arrive, turn up; to happen, occur, crop up |
| carabiniere | s.m. | carabiniere, police officer |
| carattere | s.m. | character, nature; character, letter |
| carcere | s.m. | prison, jail (legal term); imprisonment, detention |
| carriera | s.f. | career, profession |
| caso | s.m. | chance, fate, coincidence; case, instance |
| catturare | v.t. | to capture, apprehend |
| cavarsela | v.t. pron. | to cope, get by, manage; to get out of difficulty |
| cavolo | inter. | Wow! Damn! |
| celibe | agg. | unmarried man, single man |
| certificato | s.m. | certificate |
| chissà | avv. | who knows, heaven knows, somehow |
| chiunque | pron. | anybody, anyone; whoever |
| ciascuno | pron. | each one, every one; everyone, everybody |
| cieco | agg. | s.m. | blind, sightless |
| cima | s.f. | peak, top, summit |
| ciò | pron. | this, that; it |
| citare | v.t. | to quote, cite; to mention, allude to |
| cittadinanza | s.f. | citizenship, citizenry |
| coda | s.f. | queue; tail |
| cogliere | v.t. | to pick, to gather; to catch, surprise |
| collaboratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | contributor, collaborator |
| collocamento | s.m. | location, arrangement, placement |
| colpevole | agg. | s.m. | s.f. | guilty, culpable, at fault, blameworthy |
| combattere | v.t. | v.int. | to combat, fight, battle, struggle against |
| commentare | v.t. | to comment on, remark on, annotate |
| commento | s.m. | comment, remark, critique; commentary, notes, annotation |
| commercio | s.m. | commerce, trade |
| complesso | agg. | complex, complicated |
| comportamento | s.m. | behaviour, conduct |
| comprendere | v.t. | to understand; to comprise, include, consist of |
| concentrare | v.t. | to concentrate sth, focus sth; to bring together in one place |
| concentrarsi | v. int. pron. | to concentrate on, focus on; to gather together, assemble |
| concludere | v.t. | to conclude, finish, close; to conclude, deduce |
| conclusione | s.f. | conclusion, end; conclusion, deduction |
| concorrenza | s.f. | competition, rivalry |
| condannare | v.t. | to convict, sentence; to condemn, disapprove |
| condividere | v.t. | to share |
| condizione | s.f. | condition, situation, state; clause, provision |
| conferenza | s.f. | conference, lecture, talk |
| confermare | v.t. | to confirm, prove, verify |
| confrontare | v.t. | to compare, contrast |
| confronto | s.m. | comparison, contrast; contest, competition; debate, discussion |
| coniugare | v.t. | to conjugate (a verb) |
| coniuge | s.m. | s.f. | spouse |
| conseguenza | s.f. | consequence, effect, result |
| considerare | v.t. | to consider, evaluate, examine; to consider, deem |
| considerazione | s.f. | consideration; reflections, observations; esteem, regard, respect |
| consonante | s.f. | consonant |
| contare | v.t. | v.int | to count; to expect |
| contatto | s.m. | contact |
| contemporaneamente | avv. | at the same time |
| continuamente | avv. | continually, repeatedly, frequently; continuously, without interruption |
| contrario | s.m. | contrary, opposite, contradiction |
| contratto | s.m. | contract, agreement |
| contro | prep. | against, towards |
| controllare | v.t. | to check, verify; to supervise, monitor; to control, command |
| convincere | v.t. | to convince, persuade |
| convivente | s.m | s.f. | cohabitant, common-law spouse |
| cortesia | s.f. | courtesy, civility, politeness, kindness |
| costringere | v.t. | to force, coerce, compel |
| creare | v.t. | to create, make |
| crescere | v.int. | to grow, bring up, raise, rear |
| criminale | s.m. | criminal, felon |
| crisi | s.f. | crisis; seizure, attack, bout, fit |
| criticare | v.t. | to criticise, find fault with |
| cronaca | s.f. | chronicle, history; account, story, report |
| cura | s.f. | care, attention; therapy, treatment |
| curarsi | v.rifl. | to undergo treatment; to pay attention to; to take care of |
| danno | s.m. | damage, injury |
| dato | s.m. | data, information, fact |
| debito | s.m. | debt |
| decisione | s.f. | decision; judgment, determination, ruling |
| deludere | v.t. | to disappoint, let down |
| delusione | s.f. | disappointment, frustration |
| democrazia | s.f. | democracy |
| denuncia | s.f. | accusation, charge; statement, declaration |
| denunciare | v.t. | to report, accuse, denounce |
| deserto | s.m. | desert |
| desiderare | v.t. | to desire, want, wish |
| desiderio | s.m. | desire, wish; craving, longing, yearning |
| destinatario | s.m | recipient, addressee |
| detestare | v.t. | to detest, hate, loathe |
| diavolo | s.m. | devil |
| dichiarare | v.t. | to declare, proclaim, pronounce |
| difendere | v.t. | to defend, protect, stand up for |
| difetto | s.m. | default, fault, flaw, shortcoming; lack, deficiency, scarcity |
| differenza | s.f. | difference |
| difficoltà | s.f. | difficulty, hurdle, hardship, complexity |
| diminuire | v.int. | to drop, lessen, diminish |
| dimostrare | v.t. | to demonstrate, show, prove |
| Dio | s.m. | God |
| dipendente | s.m. | s.f. | employee; addict |
| dipendente | agg. | dependent, subordinate, employed; addicted |
| dipendenza | s.f. | dependence, dependency, addiction |
| dirigente | s.m. | s.f. | manager, director, executive |
| disabile | agg. | disabled, handicapped |
| discorso | s.m. | speech, debate, address; conversation, talk |
| discussione | s.f. | discussion, debate; argument, disagreement; objection, complaint |
| discutere | v.t. | to discuss, debate; to argue, disagree, question |
| disgustoso | agg. | disgusting, nauseating, revolting; repugnant, detestable |
| distanza | s.f. | distance |
| disturbare | v.t. | to disturb, bother, annoy; to disrupt, disturb, upset |
| dividere | v.t. | to divide, separate, split, share |
| divieto | s.m. | ban, prohibition |
| dottorato | s.m. | doctorate |
| dovunque | avv. | everywhere, anywhere |
| droga | s.f. | drug, dope; spice |
| dubbio | s.m. | doubt, uncertainty |
| dubitare | v.int. | to question, challenge, doubt, distrust |
| eccetera | locuz. | et cetera |
| eccetto | prep. | except, save, but for |
| educazione | s.f. | education, training; manners, courtesy, civility |
| elezione | s.f. | election |
| enorme | agg. | enormous, huge, gigantic |
| entro | prep. | within, by |
| epoca | s.f. | epoch, era, age; time, period, season |
| esatto | agg. | exact, accurate, correct |
| esatto | avv. | Exactly! Quite so! |
| escludere | v.t. | to exclude, leave out; eliminate, rule out |
| esercito | s.m. | army, armed forces |
| esistere | v.int. | to exist, to live |
| espressione | s.f. | expression, look; demonstration, display |
| esterno | agg. | external, outer, outside |
| evidente | agg. | evident, obvious, clear, undeniable |
| evidenza | s.f. | clearness, plainness, obviousness |
| farcela | v. t. pron. | to make it, to succeed at sth difficult |
| fastidio | s.m. | nuisance, bother, annoyance, inconvenience |
| fatica | s.f. | effort, exertion, strain; fatigue, exhaustion; toil, hard work |
| fede | s.f. | faith, belief; trust, confidence |
| feriale | agg. | working (day), weekday |
| festivo | agg. | festive, holiday |
| fidarsi | v. int. pron. | to trust, confide in, rely on; to dare, to feel up to |
| fiducia | s.f. | faith, confidence |
| fico | agg. | cool, trendy |
| figura | s.f. | figure, shape, form; figure, individual, person; impression |
| figurarsi | v.t.pron. | to imagine, to picture |
| figurati | inter. | Don't mention it! Not at all! No way! Of course, go ahead! |
| fila | s.f. | line, sequence, string |
| finché | cong. | as long as, until |
| finora | avv. | so far, until now |
| finto | agg. | fake, false, feigned, imitation |
| folla | s.f. | crowd, throng |
| fondo | s.m. | bottom; background; fund |
| formazione | s.f. | formation, growth, development; education, training |
| fornitore | s.m. | supplier, stockist |
| fragile | agg. | fragile, delicate, flimsy; frail, weak |
| fregarsene | v.int.pron. | to not care a hoot |
| frenare | v.int. | to brake, apply the brakes |
| furto | s.m. | theft, burglary, rip-off; haul, booty, loot |
| galera | s.f. | prison, jail (colloquial) |
| galleria | s.f. | tunnel, burrow; gallery, shopping arcade; balcony |
| ganzo | agg. | cool, brilliant |
| generazione | s.f. | generation |
| gesto | s.m. | gesture |
| ghiacciaio | s.m. | glacier |
| giudice | s.m. | judge, referee, umpire |
| giustizia | s.f. | justice, fairness |
| globalizzazione | s.f. | globalisation |
| governo | s.m. | government |
| grave | agg. | grave, solemn, serious, sombre; weighty, momentous; heavy |
| gridare | v.int. | to yell, scream, shriek, shout |
| guerra | s.f. | war, conflict |
| gustare | v.t. | to taste, try, sample; to savour, enjoy |
| ideale | agg. | ideal, perfect |
| ideologia | s.f. | ideology |
| imitare | v.t. | to imitate, mimic, impersonate; to duplicate, copy |
| immagine | s.f. | image; look, appearance |
| immobile | s.m. | property, real estate |
| impensabile | agg. | unthinkable, inconceivable |
| importanza | s.f. | importance, significance, value; influence, authority, prestige |
| impresa | s.f. | business, enterprise, company; endeavour, undertaking |
| impressione | s.f. | impression; feeling, sensation |
| includere | v.t. | to include, attach, enclose; to involve |
| indispensabile | agg. | indispensable, essential, necessary |
| infanzia | s.f. | infancy, childhood |
| inferiore | agg. | lower, lesser, inferior, subordinate |
| innanzitutto | avv. | first of all |
| innocente | agg. | innocent (not guilty); innocent, naive |
| inquilino/a | s.m. | s.f. | tenant, lodger, boarder |
| inquinamento | s.m. | pollution, contamination |
| insistere | v.int. | to insist, persist, persevere |
| intanto | avv. | meanwhile, in the meantime; but, nevertheless |
| intendere | v.t. | to understand; to hear, learn, come to know, heed; to mean |
| intenzione | s.f. | intention, aim, purpose |
| interesse | s.m. | interest; interests, affairs, business |
| interno | s.m. | interior, inside |
| interno | agg. | inner, internal, inland |
| interrompere | v.t. | to interrupt; to disconnect |
| intervenire | v. int. | to intervene, step in; to attend, be present |
| intervista | s.f. | interview; survey, poll |
| investire | v.t. | to invest; to appoint, assign; to run over, knock down |
| invisibile | agg. | invisible; imperceptible, tiny |
| iscriversi | v.rifl. | to enrol, sign up for, join |
| iscrizione | s.f. | registration, enrolment, application |
| laggiù | avv. | down there, below |
| lamentarsi | v. int. pron. | to lament, moan, complain |
| lassù | avv. | up there, above |
| lato | s.m. | side |
| lavorativo | agg. | working, work |
| legge | s.f. | law |
| liberare | v.t. | to free, release, liberate |
| libertà | s.f. | freedom, liberty |
| licenziare | v.t. | to fire, dismiss; to confer a certificate or diploma |
| litigare | v. int. | to argue, fight, quarrel |
| logico | agg. | logical, rational |
| lordo | agg. | dirty, filthy, gross |
| magari | inter. | cong. | maybe, perhaps, |
| mah | inter. | Who knows? |
| maiuscola | s.f. | capital letter |
| manager | s.m. | s.f. | manager, executive |
| mancanza | s.f. | absence, lack; shortcoming, defect, deficiency; error, mistake |
| maniera | s.f. | manner, way; style, fashion |
| mantenere | v.t. | to keep, to maintain; to support; to defend, protect |
| maternità | s.f. | motherhood, maternity |
| matto | agg. | crazy, mad, insane; eccentric, odd, bizarre |
| maturità | s.f. | maturity, ripeness; high school diploma |
| mente | s.f. | mind, intellect, brain |
| merce | s.f. | goods, merchandise; mercy |
| messa | s.f. | putting, placing; Mass (Catholic) |
| metodo | s.m. | method |
| mettercela tutta | v.t. pron. | to do one's utmost |
| militare | agg. | military |
| militare | s.m. | soldier, serviceman |
| militare | pl.m. | military, armed forces |
| millimetro | s.m. | millimetre |
| ministro | s.m. | minister; pastor, priest, clergyman |
| minuscola | s.f. | lowercase letter |
| minuscolo | agg. | minuscule, tiny |
| miseria | s.f. | misery; poverty, want |
| mittente | s.m. | sender |
| moltiplicare | v.t. | to multiply |
| morbido | agg. | soft, smooth, tender, delicate |
| mostrare | v.t. | to show, display, exhibit; to explain, describe |
| movimento | s.m. | movement, motion; bustle, activity |
| multa | s.f. | fine, penalty, ticket |
| municipio | s.m. | town hall, municipal building, municipality |
| mura (le) | pl.f. | walls enclosing a castle, city |
| muto | agg. | mute, dumb, speechless |
| mutuo | s.m. | loan, mortgage |
| nemico | s.m. | enemy, foe, opponent |
| nemico | agg. | hostile, opposed; adverse, harmful, detrimental |
| nemmeno | avv. | cong. | neither, nor |
| netto | agg. | clean, neat, clear |
| nonostante | prep. | cong. | despite, in spite of, notwithstanding |
| nubile | agg. | single woman, unmarried woman |
| nulla | avv. | nothing |
| obbligare | v.t. | to oblige, to compel, to force |
| oggigiorno | avv. | nowadays, these days |
| ognuno | pron. | everyone, everybody |
| omicidio | s.m. | murder, homicide |
| onestà | s.f. | honesty, integrity |
| opportunità | s.f. | opportunity, occasion, chance |
| opportuno | agg. | opportune, suitable, appropriate, expedient |
| organizzazione | s.f. | organisation, association |
| orizzontale | agg. | horizontal |
| ormai | avv. | by now, by then; almost, already, nearly |
| ovvio | agg. | obvious, self-evident |
| pace | s.f. | peace |
| paesaggio | s.m. | landscape, scenery; view, panorama |
| paga | s.f. | pay, salary, wages |
| pagamento | s.m. | payment |
| Papa | s.m. | the Pope |
| parecchio | avv. | agg. | quite, rather a lot, plenty |
| parentesi | s.f. | bracket, parenthesis; aside, digression; break, pause, interval |
| parlamento | s.m. | parliament |
| partito | s.m. | (political) party; camp, party, side |
| patto | s.m. | pact, agreement, treaty; term, condition |
| pazzesco | agg. | mad, crazy, insane, senseless; reckless, foolish |
| pena | s.f. | punishment, penalty, sentence |
| perdonare | v.t. | to pardon, forgive, absolve, excuse |
| perfino | avv. | even |
| pericoloso | agg. | dangerous, hazardous |
| personaggio | s.m. | character; personality, celebrity |
| personale | agg. | personal |
| personale | s.m. | personnel, staff, employees |
| personalità | s.f. | personality, character; celebrity, star |
| personalmente | avv. | personally, in person |
| pietà | s.f. | pity, mercy, compassion; piety, devotion |
| pistola | s.f. | gun, handgun |
| poiché | cong. | since, seeing as |
| politica | s.f. | politics, policy, diplomacy |
| politico | agg. | political |
| polizza | s.f. | policy |
| porco | agg. | pig, pork |
| porgere | v.t. | to offer, to give, to extend |
| possedere | v.t. | to possess, to own |
| povertà | s.f. | poverty |
| precedenza | s.f. | right of way, priority, precedence |
| prendersela | v. t. pron. | to take it out on sb; to take offence, take sth personally |
| preoccupazione | s.f. | worry, concern |
| presentazione | s.f. | presentation, submission; introduction |
| presente | agg. | present, current, contemporary |
| presenza | s.f. | presence |
| presidente | s.m. | president |
| presso | avv. | nearby, near, close at hand |
| presso | prep. | close, next to, near, beside |
| prestito | s.m. | loan |
| prete | s.m. | priest |
| prigione | s.f. | prison, jail; imprisonment, incarceration |
| principale | s.m. | boss |
| privato | agg. | private, personal |
| probabilità | s.f. | probability, likelihood |
| processo | s.m. | trial, case; process, procedure, method |
| progetto | s.m. | plan, project, design |
| proibire | v.t. | to prevent; to prohibit, forbid, ban |
| proposito | s.m. | intention, purpose, aim |
| proteggere | v.t. | to protect, defend, shelter |
| Provincia | s.f. | province |
| pubblico | agg. | public |
| pubblico | s.m. | the public, audience |
| purché | cong. | as long as, provided that |
| puro | agg. | pure, clean, unadulterated, uncontaminated |
| puzza | s.f. | stink, stench |
| puzzare | v.int. | to smell, to stink, to reek |
| qualità | s.f. | quality, trait, feature |
| qualunque | agg. | any, whatever, whichever |
| questione | s.f. | question, matter; dispute, controversy |
| quintale | s.m. | 100 kg |
| raccomandarsi | v.int.pron. | to put oneself in sb's hands |
| raggiungere | v.t. | to reach, to arrive at, to reach; to catch up with; to hit, to strike |
| rallentare | v.t. | to slow down, brake, decelerate |
| rapina | s.f. | robbery |
| rapporto | s.m. | rapport, relationship; connection, link; report, account |
| rata | s.f. | instalment, payment |
| reagire | v.int. | to react, respond, retaliate |
| realizzare | v.t. | to achieve, fulfil, realise; to realise, comprehend; to earn, to make |
| realtà | s.f. | reality |
| reclamo | s.m. | complaint, grievance, claim |
| Regione | s.f. | region, zone, area |
| regola | s.f. | rule, regulation |
| relazione | s.f. | relationship, connection, link |
| religioso | agg. | religious |
| repubblica | s.f. | republic |
| residenza | s.f. | residence, residency |
| responsabile | agg. | responsible, conscientious; accountable, guilty |
| responsabile | s.m. | s.f. | person in charge, boss, manager, supervisor |
| responsabilità | s.f. | responsibility; accountability, liability |
| ricchezza | s.f. | prosperity, affluence, luxury; wealth, riches |
| ricerca | s.f. | research; search, quest |
| ricevuta | s.f. | receipt |
| riconoscere | v.t. | to recognise, identify; to admit, confess |
| ridicolo | agg. | ridiculous, funny, hilarious; paltry, risible, laughable |
| riferire | v.t. | to report, to relay |
| riferirsi (a) | v.int.pron | to refer to |
| rifiutare | v.t. | to reject, decline, refuse, turn down, rebuff |
| riflettere | v.int. | to reflect |
| riguardare | v.t. | to look at again, review, check; to regard, concern |
| rimettersi | v.int.pron. | to recover, get better; to trust, rely on |
| rinunciare | v.int. | to renounce, give up; to quit |
| riprendere | v.t. | to retake; to resume, restart; to recapture; to take back, recoup, recover, regain; to film, shoot |
| riprendersi | v. int. pron. | to recover; to pull oneself together |
| rischioso | agg. | risky, dangerous, hazardous |
| riscontro | s.m. | comparison, check, inspection |
| risolvere | v.t. | to solve, resolve; to cancel, annul |
| risparmiare | v.t. | to use sparingly, economise; to save, put aside; to spare |
| rispettare | v.t. | to respect, revere; to obey, follow, comply with |
| rispetto | s.m. | respect, esteem, regard |
| roba | s.f. | stuff, things, possessions |
| rotatoria | s.f. | roundabout (traffic) |
| ruvido | agg. | rough, coarse |
| saggio | s.m. | wise, prudent, sensible |
| salvare | v.t. | to save, rescue; to salvage, preserve |
| santo | agg. | holy |
| santo | s.m. | saint |
| scherzare | v.int. | to joke, jest, play around |
| sconfiggere | v.t. | to beat, defeat, eliminate |
| scopo | s.m. | aim, purpose, goal, objective |
| scorretto | agg. | wrong, incorrect |
| scusa | s.f. | apology, pardon, excuse |
| sé | pron. | oneself, himself, herself, themselves |
| sebbene | cong. | although, even though |
| sede | s.f. | seat, location, headquarters, offices |
| seguito | s.m. | string, sequence, series; entourage, retinue, following |
| senato | s.m. | senate |
| sensazione | s.f. | sensation, perception, feeling; intuition, premonition |
| senso | s.m. | sense (sight, taste, etc.); senses, consciousness |
| sentimento | s.m. | sentiment, feeling, emotion |
| servizio | s.m. | service, duty, employment |
| sesso | s.m. | sex, gender |
| sfruttare | v.t. | to exploit, use, take advantage of |
| sicurezza | s.f. | security, safety; trust, confidence |
| significato | s.m. | meaning, sense; meaning, importance |
| sillaba | s.f. | syllable |
| sindacato | s.m. | union |
| sindaco | s.m. | mayor |
| sistema | s.m. | system |
| sociale | agg. | social |
| società | s.f. | society, association |
| socio/a | s.m. | s.f. | partner, associate, shareholder, member; accomplice |
| soddisfatto | agg. | satisfied, pleased |
| soffrire | v.int. | to suffer, tolerate, endure |
| soldato/essa | s.m. | s.f. | soldier |
| solitudine | s.f. | solitude, loneliness, isolation |
| sollecito | agg. | eager, alert |
| soluzione | s.f. | solution, answer; resolution, settlement, agreement |
| somma | s.f. | amount, sum |
| sopravvivere | v.int. | to survive, live through; to survive, outlive |
| sordo | agg. | deaf |
| sospendere | v.t. | to suspend, interrupt; to suspend, hang |
| sottolineare | v.t. | to underline, underscore, highlight, stress |
| sottrarre | v.t. | to remove, take away, subtract; to rescue, deliver, save |
| sparare | v.t. | to shoot, to fire |
| spazio | s.m. | space, room |
| specializzarsi | v. int. pron. | to specialise in |
| specializzazione | s.f. | specialisation |
| spiegarsi | v. rifl. | to explain oneself, make oneself clear |
| statale | agg. | of the state, government, public |
| stato | s.m. | the state; state, condition; status, standing |
| stile | s.m. | style |
| stipendio | s.m. | pay, salary, wage |
| suora | s.f. | nun |
| superiore | agg. | upper; higher, larger, greater, senior, superior |
| svantaggio | s.m. | disadvantage, drawback |
| sviluppare | v.t. | to develop, enhance |
| sviluppo | s.m. | development, growth, expansion |
| tale | agg. | such, so; this that |
| talvolta | avv. | sometimes |
| tariffa | s.f. | tariff, price, charge, rate, fee |
| tassa | s.f. | tax, duty |
| tecnologia | s.f. | technology |
| temere | v.t. | to be afraid, to fear, to dread |
| tensione | s.f. | tension, worry, anxiety; tension, strain |
| teoria | s.f. | theory, concept |
| terapia | s.f. | therapy, treatment |
| terrorismo | s.m. | terrorism |
| terrorizzare | v.t. | to terrorise |
| testo | s.m. | text |
| tipico | agg. | typical, characteristic, classic |
| tonnellata | s.f. | ton (1,000 kg) |
| torto | s.m. | wrongdoing, injustice |
| tradizionale | agg. | traditional |
| tranquillità | s.f. | tranquility, serenity, calm |
| trasformare | v.t. | to transform, convert |
| trattare | v.t. | to treat, handle; to negotiate, haggle; to treat, process; to discuss, debate |
| tratto | s.m. | line; section, part, stretch; style; feature, trait |
| tribunale | s.m. | court, tribunal; courthouse |
| turismo | s.m. | tourism |
| uccidere | v.t. | to kill, to murder |
| uffa | inter. | Oh! Phew! |
| urgente | agg. | urgent, pressing |
| valere | v.t. | v.int. | to be worth; to be valid |
| valore | s.m. | value, worth, merit; valour, courage |
| vantaggio | s.m. | advantage, benefit |
| vario | agg. | varied, various, diverse; variable, changeable; various, numerous |
| vegetariano | agg. | vegetarian |
| velocità | s.f. | speed, velocity, rapidity |
| vergognarsi | v.int. pron. | to feel ashamed, feel embarrassed |
| verità | s.f. | truth |
| verticale | agg. | vertical, upright |
| violenza | s.f. | violence |
| virgolette | pl.f. | inverted commas, quotation marks |
| viso | s.m. | face |
| vista | s.f. | sight; view |
| vocale | s.f. | vowel |
| volontà | s.f. | will, determination |
| votare | v.t. | to vote for; to approve |
| abbandonare | v.t. | to abandon, to drop out of |
| abbassare | v.t. | to lower, reduce |
| abbondante | agg. | abundant |
| abile | agg. | able, capable, clever, skilful |
| abilità | s.f. | ability, capability, skill |
| abitazione | s.f. | house, dwelling |
| abituarsi | v. rifl. | to get used to |
| abitudine | s.f. | habit, custom, practice |
| accadere | v.int. | to happen, occur |
| accarezzare | v.t. | to stroke, to caress |
| accelerare | v.int. | to accelerate, speed up |
| accettare | v.t. | to accept |
| accidenti | inter. | Wow! Gosh! Blimey! |
| accogliere | v.t. | to receive, welcome, accommodate; to accept, adopt |
| accorgersi | v.int.pron. | to notice, realise, become aware of |
| accusare | v.t. | to accuse, charge |
| adatto | agg. | suitable, fitting, appropriate |
| addetto/a | s.m. | s.f. | operator, agent, authorised personnel |
| adolescente | s.m. | s.f. | adolescent, teenager |
| adoperare | v.t. | to use, employ |
| adorare | v.t. | to adore |
| adottare | v.t. | to adopt, choose, opt for |
| affare | s.m. | deal, business transaction, matter |
| affatto | avv. | not at all, by no means, absolutely not |
| affermare | v.t. | to declare, maintain, affirm |
| affermazione | s.f. | statement, assertion, claim; achievement, success |
| affinché | cong. | so that, in order that |
| affrontare | v.t. | to face, confront, deal with, tackle |
| agio | s.m. | ease, comfort, luxury |
| agricoltura | s.f. | agriculture, farming |
| agriturismo | s.m. | agritourism, farm holiday |
| alimentazione | s.f. | nutrition, diet, feeding |
| allarme | s.m. | alarm, signal, warning |
| allontanarsi | v.int.pron. | to move away from, distance oneself from, renounce |
| altrettanto | agg. | just as much, just as many, the same number, the same quantity |
| altrimenti | avv. | otherwise, or else |
| ambiente | s.m. | environment, ecosystem, setting |
| ammazzare | v.t. | to kill, murder (informal) |
| ammettere | v.t. | to admit, permit, allow, let in |
| amministratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | administrator |
| ammirare | v.t. | to admire, respect, appreciate |
| ampio | agg. | vast, wide, expansive, ample |
| andarsene | v. int. pron. | to go away |
| annullare | v.t. | to cancel, annul, invalidate |
| appartenere | v.int. | to belong to, be part of |
| apprezzare | v.t. | to admire, appreciate |
| argomento | s.m. | topic, subject, theme; proof, evidence |
| arma | s.f. | weapon, arm |
| armonia | s.f. | harmony, balance |
| arrestare | v.t. | to arrest, capture, apprehend |
| artificiale | agg. | artificial, unnatural, man-made |
| artigianato | s.m. | craft, handicraft |
| asma | s.f. | asthma |
| aspettarsi | v.t. pron. | to wait for; to expect, anticipate |
| aspetto | s.m. | appearance, look |
| assassino/a | s.m. | s.f | assassin, killer |
| assente | agg. | absent, missing |
| assenza | s.f. | absence |
| assicurare | v.t. | to guarantee, to assure, to ensure, to safeguard |
| assicurazione | s.f. | insurance, guarantee |
| associazione | s.f. | association, organisation |
| assomigliare | v.int. | to resemble, look like, be like |
| assumere | v.t. | to take on, to assume |
| assurdo | agg. | absurd, illogical |
| atteggiamento | s.m. | manner, attitude, behaviour |
| attentato | s.m. | attack, aggression, assassination, attempt |
| attimo | s.m. | instant |
| attività | s.f. | activity, operation, job, task |
| attraverso | prep. | across, through |
| augurare | v.t. | to wish sb sth, bid sb sth |
| aumentare | v.t. | v. int. | to increase, augment, raise; to grow, intensify |
| aumento | s.m. | increase, growth, rise |
| autentico | agg. | authentic, genuine, real |
| autore/trice | s.m. | author, writer; performer, perpetrator |
| avvertire | v.t. | to warn, to advise |
| avvicinarsi | v. int. pron. | to approach, get close to; to resemble, look like, be similar |
| azienda | s.f. | company, business, enterprise |
| azione | s.f. | act, action, activity, deed |
| base | s.f. | base, support; basis, foundation |
| bastare | v.int. | to suffice, be enough |
| beato | agg. | happy, glad, content; blessed |
| bellezza | s.f. | beauty |
| benché | cong. | though, although, even though |
| boh | inter. | No idea! (like the French 'bof') |
| bolletta | s.f. | bill, invoice |
| bollettino | s.m. | receipt; bulletin,report |
| bomba | s.f. | bomb |
| bonifico | s.m. | bank transfer |
| brano | s.m. | piece, fragment, shred; passage, song |
| bugia | s.f. | lie |
| cadavere | s.m. | cadaver, corpse, dead body |
| calcolare | v.t. | to calculate, count |
| cantiere | s.m. | building site |
| capacità | s.f. | capacity; ability |
| capitale | s.m.| s.f. | capital, wealth, assets |
| capitare | v.int. | to arrive, turn up; to happen, occur, crop up |
| carabiniere | s.m. | carabiniere, police officer |
| carattere | s.m. | character, nature; character, letter |
| carcere | s.m. | prison, jail (legal term); imprisonment, detention |
| carriera | s.f. | career, profession |
| caso | s.m. | chance, fate, coincidence; case, instance |
| catturare | v.t. | to capture, apprehend |
| cavarsela | v.t. pron. | to cope, get by, manage; to get out of difficulty |
| cavolo | inter. | Wow! Damn! |
| celibe | agg. | unmarried man, single man |
| certificato | s.m. | certificate |
| chissà | avv. | who knows, heaven knows, somehow |
| chiunque | pron. | anybody, anyone; whoever |
| ciascuno | pron. | each one, every one; everyone, everybody |
| cieco | agg. | s.m. | blind, sightless |
| cima | s.f. | peak, top, summit |
| ciò | pron. | this, that; it |
| citare | v.t. | to quote, cite; to mention, allude to |
| cittadinanza | s.f. | citizenship, citizenry |
| coda | s.f. | queue; tail |
| cogliere | v.t. | to pick, to gather; to catch, surprise |
| collaboratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | contributor, collaborator |
| collocamento | s.m. | location, arrangement, placement |
| colpevole | agg. | s.m. | s.f. | guilty, culpable, at fault, blameworthy |
| combattere | v.t. | v.int. | to combat, fight, battle, struggle against |
| commentare | v.t. | to comment on, remark on, annotate |
| commento | s.m. | comment, remark, critique; commentary, notes, annotation |
| commercio | s.m. | commerce, trade |
| complesso | agg. | complex, complicated |
| comportamento | s.m. | behaviour, conduct |
| comprendere | v.t. | to understand; to comprise, include, consist of |
| concentrare | v.t. | to concentrate sth, focus sth; to bring together in one place |
| concentrarsi | v. int. pron. | to concentrate on, focus on; to gather together, assemble |
| concludere | v.t. | to conclude, finish, close; to conclude, deduce |
| conclusione | s.f. | conclusion, end; conclusion, deduction |
| concorrenza | s.f. | competition, rivalry |
| condannare | v.t. | to convict, sentence; to condemn, disapprove |
| condividere | v.t. | to share |
| condizione | s.f. | condition, situation, state; clause, provision |
| conferenza | s.f. | conference, lecture, talk |
| confermare | v.t. | to confirm, prove, verify |
| confrontare | v.t. | to compare, contrast |
| confronto | s.m. | comparison, contrast; contest, competition; debate, discussion |
| coniugare | v.t. | to conjugate (a verb) |
| coniuge | s.m. | s.f. | spouse |
| conseguenza | s.f. | consequence, effect, result |
| considerare | v.t. | to consider, evaluate, examine; to consider, deem |
| considerazione | s.f. | consideration; reflections, observations; esteem, regard, respect |
| consonante | s.f. | consonant |
| contare | v.t. | v.int | to count; to expect |
| contatto | s.m. | contact |
| contemporaneamente | avv. | at the same time |
| continuamente | avv. | continually, repeatedly, frequently; continuously, without interruption |
| contrario | s.m. | contrary, opposite, contradiction |
| contratto | s.m. | contract, agreement |
| contro | prep. | against, towards |
| controllare | v.t. | to check, verify; to supervise, monitor; to control, command |
| convincere | v.t. | to convince, persuade |
| convivente | s.m | s.f. | cohabitant, common-law spouse |
| cortesia | s.f. | courtesy, civility, politeness, kindness |
| costringere | v.t. | to force, coerce, compel |
| creare | v.t. | to create, make |
| crescere | v.int. | to grow, bring up, raise, rear |
| criminale | s.m. | criminal, felon |
| crisi | s.f. | crisis; seizure, attack, bout, fit |
| criticare | v.t. | to criticise, find fault with |
| cronaca | s.f. | chronicle, history; account, story, report |
| cura | s.f. | care, attention; therapy, treatment |
| curarsi | v.rifl. | to undergo treatment; to pay attention to; to take care of |
| danno | s.m. | damage, injury |
| dato | s.m. | data, information, fact |
| debito | s.m. | debt |
| decisione | s.f. | decision; judgment, determination, ruling |
| deludere | v.t. | to disappoint, let down |
| delusione | s.f. | disappointment, frustration |
| democrazia | s.f. | democracy |
| denuncia | s.f. | accusation, charge; statement, declaration |
| denunciare | v.t. | to report, accuse, denounce |
| deserto | s.m. | desert |
| desiderare | v.t. | to desire, want, wish |
| desiderio | s.m. | desire, wish; craving, longing, yearning |
| destinatario | s.m | recipient, addressee |
| detestare | v.t. | to detest, hate, loathe |
| diavolo | s.m. | devil |
| dichiarare | v.t. | to declare, proclaim, pronounce |
| difendere | v.t. | to defend, protect, stand up for |
| difetto | s.m. | default, fault, flaw, shortcoming; lack, deficiency, scarcity |
| differenza | s.f. | difference |
| difficoltà | s.f. | difficulty, hurdle, hardship, complexity |
| diminuire | v.int. | to drop, lessen, diminish |
| dimostrare | v.t. | to demonstrate, show, prove |
| Dio | s.m. | God |
| dipendente | s.m. | s.f. | employee; addict |
| dipendente | agg. | dependent, subordinate, employed; addicted |
| dipendenza | s.f. | dependence, dependency, addiction |
| dirigente | s.m. | s.f. | manager, director, executive |
| disabile | agg. | disabled, handicapped |
| discorso | s.m. | speech, debate, address; conversation, talk |
| discussione | s.f. | discussion, debate; argument, disagreement; objection, complaint |
| discutere | v.t. | to discuss, debate; to argue, disagree, question |
| disgustoso | agg. | disgusting, nauseating, revolting; repugnant, detestable |
| distanza | s.f. | distance |
| disturbare | v.t. | to disturb, bother, annoy; to disrupt, disturb, upset |
| dividere | v.t. | to divide, separate, split, share |
| divieto | s.m. | ban, prohibition |
| dottorato | s.m. | doctorate |
| dovunque | avv. | everywhere, anywhere |
| droga | s.f. | drug, dope; spice |
| dubbio | s.m. | doubt, uncertainty |
| dubitare | v.int. | to question, challenge, doubt, distrust |
| eccetera | locuz. | et cetera |
| eccetto | prep. | except, save, but for |
| educazione | s.f. | education, training; manners, courtesy, civility |
| elezione | s.f. | election |
| enorme | agg. | enormous, huge, gigantic |
| entro | prep. | within, by |
| epoca | s.f. | epoch, era, age; time, period, season |
| esatto | agg. | exact, accurate, correct |
| esatto | avv. | Exactly! Quite so! |
| escludere | v.t. | to exclude, leave out; eliminate, rule out |
| esercito | s.m. | army, armed forces |
| esistere | v.int. | to exist, to live |
| espressione | s.f. | expression, look; demonstration, display |
| esterno | agg. | external, outer, outside |
| evidente | agg. | evident, obvious, clear, undeniable |
| evidenza | s.f. | clearness, plainness, obviousness |
| farcela | v. t. pron. | to make it, to succeed at sth difficult |
| fastidio | s.m. | nuisance, bother, annoyance, inconvenience |
| fatica | s.f. | effort, exertion, strain; fatigue, exhaustion; toil, hard work |
| fede | s.f. | faith, belief; trust, confidence |
| feriale | agg. | working (day), weekday |
| festivo | agg. | festive, holiday |
| fidarsi | v. int. pron. | to trust, confide in, rely on; to dare, to feel up to |
| fiducia | s.f. | faith, confidence |
| fico | agg. | cool, trendy |
| figura | s.f. | figure, shape, form; figure, individual, person; impression |
| figurarsi | v.t.pron. | to imagine, to picture |
| figurati | inter. | Don't mention it! Not at all! No way! Of course, go ahead! |
| fila | s.f. | line, sequence, string |
| finché | cong. | as long as, until |
| finora | avv. | so far, until now |
| finto | agg. | fake, false, feigned, imitation |
| folla | s.f. | crowd, throng |
| fondo | s.m. | bottom; background; fund |
| formazione | s.f. | formation, growth, development; education, training |
| fornitore | s.m. | supplier, stockist |
| fragile | agg. | fragile, delicate, flimsy; frail, weak |
| fregarsene | v.int.pron. | to not care a hoot |
| frenare | v.int. | to brake, apply the brakes |
| furto | s.m. | theft, burglary, rip-off; haul, booty, loot |
| galera | s.f. | prison, jail (colloquial) |
| galleria | s.f. | tunnel, burrow; gallery, shopping arcade; balcony |
| ganzo | agg. | cool, brilliant |
| generazione | s.f. | generation |
| gesto | s.m. | gesture |
| ghiacciaio | s.m. | glacier |
| giudice | s.m. | judge, referee, umpire |
| giustizia | s.f. | justice, fairness |
| globalizzazione | s.f. | globalisation |
| governo | s.m. | government |
| grave | agg. | grave, solemn, serious, sombre; weighty, momentous; heavy |
| gridare | v.int. | to yell, scream, shriek, shout |
| guerra | s.f. | war, conflict |
| gustare | v.t. | to taste, try, sample; to savour, enjoy |
| ideale | agg. | ideal, perfect |
| ideologia | s.f. | ideology |
| imitare | v.t. | to imitate, mimic, impersonate; to duplicate, copy |
| immagine | s.f. | image; look, appearance |
| immobile | s.m. | property, real estate |
| impensabile | agg. | unthinkable, inconceivable |
| importanza | s.f. | importance, significance, value; influence, authority, prestige |
| impresa | s.f. | business, enterprise, company; endeavour, undertaking |
| impressione | s.f. | impression; feeling, sensation |
| includere | v.t. | to include, attach, enclose; to involve |
| indispensabile | agg. | indispensable, essential, necessary |
| infanzia | s.f. | infancy, childhood |
| inferiore | agg. | lower, lesser, inferior, subordinate |
| innanzitutto | avv. | first of all |
| innocente | agg. | innocent (not guilty); innocent, naive |
| inquilino/a | s.m. | s.f. | tenant, lodger, boarder |
| inquinamento | s.m. | pollution, contamination |
| insistere | v.int. | to insist, persist, persevere |
| intanto | avv. | meanwhile, in the meantime; but, nevertheless |
| intendere | v.t. | to understand; to hear, learn, come to know, heed; to mean |
| intenzione | s.f. | intention, aim, purpose |
| interesse | s.m. | interest; interests, affairs, business |
| interno | s.m. | interior, inside |
| interno | agg. | inner, internal, inland |
| interrompere | v.t. | to interrupt; to disconnect |
| intervenire | v. int. | to intervene, step in; to attend, be present |
| intervista | s.f. | interview; survey, poll |
| investire | v.t. | to invest; to appoint, assign; to run over, knock down |
| invisibile | agg. | invisible; imperceptible, tiny |
| iscriversi | v.rifl. | to enrol, sign up for, join |
| iscrizione | s.f. | registration, enrolment, application |
| laggiù | avv. | down there, below |
| lamentarsi | v. int. pron. | to lament, moan, complain |
| lassù | avv. | up there, above |
| lato | s.m. | side |
| lavorativo | agg. | working, work |
| legge | s.f. | law |
| liberare | v.t. | to free, release, liberate |
| libertà | s.f. | freedom, liberty |
| licenziare | v.t. | to fire, dismiss; to confer a certificate or diploma |
| litigare | v. int. | to argue, fight, quarrel |
| logico | agg. | logical, rational |
| lordo | agg. | dirty, filthy, gross |
| magari | inter. | cong. | maybe, perhaps, |
| mah | inter. | Who knows? |
| maiuscola | s.f. | capital letter |
| manager | s.m. | s.f. | manager, executive |
| mancanza | s.f. | absence, lack; shortcoming, defect, deficiency; error, mistake |
| maniera | s.f. | manner, way; style, fashion |
| mantenere | v.t. | to keep, to maintain; to support; to defend, protect |
| maternità | s.f. | motherhood, maternity |
| matto | agg. | crazy, mad, insane; eccentric, odd, bizarre |
| maturità | s.f. | maturity, ripeness; high school diploma |
| mente | s.f. | mind, intellect, brain |
| merce | s.f. | goods, merchandise; mercy |
| messa | s.f. | putting, placing; Mass (Catholic) |
| metodo | s.m. | method |
| mettercela tutta | v.t. pron. | to do one's utmost |
| militare | agg. | military |
| militare | s.m. | soldier, serviceman |
| militare | pl.m. | military, armed forces |
| millimetro | s.m. | millimetre |
| ministro | s.m. | minister; pastor, priest, clergyman |
| minuscola | s.f. | lowercase letter |
| minuscolo | agg. | minuscule, tiny |
| miseria | s.f. | misery; poverty, want |
| mittente | s.m. | sender |
| moltiplicare | v.t. | to multiply |
| morbido | agg. | soft, smooth, tender, delicate |
| mostrare | v.t. | to show, display, exhibit; to explain, describe |
| movimento | s.m. | movement, motion; bustle, activity |
| multa | s.f. | fine, penalty, ticket |
| municipio | s.m. | town hall, municipal building, municipality |
| mura (le) | pl.f. | walls enclosing a castle, city |
| muto | agg. | mute, dumb, speechless |
| mutuo | s.m. | loan, mortgage |
| nemico | s.m. | enemy, foe, opponent |
| nemico | agg. | hostile, opposed; adverse, harmful, detrimental |
| nemmeno | avv. | cong. | neither, nor |
| netto | agg. | clean, neat, clear |
| nonostante | prep. | cong. | despite, in spite of, notwithstanding |
| nubile | agg. | single woman, unmarried woman |
| nulla | avv. | nothing |
| obbligare | v.t. | to oblige, to compel, to force |
| oggigiorno | avv. | nowadays, these days |
| ognuno | pron. | everyone, everybody |
| omicidio | s.m. | murder, homicide |
| onestà | s.f. | honesty, integrity |
| opportunità | s.f. | opportunity, occasion, chance |
| opportuno | agg. | opportune, suitable, appropriate, expedient |
| organizzazione | s.f. | organisation, association |
| orizzontale | agg. | horizontal |
| ormai | avv. | by now, by then; almost, already, nearly |
| ovvio | agg. | obvious, self-evident |
| pace | s.f. | peace |
| paesaggio | s.m. | landscape, scenery; view, panorama |
| paga | s.f. | pay, salary, wages |
| pagamento | s.m. | payment |
| Papa | s.m. | the Pope |
| parecchio | avv. | agg. | quite, rather a lot, plenty |
| parentesi | s.f. | bracket, parenthesis; aside, digression; break, pause, interval |
| parlamento | s.m. | parliament |
| partito | s.m. | (political) party; camp, party, side |
| patto | s.m. | pact, agreement, treaty; term, condition |
| pazzesco | agg. | mad, crazy, insane, senseless; reckless, foolish |
| pena | s.f. | punishment, penalty, sentence |
| perdonare | v.t. | to pardon, forgive, absolve, excuse |
| perfino | avv. | even |
| pericoloso | agg. | dangerous, hazardous |
| personaggio | s.m. | character; personality, celebrity |
| personale | agg. | personal |
| personale | s.m. | personnel, staff, employees |
| personalità | s.f. | personality, character; celebrity, star |
| personalmente | avv. | personally, in person |
| pietà | s.f. | pity, mercy, compassion; piety, devotion |
| pistola | s.f. | gun, handgun |
| poiché | cong. | since, seeing as |
| politica | s.f. | politics, policy, diplomacy |
| politico | agg. | political |
| polizza | s.f. | policy |
| porco | agg. | pig, pork |
| porgere | v.t. | to offer, to give, to extend |
| possedere | v.t. | to possess, to own |
| povertà | s.f. | poverty |
| precedenza | s.f. | right of way, priority, precedence |
| prendersela | v. t. pron. | to take it out on sb; to take offence, take sth personally |
| preoccupazione | s.f. | worry, concern |
| presentazione | s.f. | presentation, submission; introduction |
| presente | agg. | present, current, contemporary |
| presenza | s.f. | presence |
| presidente | s.m. | president |
| presso | avv. | nearby, near, close at hand |
| presso | prep. | close, next to, near, beside |
| prestito | s.m. | loan |
| prete | s.m. | priest |
| prigione | s.f. | prison, jail; imprisonment, incarceration |
| principale | s.m. | boss |
| privato | agg. | private, personal |
| probabilità | s.f. | probability, likelihood |
| processo | s.m. | trial, case; process, procedure, method |
| progetto | s.m. | plan, project, design |
| proibire | v.t. | to prevent; to prohibit, forbid, ban |
| proposito | s.m. | intention, purpose, aim |
| proteggere | v.t. | to protect, defend, shelter |
| Provincia | s.f. | province |
| pubblico | agg. | public |
| pubblico | s.m. | the public, audience |
| purché | cong. | as long as, provided that |
| puro | agg. | pure, clean, unadulterated, uncontaminated |
| puzza | s.f. | stink, stench |
| puzzare | v.int. | to smell, to stink, to reek |
| qualità | s.f. | quality, trait, feature |
| qualunque | agg. | any, whatever, whichever |
| questione | s.f. | question, matter; dispute, controversy |
| quintale | s.m. | 100 kg |
| raccomandarsi | v.int.pron. | to put oneself in sb's hands |
| raggiungere | v.t. | to reach, to arrive at, to reach; to catch up with; to hit, to strike |
| rallentare | v.t. | to slow down, brake, decelerate |
| rapina | s.f. | robbery |
| rapporto | s.m. | rapport, relationship; connection, link; report, account |
| rata | s.f. | instalment, payment |
| reagire | v.int. | to react, respond, retaliate |
| realizzare | v.t. | to achieve, fulfil, realise; to realise, comprehend; to earn, to make |
| realtà | s.f. | reality |
| reclamo | s.m. | complaint, grievance, claim |
| Regione | s.f. | region, zone, area |
| regola | s.f. | rule, regulation |
| relazione | s.f. | relationship, connection, link |
| religioso | agg. | religious |
| repubblica | s.f. | republic |
| residenza | s.f. | residence, residency |
| responsabile | agg. | responsible, conscientious; accountable, guilty |
| responsabile | s.m. | s.f. | person in charge, boss, manager, supervisor |
| responsabilità | s.f. | responsibility; accountability, liability |
| ricchezza | s.f. | prosperity, affluence, luxury; wealth, riches |
| ricerca | s.f. | research; search, quest |
| ricevuta | s.f. | receipt |
| riconoscere | v.t. | to recognise, identify; to admit, confess |
| ridicolo | agg. | ridiculous, funny, hilarious; paltry, risible, laughable |
| riferire | v.t. | to report, to relay |
| riferirsi (a) | v.int.pron | to refer to |
| rifiutare | v.t. | to reject, decline, refuse, turn down, rebuff |
| riflettere | v.int. | to reflect |
| riguardare | v.t. | to look at again, review, check; to regard, concern |
| rimettersi | v.int.pron. | to recover, get better; to trust, rely on |
| rinunciare | v.int. | to renounce, give up; to quit |
| riprendere | v.t. | to retake; to resume, restart; to recapture; to take back, recoup, recover, regain; to film, shoot |
| riprendersi | v. int. pron. | to recover; to pull oneself together |
| rischioso | agg. | risky, dangerous, hazardous |
| riscontro | s.m. | comparison, check, inspection |
| risolvere | v.t. | to solve, resolve; to cancel, annul |
| risparmiare | v.t. | to use sparingly, economise; to save, put aside; to spare |
| rispettare | v.t. | to respect, revere; to obey, follow, comply with |
| rispetto | s.m. | respect, esteem, regard |
| roba | s.f. | stuff, things, possessions |
| rotatoria | s.f. | roundabout (traffic) |
| ruvido | agg. | rough, coarse |
| saggio | s.m. | wise, prudent, sensible |
| salvare | v.t. | to save, rescue; to salvage, preserve |
| santo | agg. | holy |
| santo | s.m. | saint |
| scherzare | v.int. | to joke, jest, play around |
| sconfiggere | v.t. | to beat, defeat, eliminate |
| scopo | s.m. | aim, purpose, goal, objective |
| scorretto | agg. | wrong, incorrect |
| scusa | s.f. | apology, pardon, excuse |
| sé | pron. | oneself, himself, herself, themselves |
| sebbene | cong. | although, even though |
| sede | s.f. | seat, location, headquarters, offices |
| seguito | s.m. | string, sequence, series; entourage, retinue, following |
| senato | s.m. | senate |
| sensazione | s.f. | sensation, perception, feeling; intuition, premonition |
| senso | s.m. | sense (sight, taste, etc.); senses, consciousness |
| sentimento | s.m. | sentiment, feeling, emotion |
| servizio | s.m. | service, duty, employment |
| sesso | s.m. | sex, gender |
| sfruttare | v.t. | to exploit, use, take advantage of |
| sicurezza | s.f. | security, safety; trust, confidence |
| significato | s.m. | meaning, sense; meaning, importance |
| sillaba | s.f. | syllable |
| sindacato | s.m. | union |
| sindaco | s.m. | mayor |
| sistema | s.m. | system |
| sociale | agg. | social |
| società | s.f. | society, association |
| socio/a | s.m. | s.f. | partner, associate, shareholder, member; accomplice |
| soddisfatto | agg. | satisfied, pleased |
| soffrire | v.int. | to suffer, tolerate, endure |
| soldato/essa | s.m. | s.f. | soldier |
| solitudine | s.f. | solitude, loneliness, isolation |
| sollecito | agg. | eager, alert |
| soluzione | s.f. | solution, answer; resolution, settlement, agreement |
| somma | s.f. | amount, sum |
| sopravvivere | v.int. | to survive, live through; to survive, outlive |
| sordo | agg. | deaf |
| sospendere | v.t. | to suspend, interrupt; to suspend, hang |
| sottolineare | v.t. | to underline, underscore, highlight, stress |
| sottrarre | v.t. | to remove, take away, subtract; to rescue, deliver, save |
| sparare | v.t. | to shoot, to fire |
| spazio | s.m. | space, room |
| specializzarsi | v. int. pron. | to specialise in |
| specializzazione | s.f. | specialisation |
| spiegarsi | v. rifl. | to explain oneself, make oneself clear |
| statale | agg. | of the state, government, public |
| stato | s.m. | the state; state, condition; status, standing |
| stile | s.m. | style |
| stipendio | s.m. | pay, salary, wage |
| suora | s.f. | nun |
| superiore | agg. | upper; higher, larger, greater, senior, superior |
| svantaggio | s.m. | disadvantage, drawback |
| sviluppare | v.t. | to develop, enhance |
| sviluppo | s.m. | development, growth, expansion |
| tale | agg. | such, so; this that |
| talvolta | avv. | sometimes |
| tariffa | s.f. | tariff, price, charge, rate, fee |
| tassa | s.f. | tax, duty |
| tecnologia | s.f. | technology |
| temere | v.t. | to be afraid, to fear, to dread |
| tensione | s.f. | tension, worry, anxiety; tension, strain |
| teoria | s.f. | theory, concept |
| terapia | s.f. | therapy, treatment |
| terrorismo | s.m. | terrorism |
| terrorizzare | v.t. | to terrorise |
| testo | s.m. | text |
| tipico | agg. | typical, characteristic, classic |
| tonnellata | s.f. | ton (1,000 kg) |
| torto | s.m. | wrongdoing, injustice |
| tradizionale | agg. | traditional |
| tranquillità | s.f. | tranquility, serenity, calm |
| trasformare | v.t. | to transform, convert |
| trattare | v.t. | to treat, handle; to negotiate, haggle; to treat, process; to discuss, debate |
| tratto | s.m. | line; section, part, stretch; style; feature, trait |
| tribunale | s.m. | court, tribunal; courthouse |
| turismo | s.m. | tourism |
| uccidere | v.t. | to kill, to murder |
| uffa | inter. | Oh! Phew! |
| urgente | agg. | urgent, pressing |
| valere | v.t. | v.int. | to be worth; to be valid |
| valore | s.m. | value, worth, merit; valour, courage |
| vantaggio | s.m. | advantage, benefit |
| vario | agg. | varied, various, diverse; variable, changeable; various, numerous |
| vegetariano | agg. | vegetarian |
| velocità | s.f. | speed, velocity, rapidity |
| vergognarsi | v.int. pron. | to feel ashamed, feel embarrassed |
| verità | s.f. | truth |
| verticale | agg. | vertical, upright |
| violenza | s.f. | violence |
| virgolette | pl.f. | inverted commas, quotation marks |
| viso | s.m. | face |
| vista | s.f. | sight; view |
| vocale | s.f. | vowel |
| volontà | s.f. | will, determination |
| votare | v.t. | to vote for; to approve |
Direct Object Pronouns
| abbandonare | v.t. | to abandon, to drop out of |
| abbassare | v.t. | to lower, reduce |
| abbondante | agg. | abundant |
| abile | agg. | able, capable, clever, skilful |
| abilità | s.f. | ability, capability, skill |
| abitazione | s.f. | house, dwelling |
| abituarsi | v. rifl. | to get used to |
| abitudine | s.f. | habit, custom, practice |
| accadere | v.int. | to happen, occur |
| accarezzare | v.t. | to stroke, to caress |
| accelerare | v.int. | to accelerate, speed up |
| accettare | v.t. | to accept |
| accidenti | inter. | Wow! Gosh! Blimey! |
| accogliere | v.t. | to receive, welcome, accommodate; to accept, adopt |
| accorgersi | v.int.pron. | to notice, realise, become aware of |
| accusare | v.t. | to accuse, charge |
| adatto | agg. | suitable, fitting, appropriate |
| addetto/a | s.m. | s.f. | operator, agent, authorised personnel |
| adolescente | s.m. | s.f. | adolescent, teenager |
| adoperare | v.t. | to use, employ |
| adorare | v.t. | to adore |
| adottare | v.t. | to adopt, choose, opt for |
| affare | s.m. | deal, business transaction, matter |
| affatto | avv. | not at all, by no means, absolutely not |
| affermare | v.t. | to declare, maintain, affirm |
| affermazione | s.f. | statement, assertion, claim; achievement, success |
| affinché | cong. | so that, in order that |
| affrontare | v.t. | to face, confront, deal with, tackle |
| agio | s.m. | ease, comfort, luxury |
| agricoltura | s.f. | agriculture, farming |
| agriturismo | s.m. | agritourism, farm holiday |
| alimentazione | s.f. | nutrition, diet, feeding |
| allarme | s.m. | alarm, signal, warning |
| allontanarsi | v.int.pron. | to move away from, distance oneself from, renounce |
| altrettanto | agg. | just as much, just as many, the same number, the same quantity |
| altrimenti | avv. | otherwise, or else |
| ambiente | s.m. | environment, ecosystem, setting |
| ammazzare | v.t. | to kill, murder (informal) |
| ammettere | v.t. | to admit, permit, allow, let in |
| amministratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | administrator |
| ammirare | v.t. | to admire, respect, appreciate |
| ampio | agg. | vast, wide, expansive, ample |
| andarsene | v. int. pron. | to go away |
| annullare | v.t. | to cancel, annul, invalidate |
| appartenere | v.int. | to belong to, be part of |
| apprezzare | v.t. | to admire, appreciate |
| argomento | s.m. | topic, subject, theme; proof, evidence |
| arma | s.f. | weapon, arm |
| armonia | s.f. | harmony, balance |
| arrestare | v.t. | to arrest, capture, apprehend |
| artificiale | agg. | artificial, unnatural, man-made |
| artigianato | s.m. | craft, handicraft |
| asma | s.f. | asthma |
| aspettarsi | v.t. pron. | to wait for; to expect, anticipate |
| aspetto | s.m. | appearance, look |
| assassino/a | s.m. | s.f | assassin, killer |
| assente | agg. | absent, missing |
| assenza | s.f. | absence |
| assicurare | v.t. | to guarantee, to assure, to ensure, to safeguard |
| assicurazione | s.f. | insurance, guarantee |
| associazione | s.f. | association, organisation |
| assomigliare | v.int. | to resemble, look like, be like |
| assumere | v.t. | to take on, to assume |
| assurdo | agg. | absurd, illogical |
| atteggiamento | s.m. | manner, attitude, behaviour |
| attentato | s.m. | attack, aggression, assassination, attempt |
| attimo | s.m. | instant |
| attività | s.f. | activity, operation, job, task |
| attraverso | prep. | across, through |
| augurare | v.t. | to wish sb sth, bid sb sth |
| aumentare | v.t. | v. int. | to increase, augment, raise; to grow, intensify |
| aumento | s.m. | increase, growth, rise |
| autentico | agg. | authentic, genuine, real |
| autore/trice | s.m. | author, writer; performer, perpetrator |
| avvertire | v.t. | to warn, to advise |
| avvicinarsi | v. int. pron. | to approach, get close to; to resemble, look like, be similar |
| azienda | s.f. | company, business, enterprise |
| azione | s.f. | act, action, activity, deed |
| base | s.f. | base, support; basis, foundation |
| bastare | v.int. | to suffice, be enough |
| beato | agg. | happy, glad, content; blessed |
| bellezza | s.f. | beauty |
| benché | cong. | though, although, even though |
| boh | inter. | No idea! (like the French 'bof') |
| bolletta | s.f. | bill, invoice |
| bollettino | s.m. | receipt; bulletin,report |
| bomba | s.f. | bomb |
| bonifico | s.m. | bank transfer |
| brano | s.m. | piece, fragment, shred; passage, song |
| bugia | s.f. | lie |
| cadavere | s.m. | cadaver, corpse, dead body |
| calcolare | v.t. | to calculate, count |
| cantiere | s.m. | building site |
| capacità | s.f. | capacity; ability |
| capitale | s.m.| s.f. | capital, wealth, assets |
| capitare | v.int. | to arrive, turn up; to happen, occur, crop up |
| carabiniere | s.m. | carabiniere, police officer |
| carattere | s.m. | character, nature; character, letter |
| carcere | s.m. | prison, jail (legal term); imprisonment, detention |
| carriera | s.f. | career, profession |
| caso | s.m. | chance, fate, coincidence; case, instance |
| catturare | v.t. | to capture, apprehend |
| cavarsela | v.t. pron. | to cope, get by, manage; to get out of difficulty |
| cavolo | inter. | Wow! Damn! |
| celibe | agg. | unmarried man, single man |
| certificato | s.m. | certificate |
| chissà | avv. | who knows, heaven knows, somehow |
| chiunque | pron. | anybody, anyone; whoever |
| ciascuno | pron. | each one, every one; everyone, everybody |
| cieco | agg. | s.m. | blind, sightless |
| cima | s.f. | peak, top, summit |
| ciò | pron. | this, that; it |
| citare | v.t. | to quote, cite; to mention, allude to |
| cittadinanza | s.f. | citizenship, citizenry |
| coda | s.f. | queue; tail |
| cogliere | v.t. | to pick, to gather; to catch, surprise |
| collaboratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | contributor, collaborator |
| collocamento | s.m. | location, arrangement, placement |
| colpevole | agg. | s.m. | s.f. | guilty, culpable, at fault, blameworthy |
| combattere | v.t. | v.int. | to combat, fight, battle, struggle against |
| commentare | v.t. | to comment on, remark on, annotate |
| commento | s.m. | comment, remark, critique; commentary, notes, annotation |
| commercio | s.m. | commerce, trade |
| complesso | agg. | complex, complicated |
| comportamento | s.m. | behaviour, conduct |
| comprendere | v.t. | to understand; to comprise, include, consist of |
| concentrare | v.t. | to concentrate sth, focus sth; to bring together in one place |
| concentrarsi | v. int. pron. | to concentrate on, focus on; to gather together, assemble |
| concludere | v.t. | to conclude, finish, close; to conclude, deduce |
| conclusione | s.f. | conclusion, end; conclusion, deduction |
| concorrenza | s.f. | competition, rivalry |
| condannare | v.t. | to convict, sentence; to condemn, disapprove |
| condividere | v.t. | to share |
| condizione | s.f. | condition, situation, state; clause, provision |
| conferenza | s.f. | conference, lecture, talk |
| confermare | v.t. | to confirm, prove, verify |
| confrontare | v.t. | to compare, contrast |
| confronto | s.m. | comparison, contrast; contest, competition; debate, discussion |
| coniugare | v.t. | to conjugate (a verb) |
| coniuge | s.m. | s.f. | spouse |
| conseguenza | s.f. | consequence, effect, result |
| considerare | v.t. | to consider, evaluate, examine; to consider, deem |
| considerazione | s.f. | consideration; reflections, observations; esteem, regard, respect |
| consonante | s.f. | consonant |
| contare | v.t. | v.int | to count; to expect |
| contatto | s.m. | contact |
| contemporaneamente | avv. | at the same time |
| continuamente | avv. | continually, repeatedly, frequently; continuously, without interruption |
| contrario | s.m. | contrary, opposite, contradiction |
| contratto | s.m. | contract, agreement |
| contro | prep. | against, towards |
| controllare | v.t. | to check, verify; to supervise, monitor; to control, command |
| convincere | v.t. | to convince, persuade |
| convivente | s.m | s.f. | cohabitant, common-law spouse |
| cortesia | s.f. | courtesy, civility, politeness, kindness |
| costringere | v.t. | to force, coerce, compel |
| creare | v.t. | to create, make |
| crescere | v.int. | to grow, bring up, raise, rear |
| criminale | s.m. | criminal, felon |
| crisi | s.f. | crisis; seizure, attack, bout, fit |
| criticare | v.t. | to criticise, find fault with |
| cronaca | s.f. | chronicle, history; account, story, report |
| cura | s.f. | care, attention; therapy, treatment |
| curarsi | v.rifl. | to undergo treatment; to pay attention to; to take care of |
| danno | s.m. | damage, injury |
| dato | s.m. | data, information, fact |
| debito | s.m. | debt |
| decisione | s.f. | decision; judgment, determination, ruling |
| deludere | v.t. | to disappoint, let down |
| delusione | s.f. | disappointment, frustration |
| democrazia | s.f. | democracy |
| denuncia | s.f. | accusation, charge; statement, declaration |
| denunciare | v.t. | to report, accuse, denounce |
| deserto | s.m. | desert |
| desiderare | v.t. | to desire, want, wish |
| desiderio | s.m. | desire, wish; craving, longing, yearning |
| destinatario | s.m | recipient, addressee |
| detestare | v.t. | to detest, hate, loathe |
| diavolo | s.m. | devil |
| dichiarare | v.t. | to declare, proclaim, pronounce |
| difendere | v.t. | to defend, protect, stand up for |
| difetto | s.m. | default, fault, flaw, shortcoming; lack, deficiency, scarcity |
| differenza | s.f. | difference |
| difficoltà | s.f. | difficulty, hurdle, hardship, complexity |
| diminuire | v.int. | to drop, lessen, diminish |
| dimostrare | v.t. | to demonstrate, show, prove |
| Dio | s.m. | God |
| dipendente | s.m. | s.f. | employee; addict |
| dipendente | agg. | dependent, subordinate, employed; addicted |
| dipendenza | s.f. | dependence, dependency, addiction |
| dirigente | s.m. | s.f. | manager, director, executive |
| disabile | agg. | disabled, handicapped |
| discorso | s.m. | speech, debate, address; conversation, talk |
| discussione | s.f. | discussion, debate; argument, disagreement; objection, complaint |
| discutere | v.t. | to discuss, debate; to argue, disagree, question |
| disgustoso | agg. | disgusting, nauseating, revolting; repugnant, detestable |
| distanza | s.f. | distance |
| disturbare | v.t. | to disturb, bother, annoy; to disrupt, disturb, upset |
| dividere | v.t. | to divide, separate, split, share |
| divieto | s.m. | ban, prohibition |
| dottorato | s.m. | doctorate |
| dovunque | avv. | everywhere, anywhere |
| droga | s.f. | drug, dope; spice |
| dubbio | s.m. | doubt, uncertainty |
| dubitare | v.int. | to question, challenge, doubt, distrust |
| eccetera | locuz. | et cetera |
| eccetto | prep. | except, save, but for |
| educazione | s.f. | education, training; manners, courtesy, civility |
| elezione | s.f. | election |
| enorme | agg. | enormous, huge, gigantic |
| entro | prep. | within, by |
| epoca | s.f. | epoch, era, age; time, period, season |
| esatto | agg. | exact, accurate, correct |
| esatto | avv. | Exactly! Quite so! |
| escludere | v.t. | to exclude, leave out; eliminate, rule out |
| esercito | s.m. | army, armed forces |
| esistere | v.int. | to exist, to live |
| espressione | s.f. | expression, look; demonstration, display |
| esterno | agg. | external, outer, outside |
| evidente | agg. | evident, obvious, clear, undeniable |
| evidenza | s.f. | clearness, plainness, obviousness |
| farcela | v. t. pron. | to make it, to succeed at sth difficult |
| fastidio | s.m. | nuisance, bother, annoyance, inconvenience |
| fatica | s.f. | effort, exertion, strain; fatigue, exhaustion; toil, hard work |
| fede | s.f. | faith, belief; trust, confidence |
| feriale | agg. | working (day), weekday |
| festivo | agg. | festive, holiday |
| fidarsi | v. int. pron. | to trust, confide in, rely on; to dare, to feel up to |
| fiducia | s.f. | faith, confidence |
| fico | agg. | cool, trendy |
| figura | s.f. | figure, shape, form; figure, individual, person; impression |
| figurarsi | v.t.pron. | to imagine, to picture |
| figurati | inter. | Don't mention it! Not at all! No way! Of course, go ahead! |
| fila | s.f. | line, sequence, string |
| finché | cong. | as long as, until |
| finora | avv. | so far, until now |
| finto | agg. | fake, false, feigned, imitation |
| folla | s.f. | crowd, throng |
| fondo | s.m. | bottom; background; fund |
| formazione | s.f. | formation, growth, development; education, training |
| fornitore | s.m. | supplier, stockist |
| fragile | agg. | fragile, delicate, flimsy; frail, weak |
| fregarsene | v.int.pron. | to not care a hoot |
| frenare | v.int. | to brake, apply the brakes |
| furto | s.m. | theft, burglary, rip-off; haul, booty, loot |
| galera | s.f. | prison, jail (colloquial) |
| galleria | s.f. | tunnel, burrow; gallery, shopping arcade; balcony |
| ganzo | agg. | cool, brilliant |
| generazione | s.f. | generation |
| gesto | s.m. | gesture |
| ghiacciaio | s.m. | glacier |
| giudice | s.m. | judge, referee, umpire |
| giustizia | s.f. | justice, fairness |
| globalizzazione | s.f. | globalisation |
| governo | s.m. | government |
| grave | agg. | grave, solemn, serious, sombre; weighty, momentous; heavy |
| gridare | v.int. | to yell, scream, shriek, shout |
| guerra | s.f. | war, conflict |
| gustare | v.t. | to taste, try, sample; to savour, enjoy |
| ideale | agg. | ideal, perfect |
| ideologia | s.f. | ideology |
| imitare | v.t. | to imitate, mimic, impersonate; to duplicate, copy |
| immagine | s.f. | image; look, appearance |
| immobile | s.m. | property, real estate |
| impensabile | agg. | unthinkable, inconceivable |
| importanza | s.f. | importance, significance, value; influence, authority, prestige |
| impresa | s.f. | business, enterprise, company; endeavour, undertaking |
| impressione | s.f. | impression; feeling, sensation |
| includere | v.t. | to include, attach, enclose; to involve |
| indispensabile | agg. | indispensable, essential, necessary |
| infanzia | s.f. | infancy, childhood |
| inferiore | agg. | lower, lesser, inferior, subordinate |
| innanzitutto | avv. | first of all |
| innocente | agg. | innocent (not guilty); innocent, naive |
| inquilino/a | s.m. | s.f. | tenant, lodger, boarder |
| inquinamento | s.m. | pollution, contamination |
| insistere | v.int. | to insist, persist, persevere |
| intanto | avv. | meanwhile, in the meantime; but, nevertheless |
| intendere | v.t. | to understand; to hear, learn, come to know, heed; to mean |
| intenzione | s.f. | intention, aim, purpose |
| interesse | s.m. | interest; interests, affairs, business |
| interno | s.m. | interior, inside |
| interno | agg. | inner, internal, inland |
| interrompere | v.t. | to interrupt; to disconnect |
| intervenire | v. int. | to intervene, step in; to attend, be present |
| intervista | s.f. | interview; survey, poll |
| investire | v.t. | to invest; to appoint, assign; to run over, knock down |
| invisibile | agg. | invisible; imperceptible, tiny |
| iscriversi | v.rifl. | to enrol, sign up for, join |
| iscrizione | s.f. | registration, enrolment, application |
| laggiù | avv. | down there, below |
| lamentarsi | v. int. pron. | to lament, moan, complain |
| lassù | avv. | up there, above |
| lato | s.m. | side |
| lavorativo | agg. | working, work |
| legge | s.f. | law |
| liberare | v.t. | to free, release, liberate |
| libertà | s.f. | freedom, liberty |
| licenziare | v.t. | to fire, dismiss; to confer a certificate or diploma |
| litigare | v. int. | to argue, fight, quarrel |
| logico | agg. | logical, rational |
| lordo | agg. | dirty, filthy, gross |
| magari | inter. | cong. | maybe, perhaps, |
| mah | inter. | Who knows? |
| maiuscola | s.f. | capital letter |
| manager | s.m. | s.f. | manager, executive |
| mancanza | s.f. | absence, lack; shortcoming, defect, deficiency; error, mistake |
| maniera | s.f. | manner, way; style, fashion |
| mantenere | v.t. | to keep, to maintain; to support; to defend, protect |
| maternità | s.f. | motherhood, maternity |
| matto | agg. | crazy, mad, insane; eccentric, odd, bizarre |
| maturità | s.f. | maturity, ripeness; high school diploma |
| mente | s.f. | mind, intellect, brain |
| merce | s.f. | goods, merchandise; mercy |
| messa | s.f. | putting, placing; Mass (Catholic) |
| metodo | s.m. | method |
| mettercela tutta | v.t. pron. | to do one's utmost |
| militare | agg. | military |
| militare | s.m. | soldier, serviceman |
| militare | pl.m. | military, armed forces |
| millimetro | s.m. | millimetre |
| ministro | s.m. | minister; pastor, priest, clergyman |
| minuscola | s.f. | lowercase letter |
| minuscolo | agg. | minuscule, tiny |
| miseria | s.f. | misery; poverty, want |
| mittente | s.m. | sender |
| moltiplicare | v.t. | to multiply |
| morbido | agg. | soft, smooth, tender, delicate |
| mostrare | v.t. | to show, display, exhibit; to explain, describe |
| movimento | s.m. | movement, motion; bustle, activity |
| multa | s.f. | fine, penalty, ticket |
| municipio | s.m. | town hall, municipal building, municipality |
| mura (le) | pl.f. | walls enclosing a castle, city |
| muto | agg. | mute, dumb, speechless |
| mutuo | s.m. | loan, mortgage |
| nemico | s.m. | enemy, foe, opponent |
| nemico | agg. | hostile, opposed; adverse, harmful, detrimental |
| nemmeno | avv. | cong. | neither, nor |
| netto | agg. | clean, neat, clear |
| nonostante | prep. | cong. | despite, in spite of, notwithstanding |
| nubile | agg. | single woman, unmarried woman |
| nulla | avv. | nothing |
| obbligare | v.t. | to oblige, to compel, to force |
| oggigiorno | avv. | nowadays, these days |
| ognuno | pron. | everyone, everybody |
| omicidio | s.m. | murder, homicide |
| onestà | s.f. | honesty, integrity |
| opportunità | s.f. | opportunity, occasion, chance |
| opportuno | agg. | opportune, suitable, appropriate, expedient |
| organizzazione | s.f. | organisation, association |
| orizzontale | agg. | horizontal |
| ormai | avv. | by now, by then; almost, already, nearly |
| ovvio | agg. | obvious, self-evident |
| pace | s.f. | peace |
| paesaggio | s.m. | landscape, scenery; view, panorama |
| paga | s.f. | pay, salary, wages |
| pagamento | s.m. | payment |
| Papa | s.m. | the Pope |
| parecchio | avv. | agg. | quite, rather a lot, plenty |
| parentesi | s.f. | bracket, parenthesis; aside, digression; break, pause, interval |
| parlamento | s.m. | parliament |
| partito | s.m. | (political) party; camp, party, side |
| patto | s.m. | pact, agreement, treaty; term, condition |
| pazzesco | agg. | mad, crazy, insane, senseless; reckless, foolish |
| pena | s.f. | punishment, penalty, sentence |
| perdonare | v.t. | to pardon, forgive, absolve, excuse |
| perfino | avv. | even |
| pericoloso | agg. | dangerous, hazardous |
| personaggio | s.m. | character; personality, celebrity |
| personale | agg. | personal |
| personale | s.m. | personnel, staff, employees |
| personalità | s.f. | personality, character; celebrity, star |
| personalmente | avv. | personally, in person |
| pietà | s.f. | pity, mercy, compassion; piety, devotion |
| pistola | s.f. | gun, handgun |
| poiché | cong. | since, seeing as |
| politica | s.f. | politics, policy, diplomacy |
| politico | agg. | political |
| polizza | s.f. | policy |
| porco | agg. | pig, pork |
| porgere | v.t. | to offer, to give, to extend |
| possedere | v.t. | to possess, to own |
| povertà | s.f. | poverty |
| precedenza | s.f. | right of way, priority, precedence |
| prendersela | v. t. pron. | to take it out on sb; to take offence, take sth personally |
| preoccupazione | s.f. | worry, concern |
| presentazione | s.f. | presentation, submission; introduction |
| presente | agg. | present, current, contemporary |
| presenza | s.f. | presence |
| presidente | s.m. | president |
| presso | avv. | nearby, near, close at hand |
| presso | prep. | close, next to, near, beside |
| prestito | s.m. | loan |
| prete | s.m. | priest |
| prigione | s.f. | prison, jail; imprisonment, incarceration |
| principale | s.m. | boss |
| privato | agg. | private, personal |
| probabilità | s.f. | probability, likelihood |
| processo | s.m. | trial, case; process, procedure, method |
| progetto | s.m. | plan, project, design |
| proibire | v.t. | to prevent; to prohibit, forbid, ban |
| proposito | s.m. | intention, purpose, aim |
| proteggere | v.t. | to protect, defend, shelter |
| Provincia | s.f. | province |
| pubblico | agg. | public |
| pubblico | s.m. | the public, audience |
| purché | cong. | as long as, provided that |
| puro | agg. | pure, clean, unadulterated, uncontaminated |
| puzza | s.f. | stink, stench |
| puzzare | v.int. | to smell, to stink, to reek |
| qualità | s.f. | quality, trait, feature |
| qualunque | agg. | any, whatever, whichever |
| questione | s.f. | question, matter; dispute, controversy |
| quintale | s.m. | 100 kg |
| raccomandarsi | v.int.pron. | to put oneself in sb's hands |
| raggiungere | v.t. | to reach, to arrive at, to reach; to catch up with; to hit, to strike |
| rallentare | v.t. | to slow down, brake, decelerate |
| rapina | s.f. | robbery |
| rapporto | s.m. | rapport, relationship; connection, link; report, account |
| rata | s.f. | instalment, payment |
| reagire | v.int. | to react, respond, retaliate |
| realizzare | v.t. | to achieve, fulfil, realise; to realise, comprehend; to earn, to make |
| realtà | s.f. | reality |
| reclamo | s.m. | complaint, grievance, claim |
| Regione | s.f. | region, zone, area |
| regola | s.f. | rule, regulation |
| relazione | s.f. | relationship, connection, link |
| religioso | agg. | religious |
| repubblica | s.f. | republic |
| residenza | s.f. | residence, residency |
| responsabile | agg. | responsible, conscientious; accountable, guilty |
| responsabile | s.m. | s.f. | person in charge, boss, manager, supervisor |
| responsabilità | s.f. | responsibility; accountability, liability |
| ricchezza | s.f. | prosperity, affluence, luxury; wealth, riches |
| ricerca | s.f. | research; search, quest |
| ricevuta | s.f. | receipt |
| riconoscere | v.t. | to recognise, identify; to admit, confess |
| ridicolo | agg. | ridiculous, funny, hilarious; paltry, risible, laughable |
| riferire | v.t. | to report, to relay |
| riferirsi (a) | v.int.pron | to refer to |
| rifiutare | v.t. | to reject, decline, refuse, turn down, rebuff |
| riflettere | v.int. | to reflect |
| riguardare | v.t. | to look at again, review, check; to regard, concern |
| rimettersi | v.int.pron. | to recover, get better; to trust, rely on |
| rinunciare | v.int. | to renounce, give up; to quit |
| riprendere | v.t. | to retake; to resume, restart; to recapture; to take back, recoup, recover, regain; to film, shoot |
| riprendersi | v. int. pron. | to recover; to pull oneself together |
| rischioso | agg. | risky, dangerous, hazardous |
| riscontro | s.m. | comparison, check, inspection |
| risolvere | v.t. | to solve, resolve; to cancel, annul |
| risparmiare | v.t. | to use sparingly, economise; to save, put aside; to spare |
| rispettare | v.t. | to respect, revere; to obey, follow, comply with |
| rispetto | s.m. | respect, esteem, regard |
| roba | s.f. | stuff, things, possessions |
| rotatoria | s.f. | roundabout (traffic) |
| ruvido | agg. | rough, coarse |
| saggio | s.m. | wise, prudent, sensible |
| salvare | v.t. | to save, rescue; to salvage, preserve |
| santo | agg. | holy |
| santo | s.m. | saint |
| scherzare | v.int. | to joke, jest, play around |
| sconfiggere | v.t. | to beat, defeat, eliminate |
| scopo | s.m. | aim, purpose, goal, objective |
| scorretto | agg. | wrong, incorrect |
| scusa | s.f. | apology, pardon, excuse |
| sé | pron. | oneself, himself, herself, themselves |
| sebbene | cong. | although, even though |
| sede | s.f. | seat, location, headquarters, offices |
| seguito | s.m. | string, sequence, series; entourage, retinue, following |
| senato | s.m. | senate |
| sensazione | s.f. | sensation, perception, feeling; intuition, premonition |
| senso | s.m. | sense (sight, taste, etc.); senses, consciousness |
| sentimento | s.m. | sentiment, feeling, emotion |
| servizio | s.m. | service, duty, employment |
| sesso | s.m. | sex, gender |
| sfruttare | v.t. | to exploit, use, take advantage of |
| sicurezza | s.f. | security, safety; trust, confidence |
| significato | s.m. | meaning, sense; meaning, importance |
| sillaba | s.f. | syllable |
| sindacato | s.m. | union |
| sindaco | s.m. | mayor |
| sistema | s.m. | system |
| sociale | agg. | social |
| società | s.f. | society, association |
| socio/a | s.m. | s.f. | partner, associate, shareholder, member; accomplice |
| soddisfatto | agg. | satisfied, pleased |
| soffrire | v.int. | to suffer, tolerate, endure |
| soldato/essa | s.m. | s.f. | soldier |
| solitudine | s.f. | solitude, loneliness, isolation |
| sollecito | agg. | eager, alert |
| soluzione | s.f. | solution, answer; resolution, settlement, agreement |
| somma | s.f. | amount, sum |
| sopravvivere | v.int. | to survive, live through; to survive, outlive |
| sordo | agg. | deaf |
| sospendere | v.t. | to suspend, interrupt; to suspend, hang |
| sottolineare | v.t. | to underline, underscore, highlight, stress |
| sottrarre | v.t. | to remove, take away, subtract; to rescue, deliver, save |
| sparare | v.t. | to shoot, to fire |
| spazio | s.m. | space, room |
| specializzarsi | v. int. pron. | to specialise in |
| specializzazione | s.f. | specialisation |
| spiegarsi | v. rifl. | to explain oneself, make oneself clear |
| statale | agg. | of the state, government, public |
| stato | s.m. | the state; state, condition; status, standing |
| stile | s.m. | style |
| stipendio | s.m. | pay, salary, wage |
| suora | s.f. | nun |
| superiore | agg. | upper; higher, larger, greater, senior, superior |
| svantaggio | s.m. | disadvantage, drawback |
| sviluppare | v.t. | to develop, enhance |
| sviluppo | s.m. | development, growth, expansion |
| tale | agg. | such, so; this that |
| talvolta | avv. | sometimes |
| tariffa | s.f. | tariff, price, charge, rate, fee |
| tassa | s.f. | tax, duty |
| tecnologia | s.f. | technology |
| temere | v.t. | to be afraid, to fear, to dread |
| tensione | s.f. | tension, worry, anxiety; tension, strain |
| teoria | s.f. | theory, concept |
| terapia | s.f. | therapy, treatment |
| terrorismo | s.m. | terrorism |
| terrorizzare | v.t. | to terrorise |
| testo | s.m. | text |
| tipico | agg. | typical, characteristic, classic |
| tonnellata | s.f. | ton (1,000 kg) |
| torto | s.m. | wrongdoing, injustice |
| tradizionale | agg. | traditional |
| tranquillità | s.f. | tranquility, serenity, calm |
| trasformare | v.t. | to transform, convert |
| trattare | v.t. | to treat, handle; to negotiate, haggle; to treat, process; to discuss, debate |
| tratto | s.m. | line; section, part, stretch; style; feature, trait |
| tribunale | s.m. | court, tribunal; courthouse |
| turismo | s.m. | tourism |
| uccidere | v.t. | to kill, to murder |
| uffa | inter. | Oh! Phew! |
| urgente | agg. | urgent, pressing |
| valere | v.t. | v.int. | to be worth; to be valid |
| valore | s.m. | value, worth, merit; valour, courage |
| vantaggio | s.m. | advantage, benefit |
| vario | agg. | varied, various, diverse; variable, changeable; various, numerous |
| vegetariano | agg. | vegetarian |
| velocità | s.f. | speed, velocity, rapidity |
| vergognarsi | v.int. pron. | to feel ashamed, feel embarrassed |
| verità | s.f. | truth |
| verticale | agg. | vertical, upright |
| violenza | s.f. | violence |
| virgolette | pl.f. | inverted commas, quotation marks |
| viso | s.m. | face |
| vista | s.f. | sight; view |
| vocale | s.f. | vowel |
| volontà | s.f. | will, determination |
| votare | v.t. | to vote for; to approve |
| abbandonare | v.t. | to abandon, to drop out of |
| abbassare | v.t. | to lower, reduce |
| abbondante | agg. | abundant |
| abile | agg. | able, capable, clever, skilful |
| abilità | s.f. | ability, capability, skill |
| abitazione | s.f. | house, dwelling |
| abituarsi | v. rifl. | to get used to |
| abitudine | s.f. | habit, custom, practice |
| accadere | v.int. | to happen, occur |
| accarezzare | v.t. | to stroke, to caress |
| accelerare | v.int. | to accelerate, speed up |
| accettare | v.t. | to accept |
| accidenti | inter. | Wow! Gosh! Blimey! |
| accogliere | v.t. | to receive, welcome, accommodate; to accept, adopt |
| accorgersi | v.int.pron. | to notice, realise, become aware of |
| accusare | v.t. | to accuse, charge |
| adatto | agg. | suitable, fitting, appropriate |
| addetto/a | s.m. | s.f. | operator, agent, authorised personnel |
| adolescente | s.m. | s.f. | adolescent, teenager |
| adoperare | v.t. | to use, employ |
| adorare | v.t. | to adore |
| adottare | v.t. | to adopt, choose, opt for |
| affare | s.m. | deal, business transaction, matter |
| affatto | avv. | not at all, by no means, absolutely not |
| affermare | v.t. | to declare, maintain, affirm |
| affermazione | s.f. | statement, assertion, claim; achievement, success |
| affinché | cong. | so that, in order that |
| affrontare | v.t. | to face, confront, deal with, tackle |
| agio | s.m. | ease, comfort, luxury |
| agricoltura | s.f. | agriculture, farming |
| agriturismo | s.m. | agritourism, farm holiday |
| alimentazione | s.f. | nutrition, diet, feeding |
| allarme | s.m. | alarm, signal, warning |
| allontanarsi | v.int.pron. | to move away from, distance oneself from, renounce |
| altrettanto | agg. | just as much, just as many, the same number, the same quantity |
| altrimenti | avv. | otherwise, or else |
| ambiente | s.m. | environment, ecosystem, setting |
| ammazzare | v.t. | to kill, murder (informal) |
| ammettere | v.t. | to admit, permit, allow, let in |
| amministratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | administrator |
| ammirare | v.t. | to admire, respect, appreciate |
| ampio | agg. | vast, wide, expansive, ample |
| andarsene | v. int. pron. | to go away |
| annullare | v.t. | to cancel, annul, invalidate |
| appartenere | v.int. | to belong to, be part of |
| apprezzare | v.t. | to admire, appreciate |
| argomento | s.m. | topic, subject, theme; proof, evidence |
| arma | s.f. | weapon, arm |
| armonia | s.f. | harmony, balance |
| arrestare | v.t. | to arrest, capture, apprehend |
| artificiale | agg. | artificial, unnatural, man-made |
| artigianato | s.m. | craft, handicraft |
| asma | s.f. | asthma |
| aspettarsi | v.t. pron. | to wait for; to expect, anticipate |
| aspetto | s.m. | appearance, look |
| assassino/a | s.m. | s.f | assassin, killer |
| assente | agg. | absent, missing |
| assenza | s.f. | absence |
| assicurare | v.t. | to guarantee, to assure, to ensure, to safeguard |
| assicurazione | s.f. | insurance, guarantee |
| associazione | s.f. | association, organisation |
| assomigliare | v.int. | to resemble, look like, be like |
| assumere | v.t. | to take on, to assume |
| assurdo | agg. | absurd, illogical |
| atteggiamento | s.m. | manner, attitude, behaviour |
| attentato | s.m. | attack, aggression, assassination, attempt |
| attimo | s.m. | instant |
| attività | s.f. | activity, operation, job, task |
| attraverso | prep. | across, through |
| augurare | v.t. | to wish sb sth, bid sb sth |
| aumentare | v.t. | v. int. | to increase, augment, raise; to grow, intensify |
| aumento | s.m. | increase, growth, rise |
| autentico | agg. | authentic, genuine, real |
| autore/trice | s.m. | author, writer; performer, perpetrator |
| avvertire | v.t. | to warn, to advise |
| avvicinarsi | v. int. pron. | to approach, get close to; to resemble, look like, be similar |
| azienda | s.f. | company, business, enterprise |
| azione | s.f. | act, action, activity, deed |
| base | s.f. | base, support; basis, foundation |
| bastare | v.int. | to suffice, be enough |
| beato | agg. | happy, glad, content; blessed |
| bellezza | s.f. | beauty |
| benché | cong. | though, although, even though |
| boh | inter. | No idea! (like the French 'bof') |
| bolletta | s.f. | bill, invoice |
| bollettino | s.m. | receipt; bulletin,report |
| bomba | s.f. | bomb |
| bonifico | s.m. | bank transfer |
| brano | s.m. | piece, fragment, shred; passage, song |
| bugia | s.f. | lie |
| cadavere | s.m. | cadaver, corpse, dead body |
| calcolare | v.t. | to calculate, count |
| cantiere | s.m. | building site |
| capacità | s.f. | capacity; ability |
| capitale | s.m.| s.f. | capital, wealth, assets |
| capitare | v.int. | to arrive, turn up; to happen, occur, crop up |
| carabiniere | s.m. | carabiniere, police officer |
| carattere | s.m. | character, nature; character, letter |
| carcere | s.m. | prison, jail (legal term); imprisonment, detention |
| carriera | s.f. | career, profession |
| caso | s.m. | chance, fate, coincidence; case, instance |
| catturare | v.t. | to capture, apprehend |
| cavarsela | v.t. pron. | to cope, get by, manage; to get out of difficulty |
| cavolo | inter. | Wow! Damn! |
| celibe | agg. | unmarried man, single man |
| certificato | s.m. | certificate |
| chissà | avv. | who knows, heaven knows, somehow |
| chiunque | pron. | anybody, anyone; whoever |
| ciascuno | pron. | each one, every one; everyone, everybody |
| cieco | agg. | s.m. | blind, sightless |
| cima | s.f. | peak, top, summit |
| ciò | pron. | this, that; it |
| citare | v.t. | to quote, cite; to mention, allude to |
| cittadinanza | s.f. | citizenship, citizenry |
| coda | s.f. | queue; tail |
| cogliere | v.t. | to pick, to gather; to catch, surprise |
| collaboratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | contributor, collaborator |
| collocamento | s.m. | location, arrangement, placement |
| colpevole | agg. | s.m. | s.f. | guilty, culpable, at fault, blameworthy |
| combattere | v.t. | v.int. | to combat, fight, battle, struggle against |
| commentare | v.t. | to comment on, remark on, annotate |
| commento | s.m. | comment, remark, critique; commentary, notes, annotation |
| commercio | s.m. | commerce, trade |
| complesso | agg. | complex, complicated |
| comportamento | s.m. | behaviour, conduct |
| comprendere | v.t. | to understand; to comprise, include, consist of |
| concentrare | v.t. | to concentrate sth, focus sth; to bring together in one place |
| concentrarsi | v. int. pron. | to concentrate on, focus on; to gather together, assemble |
| concludere | v.t. | to conclude, finish, close; to conclude, deduce |
| conclusione | s.f. | conclusion, end; conclusion, deduction |
| concorrenza | s.f. | competition, rivalry |
| condannare | v.t. | to convict, sentence; to condemn, disapprove |
| condividere | v.t. | to share |
| condizione | s.f. | condition, situation, state; clause, provision |
| conferenza | s.f. | conference, lecture, talk |
| confermare | v.t. | to confirm, prove, verify |
| confrontare | v.t. | to compare, contrast |
| confronto | s.m. | comparison, contrast; contest, competition; debate, discussion |
| coniugare | v.t. | to conjugate (a verb) |
| coniuge | s.m. | s.f. | spouse |
| conseguenza | s.f. | consequence, effect, result |
| considerare | v.t. | to consider, evaluate, examine; to consider, deem |
| considerazione | s.f. | consideration; reflections, observations; esteem, regard, respect |
| consonante | s.f. | consonant |
| contare | v.t. | v.int | to count; to expect |
| contatto | s.m. | contact |
| contemporaneamente | avv. | at the same time |
| continuamente | avv. | continually, repeatedly, frequently; continuously, without interruption |
| contrario | s.m. | contrary, opposite, contradiction |
| contratto | s.m. | contract, agreement |
| contro | prep. | against, towards |
| controllare | v.t. | to check, verify; to supervise, monitor; to control, command |
| convincere | v.t. | to convince, persuade |
| convivente | s.m | s.f. | cohabitant, common-law spouse |
| cortesia | s.f. | courtesy, civility, politeness, kindness |
| costringere | v.t. | to force, coerce, compel |
| creare | v.t. | to create, make |
| crescere | v.int. | to grow, bring up, raise, rear |
| criminale | s.m. | criminal, felon |
| crisi | s.f. | crisis; seizure, attack, bout, fit |
| criticare | v.t. | to criticise, find fault with |
| cronaca | s.f. | chronicle, history; account, story, report |
| cura | s.f. | care, attention; therapy, treatment |
| curarsi | v.rifl. | to undergo treatment; to pay attention to; to take care of |
| danno | s.m. | damage, injury |
| dato | s.m. | data, information, fact |
| debito | s.m. | debt |
| decisione | s.f. | decision; judgment, determination, ruling |
| deludere | v.t. | to disappoint, let down |
| delusione | s.f. | disappointment, frustration |
| democrazia | s.f. | democracy |
| denuncia | s.f. | accusation, charge; statement, declaration |
| denunciare | v.t. | to report, accuse, denounce |
| deserto | s.m. | desert |
| desiderare | v.t. | to desire, want, wish |
| desiderio | s.m. | desire, wish; craving, longing, yearning |
| destinatario | s.m | recipient, addressee |
| detestare | v.t. | to detest, hate, loathe |
| diavolo | s.m. | devil |
| dichiarare | v.t. | to declare, proclaim, pronounce |
| difendere | v.t. | to defend, protect, stand up for |
| difetto | s.m. | default, fault, flaw, shortcoming; lack, deficiency, scarcity |
| differenza | s.f. | difference |
| difficoltà | s.f. | difficulty, hurdle, hardship, complexity |
| diminuire | v.int. | to drop, lessen, diminish |
| dimostrare | v.t. | to demonstrate, show, prove |
| Dio | s.m. | God |
| dipendente | s.m. | s.f. | employee; addict |
| dipendente | agg. | dependent, subordinate, employed; addicted |
| dipendenza | s.f. | dependence, dependency, addiction |
| dirigente | s.m. | s.f. | manager, director, executive |
| disabile | agg. | disabled, handicapped |
| discorso | s.m. | speech, debate, address; conversation, talk |
| discussione | s.f. | discussion, debate; argument, disagreement; objection, complaint |
| discutere | v.t. | to discuss, debate; to argue, disagree, question |
| disgustoso | agg. | disgusting, nauseating, revolting; repugnant, detestable |
| distanza | s.f. | distance |
| disturbare | v.t. | to disturb, bother, annoy; to disrupt, disturb, upset |
| dividere | v.t. | to divide, separate, split, share |
| divieto | s.m. | ban, prohibition |
| dottorato | s.m. | doctorate |
| dovunque | avv. | everywhere, anywhere |
| droga | s.f. | drug, dope; spice |
| dubbio | s.m. | doubt, uncertainty |
| dubitare | v.int. | to question, challenge, doubt, distrust |
| eccetera | locuz. | et cetera |
| eccetto | prep. | except, save, but for |
| educazione | s.f. | education, training; manners, courtesy, civility |
| elezione | s.f. | election |
| enorme | agg. | enormous, huge, gigantic |
| entro | prep. | within, by |
| epoca | s.f. | epoch, era, age; time, period, season |
| esatto | agg. | exact, accurate, correct |
| esatto | avv. | Exactly! Quite so! |
| escludere | v.t. | to exclude, leave out; eliminate, rule out |
| esercito | s.m. | army, armed forces |
| esistere | v.int. | to exist, to live |
| espressione | s.f. | expression, look; demonstration, display |
| esterno | agg. | external, outer, outside |
| evidente | agg. | evident, obvious, clear, undeniable |
| evidenza | s.f. | clearness, plainness, obviousness |
| farcela | v. t. pron. | to make it, to succeed at sth difficult |
| fastidio | s.m. | nuisance, bother, annoyance, inconvenience |
| fatica | s.f. | effort, exertion, strain; fatigue, exhaustion; toil, hard work |
| fede | s.f. | faith, belief; trust, confidence |
| feriale | agg. | working (day), weekday |
| festivo | agg. | festive, holiday |
| fidarsi | v. int. pron. | to trust, confide in, rely on; to dare, to feel up to |
| fiducia | s.f. | faith, confidence |
| fico | agg. | cool, trendy |
| figura | s.f. | figure, shape, form; figure, individual, person; impression |
| figurarsi | v.t.pron. | to imagine, to picture |
| figurati | inter. | Don't mention it! Not at all! No way! Of course, go ahead! |
| fila | s.f. | line, sequence, string |
| finché | cong. | as long as, until |
| finora | avv. | so far, until now |
| finto | agg. | fake, false, feigned, imitation |
| folla | s.f. | crowd, throng |
| fondo | s.m. | bottom; background; fund |
| formazione | s.f. | formation, growth, development; education, training |
| fornitore | s.m. | supplier, stockist |
| fragile | agg. | fragile, delicate, flimsy; frail, weak |
| fregarsene | v.int.pron. | to not care a hoot |
| frenare | v.int. | to brake, apply the brakes |
| furto | s.m. | theft, burglary, rip-off; haul, booty, loot |
| galera | s.f. | prison, jail (colloquial) |
| galleria | s.f. | tunnel, burrow; gallery, shopping arcade; balcony |
| ganzo | agg. | cool, brilliant |
| generazione | s.f. | generation |
| gesto | s.m. | gesture |
| ghiacciaio | s.m. | glacier |
| giudice | s.m. | judge, referee, umpire |
| giustizia | s.f. | justice, fairness |
| globalizzazione | s.f. | globalisation |
| governo | s.m. | government |
| grave | agg. | grave, solemn, serious, sombre; weighty, momentous; heavy |
| gridare | v.int. | to yell, scream, shriek, shout |
| guerra | s.f. | war, conflict |
| gustare | v.t. | to taste, try, sample; to savour, enjoy |
| ideale | agg. | ideal, perfect |
| ideologia | s.f. | ideology |
| imitare | v.t. | to imitate, mimic, impersonate; to duplicate, copy |
| immagine | s.f. | image; look, appearance |
| immobile | s.m. | property, real estate |
| impensabile | agg. | unthinkable, inconceivable |
| importanza | s.f. | importance, significance, value; influence, authority, prestige |
| impresa | s.f. | business, enterprise, company; endeavour, undertaking |
| impressione | s.f. | impression; feeling, sensation |
| includere | v.t. | to include, attach, enclose; to involve |
| indispensabile | agg. | indispensable, essential, necessary |
| infanzia | s.f. | infancy, childhood |
| inferiore | agg. | lower, lesser, inferior, subordinate |
| innanzitutto | avv. | first of all |
| innocente | agg. | innocent (not guilty); innocent, naive |
| inquilino/a | s.m. | s.f. | tenant, lodger, boarder |
| inquinamento | s.m. | pollution, contamination |
| insistere | v.int. | to insist, persist, persevere |
| intanto | avv. | meanwhile, in the meantime; but, nevertheless |
| intendere | v.t. | to understand; to hear, learn, come to know, heed; to mean |
| intenzione | s.f. | intention, aim, purpose |
| interesse | s.m. | interest; interests, affairs, business |
| interno | s.m. | interior, inside |
| interno | agg. | inner, internal, inland |
| interrompere | v.t. | to interrupt; to disconnect |
| intervenire | v. int. | to intervene, step in; to attend, be present |
| intervista | s.f. | interview; survey, poll |
| investire | v.t. | to invest; to appoint, assign; to run over, knock down |
| invisibile | agg. | invisible; imperceptible, tiny |
| iscriversi | v.rifl. | to enrol, sign up for, join |
| iscrizione | s.f. | registration, enrolment, application |
| laggiù | avv. | down there, below |
| lamentarsi | v. int. pron. | to lament, moan, complain |
| lassù | avv. | up there, above |
| lato | s.m. | side |
| lavorativo | agg. | working, work |
| legge | s.f. | law |
| liberare | v.t. | to free, release, liberate |
| libertà | s.f. | freedom, liberty |
| licenziare | v.t. | to fire, dismiss; to confer a certificate or diploma |
| litigare | v. int. | to argue, fight, quarrel |
| logico | agg. | logical, rational |
| lordo | agg. | dirty, filthy, gross |
| magari | inter. | cong. | maybe, perhaps, |
| mah | inter. | Who knows? |
| maiuscola | s.f. | capital letter |
| manager | s.m. | s.f. | manager, executive |
| mancanza | s.f. | absence, lack; shortcoming, defect, deficiency; error, mistake |
| maniera | s.f. | manner, way; style, fashion |
| mantenere | v.t. | to keep, to maintain; to support; to defend, protect |
| maternità | s.f. | motherhood, maternity |
| matto | agg. | crazy, mad, insane; eccentric, odd, bizarre |
| maturità | s.f. | maturity, ripeness; high school diploma |
| mente | s.f. | mind, intellect, brain |
| merce | s.f. | goods, merchandise; mercy |
| messa | s.f. | putting, placing; Mass (Catholic) |
| metodo | s.m. | method |
| mettercela tutta | v.t. pron. | to do one's utmost |
| militare | agg. | military |
| militare | s.m. | soldier, serviceman |
| militare | pl.m. | military, armed forces |
| millimetro | s.m. | millimetre |
| ministro | s.m. | minister; pastor, priest, clergyman |
| minuscola | s.f. | lowercase letter |
| minuscolo | agg. | minuscule, tiny |
| miseria | s.f. | misery; poverty, want |
| mittente | s.m. | sender |
| moltiplicare | v.t. | to multiply |
| morbido | agg. | soft, smooth, tender, delicate |
| mostrare | v.t. | to show, display, exhibit; to explain, describe |
| movimento | s.m. | movement, motion; bustle, activity |
| multa | s.f. | fine, penalty, ticket |
| municipio | s.m. | town hall, municipal building, municipality |
| mura (le) | pl.f. | walls enclosing a castle, city |
| muto | agg. | mute, dumb, speechless |
| mutuo | s.m. | loan, mortgage |
| nemico | s.m. | enemy, foe, opponent |
| nemico | agg. | hostile, opposed; adverse, harmful, detrimental |
| nemmeno | avv. | cong. | neither, nor |
| netto | agg. | clean, neat, clear |
| nonostante | prep. | cong. | despite, in spite of, notwithstanding |
| nubile | agg. | single woman, unmarried woman |
| nulla | avv. | nothing |
| obbligare | v.t. | to oblige, to compel, to force |
| oggigiorno | avv. | nowadays, these days |
| ognuno | pron. | everyone, everybody |
| omicidio | s.m. | murder, homicide |
| onestà | s.f. | honesty, integrity |
| opportunità | s.f. | opportunity, occasion, chance |
| opportuno | agg. | opportune, suitable, appropriate, expedient |
| organizzazione | s.f. | organisation, association |
| orizzontale | agg. | horizontal |
| ormai | avv. | by now, by then; almost, already, nearly |
| ovvio | agg. | obvious, self-evident |
| pace | s.f. | peace |
| paesaggio | s.m. | landscape, scenery; view, panorama |
| paga | s.f. | pay, salary, wages |
| pagamento | s.m. | payment |
| Papa | s.m. | the Pope |
| parecchio | avv. | agg. | quite, rather a lot, plenty |
| parentesi | s.f. | bracket, parenthesis; aside, digression; break, pause, interval |
| parlamento | s.m. | parliament |
| partito | s.m. | (political) party; camp, party, side |
| patto | s.m. | pact, agreement, treaty; term, condition |
| pazzesco | agg. | mad, crazy, insane, senseless; reckless, foolish |
| pena | s.f. | punishment, penalty, sentence |
| perdonare | v.t. | to pardon, forgive, absolve, excuse |
| perfino | avv. | even |
| pericoloso | agg. | dangerous, hazardous |
| personaggio | s.m. | character; personality, celebrity |
| personale | agg. | personal |
| personale | s.m. | personnel, staff, employees |
| personalità | s.f. | personality, character; celebrity, star |
| personalmente | avv. | personally, in person |
| pietà | s.f. | pity, mercy, compassion; piety, devotion |
| pistola | s.f. | gun, handgun |
| poiché | cong. | since, seeing as |
| politica | s.f. | politics, policy, diplomacy |
| politico | agg. | political |
| polizza | s.f. | policy |
| porco | agg. | pig, pork |
| porgere | v.t. | to offer, to give, to extend |
| possedere | v.t. | to possess, to own |
| povertà | s.f. | poverty |
| precedenza | s.f. | right of way, priority, precedence |
| prendersela | v. t. pron. | to take it out on sb; to take offence, take sth personally |
| preoccupazione | s.f. | worry, concern |
| presentazione | s.f. | presentation, submission; introduction |
| presente | agg. | present, current, contemporary |
| presenza | s.f. | presence |
| presidente | s.m. | president |
| presso | avv. | nearby, near, close at hand |
| presso | prep. | close, next to, near, beside |
| prestito | s.m. | loan |
| prete | s.m. | priest |
| prigione | s.f. | prison, jail; imprisonment, incarceration |
| principale | s.m. | boss |
| privato | agg. | private, personal |
| probabilità | s.f. | probability, likelihood |
| processo | s.m. | trial, case; process, procedure, method |
| progetto | s.m. | plan, project, design |
| proibire | v.t. | to prevent; to prohibit, forbid, ban |
| proposito | s.m. | intention, purpose, aim |
| proteggere | v.t. | to protect, defend, shelter |
| Provincia | s.f. | province |
| pubblico | agg. | public |
| pubblico | s.m. | the public, audience |
| purché | cong. | as long as, provided that |
| puro | agg. | pure, clean, unadulterated, uncontaminated |
| puzza | s.f. | stink, stench |
| puzzare | v.int. | to smell, to stink, to reek |
| qualità | s.f. | quality, trait, feature |
| qualunque | agg. | any, whatever, whichever |
| questione | s.f. | question, matter; dispute, controversy |
| quintale | s.m. | 100 kg |
| raccomandarsi | v.int.pron. | to put oneself in sb's hands |
| raggiungere | v.t. | to reach, to arrive at, to reach; to catch up with; to hit, to strike |
| rallentare | v.t. | to slow down, brake, decelerate |
| rapina | s.f. | robbery |
| rapporto | s.m. | rapport, relationship; connection, link; report, account |
| rata | s.f. | instalment, payment |
| reagire | v.int. | to react, respond, retaliate |
| realizzare | v.t. | to achieve, fulfil, realise; to realise, comprehend; to earn, to make |
| realtà | s.f. | reality |
| reclamo | s.m. | complaint, grievance, claim |
| Regione | s.f. | region, zone, area |
| regola | s.f. | rule, regulation |
| relazione | s.f. | relationship, connection, link |
| religioso | agg. | religious |
| repubblica | s.f. | republic |
| residenza | s.f. | residence, residency |
| responsabile | agg. | responsible, conscientious; accountable, guilty |
| responsabile | s.m. | s.f. | person in charge, boss, manager, supervisor |
| responsabilità | s.f. | responsibility; accountability, liability |
| ricchezza | s.f. | prosperity, affluence, luxury; wealth, riches |
| ricerca | s.f. | research; search, quest |
| ricevuta | s.f. | receipt |
| riconoscere | v.t. | to recognise, identify; to admit, confess |
| ridicolo | agg. | ridiculous, funny, hilarious; paltry, risible, laughable |
| riferire | v.t. | to report, to relay |
| riferirsi (a) | v.int.pron | to refer to |
| rifiutare | v.t. | to reject, decline, refuse, turn down, rebuff |
| riflettere | v.int. | to reflect |
| riguardare | v.t. | to look at again, review, check; to regard, concern |
| rimettersi | v.int.pron. | to recover, get better; to trust, rely on |
| rinunciare | v.int. | to renounce, give up; to quit |
| riprendere | v.t. | to retake; to resume, restart; to recapture; to take back, recoup, recover, regain; to film, shoot |
| riprendersi | v. int. pron. | to recover; to pull oneself together |
| rischioso | agg. | risky, dangerous, hazardous |
| riscontro | s.m. | comparison, check, inspection |
| risolvere | v.t. | to solve, resolve; to cancel, annul |
| risparmiare | v.t. | to use sparingly, economise; to save, put aside; to spare |
| rispettare | v.t. | to respect, revere; to obey, follow, comply with |
| rispetto | s.m. | respect, esteem, regard |
| roba | s.f. | stuff, things, possessions |
| rotatoria | s.f. | roundabout (traffic) |
| ruvido | agg. | rough, coarse |
| saggio | s.m. | wise, prudent, sensible |
| salvare | v.t. | to save, rescue; to salvage, preserve |
| santo | agg. | holy |
| santo | s.m. | saint |
| scherzare | v.int. | to joke, jest, play around |
| sconfiggere | v.t. | to beat, defeat, eliminate |
| scopo | s.m. | aim, purpose, goal, objective |
| scorretto | agg. | wrong, incorrect |
| scusa | s.f. | apology, pardon, excuse |
| sé | pron. | oneself, himself, herself, themselves |
| sebbene | cong. | although, even though |
| sede | s.f. | seat, location, headquarters, offices |
| seguito | s.m. | string, sequence, series; entourage, retinue, following |
| senato | s.m. | senate |
| sensazione | s.f. | sensation, perception, feeling; intuition, premonition |
| senso | s.m. | sense (sight, taste, etc.); senses, consciousness |
| sentimento | s.m. | sentiment, feeling, emotion |
| servizio | s.m. | service, duty, employment |
| sesso | s.m. | sex, gender |
| sfruttare | v.t. | to exploit, use, take advantage of |
| sicurezza | s.f. | security, safety; trust, confidence |
| significato | s.m. | meaning, sense; meaning, importance |
| sillaba | s.f. | syllable |
| sindacato | s.m. | union |
| sindaco | s.m. | mayor |
| sistema | s.m. | system |
| sociale | agg. | social |
| società | s.f. | society, association |
| socio/a | s.m. | s.f. | partner, associate, shareholder, member; accomplice |
| soddisfatto | agg. | satisfied, pleased |
| soffrire | v.int. | to suffer, tolerate, endure |
| soldato/essa | s.m. | s.f. | soldier |
| solitudine | s.f. | solitude, loneliness, isolation |
| sollecito | agg. | eager, alert |
| soluzione | s.f. | solution, answer; resolution, settlement, agreement |
| somma | s.f. | amount, sum |
| sopravvivere | v.int. | to survive, live through; to survive, outlive |
| sordo | agg. | deaf |
| sospendere | v.t. | to suspend, interrupt; to suspend, hang |
| sottolineare | v.t. | to underline, underscore, highlight, stress |
| sottrarre | v.t. | to remove, take away, subtract; to rescue, deliver, save |
| sparare | v.t. | to shoot, to fire |
| spazio | s.m. | space, room |
| specializzarsi | v. int. pron. | to specialise in |
| specializzazione | s.f. | specialisation |
| spiegarsi | v. rifl. | to explain oneself, make oneself clear |
| statale | agg. | of the state, government, public |
| stato | s.m. | the state; state, condition; status, standing |
| stile | s.m. | style |
| stipendio | s.m. | pay, salary, wage |
| suora | s.f. | nun |
| superiore | agg. | upper; higher, larger, greater, senior, superior |
| svantaggio | s.m. | disadvantage, drawback |
| sviluppare | v.t. | to develop, enhance |
| sviluppo | s.m. | development, growth, expansion |
| tale | agg. | such, so; this that |
| talvolta | avv. | sometimes |
| tariffa | s.f. | tariff, price, charge, rate, fee |
| tassa | s.f. | tax, duty |
| tecnologia | s.f. | technology |
| temere | v.t. | to be afraid, to fear, to dread |
| tensione | s.f. | tension, worry, anxiety; tension, strain |
| teoria | s.f. | theory, concept |
| terapia | s.f. | therapy, treatment |
| terrorismo | s.m. | terrorism |
| terrorizzare | v.t. | to terrorise |
| testo | s.m. | text |
| tipico | agg. | typical, characteristic, classic |
| tonnellata | s.f. | ton (1,000 kg) |
| torto | s.m. | wrongdoing, injustice |
| tradizionale | agg. | traditional |
| tranquillità | s.f. | tranquility, serenity, calm |
| trasformare | v.t. | to transform, convert |
| trattare | v.t. | to treat, handle; to negotiate, haggle; to treat, process; to discuss, debate |
| tratto | s.m. | line; section, part, stretch; style; feature, trait |
| tribunale | s.m. | court, tribunal; courthouse |
| turismo | s.m. | tourism |
| uccidere | v.t. | to kill, to murder |
| uffa | inter. | Oh! Phew! |
| urgente | agg. | urgent, pressing |
| valere | v.t. | v.int. | to be worth; to be valid |
| valore | s.m. | value, worth, merit; valour, courage |
| vantaggio | s.m. | advantage, benefit |
| vario | agg. | varied, various, diverse; variable, changeable; various, numerous |
| vegetariano | agg. | vegetarian |
| velocità | s.f. | speed, velocity, rapidity |
| vergognarsi | v.int. pron. | to feel ashamed, feel embarrassed |
| verità | s.f. | truth |
| verticale | agg. | vertical, upright |
| violenza | s.f. | violence |
| virgolette | pl.f. | inverted commas, quotation marks |
| viso | s.m. | face |
| vista | s.f. | sight; view |
| vocale | s.f. | vowel |
| volontà | s.f. | will, determination |
| votare | v.t. | to vote for; to approve |
Indirect Object Pronouns
| abbandonare | v.t. | to abandon, to drop out of |
| abbassare | v.t. | to lower, reduce |
| abbondante | agg. | abundant |
| abile | agg. | able, capable, clever, skilful |
| abilità | s.f. | ability, capability, skill |
| abitazione | s.f. | house, dwelling |
| abituarsi | v. rifl. | to get used to |
| abitudine | s.f. | habit, custom, practice |
| accadere | v.int. | to happen, occur |
| accarezzare | v.t. | to stroke, to caress |
| accelerare | v.int. | to accelerate, speed up |
| accettare | v.t. | to accept |
| accidenti | inter. | Wow! Gosh! Blimey! |
| accogliere | v.t. | to receive, welcome, accommodate; to accept, adopt |
| accorgersi | v.int.pron. | to notice, realise, become aware of |
| accusare | v.t. | to accuse, charge |
| adatto | agg. | suitable, fitting, appropriate |
| addetto/a | s.m. | s.f. | operator, agent, authorised personnel |
| adolescente | s.m. | s.f. | adolescent, teenager |
| adoperare | v.t. | to use, employ |
| adorare | v.t. | to adore |
| adottare | v.t. | to adopt, choose, opt for |
| affare | s.m. | deal, business transaction, matter |
| affatto | avv. | not at all, by no means, absolutely not |
| affermare | v.t. | to declare, maintain, affirm |
| affermazione | s.f. | statement, assertion, claim; achievement, success |
| affinché | cong. | so that, in order that |
| affrontare | v.t. | to face, confront, deal with, tackle |
| agio | s.m. | ease, comfort, luxury |
| agricoltura | s.f. | agriculture, farming |
| agriturismo | s.m. | agritourism, farm holiday |
| alimentazione | s.f. | nutrition, diet, feeding |
| allarme | s.m. | alarm, signal, warning |
| allontanarsi | v.int.pron. | to move away from, distance oneself from, renounce |
| altrettanto | agg. | just as much, just as many, the same number, the same quantity |
| altrimenti | avv. | otherwise, or else |
| ambiente | s.m. | environment, ecosystem, setting |
| ammazzare | v.t. | to kill, murder (informal) |
| ammettere | v.t. | to admit, permit, allow, let in |
| amministratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | administrator |
| ammirare | v.t. | to admire, respect, appreciate |
| ampio | agg. | vast, wide, expansive, ample |
| andarsene | v. int. pron. | to go away |
| annullare | v.t. | to cancel, annul, invalidate |
| appartenere | v.int. | to belong to, be part of |
| apprezzare | v.t. | to admire, appreciate |
| argomento | s.m. | topic, subject, theme; proof, evidence |
| arma | s.f. | weapon, arm |
| armonia | s.f. | harmony, balance |
| arrestare | v.t. | to arrest, capture, apprehend |
| artificiale | agg. | artificial, unnatural, man-made |
| artigianato | s.m. | craft, handicraft |
| asma | s.f. | asthma |
| aspettarsi | v.t. pron. | to wait for; to expect, anticipate |
| aspetto | s.m. | appearance, look |
| assassino/a | s.m. | s.f | assassin, killer |
| assente | agg. | absent, missing |
| assenza | s.f. | absence |
| assicurare | v.t. | to guarantee, to assure, to ensure, to safeguard |
| assicurazione | s.f. | insurance, guarantee |
| associazione | s.f. | association, organisation |
| assomigliare | v.int. | to resemble, look like, be like |
| assumere | v.t. | to take on, to assume |
| assurdo | agg. | absurd, illogical |
| atteggiamento | s.m. | manner, attitude, behaviour |
| attentato | s.m. | attack, aggression, assassination, attempt |
| attimo | s.m. | instant |
| attività | s.f. | activity, operation, job, task |
| attraverso | prep. | across, through |
| augurare | v.t. | to wish sb sth, bid sb sth |
| aumentare | v.t. | v. int. | to increase, augment, raise; to grow, intensify |
| aumento | s.m. | increase, growth, rise |
| autentico | agg. | authentic, genuine, real |
| autore/trice | s.m. | author, writer; performer, perpetrator |
| avvertire | v.t. | to warn, to advise |
| avvicinarsi | v. int. pron. | to approach, get close to; to resemble, look like, be similar |
| azienda | s.f. | company, business, enterprise |
| azione | s.f. | act, action, activity, deed |
| base | s.f. | base, support; basis, foundation |
| bastare | v.int. | to suffice, be enough |
| beato | agg. | happy, glad, content; blessed |
| bellezza | s.f. | beauty |
| benché | cong. | though, although, even though |
| boh | inter. | No idea! (like the French 'bof') |
| bolletta | s.f. | bill, invoice |
| bollettino | s.m. | receipt; bulletin,report |
| bomba | s.f. | bomb |
| bonifico | s.m. | bank transfer |
| brano | s.m. | piece, fragment, shred; passage, song |
| bugia | s.f. | lie |
| cadavere | s.m. | cadaver, corpse, dead body |
| calcolare | v.t. | to calculate, count |
| cantiere | s.m. | building site |
| capacità | s.f. | capacity; ability |
| capitale | s.m.| s.f. | capital, wealth, assets |
| capitare | v.int. | to arrive, turn up; to happen, occur, crop up |
| carabiniere | s.m. | carabiniere, police officer |
| carattere | s.m. | character, nature; character, letter |
| carcere | s.m. | prison, jail (legal term); imprisonment, detention |
| carriera | s.f. | career, profession |
| caso | s.m. | chance, fate, coincidence; case, instance |
| catturare | v.t. | to capture, apprehend |
| cavarsela | v.t. pron. | to cope, get by, manage; to get out of difficulty |
| cavolo | inter. | Wow! Damn! |
| celibe | agg. | unmarried man, single man |
| certificato | s.m. | certificate |
| chissà | avv. | who knows, heaven knows, somehow |
| chiunque | pron. | anybody, anyone; whoever |
| ciascuno | pron. | each one, every one; everyone, everybody |
| cieco | agg. | s.m. | blind, sightless |
| cima | s.f. | peak, top, summit |
| ciò | pron. | this, that; it |
| citare | v.t. | to quote, cite; to mention, allude to |
| cittadinanza | s.f. | citizenship, citizenry |
| coda | s.f. | queue; tail |
| cogliere | v.t. | to pick, to gather; to catch, surprise |
| collaboratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | contributor, collaborator |
| collocamento | s.m. | location, arrangement, placement |
| colpevole | agg. | s.m. | s.f. | guilty, culpable, at fault, blameworthy |
| combattere | v.t. | v.int. | to combat, fight, battle, struggle against |
| commentare | v.t. | to comment on, remark on, annotate |
| commento | s.m. | comment, remark, critique; commentary, notes, annotation |
| commercio | s.m. | commerce, trade |
| complesso | agg. | complex, complicated |
| comportamento | s.m. | behaviour, conduct |
| comprendere | v.t. | to understand; to comprise, include, consist of |
| concentrare | v.t. | to concentrate sth, focus sth; to bring together in one place |
| concentrarsi | v. int. pron. | to concentrate on, focus on; to gather together, assemble |
| concludere | v.t. | to conclude, finish, close; to conclude, deduce |
| conclusione | s.f. | conclusion, end; conclusion, deduction |
| concorrenza | s.f. | competition, rivalry |
| condannare | v.t. | to convict, sentence; to condemn, disapprove |
| condividere | v.t. | to share |
| condizione | s.f. | condition, situation, state; clause, provision |
| conferenza | s.f. | conference, lecture, talk |
| confermare | v.t. | to confirm, prove, verify |
| confrontare | v.t. | to compare, contrast |
| confronto | s.m. | comparison, contrast; contest, competition; debate, discussion |
| coniugare | v.t. | to conjugate (a verb) |
| coniuge | s.m. | s.f. | spouse |
| conseguenza | s.f. | consequence, effect, result |
| considerare | v.t. | to consider, evaluate, examine; to consider, deem |
| considerazione | s.f. | consideration; reflections, observations; esteem, regard, respect |
| consonante | s.f. | consonant |
| contare | v.t. | v.int | to count; to expect |
| contatto | s.m. | contact |
| contemporaneamente | avv. | at the same time |
| continuamente | avv. | continually, repeatedly, frequently; continuously, without interruption |
| contrario | s.m. | contrary, opposite, contradiction |
| contratto | s.m. | contract, agreement |
| contro | prep. | against, towards |
| controllare | v.t. | to check, verify; to supervise, monitor; to control, command |
| convincere | v.t. | to convince, persuade |
| convivente | s.m | s.f. | cohabitant, common-law spouse |
| cortesia | s.f. | courtesy, civility, politeness, kindness |
| costringere | v.t. | to force, coerce, compel |
| creare | v.t. | to create, make |
| crescere | v.int. | to grow, bring up, raise, rear |
| criminale | s.m. | criminal, felon |
| crisi | s.f. | crisis; seizure, attack, bout, fit |
| criticare | v.t. | to criticise, find fault with |
| cronaca | s.f. | chronicle, history; account, story, report |
| cura | s.f. | care, attention; therapy, treatment |
| curarsi | v.rifl. | to undergo treatment; to pay attention to; to take care of |
| danno | s.m. | damage, injury |
| dato | s.m. | data, information, fact |
| debito | s.m. | debt |
| decisione | s.f. | decision; judgment, determination, ruling |
| deludere | v.t. | to disappoint, let down |
| delusione | s.f. | disappointment, frustration |
| democrazia | s.f. | democracy |
| denuncia | s.f. | accusation, charge; statement, declaration |
| denunciare | v.t. | to report, accuse, denounce |
| deserto | s.m. | desert |
| desiderare | v.t. | to desire, want, wish |
| desiderio | s.m. | desire, wish; craving, longing, yearning |
| destinatario | s.m | recipient, addressee |
| detestare | v.t. | to detest, hate, loathe |
| diavolo | s.m. | devil |
| dichiarare | v.t. | to declare, proclaim, pronounce |
| difendere | v.t. | to defend, protect, stand up for |
| difetto | s.m. | default, fault, flaw, shortcoming; lack, deficiency, scarcity |
| differenza | s.f. | difference |
| difficoltà | s.f. | difficulty, hurdle, hardship, complexity |
| diminuire | v.int. | to drop, lessen, diminish |
| dimostrare | v.t. | to demonstrate, show, prove |
| Dio | s.m. | God |
| dipendente | s.m. | s.f. | employee; addict |
| dipendente | agg. | dependent, subordinate, employed; addicted |
| dipendenza | s.f. | dependence, dependency, addiction |
| dirigente | s.m. | s.f. | manager, director, executive |
| disabile | agg. | disabled, handicapped |
| discorso | s.m. | speech, debate, address; conversation, talk |
| discussione | s.f. | discussion, debate; argument, disagreement; objection, complaint |
| discutere | v.t. | to discuss, debate; to argue, disagree, question |
| disgustoso | agg. | disgusting, nauseating, revolting; repugnant, detestable |
| distanza | s.f. | distance |
| disturbare | v.t. | to disturb, bother, annoy; to disrupt, disturb, upset |
| dividere | v.t. | to divide, separate, split, share |
| divieto | s.m. | ban, prohibition |
| dottorato | s.m. | doctorate |
| dovunque | avv. | everywhere, anywhere |
| droga | s.f. | drug, dope; spice |
| dubbio | s.m. | doubt, uncertainty |
| dubitare | v.int. | to question, challenge, doubt, distrust |
| eccetera | locuz. | et cetera |
| eccetto | prep. | except, save, but for |
| educazione | s.f. | education, training; manners, courtesy, civility |
| elezione | s.f. | election |
| enorme | agg. | enormous, huge, gigantic |
| entro | prep. | within, by |
| epoca | s.f. | epoch, era, age; time, period, season |
| esatto | agg. | exact, accurate, correct |
| esatto | avv. | Exactly! Quite so! |
| escludere | v.t. | to exclude, leave out; eliminate, rule out |
| esercito | s.m. | army, armed forces |
| esistere | v.int. | to exist, to live |
| espressione | s.f. | expression, look; demonstration, display |
| esterno | agg. | external, outer, outside |
| evidente | agg. | evident, obvious, clear, undeniable |
| evidenza | s.f. | clearness, plainness, obviousness |
| farcela | v. t. pron. | to make it, to succeed at sth difficult |
| fastidio | s.m. | nuisance, bother, annoyance, inconvenience |
| fatica | s.f. | effort, exertion, strain; fatigue, exhaustion; toil, hard work |
| fede | s.f. | faith, belief; trust, confidence |
| feriale | agg. | working (day), weekday |
| festivo | agg. | festive, holiday |
| fidarsi | v. int. pron. | to trust, confide in, rely on; to dare, to feel up to |
| fiducia | s.f. | faith, confidence |
| fico | agg. | cool, trendy |
| figura | s.f. | figure, shape, form; figure, individual, person; impression |
| figurarsi | v.t.pron. | to imagine, to picture |
| figurati | inter. | Don't mention it! Not at all! No way! Of course, go ahead! |
| fila | s.f. | line, sequence, string |
| finché | cong. | as long as, until |
| finora | avv. | so far, until now |
| finto | agg. | fake, false, feigned, imitation |
| folla | s.f. | crowd, throng |
| fondo | s.m. | bottom; background; fund |
| formazione | s.f. | formation, growth, development; education, training |
| fornitore | s.m. | supplier, stockist |
| fragile | agg. | fragile, delicate, flimsy; frail, weak |
| fregarsene | v.int.pron. | to not care a hoot |
| frenare | v.int. | to brake, apply the brakes |
| furto | s.m. | theft, burglary, rip-off; haul, booty, loot |
| galera | s.f. | prison, jail (colloquial) |
| galleria | s.f. | tunnel, burrow; gallery, shopping arcade; balcony |
| ganzo | agg. | cool, brilliant |
| generazione | s.f. | generation |
| gesto | s.m. | gesture |
| ghiacciaio | s.m. | glacier |
| giudice | s.m. | judge, referee, umpire |
| giustizia | s.f. | justice, fairness |
| globalizzazione | s.f. | globalisation |
| governo | s.m. | government |
| grave | agg. | grave, solemn, serious, sombre; weighty, momentous; heavy |
| gridare | v.int. | to yell, scream, shriek, shout |
| guerra | s.f. | war, conflict |
| gustare | v.t. | to taste, try, sample; to savour, enjoy |
| ideale | agg. | ideal, perfect |
| ideologia | s.f. | ideology |
| imitare | v.t. | to imitate, mimic, impersonate; to duplicate, copy |
| immagine | s.f. | image; look, appearance |
| immobile | s.m. | property, real estate |
| impensabile | agg. | unthinkable, inconceivable |
| importanza | s.f. | importance, significance, value; influence, authority, prestige |
| impresa | s.f. | business, enterprise, company; endeavour, undertaking |
| impressione | s.f. | impression; feeling, sensation |
| includere | v.t. | to include, attach, enclose; to involve |
| indispensabile | agg. | indispensable, essential, necessary |
| infanzia | s.f. | infancy, childhood |
| inferiore | agg. | lower, lesser, inferior, subordinate |
| innanzitutto | avv. | first of all |
| innocente | agg. | innocent (not guilty); innocent, naive |
| inquilino/a | s.m. | s.f. | tenant, lodger, boarder |
| inquinamento | s.m. | pollution, contamination |
| insistere | v.int. | to insist, persist, persevere |
| intanto | avv. | meanwhile, in the meantime; but, nevertheless |
| intendere | v.t. | to understand; to hear, learn, come to know, heed; to mean |
| intenzione | s.f. | intention, aim, purpose |
| interesse | s.m. | interest; interests, affairs, business |
| interno | s.m. | interior, inside |
| interno | agg. | inner, internal, inland |
| interrompere | v.t. | to interrupt; to disconnect |
| intervenire | v. int. | to intervene, step in; to attend, be present |
| intervista | s.f. | interview; survey, poll |
| investire | v.t. | to invest; to appoint, assign; to run over, knock down |
| invisibile | agg. | invisible; imperceptible, tiny |
| iscriversi | v.rifl. | to enrol, sign up for, join |
| iscrizione | s.f. | registration, enrolment, application |
| laggiù | avv. | down there, below |
| lamentarsi | v. int. pron. | to lament, moan, complain |
| lassù | avv. | up there, above |
| lato | s.m. | side |
| lavorativo | agg. | working, work |
| legge | s.f. | law |
| liberare | v.t. | to free, release, liberate |
| libertà | s.f. | freedom, liberty |
| licenziare | v.t. | to fire, dismiss; to confer a certificate or diploma |
| litigare | v. int. | to argue, fight, quarrel |
| logico | agg. | logical, rational |
| lordo | agg. | dirty, filthy, gross |
| magari | inter. | cong. | maybe, perhaps, |
| mah | inter. | Who knows? |
| maiuscola | s.f. | capital letter |
| manager | s.m. | s.f. | manager, executive |
| mancanza | s.f. | absence, lack; shortcoming, defect, deficiency; error, mistake |
| maniera | s.f. | manner, way; style, fashion |
| mantenere | v.t. | to keep, to maintain; to support; to defend, protect |
| maternità | s.f. | motherhood, maternity |
| matto | agg. | crazy, mad, insane; eccentric, odd, bizarre |
| maturità | s.f. | maturity, ripeness; high school diploma |
| mente | s.f. | mind, intellect, brain |
| merce | s.f. | goods, merchandise; mercy |
| messa | s.f. | putting, placing; Mass (Catholic) |
| metodo | s.m. | method |
| mettercela tutta | v.t. pron. | to do one's utmost |
| militare | agg. | military |
| militare | s.m. | soldier, serviceman |
| militare | pl.m. | military, armed forces |
| millimetro | s.m. | millimetre |
| ministro | s.m. | minister; pastor, priest, clergyman |
| minuscola | s.f. | lowercase letter |
| minuscolo | agg. | minuscule, tiny |
| miseria | s.f. | misery; poverty, want |
| mittente | s.m. | sender |
| moltiplicare | v.t. | to multiply |
| morbido | agg. | soft, smooth, tender, delicate |
| mostrare | v.t. | to show, display, exhibit; to explain, describe |
| movimento | s.m. | movement, motion; bustle, activity |
| multa | s.f. | fine, penalty, ticket |
| municipio | s.m. | town hall, municipal building, municipality |
| mura (le) | pl.f. | walls enclosing a castle, city |
| muto | agg. | mute, dumb, speechless |
| mutuo | s.m. | loan, mortgage |
| nemico | s.m. | enemy, foe, opponent |
| nemico | agg. | hostile, opposed; adverse, harmful, detrimental |
| nemmeno | avv. | cong. | neither, nor |
| netto | agg. | clean, neat, clear |
| nonostante | prep. | cong. | despite, in spite of, notwithstanding |
| nubile | agg. | single woman, unmarried woman |
| nulla | avv. | nothing |
| obbligare | v.t. | to oblige, to compel, to force |
| oggigiorno | avv. | nowadays, these days |
| ognuno | pron. | everyone, everybody |
| omicidio | s.m. | murder, homicide |
| onestà | s.f. | honesty, integrity |
| opportunità | s.f. | opportunity, occasion, chance |
| opportuno | agg. | opportune, suitable, appropriate, expedient |
| organizzazione | s.f. | organisation, association |
| orizzontale | agg. | horizontal |
| ormai | avv. | by now, by then; almost, already, nearly |
| ovvio | agg. | obvious, self-evident |
| pace | s.f. | peace |
| paesaggio | s.m. | landscape, scenery; view, panorama |
| paga | s.f. | pay, salary, wages |
| pagamento | s.m. | payment |
| Papa | s.m. | the Pope |
| parecchio | avv. | agg. | quite, rather a lot, plenty |
| parentesi | s.f. | bracket, parenthesis; aside, digression; break, pause, interval |
| parlamento | s.m. | parliament |
| partito | s.m. | (political) party; camp, party, side |
| patto | s.m. | pact, agreement, treaty; term, condition |
| pazzesco | agg. | mad, crazy, insane, senseless; reckless, foolish |
| pena | s.f. | punishment, penalty, sentence |
| perdonare | v.t. | to pardon, forgive, absolve, excuse |
| perfino | avv. | even |
| pericoloso | agg. | dangerous, hazardous |
| personaggio | s.m. | character; personality, celebrity |
| personale | agg. | personal |
| personale | s.m. | personnel, staff, employees |
| personalità | s.f. | personality, character; celebrity, star |
| personalmente | avv. | personally, in person |
| pietà | s.f. | pity, mercy, compassion; piety, devotion |
| pistola | s.f. | gun, handgun |
| poiché | cong. | since, seeing as |
| politica | s.f. | politics, policy, diplomacy |
| politico | agg. | political |
| polizza | s.f. | policy |
| porco | agg. | pig, pork |
| porgere | v.t. | to offer, to give, to extend |
| possedere | v.t. | to possess, to own |
| povertà | s.f. | poverty |
| precedenza | s.f. | right of way, priority, precedence |
| prendersela | v. t. pron. | to take it out on sb; to take offence, take sth personally |
| preoccupazione | s.f. | worry, concern |
| presentazione | s.f. | presentation, submission; introduction |
| presente | agg. | present, current, contemporary |
| presenza | s.f. | presence |
| presidente | s.m. | president |
| presso | avv. | nearby, near, close at hand |
| presso | prep. | close, next to, near, beside |
| prestito | s.m. | loan |
| prete | s.m. | priest |
| prigione | s.f. | prison, jail; imprisonment, incarceration |
| principale | s.m. | boss |
| privato | agg. | private, personal |
| probabilità | s.f. | probability, likelihood |
| processo | s.m. | trial, case; process, procedure, method |
| progetto | s.m. | plan, project, design |
| proibire | v.t. | to prevent; to prohibit, forbid, ban |
| proposito | s.m. | intention, purpose, aim |
| proteggere | v.t. | to protect, defend, shelter |
| Provincia | s.f. | province |
| pubblico | agg. | public |
| pubblico | s.m. | the public, audience |
| purché | cong. | as long as, provided that |
| puro | agg. | pure, clean, unadulterated, uncontaminated |
| puzza | s.f. | stink, stench |
| puzzare | v.int. | to smell, to stink, to reek |
| qualità | s.f. | quality, trait, feature |
| qualunque | agg. | any, whatever, whichever |
| questione | s.f. | question, matter; dispute, controversy |
| quintale | s.m. | 100 kg |
| raccomandarsi | v.int.pron. | to put oneself in sb's hands |
| raggiungere | v.t. | to reach, to arrive at, to reach; to catch up with; to hit, to strike |
| rallentare | v.t. | to slow down, brake, decelerate |
| rapina | s.f. | robbery |
| rapporto | s.m. | rapport, relationship; connection, link; report, account |
| rata | s.f. | instalment, payment |
| reagire | v.int. | to react, respond, retaliate |
| realizzare | v.t. | to achieve, fulfil, realise; to realise, comprehend; to earn, to make |
| realtà | s.f. | reality |
| reclamo | s.m. | complaint, grievance, claim |
| Regione | s.f. | region, zone, area |
| regola | s.f. | rule, regulation |
| relazione | s.f. | relationship, connection, link |
| religioso | agg. | religious |
| repubblica | s.f. | republic |
| residenza | s.f. | residence, residency |
| responsabile | agg. | responsible, conscientious; accountable, guilty |
| responsabile | s.m. | s.f. | person in charge, boss, manager, supervisor |
| responsabilità | s.f. | responsibility; accountability, liability |
| ricchezza | s.f. | prosperity, affluence, luxury; wealth, riches |
| ricerca | s.f. | research; search, quest |
| ricevuta | s.f. | receipt |
| riconoscere | v.t. | to recognise, identify; to admit, confess |
| ridicolo | agg. | ridiculous, funny, hilarious; paltry, risible, laughable |
| riferire | v.t. | to report, to relay |
| riferirsi (a) | v.int.pron | to refer to |
| rifiutare | v.t. | to reject, decline, refuse, turn down, rebuff |
| riflettere | v.int. | to reflect |
| riguardare | v.t. | to look at again, review, check; to regard, concern |
| rimettersi | v.int.pron. | to recover, get better; to trust, rely on |
| rinunciare | v.int. | to renounce, give up; to quit |
| riprendere | v.t. | to retake; to resume, restart; to recapture; to take back, recoup, recover, regain; to film, shoot |
| riprendersi | v. int. pron. | to recover; to pull oneself together |
| rischioso | agg. | risky, dangerous, hazardous |
| riscontro | s.m. | comparison, check, inspection |
| risolvere | v.t. | to solve, resolve; to cancel, annul |
| risparmiare | v.t. | to use sparingly, economise; to save, put aside; to spare |
| rispettare | v.t. | to respect, revere; to obey, follow, comply with |
| rispetto | s.m. | respect, esteem, regard |
| roba | s.f. | stuff, things, possessions |
| rotatoria | s.f. | roundabout (traffic) |
| ruvido | agg. | rough, coarse |
| saggio | s.m. | wise, prudent, sensible |
| salvare | v.t. | to save, rescue; to salvage, preserve |
| santo | agg. | holy |
| santo | s.m. | saint |
| scherzare | v.int. | to joke, jest, play around |
| sconfiggere | v.t. | to beat, defeat, eliminate |
| scopo | s.m. | aim, purpose, goal, objective |
| scorretto | agg. | wrong, incorrect |
| scusa | s.f. | apology, pardon, excuse |
| sé | pron. | oneself, himself, herself, themselves |
| sebbene | cong. | although, even though |
| sede | s.f. | seat, location, headquarters, offices |
| seguito | s.m. | string, sequence, series; entourage, retinue, following |
| senato | s.m. | senate |
| sensazione | s.f. | sensation, perception, feeling; intuition, premonition |
| senso | s.m. | sense (sight, taste, etc.); senses, consciousness |
| sentimento | s.m. | sentiment, feeling, emotion |
| servizio | s.m. | service, duty, employment |
| sesso | s.m. | sex, gender |
| sfruttare | v.t. | to exploit, use, take advantage of |
| sicurezza | s.f. | security, safety; trust, confidence |
| significato | s.m. | meaning, sense; meaning, importance |
| sillaba | s.f. | syllable |
| sindacato | s.m. | union |
| sindaco | s.m. | mayor |
| sistema | s.m. | system |
| sociale | agg. | social |
| società | s.f. | society, association |
| socio/a | s.m. | s.f. | partner, associate, shareholder, member; accomplice |
| soddisfatto | agg. | satisfied, pleased |
| soffrire | v.int. | to suffer, tolerate, endure |
| soldato/essa | s.m. | s.f. | soldier |
| solitudine | s.f. | solitude, loneliness, isolation |
| sollecito | agg. | eager, alert |
| soluzione | s.f. | solution, answer; resolution, settlement, agreement |
| somma | s.f. | amount, sum |
| sopravvivere | v.int. | to survive, live through; to survive, outlive |
| sordo | agg. | deaf |
| sospendere | v.t. | to suspend, interrupt; to suspend, hang |
| sottolineare | v.t. | to underline, underscore, highlight, stress |
| sottrarre | v.t. | to remove, take away, subtract; to rescue, deliver, save |
| sparare | v.t. | to shoot, to fire |
| spazio | s.m. | space, room |
| specializzarsi | v. int. pron. | to specialise in |
| specializzazione | s.f. | specialisation |
| spiegarsi | v. rifl. | to explain oneself, make oneself clear |
| statale | agg. | of the state, government, public |
| stato | s.m. | the state; state, condition; status, standing |
| stile | s.m. | style |
| stipendio | s.m. | pay, salary, wage |
| suora | s.f. | nun |
| superiore | agg. | upper; higher, larger, greater, senior, superior |
| svantaggio | s.m. | disadvantage, drawback |
| sviluppare | v.t. | to develop, enhance |
| sviluppo | s.m. | development, growth, expansion |
| tale | agg. | such, so; this that |
| talvolta | avv. | sometimes |
| tariffa | s.f. | tariff, price, charge, rate, fee |
| tassa | s.f. | tax, duty |
| tecnologia | s.f. | technology |
| temere | v.t. | to be afraid, to fear, to dread |
| tensione | s.f. | tension, worry, anxiety; tension, strain |
| teoria | s.f. | theory, concept |
| terapia | s.f. | therapy, treatment |
| terrorismo | s.m. | terrorism |
| terrorizzare | v.t. | to terrorise |
| testo | s.m. | text |
| tipico | agg. | typical, characteristic, classic |
| tonnellata | s.f. | ton (1,000 kg) |
| torto | s.m. | wrongdoing, injustice |
| tradizionale | agg. | traditional |
| tranquillità | s.f. | tranquility, serenity, calm |
| trasformare | v.t. | to transform, convert |
| trattare | v.t. | to treat, handle; to negotiate, haggle; to treat, process; to discuss, debate |
| tratto | s.m. | line; section, part, stretch; style; feature, trait |
| tribunale | s.m. | court, tribunal; courthouse |
| turismo | s.m. | tourism |
| uccidere | v.t. | to kill, to murder |
| uffa | inter. | Oh! Phew! |
| urgente | agg. | urgent, pressing |
| valere | v.t. | v.int. | to be worth; to be valid |
| valore | s.m. | value, worth, merit; valour, courage |
| vantaggio | s.m. | advantage, benefit |
| vario | agg. | varied, various, diverse; variable, changeable; various, numerous |
| vegetariano | agg. | vegetarian |
| velocità | s.f. | speed, velocity, rapidity |
| vergognarsi | v.int. pron. | to feel ashamed, feel embarrassed |
| verità | s.f. | truth |
| verticale | agg. | vertical, upright |
| violenza | s.f. | violence |
| virgolette | pl.f. | inverted commas, quotation marks |
| viso | s.m. | face |
| vista | s.f. | sight; view |
| vocale | s.f. | vowel |
| volontà | s.f. | will, determination |
| votare | v.t. | to vote for; to approve |
| abbandonare | v.t. | to abandon, to drop out of |
| abbassare | v.t. | to lower, reduce |
| abbondante | agg. | abundant |
| abile | agg. | able, capable, clever, skilful |
| abilità | s.f. | ability, capability, skill |
| abitazione | s.f. | house, dwelling |
| abituarsi | v. rifl. | to get used to |
| abitudine | s.f. | habit, custom, practice |
| accadere | v.int. | to happen, occur |
| accarezzare | v.t. | to stroke, to caress |
| accelerare | v.int. | to accelerate, speed up |
| accettare | v.t. | to accept |
| accidenti | inter. | Wow! Gosh! Blimey! |
| accogliere | v.t. | to receive, welcome, accommodate; to accept, adopt |
| accorgersi | v.int.pron. | to notice, realise, become aware of |
| accusare | v.t. | to accuse, charge |
| adatto | agg. | suitable, fitting, appropriate |
| addetto/a | s.m. | s.f. | operator, agent, authorised personnel |
| adolescente | s.m. | s.f. | adolescent, teenager |
| adoperare | v.t. | to use, employ |
| adorare | v.t. | to adore |
| adottare | v.t. | to adopt, choose, opt for |
| affare | s.m. | deal, business transaction, matter |
| affatto | avv. | not at all, by no means, absolutely not |
| affermare | v.t. | to declare, maintain, affirm |
| affermazione | s.f. | statement, assertion, claim; achievement, success |
| affinché | cong. | so that, in order that |
| affrontare | v.t. | to face, confront, deal with, tackle |
| agio | s.m. | ease, comfort, luxury |
| agricoltura | s.f. | agriculture, farming |
| agriturismo | s.m. | agritourism, farm holiday |
| alimentazione | s.f. | nutrition, diet, feeding |
| allarme | s.m. | alarm, signal, warning |
| allontanarsi | v.int.pron. | to move away from, distance oneself from, renounce |
| altrettanto | agg. | just as much, just as many, the same number, the same quantity |
| altrimenti | avv. | otherwise, or else |
| ambiente | s.m. | environment, ecosystem, setting |
| ammazzare | v.t. | to kill, murder (informal) |
| ammettere | v.t. | to admit, permit, allow, let in |
| amministratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | administrator |
| ammirare | v.t. | to admire, respect, appreciate |
| ampio | agg. | vast, wide, expansive, ample |
| andarsene | v. int. pron. | to go away |
| annullare | v.t. | to cancel, annul, invalidate |
| appartenere | v.int. | to belong to, be part of |
| apprezzare | v.t. | to admire, appreciate |
| argomento | s.m. | topic, subject, theme; proof, evidence |
| arma | s.f. | weapon, arm |
| armonia | s.f. | harmony, balance |
| arrestare | v.t. | to arrest, capture, apprehend |
| artificiale | agg. | artificial, unnatural, man-made |
| artigianato | s.m. | craft, handicraft |
| asma | s.f. | asthma |
| aspettarsi | v.t. pron. | to wait for; to expect, anticipate |
| aspetto | s.m. | appearance, look |
| assassino/a | s.m. | s.f | assassin, killer |
| assente | agg. | absent, missing |
| assenza | s.f. | absence |
| assicurare | v.t. | to guarantee, to assure, to ensure, to safeguard |
| assicurazione | s.f. | insurance, guarantee |
| associazione | s.f. | association, organisation |
| assomigliare | v.int. | to resemble, look like, be like |
| assumere | v.t. | to take on, to assume |
| assurdo | agg. | absurd, illogical |
| atteggiamento | s.m. | manner, attitude, behaviour |
| attentato | s.m. | attack, aggression, assassination, attempt |
| attimo | s.m. | instant |
| attività | s.f. | activity, operation, job, task |
| attraverso | prep. | across, through |
| augurare | v.t. | to wish sb sth, bid sb sth |
| aumentare | v.t. | v. int. | to increase, augment, raise; to grow, intensify |
| aumento | s.m. | increase, growth, rise |
| autentico | agg. | authentic, genuine, real |
| autore/trice | s.m. | author, writer; performer, perpetrator |
| avvertire | v.t. | to warn, to advise |
| avvicinarsi | v. int. pron. | to approach, get close to; to resemble, look like, be similar |
| azienda | s.f. | company, business, enterprise |
| azione | s.f. | act, action, activity, deed |
| base | s.f. | base, support; basis, foundation |
| bastare | v.int. | to suffice, be enough |
| beato | agg. | happy, glad, content; blessed |
| bellezza | s.f. | beauty |
| benché | cong. | though, although, even though |
| boh | inter. | No idea! (like the French 'bof') |
| bolletta | s.f. | bill, invoice |
| bollettino | s.m. | receipt; bulletin,report |
| bomba | s.f. | bomb |
| bonifico | s.m. | bank transfer |
| brano | s.m. | piece, fragment, shred; passage, song |
| bugia | s.f. | lie |
| cadavere | s.m. | cadaver, corpse, dead body |
| calcolare | v.t. | to calculate, count |
| cantiere | s.m. | building site |
| capacità | s.f. | capacity; ability |
| capitale | s.m.| s.f. | capital, wealth, assets |
| capitare | v.int. | to arrive, turn up; to happen, occur, crop up |
| carabiniere | s.m. | carabiniere, police officer |
| carattere | s.m. | character, nature; character, letter |
| carcere | s.m. | prison, jail (legal term); imprisonment, detention |
| carriera | s.f. | career, profession |
| caso | s.m. | chance, fate, coincidence; case, instance |
| catturare | v.t. | to capture, apprehend |
| cavarsela | v.t. pron. | to cope, get by, manage; to get out of difficulty |
| cavolo | inter. | Wow! Damn! |
| celibe | agg. | unmarried man, single man |
| certificato | s.m. | certificate |
| chissà | avv. | who knows, heaven knows, somehow |
| chiunque | pron. | anybody, anyone; whoever |
| ciascuno | pron. | each one, every one; everyone, everybody |
| cieco | agg. | s.m. | blind, sightless |
| cima | s.f. | peak, top, summit |
| ciò | pron. | this, that; it |
| citare | v.t. | to quote, cite; to mention, allude to |
| cittadinanza | s.f. | citizenship, citizenry |
| coda | s.f. | queue; tail |
| cogliere | v.t. | to pick, to gather; to catch, surprise |
| collaboratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | contributor, collaborator |
| collocamento | s.m. | location, arrangement, placement |
| colpevole | agg. | s.m. | s.f. | guilty, culpable, at fault, blameworthy |
| combattere | v.t. | v.int. | to combat, fight, battle, struggle against |
| commentare | v.t. | to comment on, remark on, annotate |
| commento | s.m. | comment, remark, critique; commentary, notes, annotation |
| commercio | s.m. | commerce, trade |
| complesso | agg. | complex, complicated |
| comportamento | s.m. | behaviour, conduct |
| comprendere | v.t. | to understand; to comprise, include, consist of |
| concentrare | v.t. | to concentrate sth, focus sth; to bring together in one place |
| concentrarsi | v. int. pron. | to concentrate on, focus on; to gather together, assemble |
| concludere | v.t. | to conclude, finish, close; to conclude, deduce |
| conclusione | s.f. | conclusion, end; conclusion, deduction |
| concorrenza | s.f. | competition, rivalry |
| condannare | v.t. | to convict, sentence; to condemn, disapprove |
| condividere | v.t. | to share |
| condizione | s.f. | condition, situation, state; clause, provision |
| conferenza | s.f. | conference, lecture, talk |
| confermare | v.t. | to confirm, prove, verify |
| confrontare | v.t. | to compare, contrast |
| confronto | s.m. | comparison, contrast; contest, competition; debate, discussion |
| coniugare | v.t. | to conjugate (a verb) |
| coniuge | s.m. | s.f. | spouse |
| conseguenza | s.f. | consequence, effect, result |
| considerare | v.t. | to consider, evaluate, examine; to consider, deem |
| considerazione | s.f. | consideration; reflections, observations; esteem, regard, respect |
| consonante | s.f. | consonant |
| contare | v.t. | v.int | to count; to expect |
| contatto | s.m. | contact |
| contemporaneamente | avv. | at the same time |
| continuamente | avv. | continually, repeatedly, frequently; continuously, without interruption |
| contrario | s.m. | contrary, opposite, contradiction |
| contratto | s.m. | contract, agreement |
| contro | prep. | against, towards |
| controllare | v.t. | to check, verify; to supervise, monitor; to control, command |
| convincere | v.t. | to convince, persuade |
| convivente | s.m | s.f. | cohabitant, common-law spouse |
| cortesia | s.f. | courtesy, civility, politeness, kindness |
| costringere | v.t. | to force, coerce, compel |
| creare | v.t. | to create, make |
| crescere | v.int. | to grow, bring up, raise, rear |
| criminale | s.m. | criminal, felon |
| crisi | s.f. | crisis; seizure, attack, bout, fit |
| criticare | v.t. | to criticise, find fault with |
| cronaca | s.f. | chronicle, history; account, story, report |
| cura | s.f. | care, attention; therapy, treatment |
| curarsi | v.rifl. | to undergo treatment; to pay attention to; to take care of |
| danno | s.m. | damage, injury |
| dato | s.m. | data, information, fact |
| debito | s.m. | debt |
| decisione | s.f. | decision; judgment, determination, ruling |
| deludere | v.t. | to disappoint, let down |
| delusione | s.f. | disappointment, frustration |
| democrazia | s.f. | democracy |
| denuncia | s.f. | accusation, charge; statement, declaration |
| denunciare | v.t. | to report, accuse, denounce |
| deserto | s.m. | desert |
| desiderare | v.t. | to desire, want, wish |
| desiderio | s.m. | desire, wish; craving, longing, yearning |
| destinatario | s.m | recipient, addressee |
| detestare | v.t. | to detest, hate, loathe |
| diavolo | s.m. | devil |
| dichiarare | v.t. | to declare, proclaim, pronounce |
| difendere | v.t. | to defend, protect, stand up for |
| difetto | s.m. | default, fault, flaw, shortcoming; lack, deficiency, scarcity |
| differenza | s.f. | difference |
| difficoltà | s.f. | difficulty, hurdle, hardship, complexity |
| diminuire | v.int. | to drop, lessen, diminish |
| dimostrare | v.t. | to demonstrate, show, prove |
| Dio | s.m. | God |
| dipendente | s.m. | s.f. | employee; addict |
| dipendente | agg. | dependent, subordinate, employed; addicted |
| dipendenza | s.f. | dependence, dependency, addiction |
| dirigente | s.m. | s.f. | manager, director, executive |
| disabile | agg. | disabled, handicapped |
| discorso | s.m. | speech, debate, address; conversation, talk |
| discussione | s.f. | discussion, debate; argument, disagreement; objection, complaint |
| discutere | v.t. | to discuss, debate; to argue, disagree, question |
| disgustoso | agg. | disgusting, nauseating, revolting; repugnant, detestable |
| distanza | s.f. | distance |
| disturbare | v.t. | to disturb, bother, annoy; to disrupt, disturb, upset |
| dividere | v.t. | to divide, separate, split, share |
| divieto | s.m. | ban, prohibition |
| dottorato | s.m. | doctorate |
| dovunque | avv. | everywhere, anywhere |
| droga | s.f. | drug, dope; spice |
| dubbio | s.m. | doubt, uncertainty |
| dubitare | v.int. | to question, challenge, doubt, distrust |
| eccetera | locuz. | et cetera |
| eccetto | prep. | except, save, but for |
| educazione | s.f. | education, training; manners, courtesy, civility |
| elezione | s.f. | election |
| enorme | agg. | enormous, huge, gigantic |
| entro | prep. | within, by |
| epoca | s.f. | epoch, era, age; time, period, season |
| esatto | agg. | exact, accurate, correct |
| esatto | avv. | Exactly! Quite so! |
| escludere | v.t. | to exclude, leave out; eliminate, rule out |
| esercito | s.m. | army, armed forces |
| esistere | v.int. | to exist, to live |
| espressione | s.f. | expression, look; demonstration, display |
| esterno | agg. | external, outer, outside |
| evidente | agg. | evident, obvious, clear, undeniable |
| evidenza | s.f. | clearness, plainness, obviousness |
| farcela | v. t. pron. | to make it, to succeed at sth difficult |
| fastidio | s.m. | nuisance, bother, annoyance, inconvenience |
| fatica | s.f. | effort, exertion, strain; fatigue, exhaustion; toil, hard work |
| fede | s.f. | faith, belief; trust, confidence |
| feriale | agg. | working (day), weekday |
| festivo | agg. | festive, holiday |
| fidarsi | v. int. pron. | to trust, confide in, rely on; to dare, to feel up to |
| fiducia | s.f. | faith, confidence |
| fico | agg. | cool, trendy |
| figura | s.f. | figure, shape, form; figure, individual, person; impression |
| figurarsi | v.t.pron. | to imagine, to picture |
| figurati | inter. | Don't mention it! Not at all! No way! Of course, go ahead! |
| fila | s.f. | line, sequence, string |
| finché | cong. | as long as, until |
| finora | avv. | so far, until now |
| finto | agg. | fake, false, feigned, imitation |
| folla | s.f. | crowd, throng |
| fondo | s.m. | bottom; background; fund |
| formazione | s.f. | formation, growth, development; education, training |
| fornitore | s.m. | supplier, stockist |
| fragile | agg. | fragile, delicate, flimsy; frail, weak |
| fregarsene | v.int.pron. | to not care a hoot |
| frenare | v.int. | to brake, apply the brakes |
| furto | s.m. | theft, burglary, rip-off; haul, booty, loot |
| galera | s.f. | prison, jail (colloquial) |
| galleria | s.f. | tunnel, burrow; gallery, shopping arcade; balcony |
| ganzo | agg. | cool, brilliant |
| generazione | s.f. | generation |
| gesto | s.m. | gesture |
| ghiacciaio | s.m. | glacier |
| giudice | s.m. | judge, referee, umpire |
| giustizia | s.f. | justice, fairness |
| globalizzazione | s.f. | globalisation |
| governo | s.m. | government |
| grave | agg. | grave, solemn, serious, sombre; weighty, momentous; heavy |
| gridare | v.int. | to yell, scream, shriek, shout |
| guerra | s.f. | war, conflict |
| gustare | v.t. | to taste, try, sample; to savour, enjoy |
| ideale | agg. | ideal, perfect |
| ideologia | s.f. | ideology |
| imitare | v.t. | to imitate, mimic, impersonate; to duplicate, copy |
| immagine | s.f. | image; look, appearance |
| immobile | s.m. | property, real estate |
| impensabile | agg. | unthinkable, inconceivable |
| importanza | s.f. | importance, significance, value; influence, authority, prestige |
| impresa | s.f. | business, enterprise, company; endeavour, undertaking |
| impressione | s.f. | impression; feeling, sensation |
| includere | v.t. | to include, attach, enclose; to involve |
| indispensabile | agg. | indispensable, essential, necessary |
| infanzia | s.f. | infancy, childhood |
| inferiore | agg. | lower, lesser, inferior, subordinate |
| innanzitutto | avv. | first of all |
| innocente | agg. | innocent (not guilty); innocent, naive |
| inquilino/a | s.m. | s.f. | tenant, lodger, boarder |
| inquinamento | s.m. | pollution, contamination |
| insistere | v.int. | to insist, persist, persevere |
| intanto | avv. | meanwhile, in the meantime; but, nevertheless |
| intendere | v.t. | to understand; to hear, learn, come to know, heed; to mean |
| intenzione | s.f. | intention, aim, purpose |
| interesse | s.m. | interest; interests, affairs, business |
| interno | s.m. | interior, inside |
| interno | agg. | inner, internal, inland |
| interrompere | v.t. | to interrupt; to disconnect |
| intervenire | v. int. | to intervene, step in; to attend, be present |
| intervista | s.f. | interview; survey, poll |
| investire | v.t. | to invest; to appoint, assign; to run over, knock down |
| invisibile | agg. | invisible; imperceptible, tiny |
| iscriversi | v.rifl. | to enrol, sign up for, join |
| iscrizione | s.f. | registration, enrolment, application |
| laggiù | avv. | down there, below |
| lamentarsi | v. int. pron. | to lament, moan, complain |
| lassù | avv. | up there, above |
| lato | s.m. | side |
| lavorativo | agg. | working, work |
| legge | s.f. | law |
| liberare | v.t. | to free, release, liberate |
| libertà | s.f. | freedom, liberty |
| licenziare | v.t. | to fire, dismiss; to confer a certificate or diploma |
| litigare | v. int. | to argue, fight, quarrel |
| logico | agg. | logical, rational |
| lordo | agg. | dirty, filthy, gross |
| magari | inter. | cong. | maybe, perhaps, |
| mah | inter. | Who knows? |
| maiuscola | s.f. | capital letter |
| manager | s.m. | s.f. | manager, executive |
| mancanza | s.f. | absence, lack; shortcoming, defect, deficiency; error, mistake |
| maniera | s.f. | manner, way; style, fashion |
| mantenere | v.t. | to keep, to maintain; to support; to defend, protect |
| maternità | s.f. | motherhood, maternity |
| matto | agg. | crazy, mad, insane; eccentric, odd, bizarre |
| maturità | s.f. | maturity, ripeness; high school diploma |
| mente | s.f. | mind, intellect, brain |
| merce | s.f. | goods, merchandise; mercy |
| messa | s.f. | putting, placing; Mass (Catholic) |
| metodo | s.m. | method |
| mettercela tutta | v.t. pron. | to do one's utmost |
| militare | agg. | military |
| militare | s.m. | soldier, serviceman |
| militare | pl.m. | military, armed forces |
| millimetro | s.m. | millimetre |
| ministro | s.m. | minister; pastor, priest, clergyman |
| minuscola | s.f. | lowercase letter |
| minuscolo | agg. | minuscule, tiny |
| miseria | s.f. | misery; poverty, want |
| mittente | s.m. | sender |
| moltiplicare | v.t. | to multiply |
| morbido | agg. | soft, smooth, tender, delicate |
| mostrare | v.t. | to show, display, exhibit; to explain, describe |
| movimento | s.m. | movement, motion; bustle, activity |
| multa | s.f. | fine, penalty, ticket |
| municipio | s.m. | town hall, municipal building, municipality |
| mura (le) | pl.f. | walls enclosing a castle, city |
| muto | agg. | mute, dumb, speechless |
| mutuo | s.m. | loan, mortgage |
| nemico | s.m. | enemy, foe, opponent |
| nemico | agg. | hostile, opposed; adverse, harmful, detrimental |
| nemmeno | avv. | cong. | neither, nor |
| netto | agg. | clean, neat, clear |
| nonostante | prep. | cong. | despite, in spite of, notwithstanding |
| nubile | agg. | single woman, unmarried woman |
| nulla | avv. | nothing |
| obbligare | v.t. | to oblige, to compel, to force |
| oggigiorno | avv. | nowadays, these days |
| ognuno | pron. | everyone, everybody |
| omicidio | s.m. | murder, homicide |
| onestà | s.f. | honesty, integrity |
| opportunità | s.f. | opportunity, occasion, chance |
| opportuno | agg. | opportune, suitable, appropriate, expedient |
| organizzazione | s.f. | organisation, association |
| orizzontale | agg. | horizontal |
| ormai | avv. | by now, by then; almost, already, nearly |
| ovvio | agg. | obvious, self-evident |
| pace | s.f. | peace |
| paesaggio | s.m. | landscape, scenery; view, panorama |
| paga | s.f. | pay, salary, wages |
| pagamento | s.m. | payment |
| Papa | s.m. | the Pope |
| parecchio | avv. | agg. | quite, rather a lot, plenty |
| parentesi | s.f. | bracket, parenthesis; aside, digression; break, pause, interval |
| parlamento | s.m. | parliament |
| partito | s.m. | (political) party; camp, party, side |
| patto | s.m. | pact, agreement, treaty; term, condition |
| pazzesco | agg. | mad, crazy, insane, senseless; reckless, foolish |
| pena | s.f. | punishment, penalty, sentence |
| perdonare | v.t. | to pardon, forgive, absolve, excuse |
| perfino | avv. | even |
| pericoloso | agg. | dangerous, hazardous |
| personaggio | s.m. | character; personality, celebrity |
| personale | agg. | personal |
| personale | s.m. | personnel, staff, employees |
| personalità | s.f. | personality, character; celebrity, star |
| personalmente | avv. | personally, in person |
| pietà | s.f. | pity, mercy, compassion; piety, devotion |
| pistola | s.f. | gun, handgun |
| poiché | cong. | since, seeing as |
| politica | s.f. | politics, policy, diplomacy |
| politico | agg. | political |
| polizza | s.f. | policy |
| porco | agg. | pig, pork |
| porgere | v.t. | to offer, to give, to extend |
| possedere | v.t. | to possess, to own |
| povertà | s.f. | poverty |
| precedenza | s.f. | right of way, priority, precedence |
| prendersela | v. t. pron. | to take it out on sb; to take offence, take sth personally |
| preoccupazione | s.f. | worry, concern |
| presentazione | s.f. | presentation, submission; introduction |
| presente | agg. | present, current, contemporary |
| presenza | s.f. | presence |
| presidente | s.m. | president |
| presso | avv. | nearby, near, close at hand |
| presso | prep. | close, next to, near, beside |
| prestito | s.m. | loan |
| prete | s.m. | priest |
| prigione | s.f. | prison, jail; imprisonment, incarceration |
| principale | s.m. | boss |
| privato | agg. | private, personal |
| probabilità | s.f. | probability, likelihood |
| processo | s.m. | trial, case; process, procedure, method |
| progetto | s.m. | plan, project, design |
| proibire | v.t. | to prevent; to prohibit, forbid, ban |
| proposito | s.m. | intention, purpose, aim |
| proteggere | v.t. | to protect, defend, shelter |
| Provincia | s.f. | province |
| pubblico | agg. | public |
| pubblico | s.m. | the public, audience |
| purché | cong. | as long as, provided that |
| puro | agg. | pure, clean, unadulterated, uncontaminated |
| puzza | s.f. | stink, stench |
| puzzare | v.int. | to smell, to stink, to reek |
| qualità | s.f. | quality, trait, feature |
| qualunque | agg. | any, whatever, whichever |
| questione | s.f. | question, matter; dispute, controversy |
| quintale | s.m. | 100 kg |
| raccomandarsi | v.int.pron. | to put oneself in sb's hands |
| raggiungere | v.t. | to reach, to arrive at, to reach; to catch up with; to hit, to strike |
| rallentare | v.t. | to slow down, brake, decelerate |
| rapina | s.f. | robbery |
| rapporto | s.m. | rapport, relationship; connection, link; report, account |
| rata | s.f. | instalment, payment |
| reagire | v.int. | to react, respond, retaliate |
| realizzare | v.t. | to achieve, fulfil, realise; to realise, comprehend; to earn, to make |
| realtà | s.f. | reality |
| reclamo | s.m. | complaint, grievance, claim |
| Regione | s.f. | region, zone, area |
| regola | s.f. | rule, regulation |
| relazione | s.f. | relationship, connection, link |
| religioso | agg. | religious |
| repubblica | s.f. | republic |
| residenza | s.f. | residence, residency |
| responsabile | agg. | responsible, conscientious; accountable, guilty |
| responsabile | s.m. | s.f. | person in charge, boss, manager, supervisor |
| responsabilità | s.f. | responsibility; accountability, liability |
| ricchezza | s.f. | prosperity, affluence, luxury; wealth, riches |
| ricerca | s.f. | research; search, quest |
| ricevuta | s.f. | receipt |
| riconoscere | v.t. | to recognise, identify; to admit, confess |
| ridicolo | agg. | ridiculous, funny, hilarious; paltry, risible, laughable |
| riferire | v.t. | to report, to relay |
| riferirsi (a) | v.int.pron | to refer to |
| rifiutare | v.t. | to reject, decline, refuse, turn down, rebuff |
| riflettere | v.int. | to reflect |
| riguardare | v.t. | to look at again, review, check; to regard, concern |
| rimettersi | v.int.pron. | to recover, get better; to trust, rely on |
| rinunciare | v.int. | to renounce, give up; to quit |
| riprendere | v.t. | to retake; to resume, restart; to recapture; to take back, recoup, recover, regain; to film, shoot |
| riprendersi | v. int. pron. | to recover; to pull oneself together |
| rischioso | agg. | risky, dangerous, hazardous |
| riscontro | s.m. | comparison, check, inspection |
| risolvere | v.t. | to solve, resolve; to cancel, annul |
| risparmiare | v.t. | to use sparingly, economise; to save, put aside; to spare |
| rispettare | v.t. | to respect, revere; to obey, follow, comply with |
| rispetto | s.m. | respect, esteem, regard |
| roba | s.f. | stuff, things, possessions |
| rotatoria | s.f. | roundabout (traffic) |
| ruvido | agg. | rough, coarse |
| saggio | s.m. | wise, prudent, sensible |
| salvare | v.t. | to save, rescue; to salvage, preserve |
| santo | agg. | holy |
| santo | s.m. | saint |
| scherzare | v.int. | to joke, jest, play around |
| sconfiggere | v.t. | to beat, defeat, eliminate |
| scopo | s.m. | aim, purpose, goal, objective |
| scorretto | agg. | wrong, incorrect |
| scusa | s.f. | apology, pardon, excuse |
| sé | pron. | oneself, himself, herself, themselves |
| sebbene | cong. | although, even though |
| sede | s.f. | seat, location, headquarters, offices |
| seguito | s.m. | string, sequence, series; entourage, retinue, following |
| senato | s.m. | senate |
| sensazione | s.f. | sensation, perception, feeling; intuition, premonition |
| senso | s.m. | sense (sight, taste, etc.); senses, consciousness |
| sentimento | s.m. | sentiment, feeling, emotion |
| servizio | s.m. | service, duty, employment |
| sesso | s.m. | sex, gender |
| sfruttare | v.t. | to exploit, use, take advantage of |
| sicurezza | s.f. | security, safety; trust, confidence |
| significato | s.m. | meaning, sense; meaning, importance |
| sillaba | s.f. | syllable |
| sindacato | s.m. | union |
| sindaco | s.m. | mayor |
| sistema | s.m. | system |
| sociale | agg. | social |
| società | s.f. | society, association |
| socio/a | s.m. | s.f. | partner, associate, shareholder, member; accomplice |
| soddisfatto | agg. | satisfied, pleased |
| soffrire | v.int. | to suffer, tolerate, endure |
| soldato/essa | s.m. | s.f. | soldier |
| solitudine | s.f. | solitude, loneliness, isolation |
| sollecito | agg. | eager, alert |
| soluzione | s.f. | solution, answer; resolution, settlement, agreement |
| somma | s.f. | amount, sum |
| sopravvivere | v.int. | to survive, live through; to survive, outlive |
| sordo | agg. | deaf |
| sospendere | v.t. | to suspend, interrupt; to suspend, hang |
| sottolineare | v.t. | to underline, underscore, highlight, stress |
| sottrarre | v.t. | to remove, take away, subtract; to rescue, deliver, save |
| sparare | v.t. | to shoot, to fire |
| spazio | s.m. | space, room |
| specializzarsi | v. int. pron. | to specialise in |
| specializzazione | s.f. | specialisation |
| spiegarsi | v. rifl. | to explain oneself, make oneself clear |
| statale | agg. | of the state, government, public |
| stato | s.m. | the state; state, condition; status, standing |
| stile | s.m. | style |
| stipendio | s.m. | pay, salary, wage |
| suora | s.f. | nun |
| superiore | agg. | upper; higher, larger, greater, senior, superior |
| svantaggio | s.m. | disadvantage, drawback |
| sviluppare | v.t. | to develop, enhance |
| sviluppo | s.m. | development, growth, expansion |
| tale | agg. | such, so; this that |
| talvolta | avv. | sometimes |
| tariffa | s.f. | tariff, price, charge, rate, fee |
| tassa | s.f. | tax, duty |
| tecnologia | s.f. | technology |
| temere | v.t. | to be afraid, to fear, to dread |
| tensione | s.f. | tension, worry, anxiety; tension, strain |
| teoria | s.f. | theory, concept |
| terapia | s.f. | therapy, treatment |
| terrorismo | s.m. | terrorism |
| terrorizzare | v.t. | to terrorise |
| testo | s.m. | text |
| tipico | agg. | typical, characteristic, classic |
| tonnellata | s.f. | ton (1,000 kg) |
| torto | s.m. | wrongdoing, injustice |
| tradizionale | agg. | traditional |
| tranquillità | s.f. | tranquility, serenity, calm |
| trasformare | v.t. | to transform, convert |
| trattare | v.t. | to treat, handle; to negotiate, haggle; to treat, process; to discuss, debate |
| tratto | s.m. | line; section, part, stretch; style; feature, trait |
| tribunale | s.m. | court, tribunal; courthouse |
| turismo | s.m. | tourism |
| uccidere | v.t. | to kill, to murder |
| uffa | inter. | Oh! Phew! |
| urgente | agg. | urgent, pressing |
| valere | v.t. | v.int. | to be worth; to be valid |
| valore | s.m. | value, worth, merit; valour, courage |
| vantaggio | s.m. | advantage, benefit |
| vario | agg. | varied, various, diverse; variable, changeable; various, numerous |
| vegetariano | agg. | vegetarian |
| velocità | s.f. | speed, velocity, rapidity |
| vergognarsi | v.int. pron. | to feel ashamed, feel embarrassed |
| verità | s.f. | truth |
| verticale | agg. | vertical, upright |
| violenza | s.f. | violence |
| virgolette | pl.f. | inverted commas, quotation marks |
| viso | s.m. | face |
| vista | s.f. | sight; view |
| vocale | s.f. | vowel |
| volontà | s.f. | will, determination |
| votare | v.t. | to vote for; to approve |
Disjunctive Pronouns
| abbandonare | v.t. | to abandon, to drop out of |
| abbassare | v.t. | to lower, reduce |
| abbondante | agg. | abundant |
| abile | agg. | able, capable, clever, skilful |
| abilità | s.f. | ability, capability, skill |
| abitazione | s.f. | house, dwelling |
| abituarsi | v. rifl. | to get used to |
| abitudine | s.f. | habit, custom, practice |
| accadere | v.int. | to happen, occur |
| accarezzare | v.t. | to stroke, to caress |
| accelerare | v.int. | to accelerate, speed up |
| accettare | v.t. | to accept |
| accidenti | inter. | Wow! Gosh! Blimey! |
| accogliere | v.t. | to receive, welcome, accommodate; to accept, adopt |
| accorgersi | v.int.pron. | to notice, realise, become aware of |
| accusare | v.t. | to accuse, charge |
| adatto | agg. | suitable, fitting, appropriate |
| addetto/a | s.m. | s.f. | operator, agent, authorised personnel |
| adolescente | s.m. | s.f. | adolescent, teenager |
| adoperare | v.t. | to use, employ |
| adorare | v.t. | to adore |
| adottare | v.t. | to adopt, choose, opt for |
| affare | s.m. | deal, business transaction, matter |
| affatto | avv. | not at all, by no means, absolutely not |
| affermare | v.t. | to declare, maintain, affirm |
| affermazione | s.f. | statement, assertion, claim; achievement, success |
| affinché | cong. | so that, in order that |
| affrontare | v.t. | to face, confront, deal with, tackle |
| agio | s.m. | ease, comfort, luxury |
| agricoltura | s.f. | agriculture, farming |
| agriturismo | s.m. | agritourism, farm holiday |
| alimentazione | s.f. | nutrition, diet, feeding |
| allarme | s.m. | alarm, signal, warning |
| allontanarsi | v.int.pron. | to move away from, distance oneself from, renounce |
| altrettanto | agg. | just as much, just as many, the same number, the same quantity |
| altrimenti | avv. | otherwise, or else |
| ambiente | s.m. | environment, ecosystem, setting |
| ammazzare | v.t. | to kill, murder (informal) |
| ammettere | v.t. | to admit, permit, allow, let in |
| amministratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | administrator |
| ammirare | v.t. | to admire, respect, appreciate |
| ampio | agg. | vast, wide, expansive, ample |
| andarsene | v. int. pron. | to go away |
| annullare | v.t. | to cancel, annul, invalidate |
| appartenere | v.int. | to belong to, be part of |
| apprezzare | v.t. | to admire, appreciate |
| argomento | s.m. | topic, subject, theme; proof, evidence |
| arma | s.f. | weapon, arm |
| armonia | s.f. | harmony, balance |
| arrestare | v.t. | to arrest, capture, apprehend |
| artificiale | agg. | artificial, unnatural, man-made |
| artigianato | s.m. | craft, handicraft |
| asma | s.f. | asthma |
| aspettarsi | v.t. pron. | to wait for; to expect, anticipate |
| aspetto | s.m. | appearance, look |
| assassino/a | s.m. | s.f | assassin, killer |
| assente | agg. | absent, missing |
| assenza | s.f. | absence |
| assicurare | v.t. | to guarantee, to assure, to ensure, to safeguard |
| assicurazione | s.f. | insurance, guarantee |
| associazione | s.f. | association, organisation |
| assomigliare | v.int. | to resemble, look like, be like |
| assumere | v.t. | to take on, to assume |
| assurdo | agg. | absurd, illogical |
| atteggiamento | s.m. | manner, attitude, behaviour |
| attentato | s.m. | attack, aggression, assassination, attempt |
| attimo | s.m. | instant |
| attività | s.f. | activity, operation, job, task |
| attraverso | prep. | across, through |
| augurare | v.t. | to wish sb sth, bid sb sth |
| aumentare | v.t. | v. int. | to increase, augment, raise; to grow, intensify |
| aumento | s.m. | increase, growth, rise |
| autentico | agg. | authentic, genuine, real |
| autore/trice | s.m. | author, writer; performer, perpetrator |
| avvertire | v.t. | to warn, to advise |
| avvicinarsi | v. int. pron. | to approach, get close to; to resemble, look like, be similar |
| azienda | s.f. | company, business, enterprise |
| azione | s.f. | act, action, activity, deed |
| base | s.f. | base, support; basis, foundation |
| bastare | v.int. | to suffice, be enough |
| beato | agg. | happy, glad, content; blessed |
| bellezza | s.f. | beauty |
| benché | cong. | though, although, even though |
| boh | inter. | No idea! (like the French 'bof') |
| bolletta | s.f. | bill, invoice |
| bollettino | s.m. | receipt; bulletin,report |
| bomba | s.f. | bomb |
| bonifico | s.m. | bank transfer |
| brano | s.m. | piece, fragment, shred; passage, song |
| bugia | s.f. | lie |
| cadavere | s.m. | cadaver, corpse, dead body |
| calcolare | v.t. | to calculate, count |
| cantiere | s.m. | building site |
| capacità | s.f. | capacity; ability |
| capitale | s.m.| s.f. | capital, wealth, assets |
| capitare | v.int. | to arrive, turn up; to happen, occur, crop up |
| carabiniere | s.m. | carabiniere, police officer |
| carattere | s.m. | character, nature; character, letter |
| carcere | s.m. | prison, jail (legal term); imprisonment, detention |
| carriera | s.f. | career, profession |
| caso | s.m. | chance, fate, coincidence; case, instance |
| catturare | v.t. | to capture, apprehend |
| cavarsela | v.t. pron. | to cope, get by, manage; to get out of difficulty |
| cavolo | inter. | Wow! Damn! |
| celibe | agg. | unmarried man, single man |
| certificato | s.m. | certificate |
| chissà | avv. | who knows, heaven knows, somehow |
| chiunque | pron. | anybody, anyone; whoever |
| ciascuno | pron. | each one, every one; everyone, everybody |
| cieco | agg. | s.m. | blind, sightless |
| cima | s.f. | peak, top, summit |
| ciò | pron. | this, that; it |
| citare | v.t. | to quote, cite; to mention, allude to |
| cittadinanza | s.f. | citizenship, citizenry |
| coda | s.f. | queue; tail |
| cogliere | v.t. | to pick, to gather; to catch, surprise |
| collaboratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | contributor, collaborator |
| collocamento | s.m. | location, arrangement, placement |
| colpevole | agg. | s.m. | s.f. | guilty, culpable, at fault, blameworthy |
| combattere | v.t. | v.int. | to combat, fight, battle, struggle against |
| commentare | v.t. | to comment on, remark on, annotate |
| commento | s.m. | comment, remark, critique; commentary, notes, annotation |
| commercio | s.m. | commerce, trade |
| complesso | agg. | complex, complicated |
| comportamento | s.m. | behaviour, conduct |
| comprendere | v.t. | to understand; to comprise, include, consist of |
| concentrare | v.t. | to concentrate sth, focus sth; to bring together in one place |
| concentrarsi | v. int. pron. | to concentrate on, focus on; to gather together, assemble |
| concludere | v.t. | to conclude, finish, close; to conclude, deduce |
| conclusione | s.f. | conclusion, end; conclusion, deduction |
| concorrenza | s.f. | competition, rivalry |
| condannare | v.t. | to convict, sentence; to condemn, disapprove |
| condividere | v.t. | to share |
| condizione | s.f. | condition, situation, state; clause, provision |
| conferenza | s.f. | conference, lecture, talk |
| confermare | v.t. | to confirm, prove, verify |
| confrontare | v.t. | to compare, contrast |
| confronto | s.m. | comparison, contrast; contest, competition; debate, discussion |
| coniugare | v.t. | to conjugate (a verb) |
| coniuge | s.m. | s.f. | spouse |
| conseguenza | s.f. | consequence, effect, result |
| considerare | v.t. | to consider, evaluate, examine; to consider, deem |
| considerazione | s.f. | consideration; reflections, observations; esteem, regard, respect |
| consonante | s.f. | consonant |
| contare | v.t. | v.int | to count; to expect |
| contatto | s.m. | contact |
| contemporaneamente | avv. | at the same time |
| continuamente | avv. | continually, repeatedly, frequently; continuously, without interruption |
| contrario | s.m. | contrary, opposite, contradiction |
| contratto | s.m. | contract, agreement |
| contro | prep. | against, towards |
| controllare | v.t. | to check, verify; to supervise, monitor; to control, command |
| convincere | v.t. | to convince, persuade |
| convivente | s.m | s.f. | cohabitant, common-law spouse |
| cortesia | s.f. | courtesy, civility, politeness, kindness |
| costringere | v.t. | to force, coerce, compel |
| creare | v.t. | to create, make |
| crescere | v.int. | to grow, bring up, raise, rear |
| criminale | s.m. | criminal, felon |
| crisi | s.f. | crisis; seizure, attack, bout, fit |
| criticare | v.t. | to criticise, find fault with |
| cronaca | s.f. | chronicle, history; account, story, report |
| cura | s.f. | care, attention; therapy, treatment |
| curarsi | v.rifl. | to undergo treatment; to pay attention to; to take care of |
| danno | s.m. | damage, injury |
| dato | s.m. | data, information, fact |
| debito | s.m. | debt |
| decisione | s.f. | decision; judgment, determination, ruling |
| deludere | v.t. | to disappoint, let down |
| delusione | s.f. | disappointment, frustration |
| democrazia | s.f. | democracy |
| denuncia | s.f. | accusation, charge; statement, declaration |
| denunciare | v.t. | to report, accuse, denounce |
| deserto | s.m. | desert |
| desiderare | v.t. | to desire, want, wish |
| desiderio | s.m. | desire, wish; craving, longing, yearning |
| destinatario | s.m | recipient, addressee |
| detestare | v.t. | to detest, hate, loathe |
| diavolo | s.m. | devil |
| dichiarare | v.t. | to declare, proclaim, pronounce |
| difendere | v.t. | to defend, protect, stand up for |
| difetto | s.m. | default, fault, flaw, shortcoming; lack, deficiency, scarcity |
| differenza | s.f. | difference |
| difficoltà | s.f. | difficulty, hurdle, hardship, complexity |
| diminuire | v.int. | to drop, lessen, diminish |
| dimostrare | v.t. | to demonstrate, show, prove |
| Dio | s.m. | God |
| dipendente | s.m. | s.f. | employee; addict |
| dipendente | agg. | dependent, subordinate, employed; addicted |
| dipendenza | s.f. | dependence, dependency, addiction |
| dirigente | s.m. | s.f. | manager, director, executive |
| disabile | agg. | disabled, handicapped |
| discorso | s.m. | speech, debate, address; conversation, talk |
| discussione | s.f. | discussion, debate; argument, disagreement; objection, complaint |
| discutere | v.t. | to discuss, debate; to argue, disagree, question |
| disgustoso | agg. | disgusting, nauseating, revolting; repugnant, detestable |
| distanza | s.f. | distance |
| disturbare | v.t. | to disturb, bother, annoy; to disrupt, disturb, upset |
| dividere | v.t. | to divide, separate, split, share |
| divieto | s.m. | ban, prohibition |
| dottorato | s.m. | doctorate |
| dovunque | avv. | everywhere, anywhere |
| droga | s.f. | drug, dope; spice |
| dubbio | s.m. | doubt, uncertainty |
| dubitare | v.int. | to question, challenge, doubt, distrust |
| eccetera | locuz. | et cetera |
| eccetto | prep. | except, save, but for |
| educazione | s.f. | education, training; manners, courtesy, civility |
| elezione | s.f. | election |
| enorme | agg. | enormous, huge, gigantic |
| entro | prep. | within, by |
| epoca | s.f. | epoch, era, age; time, period, season |
| esatto | agg. | exact, accurate, correct |
| esatto | avv. | Exactly! Quite so! |
| escludere | v.t. | to exclude, leave out; eliminate, rule out |
| esercito | s.m. | army, armed forces |
| esistere | v.int. | to exist, to live |
| espressione | s.f. | expression, look; demonstration, display |
| esterno | agg. | external, outer, outside |
| evidente | agg. | evident, obvious, clear, undeniable |
| evidenza | s.f. | clearness, plainness, obviousness |
| farcela | v. t. pron. | to make it, to succeed at sth difficult |
| fastidio | s.m. | nuisance, bother, annoyance, inconvenience |
| fatica | s.f. | effort, exertion, strain; fatigue, exhaustion; toil, hard work |
| fede | s.f. | faith, belief; trust, confidence |
| feriale | agg. | working (day), weekday |
| festivo | agg. | festive, holiday |
| fidarsi | v. int. pron. | to trust, confide in, rely on; to dare, to feel up to |
| fiducia | s.f. | faith, confidence |
| fico | agg. | cool, trendy |
| figura | s.f. | figure, shape, form; figure, individual, person; impression |
| figurarsi | v.t.pron. | to imagine, to picture |
| figurati | inter. | Don't mention it! Not at all! No way! Of course, go ahead! |
| fila | s.f. | line, sequence, string |
| finché | cong. | as long as, until |
| finora | avv. | so far, until now |
| finto | agg. | fake, false, feigned, imitation |
| folla | s.f. | crowd, throng |
| fondo | s.m. | bottom; background; fund |
| formazione | s.f. | formation, growth, development; education, training |
| fornitore | s.m. | supplier, stockist |
| fragile | agg. | fragile, delicate, flimsy; frail, weak |
| fregarsene | v.int.pron. | to not care a hoot |
| frenare | v.int. | to brake, apply the brakes |
| furto | s.m. | theft, burglary, rip-off; haul, booty, loot |
| galera | s.f. | prison, jail (colloquial) |
| galleria | s.f. | tunnel, burrow; gallery, shopping arcade; balcony |
| ganzo | agg. | cool, brilliant |
| generazione | s.f. | generation |
| gesto | s.m. | gesture |
| ghiacciaio | s.m. | glacier |
| giudice | s.m. | judge, referee, umpire |
| giustizia | s.f. | justice, fairness |
| globalizzazione | s.f. | globalisation |
| governo | s.m. | government |
| grave | agg. | grave, solemn, serious, sombre; weighty, momentous; heavy |
| gridare | v.int. | to yell, scream, shriek, shout |
| guerra | s.f. | war, conflict |
| gustare | v.t. | to taste, try, sample; to savour, enjoy |
| ideale | agg. | ideal, perfect |
| ideologia | s.f. | ideology |
| imitare | v.t. | to imitate, mimic, impersonate; to duplicate, copy |
| immagine | s.f. | image; look, appearance |
| immobile | s.m. | property, real estate |
| impensabile | agg. | unthinkable, inconceivable |
| importanza | s.f. | importance, significance, value; influence, authority, prestige |
| impresa | s.f. | business, enterprise, company; endeavour, undertaking |
| impressione | s.f. | impression; feeling, sensation |
| includere | v.t. | to include, attach, enclose; to involve |
| indispensabile | agg. | indispensable, essential, necessary |
| infanzia | s.f. | infancy, childhood |
| inferiore | agg. | lower, lesser, inferior, subordinate |
| innanzitutto | avv. | first of all |
| innocente | agg. | innocent (not guilty); innocent, naive |
| inquilino/a | s.m. | s.f. | tenant, lodger, boarder |
| inquinamento | s.m. | pollution, contamination |
| insistere | v.int. | to insist, persist, persevere |
| intanto | avv. | meanwhile, in the meantime; but, nevertheless |
| intendere | v.t. | to understand; to hear, learn, come to know, heed; to mean |
| intenzione | s.f. | intention, aim, purpose |
| interesse | s.m. | interest; interests, affairs, business |
| interno | s.m. | interior, inside |
| interno | agg. | inner, internal, inland |
| interrompere | v.t. | to interrupt; to disconnect |
| intervenire | v. int. | to intervene, step in; to attend, be present |
| intervista | s.f. | interview; survey, poll |
| investire | v.t. | to invest; to appoint, assign; to run over, knock down |
| invisibile | agg. | invisible; imperceptible, tiny |
| iscriversi | v.rifl. | to enrol, sign up for, join |
| iscrizione | s.f. | registration, enrolment, application |
| laggiù | avv. | down there, below |
| lamentarsi | v. int. pron. | to lament, moan, complain |
| lassù | avv. | up there, above |
| lato | s.m. | side |
| lavorativo | agg. | working, work |
| legge | s.f. | law |
| liberare | v.t. | to free, release, liberate |
| libertà | s.f. | freedom, liberty |
| licenziare | v.t. | to fire, dismiss; to confer a certificate or diploma |
| litigare | v. int. | to argue, fight, quarrel |
| logico | agg. | logical, rational |
| lordo | agg. | dirty, filthy, gross |
| magari | inter. | cong. | maybe, perhaps, |
| mah | inter. | Who knows? |
| maiuscola | s.f. | capital letter |
| manager | s.m. | s.f. | manager, executive |
| mancanza | s.f. | absence, lack; shortcoming, defect, deficiency; error, mistake |
| maniera | s.f. | manner, way; style, fashion |
| mantenere | v.t. | to keep, to maintain; to support; to defend, protect |
| maternità | s.f. | motherhood, maternity |
| matto | agg. | crazy, mad, insane; eccentric, odd, bizarre |
| maturità | s.f. | maturity, ripeness; high school diploma |
| mente | s.f. | mind, intellect, brain |
| merce | s.f. | goods, merchandise; mercy |
| messa | s.f. | putting, placing; Mass (Catholic) |
| metodo | s.m. | method |
| mettercela tutta | v.t. pron. | to do one's utmost |
| militare | agg. | military |
| militare | s.m. | soldier, serviceman |
| militare | pl.m. | military, armed forces |
| millimetro | s.m. | millimetre |
| ministro | s.m. | minister; pastor, priest, clergyman |
| minuscola | s.f. | lowercase letter |
| minuscolo | agg. | minuscule, tiny |
| miseria | s.f. | misery; poverty, want |
| mittente | s.m. | sender |
| moltiplicare | v.t. | to multiply |
| morbido | agg. | soft, smooth, tender, delicate |
| mostrare | v.t. | to show, display, exhibit; to explain, describe |
| movimento | s.m. | movement, motion; bustle, activity |
| multa | s.f. | fine, penalty, ticket |
| municipio | s.m. | town hall, municipal building, municipality |
| mura (le) | pl.f. | walls enclosing a castle, city |
| muto | agg. | mute, dumb, speechless |
| mutuo | s.m. | loan, mortgage |
| nemico | s.m. | enemy, foe, opponent |
| nemico | agg. | hostile, opposed; adverse, harmful, detrimental |
| nemmeno | avv. | cong. | neither, nor |
| netto | agg. | clean, neat, clear |
| nonostante | prep. | cong. | despite, in spite of, notwithstanding |
| nubile | agg. | single woman, unmarried woman |
| nulla | avv. | nothing |
| obbligare | v.t. | to oblige, to compel, to force |
| oggigiorno | avv. | nowadays, these days |
| ognuno | pron. | everyone, everybody |
| omicidio | s.m. | murder, homicide |
| onestà | s.f. | honesty, integrity |
| opportunità | s.f. | opportunity, occasion, chance |
| opportuno | agg. | opportune, suitable, appropriate, expedient |
| organizzazione | s.f. | organisation, association |
| orizzontale | agg. | horizontal |
| ormai | avv. | by now, by then; almost, already, nearly |
| ovvio | agg. | obvious, self-evident |
| pace | s.f. | peace |
| paesaggio | s.m. | landscape, scenery; view, panorama |
| paga | s.f. | pay, salary, wages |
| pagamento | s.m. | payment |
| Papa | s.m. | the Pope |
| parecchio | avv. | agg. | quite, rather a lot, plenty |
| parentesi | s.f. | bracket, parenthesis; aside, digression; break, pause, interval |
| parlamento | s.m. | parliament |
| partito | s.m. | (political) party; camp, party, side |
| patto | s.m. | pact, agreement, treaty; term, condition |
| pazzesco | agg. | mad, crazy, insane, senseless; reckless, foolish |
| pena | s.f. | punishment, penalty, sentence |
| perdonare | v.t. | to pardon, forgive, absolve, excuse |
| perfino | avv. | even |
| pericoloso | agg. | dangerous, hazardous |
| personaggio | s.m. | character; personality, celebrity |
| personale | agg. | personal |
| personale | s.m. | personnel, staff, employees |
| personalità | s.f. | personality, character; celebrity, star |
| personalmente | avv. | personally, in person |
| pietà | s.f. | pity, mercy, compassion; piety, devotion |
| pistola | s.f. | gun, handgun |
| poiché | cong. | since, seeing as |
| politica | s.f. | politics, policy, diplomacy |
| politico | agg. | political |
| polizza | s.f. | policy |
| porco | agg. | pig, pork |
| porgere | v.t. | to offer, to give, to extend |
| possedere | v.t. | to possess, to own |
| povertà | s.f. | poverty |
| precedenza | s.f. | right of way, priority, precedence |
| prendersela | v. t. pron. | to take it out on sb; to take offence, take sth personally |
| preoccupazione | s.f. | worry, concern |
| presentazione | s.f. | presentation, submission; introduction |
| presente | agg. | present, current, contemporary |
| presenza | s.f. | presence |
| presidente | s.m. | president |
| presso | avv. | nearby, near, close at hand |
| presso | prep. | close, next to, near, beside |
| prestito | s.m. | loan |
| prete | s.m. | priest |
| prigione | s.f. | prison, jail; imprisonment, incarceration |
| principale | s.m. | boss |
| privato | agg. | private, personal |
| probabilità | s.f. | probability, likelihood |
| processo | s.m. | trial, case; process, procedure, method |
| progetto | s.m. | plan, project, design |
| proibire | v.t. | to prevent; to prohibit, forbid, ban |
| proposito | s.m. | intention, purpose, aim |
| proteggere | v.t. | to protect, defend, shelter |
| Provincia | s.f. | province |
| pubblico | agg. | public |
| pubblico | s.m. | the public, audience |
| purché | cong. | as long as, provided that |
| puro | agg. | pure, clean, unadulterated, uncontaminated |
| puzza | s.f. | stink, stench |
| puzzare | v.int. | to smell, to stink, to reek |
| qualità | s.f. | quality, trait, feature |
| qualunque | agg. | any, whatever, whichever |
| questione | s.f. | question, matter; dispute, controversy |
| quintale | s.m. | 100 kg |
| raccomandarsi | v.int.pron. | to put oneself in sb's hands |
| raggiungere | v.t. | to reach, to arrive at, to reach; to catch up with; to hit, to strike |
| rallentare | v.t. | to slow down, brake, decelerate |
| rapina | s.f. | robbery |
| rapporto | s.m. | rapport, relationship; connection, link; report, account |
| rata | s.f. | instalment, payment |
| reagire | v.int. | to react, respond, retaliate |
| realizzare | v.t. | to achieve, fulfil, realise; to realise, comprehend; to earn, to make |
| realtà | s.f. | reality |
| reclamo | s.m. | complaint, grievance, claim |
| Regione | s.f. | region, zone, area |
| regola | s.f. | rule, regulation |
| relazione | s.f. | relationship, connection, link |
| religioso | agg. | religious |
| repubblica | s.f. | republic |
| residenza | s.f. | residence, residency |
| responsabile | agg. | responsible, conscientious; accountable, guilty |
| responsabile | s.m. | s.f. | person in charge, boss, manager, supervisor |
| responsabilità | s.f. | responsibility; accountability, liability |
| ricchezza | s.f. | prosperity, affluence, luxury; wealth, riches |
| ricerca | s.f. | research; search, quest |
| ricevuta | s.f. | receipt |
| riconoscere | v.t. | to recognise, identify; to admit, confess |
| ridicolo | agg. | ridiculous, funny, hilarious; paltry, risible, laughable |
| riferire | v.t. | to report, to relay |
| riferirsi (a) | v.int.pron | to refer to |
| rifiutare | v.t. | to reject, decline, refuse, turn down, rebuff |
| riflettere | v.int. | to reflect |
| riguardare | v.t. | to look at again, review, check; to regard, concern |
| rimettersi | v.int.pron. | to recover, get better; to trust, rely on |
| rinunciare | v.int. | to renounce, give up; to quit |
| riprendere | v.t. | to retake; to resume, restart; to recapture; to take back, recoup, recover, regain; to film, shoot |
| riprendersi | v. int. pron. | to recover; to pull oneself together |
| rischioso | agg. | risky, dangerous, hazardous |
| riscontro | s.m. | comparison, check, inspection |
| risolvere | v.t. | to solve, resolve; to cancel, annul |
| risparmiare | v.t. | to use sparingly, economise; to save, put aside; to spare |
| rispettare | v.t. | to respect, revere; to obey, follow, comply with |
| rispetto | s.m. | respect, esteem, regard |
| roba | s.f. | stuff, things, possessions |
| rotatoria | s.f. | roundabout (traffic) |
| ruvido | agg. | rough, coarse |
| saggio | s.m. | wise, prudent, sensible |
| salvare | v.t. | to save, rescue; to salvage, preserve |
| santo | agg. | holy |
| santo | s.m. | saint |
| scherzare | v.int. | to joke, jest, play around |
| sconfiggere | v.t. | to beat, defeat, eliminate |
| scopo | s.m. | aim, purpose, goal, objective |
| scorretto | agg. | wrong, incorrect |
| scusa | s.f. | apology, pardon, excuse |
| sé | pron. | oneself, himself, herself, themselves |
| sebbene | cong. | although, even though |
| sede | s.f. | seat, location, headquarters, offices |
| seguito | s.m. | string, sequence, series; entourage, retinue, following |
| senato | s.m. | senate |
| sensazione | s.f. | sensation, perception, feeling; intuition, premonition |
| senso | s.m. | sense (sight, taste, etc.); senses, consciousness |
| sentimento | s.m. | sentiment, feeling, emotion |
| servizio | s.m. | service, duty, employment |
| sesso | s.m. | sex, gender |
| sfruttare | v.t. | to exploit, use, take advantage of |
| sicurezza | s.f. | security, safety; trust, confidence |
| significato | s.m. | meaning, sense; meaning, importance |
| sillaba | s.f. | syllable |
| sindacato | s.m. | union |
| sindaco | s.m. | mayor |
| sistema | s.m. | system |
| sociale | agg. | social |
| società | s.f. | society, association |
| socio/a | s.m. | s.f. | partner, associate, shareholder, member; accomplice |
| soddisfatto | agg. | satisfied, pleased |
| soffrire | v.int. | to suffer, tolerate, endure |
| soldato/essa | s.m. | s.f. | soldier |
| solitudine | s.f. | solitude, loneliness, isolation |
| sollecito | agg. | eager, alert |
| soluzione | s.f. | solution, answer; resolution, settlement, agreement |
| somma | s.f. | amount, sum |
| sopravvivere | v.int. | to survive, live through; to survive, outlive |
| sordo | agg. | deaf |
| sospendere | v.t. | to suspend, interrupt; to suspend, hang |
| sottolineare | v.t. | to underline, underscore, highlight, stress |
| sottrarre | v.t. | to remove, take away, subtract; to rescue, deliver, save |
| sparare | v.t. | to shoot, to fire |
| spazio | s.m. | space, room |
| specializzarsi | v. int. pron. | to specialise in |
| specializzazione | s.f. | specialisation |
| spiegarsi | v. rifl. | to explain oneself, make oneself clear |
| statale | agg. | of the state, government, public |
| stato | s.m. | the state; state, condition; status, standing |
| stile | s.m. | style |
| stipendio | s.m. | pay, salary, wage |
| suora | s.f. | nun |
| superiore | agg. | upper; higher, larger, greater, senior, superior |
| svantaggio | s.m. | disadvantage, drawback |
| sviluppare | v.t. | to develop, enhance |
| sviluppo | s.m. | development, growth, expansion |
| tale | agg. | such, so; this that |
| talvolta | avv. | sometimes |
| tariffa | s.f. | tariff, price, charge, rate, fee |
| tassa | s.f. | tax, duty |
| tecnologia | s.f. | technology |
| temere | v.t. | to be afraid, to fear, to dread |
| tensione | s.f. | tension, worry, anxiety; tension, strain |
| teoria | s.f. | theory, concept |
| terapia | s.f. | therapy, treatment |
| terrorismo | s.m. | terrorism |
| terrorizzare | v.t. | to terrorise |
| testo | s.m. | text |
| tipico | agg. | typical, characteristic, classic |
| tonnellata | s.f. | ton (1,000 kg) |
| torto | s.m. | wrongdoing, injustice |
| tradizionale | agg. | traditional |
| tranquillità | s.f. | tranquility, serenity, calm |
| trasformare | v.t. | to transform, convert |
| trattare | v.t. | to treat, handle; to negotiate, haggle; to treat, process; to discuss, debate |
| tratto | s.m. | line; section, part, stretch; style; feature, trait |
| tribunale | s.m. | court, tribunal; courthouse |
| turismo | s.m. | tourism |
| uccidere | v.t. | to kill, to murder |
| uffa | inter. | Oh! Phew! |
| urgente | agg. | urgent, pressing |
| valere | v.t. | v.int. | to be worth; to be valid |
| valore | s.m. | value, worth, merit; valour, courage |
| vantaggio | s.m. | advantage, benefit |
| vario | agg. | varied, various, diverse; variable, changeable; various, numerous |
| vegetariano | agg. | vegetarian |
| velocità | s.f. | speed, velocity, rapidity |
| vergognarsi | v.int. pron. | to feel ashamed, feel embarrassed |
| verità | s.f. | truth |
| verticale | agg. | vertical, upright |
| violenza | s.f. | violence |
| virgolette | pl.f. | inverted commas, quotation marks |
| viso | s.m. | face |
| vista | s.f. | sight; view |
| vocale | s.f. | vowel |
| volontà | s.f. | will, determination |
| votare | v.t. | to vote for; to approve |
| abbandonare | v.t. | to abandon, to drop out of |
| abbassare | v.t. | to lower, reduce |
| abbondante | agg. | abundant |
| abile | agg. | able, capable, clever, skilful |
| abilità | s.f. | ability, capability, skill |
| abitazione | s.f. | house, dwelling |
| abituarsi | v. rifl. | to get used to |
| abitudine | s.f. | habit, custom, practice |
| accadere | v.int. | to happen, occur |
| accarezzare | v.t. | to stroke, to caress |
| accelerare | v.int. | to accelerate, speed up |
| accettare | v.t. | to accept |
| accidenti | inter. | Wow! Gosh! Blimey! |
| accogliere | v.t. | to receive, welcome, accommodate; to accept, adopt |
| accorgersi | v.int.pron. | to notice, realise, become aware of |
| accusare | v.t. | to accuse, charge |
| adatto | agg. | suitable, fitting, appropriate |
| addetto/a | s.m. | s.f. | operator, agent, authorised personnel |
| adolescente | s.m. | s.f. | adolescent, teenager |
| adoperare | v.t. | to use, employ |
| adorare | v.t. | to adore |
| adottare | v.t. | to adopt, choose, opt for |
| affare | s.m. | deal, business transaction, matter |
| affatto | avv. | not at all, by no means, absolutely not |
| affermare | v.t. | to declare, maintain, affirm |
| affermazione | s.f. | statement, assertion, claim; achievement, success |
| affinché | cong. | so that, in order that |
| affrontare | v.t. | to face, confront, deal with, tackle |
| agio | s.m. | ease, comfort, luxury |
| agricoltura | s.f. | agriculture, farming |
| agriturismo | s.m. | agritourism, farm holiday |
| alimentazione | s.f. | nutrition, diet, feeding |
| allarme | s.m. | alarm, signal, warning |
| allontanarsi | v.int.pron. | to move away from, distance oneself from, renounce |
| altrettanto | agg. | just as much, just as many, the same number, the same quantity |
| altrimenti | avv. | otherwise, or else |
| ambiente | s.m. | environment, ecosystem, setting |
| ammazzare | v.t. | to kill, murder (informal) |
| ammettere | v.t. | to admit, permit, allow, let in |
| amministratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | administrator |
| ammirare | v.t. | to admire, respect, appreciate |
| ampio | agg. | vast, wide, expansive, ample |
| andarsene | v. int. pron. | to go away |
| annullare | v.t. | to cancel, annul, invalidate |
| appartenere | v.int. | to belong to, be part of |
| apprezzare | v.t. | to admire, appreciate |
| argomento | s.m. | topic, subject, theme; proof, evidence |
| arma | s.f. | weapon, arm |
| armonia | s.f. | harmony, balance |
| arrestare | v.t. | to arrest, capture, apprehend |
| artificiale | agg. | artificial, unnatural, man-made |
| artigianato | s.m. | craft, handicraft |
| asma | s.f. | asthma |
| aspettarsi | v.t. pron. | to wait for; to expect, anticipate |
| aspetto | s.m. | appearance, look |
| assassino/a | s.m. | s.f | assassin, killer |
| assente | agg. | absent, missing |
| assenza | s.f. | absence |
| assicurare | v.t. | to guarantee, to assure, to ensure, to safeguard |
| assicurazione | s.f. | insurance, guarantee |
| associazione | s.f. | association, organisation |
| assomigliare | v.int. | to resemble, look like, be like |
| assumere | v.t. | to take on, to assume |
| assurdo | agg. | absurd, illogical |
| atteggiamento | s.m. | manner, attitude, behaviour |
| attentato | s.m. | attack, aggression, assassination, attempt |
| attimo | s.m. | instant |
| attività | s.f. | activity, operation, job, task |
| attraverso | prep. | across, through |
| augurare | v.t. | to wish sb sth, bid sb sth |
| aumentare | v.t. | v. int. | to increase, augment, raise; to grow, intensify |
| aumento | s.m. | increase, growth, rise |
| autentico | agg. | authentic, genuine, real |
| autore/trice | s.m. | author, writer; performer, perpetrator |
| avvertire | v.t. | to warn, to advise |
| avvicinarsi | v. int. pron. | to approach, get close to; to resemble, look like, be similar |
| azienda | s.f. | company, business, enterprise |
| azione | s.f. | act, action, activity, deed |
| base | s.f. | base, support; basis, foundation |
| bastare | v.int. | to suffice, be enough |
| beato | agg. | happy, glad, content; blessed |
| bellezza | s.f. | beauty |
| benché | cong. | though, although, even though |
| boh | inter. | No idea! (like the French 'bof') |
| bolletta | s.f. | bill, invoice |
| bollettino | s.m. | receipt; bulletin,report |
| bomba | s.f. | bomb |
| bonifico | s.m. | bank transfer |
| brano | s.m. | piece, fragment, shred; passage, song |
| bugia | s.f. | lie |
| cadavere | s.m. | cadaver, corpse, dead body |
| calcolare | v.t. | to calculate, count |
| cantiere | s.m. | building site |
| capacità | s.f. | capacity; ability |
| capitale | s.m.| s.f. | capital, wealth, assets |
| capitare | v.int. | to arrive, turn up; to happen, occur, crop up |
| carabiniere | s.m. | carabiniere, police officer |
| carattere | s.m. | character, nature; character, letter |
| carcere | s.m. | prison, jail (legal term); imprisonment, detention |
| carriera | s.f. | career, profession |
| caso | s.m. | chance, fate, coincidence; case, instance |
| catturare | v.t. | to capture, apprehend |
| cavarsela | v.t. pron. | to cope, get by, manage; to get out of difficulty |
| cavolo | inter. | Wow! Damn! |
| celibe | agg. | unmarried man, single man |
| certificato | s.m. | certificate |
| chissà | avv. | who knows, heaven knows, somehow |
| chiunque | pron. | anybody, anyone; whoever |
| ciascuno | pron. | each one, every one; everyone, everybody |
| cieco | agg. | s.m. | blind, sightless |
| cima | s.f. | peak, top, summit |
| ciò | pron. | this, that; it |
| citare | v.t. | to quote, cite; to mention, allude to |
| cittadinanza | s.f. | citizenship, citizenry |
| coda | s.f. | queue; tail |
| cogliere | v.t. | to pick, to gather; to catch, surprise |
| collaboratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | contributor, collaborator |
| collocamento | s.m. | location, arrangement, placement |
| colpevole | agg. | s.m. | s.f. | guilty, culpable, at fault, blameworthy |
| combattere | v.t. | v.int. | to combat, fight, battle, struggle against |
| commentare | v.t. | to comment on, remark on, annotate |
| commento | s.m. | comment, remark, critique; commentary, notes, annotation |
| commercio | s.m. | commerce, trade |
| complesso | agg. | complex, complicated |
| comportamento | s.m. | behaviour, conduct |
| comprendere | v.t. | to understand; to comprise, include, consist of |
| concentrare | v.t. | to concentrate sth, focus sth; to bring together in one place |
| concentrarsi | v. int. pron. | to concentrate on, focus on; to gather together, assemble |
| concludere | v.t. | to conclude, finish, close; to conclude, deduce |
| conclusione | s.f. | conclusion, end; conclusion, deduction |
| concorrenza | s.f. | competition, rivalry |
| condannare | v.t. | to convict, sentence; to condemn, disapprove |
| condividere | v.t. | to share |
| condizione | s.f. | condition, situation, state; clause, provision |
| conferenza | s.f. | conference, lecture, talk |
| confermare | v.t. | to confirm, prove, verify |
| confrontare | v.t. | to compare, contrast |
| confronto | s.m. | comparison, contrast; contest, competition; debate, discussion |
| coniugare | v.t. | to conjugate (a verb) |
| coniuge | s.m. | s.f. | spouse |
| conseguenza | s.f. | consequence, effect, result |
| considerare | v.t. | to consider, evaluate, examine; to consider, deem |
| considerazione | s.f. | consideration; reflections, observations; esteem, regard, respect |
| consonante | s.f. | consonant |
| contare | v.t. | v.int | to count; to expect |
| contatto | s.m. | contact |
| contemporaneamente | avv. | at the same time |
| continuamente | avv. | continually, repeatedly, frequently; continuously, without interruption |
| contrario | s.m. | contrary, opposite, contradiction |
| contratto | s.m. | contract, agreement |
| contro | prep. | against, towards |
| controllare | v.t. | to check, verify; to supervise, monitor; to control, command |
| convincere | v.t. | to convince, persuade |
| convivente | s.m | s.f. | cohabitant, common-law spouse |
| cortesia | s.f. | courtesy, civility, politeness, kindness |
| costringere | v.t. | to force, coerce, compel |
| creare | v.t. | to create, make |
| crescere | v.int. | to grow, bring up, raise, rear |
| criminale | s.m. | criminal, felon |
| crisi | s.f. | crisis; seizure, attack, bout, fit |
| criticare | v.t. | to criticise, find fault with |
| cronaca | s.f. | chronicle, history; account, story, report |
| cura | s.f. | care, attention; therapy, treatment |
| curarsi | v.rifl. | to undergo treatment; to pay attention to; to take care of |
| danno | s.m. | damage, injury |
| dato | s.m. | data, information, fact |
| debito | s.m. | debt |
| decisione | s.f. | decision; judgment, determination, ruling |
| deludere | v.t. | to disappoint, let down |
| delusione | s.f. | disappointment, frustration |
| democrazia | s.f. | democracy |
| denuncia | s.f. | accusation, charge; statement, declaration |
| denunciare | v.t. | to report, accuse, denounce |
| deserto | s.m. | desert |
| desiderare | v.t. | to desire, want, wish |
| desiderio | s.m. | desire, wish; craving, longing, yearning |
| destinatario | s.m | recipient, addressee |
| detestare | v.t. | to detest, hate, loathe |
| diavolo | s.m. | devil |
| dichiarare | v.t. | to declare, proclaim, pronounce |
| difendere | v.t. | to defend, protect, stand up for |
| difetto | s.m. | default, fault, flaw, shortcoming; lack, deficiency, scarcity |
| differenza | s.f. | difference |
| difficoltà | s.f. | difficulty, hurdle, hardship, complexity |
| diminuire | v.int. | to drop, lessen, diminish |
| dimostrare | v.t. | to demonstrate, show, prove |
| Dio | s.m. | God |
| dipendente | s.m. | s.f. | employee; addict |
| dipendente | agg. | dependent, subordinate, employed; addicted |
| dipendenza | s.f. | dependence, dependency, addiction |
| dirigente | s.m. | s.f. | manager, director, executive |
| disabile | agg. | disabled, handicapped |
| discorso | s.m. | speech, debate, address; conversation, talk |
| discussione | s.f. | discussion, debate; argument, disagreement; objection, complaint |
| discutere | v.t. | to discuss, debate; to argue, disagree, question |
| disgustoso | agg. | disgusting, nauseating, revolting; repugnant, detestable |
| distanza | s.f. | distance |
| disturbare | v.t. | to disturb, bother, annoy; to disrupt, disturb, upset |
| dividere | v.t. | to divide, separate, split, share |
| divieto | s.m. | ban, prohibition |
| dottorato | s.m. | doctorate |
| dovunque | avv. | everywhere, anywhere |
| droga | s.f. | drug, dope; spice |
| dubbio | s.m. | doubt, uncertainty |
| dubitare | v.int. | to question, challenge, doubt, distrust |
| eccetera | locuz. | et cetera |
| eccetto | prep. | except, save, but for |
| educazione | s.f. | education, training; manners, courtesy, civility |
| elezione | s.f. | election |
| enorme | agg. | enormous, huge, gigantic |
| entro | prep. | within, by |
| epoca | s.f. | epoch, era, age; time, period, season |
| esatto | agg. | exact, accurate, correct |
| esatto | avv. | Exactly! Quite so! |
| escludere | v.t. | to exclude, leave out; eliminate, rule out |
| esercito | s.m. | army, armed forces |
| esistere | v.int. | to exist, to live |
| espressione | s.f. | expression, look; demonstration, display |
| esterno | agg. | external, outer, outside |
| evidente | agg. | evident, obvious, clear, undeniable |
| evidenza | s.f. | clearness, plainness, obviousness |
| farcela | v. t. pron. | to make it, to succeed at sth difficult |
| fastidio | s.m. | nuisance, bother, annoyance, inconvenience |
| fatica | s.f. | effort, exertion, strain; fatigue, exhaustion; toil, hard work |
| fede | s.f. | faith, belief; trust, confidence |
| feriale | agg. | working (day), weekday |
| festivo | agg. | festive, holiday |
| fidarsi | v. int. pron. | to trust, confide in, rely on; to dare, to feel up to |
| fiducia | s.f. | faith, confidence |
| fico | agg. | cool, trendy |
| figura | s.f. | figure, shape, form; figure, individual, person; impression |
| figurarsi | v.t.pron. | to imagine, to picture |
| figurati | inter. | Don't mention it! Not at all! No way! Of course, go ahead! |
| fila | s.f. | line, sequence, string |
| finché | cong. | as long as, until |
| finora | avv. | so far, until now |
| finto | agg. | fake, false, feigned, imitation |
| folla | s.f. | crowd, throng |
| fondo | s.m. | bottom; background; fund |
| formazione | s.f. | formation, growth, development; education, training |
| fornitore | s.m. | supplier, stockist |
| fragile | agg. | fragile, delicate, flimsy; frail, weak |
| fregarsene | v.int.pron. | to not care a hoot |
| frenare | v.int. | to brake, apply the brakes |
| furto | s.m. | theft, burglary, rip-off; haul, booty, loot |
| galera | s.f. | prison, jail (colloquial) |
| galleria | s.f. | tunnel, burrow; gallery, shopping arcade; balcony |
| ganzo | agg. | cool, brilliant |
| generazione | s.f. | generation |
| gesto | s.m. | gesture |
| ghiacciaio | s.m. | glacier |
| giudice | s.m. | judge, referee, umpire |
| giustizia | s.f. | justice, fairness |
| globalizzazione | s.f. | globalisation |
| governo | s.m. | government |
| grave | agg. | grave, solemn, serious, sombre; weighty, momentous; heavy |
| gridare | v.int. | to yell, scream, shriek, shout |
| guerra | s.f. | war, conflict |
| gustare | v.t. | to taste, try, sample; to savour, enjoy |
| ideale | agg. | ideal, perfect |
| ideologia | s.f. | ideology |
| imitare | v.t. | to imitate, mimic, impersonate; to duplicate, copy |
| immagine | s.f. | image; look, appearance |
| immobile | s.m. | property, real estate |
| impensabile | agg. | unthinkable, inconceivable |
| importanza | s.f. | importance, significance, value; influence, authority, prestige |
| impresa | s.f. | business, enterprise, company; endeavour, undertaking |
| impressione | s.f. | impression; feeling, sensation |
| includere | v.t. | to include, attach, enclose; to involve |
| indispensabile | agg. | indispensable, essential, necessary |
| infanzia | s.f. | infancy, childhood |
| inferiore | agg. | lower, lesser, inferior, subordinate |
| innanzitutto | avv. | first of all |
| innocente | agg. | innocent (not guilty); innocent, naive |
| inquilino/a | s.m. | s.f. | tenant, lodger, boarder |
| inquinamento | s.m. | pollution, contamination |
| insistere | v.int. | to insist, persist, persevere |
| intanto | avv. | meanwhile, in the meantime; but, nevertheless |
| intendere | v.t. | to understand; to hear, learn, come to know, heed; to mean |
| intenzione | s.f. | intention, aim, purpose |
| interesse | s.m. | interest; interests, affairs, business |
| interno | s.m. | interior, inside |
| interno | agg. | inner, internal, inland |
| interrompere | v.t. | to interrupt; to disconnect |
| intervenire | v. int. | to intervene, step in; to attend, be present |
| intervista | s.f. | interview; survey, poll |
| investire | v.t. | to invest; to appoint, assign; to run over, knock down |
| invisibile | agg. | invisible; imperceptible, tiny |
| iscriversi | v.rifl. | to enrol, sign up for, join |
| iscrizione | s.f. | registration, enrolment, application |
| laggiù | avv. | down there, below |
| lamentarsi | v. int. pron. | to lament, moan, complain |
| lassù | avv. | up there, above |
| lato | s.m. | side |
| lavorativo | agg. | working, work |
| legge | s.f. | law |
| liberare | v.t. | to free, release, liberate |
| libertà | s.f. | freedom, liberty |
| licenziare | v.t. | to fire, dismiss; to confer a certificate or diploma |
| litigare | v. int. | to argue, fight, quarrel |
| logico | agg. | logical, rational |
| lordo | agg. | dirty, filthy, gross |
| magari | inter. | cong. | maybe, perhaps, |
| mah | inter. | Who knows? |
| maiuscola | s.f. | capital letter |
| manager | s.m. | s.f. | manager, executive |
| mancanza | s.f. | absence, lack; shortcoming, defect, deficiency; error, mistake |
| maniera | s.f. | manner, way; style, fashion |
| mantenere | v.t. | to keep, to maintain; to support; to defend, protect |
| maternità | s.f. | motherhood, maternity |
| matto | agg. | crazy, mad, insane; eccentric, odd, bizarre |
| maturità | s.f. | maturity, ripeness; high school diploma |
| mente | s.f. | mind, intellect, brain |
| merce | s.f. | goods, merchandise; mercy |
| messa | s.f. | putting, placing; Mass (Catholic) |
| metodo | s.m. | method |
| mettercela tutta | v.t. pron. | to do one's utmost |
| militare | agg. | military |
| militare | s.m. | soldier, serviceman |
| militare | pl.m. | military, armed forces |
| millimetro | s.m. | millimetre |
| ministro | s.m. | minister; pastor, priest, clergyman |
| minuscola | s.f. | lowercase letter |
| minuscolo | agg. | minuscule, tiny |
| miseria | s.f. | misery; poverty, want |
| mittente | s.m. | sender |
| moltiplicare | v.t. | to multiply |
| morbido | agg. | soft, smooth, tender, delicate |
| mostrare | v.t. | to show, display, exhibit; to explain, describe |
| movimento | s.m. | movement, motion; bustle, activity |
| multa | s.f. | fine, penalty, ticket |
| municipio | s.m. | town hall, municipal building, municipality |
| mura (le) | pl.f. | walls enclosing a castle, city |
| muto | agg. | mute, dumb, speechless |
| mutuo | s.m. | loan, mortgage |
| nemico | s.m. | enemy, foe, opponent |
| nemico | agg. | hostile, opposed; adverse, harmful, detrimental |
| nemmeno | avv. | cong. | neither, nor |
| netto | agg. | clean, neat, clear |
| nonostante | prep. | cong. | despite, in spite of, notwithstanding |
| nubile | agg. | single woman, unmarried woman |
| nulla | avv. | nothing |
| obbligare | v.t. | to oblige, to compel, to force |
| oggigiorno | avv. | nowadays, these days |
| ognuno | pron. | everyone, everybody |
| omicidio | s.m. | murder, homicide |
| onestà | s.f. | honesty, integrity |
| opportunità | s.f. | opportunity, occasion, chance |
| opportuno | agg. | opportune, suitable, appropriate, expedient |
| organizzazione | s.f. | organisation, association |
| orizzontale | agg. | horizontal |
| ormai | avv. | by now, by then; almost, already, nearly |
| ovvio | agg. | obvious, self-evident |
| pace | s.f. | peace |
| paesaggio | s.m. | landscape, scenery; view, panorama |
| paga | s.f. | pay, salary, wages |
| pagamento | s.m. | payment |
| Papa | s.m. | the Pope |
| parecchio | avv. | agg. | quite, rather a lot, plenty |
| parentesi | s.f. | bracket, parenthesis; aside, digression; break, pause, interval |
| parlamento | s.m. | parliament |
| partito | s.m. | (political) party; camp, party, side |
| patto | s.m. | pact, agreement, treaty; term, condition |
| pazzesco | agg. | mad, crazy, insane, senseless; reckless, foolish |
| pena | s.f. | punishment, penalty, sentence |
| perdonare | v.t. | to pardon, forgive, absolve, excuse |
| perfino | avv. | even |
| pericoloso | agg. | dangerous, hazardous |
| personaggio | s.m. | character; personality, celebrity |
| personale | agg. | personal |
| personale | s.m. | personnel, staff, employees |
| personalità | s.f. | personality, character; celebrity, star |
| personalmente | avv. | personally, in person |
| pietà | s.f. | pity, mercy, compassion; piety, devotion |
| pistola | s.f. | gun, handgun |
| poiché | cong. | since, seeing as |
| politica | s.f. | politics, policy, diplomacy |
| politico | agg. | political |
| polizza | s.f. | policy |
| porco | agg. | pig, pork |
| porgere | v.t. | to offer, to give, to extend |
| possedere | v.t. | to possess, to own |
| povertà | s.f. | poverty |
| precedenza | s.f. | right of way, priority, precedence |
| prendersela | v. t. pron. | to take it out on sb; to take offence, take sth personally |
| preoccupazione | s.f. | worry, concern |
| presentazione | s.f. | presentation, submission; introduction |
| presente | agg. | present, current, contemporary |
| presenza | s.f. | presence |
| presidente | s.m. | president |
| presso | avv. | nearby, near, close at hand |
| presso | prep. | close, next to, near, beside |
| prestito | s.m. | loan |
| prete | s.m. | priest |
| prigione | s.f. | prison, jail; imprisonment, incarceration |
| principale | s.m. | boss |
| privato | agg. | private, personal |
| probabilità | s.f. | probability, likelihood |
| processo | s.m. | trial, case; process, procedure, method |
| progetto | s.m. | plan, project, design |
| proibire | v.t. | to prevent; to prohibit, forbid, ban |
| proposito | s.m. | intention, purpose, aim |
| proteggere | v.t. | to protect, defend, shelter |
| Provincia | s.f. | province |
| pubblico | agg. | public |
| pubblico | s.m. | the public, audience |
| purché | cong. | as long as, provided that |
| puro | agg. | pure, clean, unadulterated, uncontaminated |
| puzza | s.f. | stink, stench |
| puzzare | v.int. | to smell, to stink, to reek |
| qualità | s.f. | quality, trait, feature |
| qualunque | agg. | any, whatever, whichever |
| questione | s.f. | question, matter; dispute, controversy |
| quintale | s.m. | 100 kg |
| raccomandarsi | v.int.pron. | to put oneself in sb's hands |
| raggiungere | v.t. | to reach, to arrive at, to reach; to catch up with; to hit, to strike |
| rallentare | v.t. | to slow down, brake, decelerate |
| rapina | s.f. | robbery |
| rapporto | s.m. | rapport, relationship; connection, link; report, account |
| rata | s.f. | instalment, payment |
| reagire | v.int. | to react, respond, retaliate |
| realizzare | v.t. | to achieve, fulfil, realise; to realise, comprehend; to earn, to make |
| realtà | s.f. | reality |
| reclamo | s.m. | complaint, grievance, claim |
| Regione | s.f. | region, zone, area |
| regola | s.f. | rule, regulation |
| relazione | s.f. | relationship, connection, link |
| religioso | agg. | religious |
| repubblica | s.f. | republic |
| residenza | s.f. | residence, residency |
| responsabile | agg. | responsible, conscientious; accountable, guilty |
| responsabile | s.m. | s.f. | person in charge, boss, manager, supervisor |
| responsabilità | s.f. | responsibility; accountability, liability |
| ricchezza | s.f. | prosperity, affluence, luxury; wealth, riches |
| ricerca | s.f. | research; search, quest |
| ricevuta | s.f. | receipt |
| riconoscere | v.t. | to recognise, identify; to admit, confess |
| ridicolo | agg. | ridiculous, funny, hilarious; paltry, risible, laughable |
| riferire | v.t. | to report, to relay |
| riferirsi (a) | v.int.pron | to refer to |
| rifiutare | v.t. | to reject, decline, refuse, turn down, rebuff |
| riflettere | v.int. | to reflect |
| riguardare | v.t. | to look at again, review, check; to regard, concern |
| rimettersi | v.int.pron. | to recover, get better; to trust, rely on |
| rinunciare | v.int. | to renounce, give up; to quit |
| riprendere | v.t. | to retake; to resume, restart; to recapture; to take back, recoup, recover, regain; to film, shoot |
| riprendersi | v. int. pron. | to recover; to pull oneself together |
| rischioso | agg. | risky, dangerous, hazardous |
| riscontro | s.m. | comparison, check, inspection |
| risolvere | v.t. | to solve, resolve; to cancel, annul |
| risparmiare | v.t. | to use sparingly, economise; to save, put aside; to spare |
| rispettare | v.t. | to respect, revere; to obey, follow, comply with |
| rispetto | s.m. | respect, esteem, regard |
| roba | s.f. | stuff, things, possessions |
| rotatoria | s.f. | roundabout (traffic) |
| ruvido | agg. | rough, coarse |
| saggio | s.m. | wise, prudent, sensible |
| salvare | v.t. | to save, rescue; to salvage, preserve |
| santo | agg. | holy |
| santo | s.m. | saint |
| scherzare | v.int. | to joke, jest, play around |
| sconfiggere | v.t. | to beat, defeat, eliminate |
| scopo | s.m. | aim, purpose, goal, objective |
| scorretto | agg. | wrong, incorrect |
| scusa | s.f. | apology, pardon, excuse |
| sé | pron. | oneself, himself, herself, themselves |
| sebbene | cong. | although, even though |
| sede | s.f. | seat, location, headquarters, offices |
| seguito | s.m. | string, sequence, series; entourage, retinue, following |
| senato | s.m. | senate |
| sensazione | s.f. | sensation, perception, feeling; intuition, premonition |
| senso | s.m. | sense (sight, taste, etc.); senses, consciousness |
| sentimento | s.m. | sentiment, feeling, emotion |
| servizio | s.m. | service, duty, employment |
| sesso | s.m. | sex, gender |
| sfruttare | v.t. | to exploit, use, take advantage of |
| sicurezza | s.f. | security, safety; trust, confidence |
| significato | s.m. | meaning, sense; meaning, importance |
| sillaba | s.f. | syllable |
| sindacato | s.m. | union |
| sindaco | s.m. | mayor |
| sistema | s.m. | system |
| sociale | agg. | social |
| società | s.f. | society, association |
| socio/a | s.m. | s.f. | partner, associate, shareholder, member; accomplice |
| soddisfatto | agg. | satisfied, pleased |
| soffrire | v.int. | to suffer, tolerate, endure |
| soldato/essa | s.m. | s.f. | soldier |
| solitudine | s.f. | solitude, loneliness, isolation |
| sollecito | agg. | eager, alert |
| soluzione | s.f. | solution, answer; resolution, settlement, agreement |
| somma | s.f. | amount, sum |
| sopravvivere | v.int. | to survive, live through; to survive, outlive |
| sordo | agg. | deaf |
| sospendere | v.t. | to suspend, interrupt; to suspend, hang |
| sottolineare | v.t. | to underline, underscore, highlight, stress |
| sottrarre | v.t. | to remove, take away, subtract; to rescue, deliver, save |
| sparare | v.t. | to shoot, to fire |
| spazio | s.m. | space, room |
| specializzarsi | v. int. pron. | to specialise in |
| specializzazione | s.f. | specialisation |
| spiegarsi | v. rifl. | to explain oneself, make oneself clear |
| statale | agg. | of the state, government, public |
| stato | s.m. | the state; state, condition; status, standing |
| stile | s.m. | style |
| stipendio | s.m. | pay, salary, wage |
| suora | s.f. | nun |
| superiore | agg. | upper; higher, larger, greater, senior, superior |
| svantaggio | s.m. | disadvantage, drawback |
| sviluppare | v.t. | to develop, enhance |
| sviluppo | s.m. | development, growth, expansion |
| tale | agg. | such, so; this that |
| talvolta | avv. | sometimes |
| tariffa | s.f. | tariff, price, charge, rate, fee |
| tassa | s.f. | tax, duty |
| tecnologia | s.f. | technology |
| temere | v.t. | to be afraid, to fear, to dread |
| tensione | s.f. | tension, worry, anxiety; tension, strain |
| teoria | s.f. | theory, concept |
| terapia | s.f. | therapy, treatment |
| terrorismo | s.m. | terrorism |
| terrorizzare | v.t. | to terrorise |
| testo | s.m. | text |
| tipico | agg. | typical, characteristic, classic |
| tonnellata | s.f. | ton (1,000 kg) |
| torto | s.m. | wrongdoing, injustice |
| tradizionale | agg. | traditional |
| tranquillità | s.f. | tranquility, serenity, calm |
| trasformare | v.t. | to transform, convert |
| trattare | v.t. | to treat, handle; to negotiate, haggle; to treat, process; to discuss, debate |
| tratto | s.m. | line; section, part, stretch; style; feature, trait |
| tribunale | s.m. | court, tribunal; courthouse |
| turismo | s.m. | tourism |
| uccidere | v.t. | to kill, to murder |
| uffa | inter. | Oh! Phew! |
| urgente | agg. | urgent, pressing |
| valere | v.t. | v.int. | to be worth; to be valid |
| valore | s.m. | value, worth, merit; valour, courage |
| vantaggio | s.m. | advantage, benefit |
| vario | agg. | varied, various, diverse; variable, changeable; various, numerous |
| vegetariano | agg. | vegetarian |
| velocità | s.f. | speed, velocity, rapidity |
| vergognarsi | v.int. pron. | to feel ashamed, feel embarrassed |
| verità | s.f. | truth |
| verticale | agg. | vertical, upright |
| violenza | s.f. | violence |
| virgolette | pl.f. | inverted commas, quotation marks |
| viso | s.m. | face |
| vista | s.f. | sight; view |
| vocale | s.f. | vowel |
| volontà | s.f. | will, determination |
| votare | v.t. | to vote for; to approve |
Reflexive Pronouns
| abbandonare | v.t. | to abandon, to drop out of |
| abbassare | v.t. | to lower, reduce |
| abbondante | agg. | abundant |
| abile | agg. | able, capable, clever, skilful |
| abilità | s.f. | ability, capability, skill |
| abitazione | s.f. | house, dwelling |
| abituarsi | v. rifl. | to get used to |
| abitudine | s.f. | habit, custom, practice |
| accadere | v.int. | to happen, occur |
| accarezzare | v.t. | to stroke, to caress |
| accelerare | v.int. | to accelerate, speed up |
| accettare | v.t. | to accept |
| accidenti | inter. | Wow! Gosh! Blimey! |
| accogliere | v.t. | to receive, welcome, accommodate; to accept, adopt |
| accorgersi | v.int.pron. | to notice, realise, become aware of |
| accusare | v.t. | to accuse, charge |
| adatto | agg. | suitable, fitting, appropriate |
| addetto/a | s.m. | s.f. | operator, agent, authorised personnel |
| adolescente | s.m. | s.f. | adolescent, teenager |
| adoperare | v.t. | to use, employ |
| adorare | v.t. | to adore |
| adottare | v.t. | to adopt, choose, opt for |
| affare | s.m. | deal, business transaction, matter |
| affatto | avv. | not at all, by no means, absolutely not |
| affermare | v.t. | to declare, maintain, affirm |
| affermazione | s.f. | statement, assertion, claim; achievement, success |
| affinché | cong. | so that, in order that |
| affrontare | v.t. | to face, confront, deal with, tackle |
| agio | s.m. | ease, comfort, luxury |
| agricoltura | s.f. | agriculture, farming |
| agriturismo | s.m. | agritourism, farm holiday |
| alimentazione | s.f. | nutrition, diet, feeding |
| allarme | s.m. | alarm, signal, warning |
| allontanarsi | v.int.pron. | to move away from, distance oneself from, renounce |
| altrettanto | agg. | just as much, just as many, the same number, the same quantity |
| altrimenti | avv. | otherwise, or else |
| ambiente | s.m. | environment, ecosystem, setting |
| ammazzare | v.t. | to kill, murder (informal) |
| ammettere | v.t. | to admit, permit, allow, let in |
| amministratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | administrator |
| ammirare | v.t. | to admire, respect, appreciate |
| ampio | agg. | vast, wide, expansive, ample |
| andarsene | v. int. pron. | to go away |
| annullare | v.t. | to cancel, annul, invalidate |
| appartenere | v.int. | to belong to, be part of |
| apprezzare | v.t. | to admire, appreciate |
| argomento | s.m. | topic, subject, theme; proof, evidence |
| arma | s.f. | weapon, arm |
| armonia | s.f. | harmony, balance |
| arrestare | v.t. | to arrest, capture, apprehend |
| artificiale | agg. | artificial, unnatural, man-made |
| artigianato | s.m. | craft, handicraft |
| asma | s.f. | asthma |
| aspettarsi | v.t. pron. | to wait for; to expect, anticipate |
| aspetto | s.m. | appearance, look |
| assassino/a | s.m. | s.f | assassin, killer |
| assente | agg. | absent, missing |
| assenza | s.f. | absence |
| assicurare | v.t. | to guarantee, to assure, to ensure, to safeguard |
| assicurazione | s.f. | insurance, guarantee |
| associazione | s.f. | association, organisation |
| assomigliare | v.int. | to resemble, look like, be like |
| assumere | v.t. | to take on, to assume |
| assurdo | agg. | absurd, illogical |
| atteggiamento | s.m. | manner, attitude, behaviour |
| attentato | s.m. | attack, aggression, assassination, attempt |
| attimo | s.m. | instant |
| attività | s.f. | activity, operation, job, task |
| attraverso | prep. | across, through |
| augurare | v.t. | to wish sb sth, bid sb sth |
| aumentare | v.t. | v. int. | to increase, augment, raise; to grow, intensify |
| aumento | s.m. | increase, growth, rise |
| autentico | agg. | authentic, genuine, real |
| autore/trice | s.m. | author, writer; performer, perpetrator |
| avvertire | v.t. | to warn, to advise |
| avvicinarsi | v. int. pron. | to approach, get close to; to resemble, look like, be similar |
| azienda | s.f. | company, business, enterprise |
| azione | s.f. | act, action, activity, deed |
| base | s.f. | base, support; basis, foundation |
| bastare | v.int. | to suffice, be enough |
| beato | agg. | happy, glad, content; blessed |
| bellezza | s.f. | beauty |
| benché | cong. | though, although, even though |
| boh | inter. | No idea! (like the French 'bof') |
| bolletta | s.f. | bill, invoice |
| bollettino | s.m. | receipt; bulletin,report |
| bomba | s.f. | bomb |
| bonifico | s.m. | bank transfer |
| brano | s.m. | piece, fragment, shred; passage, song |
| bugia | s.f. | lie |
| cadavere | s.m. | cadaver, corpse, dead body |
| calcolare | v.t. | to calculate, count |
| cantiere | s.m. | building site |
| capacità | s.f. | capacity; ability |
| capitale | s.m.| s.f. | capital, wealth, assets |
| capitare | v.int. | to arrive, turn up; to happen, occur, crop up |
| carabiniere | s.m. | carabiniere, police officer |
| carattere | s.m. | character, nature; character, letter |
| carcere | s.m. | prison, jail (legal term); imprisonment, detention |
| carriera | s.f. | career, profession |
| caso | s.m. | chance, fate, coincidence; case, instance |
| catturare | v.t. | to capture, apprehend |
| cavarsela | v.t. pron. | to cope, get by, manage; to get out of difficulty |
| cavolo | inter. | Wow! Damn! |
| celibe | agg. | unmarried man, single man |
| certificato | s.m. | certificate |
| chissà | avv. | who knows, heaven knows, somehow |
| chiunque | pron. | anybody, anyone; whoever |
| ciascuno | pron. | each one, every one; everyone, everybody |
| cieco | agg. | s.m. | blind, sightless |
| cima | s.f. | peak, top, summit |
| ciò | pron. | this, that; it |
| citare | v.t. | to quote, cite; to mention, allude to |
| cittadinanza | s.f. | citizenship, citizenry |
| coda | s.f. | queue; tail |
| cogliere | v.t. | to pick, to gather; to catch, surprise |
| collaboratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | contributor, collaborator |
| collocamento | s.m. | location, arrangement, placement |
| colpevole | agg. | s.m. | s.f. | guilty, culpable, at fault, blameworthy |
| combattere | v.t. | v.int. | to combat, fight, battle, struggle against |
| commentare | v.t. | to comment on, remark on, annotate |
| commento | s.m. | comment, remark, critique; commentary, notes, annotation |
| commercio | s.m. | commerce, trade |
| complesso | agg. | complex, complicated |
| comportamento | s.m. | behaviour, conduct |
| comprendere | v.t. | to understand; to comprise, include, consist of |
| concentrare | v.t. | to concentrate sth, focus sth; to bring together in one place |
| concentrarsi | v. int. pron. | to concentrate on, focus on; to gather together, assemble |
| concludere | v.t. | to conclude, finish, close; to conclude, deduce |
| conclusione | s.f. | conclusion, end; conclusion, deduction |
| concorrenza | s.f. | competition, rivalry |
| condannare | v.t. | to convict, sentence; to condemn, disapprove |
| condividere | v.t. | to share |
| condizione | s.f. | condition, situation, state; clause, provision |
| conferenza | s.f. | conference, lecture, talk |
| confermare | v.t. | to confirm, prove, verify |
| confrontare | v.t. | to compare, contrast |
| confronto | s.m. | comparison, contrast; contest, competition; debate, discussion |
| coniugare | v.t. | to conjugate (a verb) |
| coniuge | s.m. | s.f. | spouse |
| conseguenza | s.f. | consequence, effect, result |
| considerare | v.t. | to consider, evaluate, examine; to consider, deem |
| considerazione | s.f. | consideration; reflections, observations; esteem, regard, respect |
| consonante | s.f. | consonant |
| contare | v.t. | v.int | to count; to expect |
| contatto | s.m. | contact |
| contemporaneamente | avv. | at the same time |
| continuamente | avv. | continually, repeatedly, frequently; continuously, without interruption |
| contrario | s.m. | contrary, opposite, contradiction |
| contratto | s.m. | contract, agreement |
| contro | prep. | against, towards |
| controllare | v.t. | to check, verify; to supervise, monitor; to control, command |
| convincere | v.t. | to convince, persuade |
| convivente | s.m | s.f. | cohabitant, common-law spouse |
| cortesia | s.f. | courtesy, civility, politeness, kindness |
| costringere | v.t. | to force, coerce, compel |
| creare | v.t. | to create, make |
| crescere | v.int. | to grow, bring up, raise, rear |
| criminale | s.m. | criminal, felon |
| crisi | s.f. | crisis; seizure, attack, bout, fit |
| criticare | v.t. | to criticise, find fault with |
| cronaca | s.f. | chronicle, history; account, story, report |
| cura | s.f. | care, attention; therapy, treatment |
| curarsi | v.rifl. | to undergo treatment; to pay attention to; to take care of |
| danno | s.m. | damage, injury |
| dato | s.m. | data, information, fact |
| debito | s.m. | debt |
| decisione | s.f. | decision; judgment, determination, ruling |
| deludere | v.t. | to disappoint, let down |
| delusione | s.f. | disappointment, frustration |
| democrazia | s.f. | democracy |
| denuncia | s.f. | accusation, charge; statement, declaration |
| denunciare | v.t. | to report, accuse, denounce |
| deserto | s.m. | desert |
| desiderare | v.t. | to desire, want, wish |
| desiderio | s.m. | desire, wish; craving, longing, yearning |
| destinatario | s.m | recipient, addressee |
| detestare | v.t. | to detest, hate, loathe |
| diavolo | s.m. | devil |
| dichiarare | v.t. | to declare, proclaim, pronounce |
| difendere | v.t. | to defend, protect, stand up for |
| difetto | s.m. | default, fault, flaw, shortcoming; lack, deficiency, scarcity |
| differenza | s.f. | difference |
| difficoltà | s.f. | difficulty, hurdle, hardship, complexity |
| diminuire | v.int. | to drop, lessen, diminish |
| dimostrare | v.t. | to demonstrate, show, prove |
| Dio | s.m. | God |
| dipendente | s.m. | s.f. | employee; addict |
| dipendente | agg. | dependent, subordinate, employed; addicted |
| dipendenza | s.f. | dependence, dependency, addiction |
| dirigente | s.m. | s.f. | manager, director, executive |
| disabile | agg. | disabled, handicapped |
| discorso | s.m. | speech, debate, address; conversation, talk |
| discussione | s.f. | discussion, debate; argument, disagreement; objection, complaint |
| discutere | v.t. | to discuss, debate; to argue, disagree, question |
| disgustoso | agg. | disgusting, nauseating, revolting; repugnant, detestable |
| distanza | s.f. | distance |
| disturbare | v.t. | to disturb, bother, annoy; to disrupt, disturb, upset |
| dividere | v.t. | to divide, separate, split, share |
| divieto | s.m. | ban, prohibition |
| dottorato | s.m. | doctorate |
| dovunque | avv. | everywhere, anywhere |
| droga | s.f. | drug, dope; spice |
| dubbio | s.m. | doubt, uncertainty |
| dubitare | v.int. | to question, challenge, doubt, distrust |
| eccetera | locuz. | et cetera |
| eccetto | prep. | except, save, but for |
| educazione | s.f. | education, training; manners, courtesy, civility |
| elezione | s.f. | election |
| enorme | agg. | enormous, huge, gigantic |
| entro | prep. | within, by |
| epoca | s.f. | epoch, era, age; time, period, season |
| esatto | agg. | exact, accurate, correct |
| esatto | avv. | Exactly! Quite so! |
| escludere | v.t. | to exclude, leave out; eliminate, rule out |
| esercito | s.m. | army, armed forces |
| esistere | v.int. | to exist, to live |
| espressione | s.f. | expression, look; demonstration, display |
| esterno | agg. | external, outer, outside |
| evidente | agg. | evident, obvious, clear, undeniable |
| evidenza | s.f. | clearness, plainness, obviousness |
| farcela | v. t. pron. | to make it, to succeed at sth difficult |
| fastidio | s.m. | nuisance, bother, annoyance, inconvenience |
| fatica | s.f. | effort, exertion, strain; fatigue, exhaustion; toil, hard work |
| fede | s.f. | faith, belief; trust, confidence |
| feriale | agg. | working (day), weekday |
| festivo | agg. | festive, holiday |
| fidarsi | v. int. pron. | to trust, confide in, rely on; to dare, to feel up to |
| fiducia | s.f. | faith, confidence |
| fico | agg. | cool, trendy |
| figura | s.f. | figure, shape, form; figure, individual, person; impression |
| figurarsi | v.t.pron. | to imagine, to picture |
| figurati | inter. | Don't mention it! Not at all! No way! Of course, go ahead! |
| fila | s.f. | line, sequence, string |
| finché | cong. | as long as, until |
| finora | avv. | so far, until now |
| finto | agg. | fake, false, feigned, imitation |
| folla | s.f. | crowd, throng |
| fondo | s.m. | bottom; background; fund |
| formazione | s.f. | formation, growth, development; education, training |
| fornitore | s.m. | supplier, stockist |
| fragile | agg. | fragile, delicate, flimsy; frail, weak |
| fregarsene | v.int.pron. | to not care a hoot |
| frenare | v.int. | to brake, apply the brakes |
| furto | s.m. | theft, burglary, rip-off; haul, booty, loot |
| galera | s.f. | prison, jail (colloquial) |
| galleria | s.f. | tunnel, burrow; gallery, shopping arcade; balcony |
| ganzo | agg. | cool, brilliant |
| generazione | s.f. | generation |
| gesto | s.m. | gesture |
| ghiacciaio | s.m. | glacier |
| giudice | s.m. | judge, referee, umpire |
| giustizia | s.f. | justice, fairness |
| globalizzazione | s.f. | globalisation |
| governo | s.m. | government |
| grave | agg. | grave, solemn, serious, sombre; weighty, momentous; heavy |
| gridare | v.int. | to yell, scream, shriek, shout |
| guerra | s.f. | war, conflict |
| gustare | v.t. | to taste, try, sample; to savour, enjoy |
| ideale | agg. | ideal, perfect |
| ideologia | s.f. | ideology |
| imitare | v.t. | to imitate, mimic, impersonate; to duplicate, copy |
| immagine | s.f. | image; look, appearance |
| immobile | s.m. | property, real estate |
| impensabile | agg. | unthinkable, inconceivable |
| importanza | s.f. | importance, significance, value; influence, authority, prestige |
| impresa | s.f. | business, enterprise, company; endeavour, undertaking |
| impressione | s.f. | impression; feeling, sensation |
| includere | v.t. | to include, attach, enclose; to involve |
| indispensabile | agg. | indispensable, essential, necessary |
| infanzia | s.f. | infancy, childhood |
| inferiore | agg. | lower, lesser, inferior, subordinate |
| innanzitutto | avv. | first of all |
| innocente | agg. | innocent (not guilty); innocent, naive |
| inquilino/a | s.m. | s.f. | tenant, lodger, boarder |
| inquinamento | s.m. | pollution, contamination |
| insistere | v.int. | to insist, persist, persevere |
| intanto | avv. | meanwhile, in the meantime; but, nevertheless |
| intendere | v.t. | to understand; to hear, learn, come to know, heed; to mean |
| intenzione | s.f. | intention, aim, purpose |
| interesse | s.m. | interest; interests, affairs, business |
| interno | s.m. | interior, inside |
| interno | agg. | inner, internal, inland |
| interrompere | v.t. | to interrupt; to disconnect |
| intervenire | v. int. | to intervene, step in; to attend, be present |
| intervista | s.f. | interview; survey, poll |
| investire | v.t. | to invest; to appoint, assign; to run over, knock down |
| invisibile | agg. | invisible; imperceptible, tiny |
| iscriversi | v.rifl. | to enrol, sign up for, join |
| iscrizione | s.f. | registration, enrolment, application |
| laggiù | avv. | down there, below |
| lamentarsi | v. int. pron. | to lament, moan, complain |
| lassù | avv. | up there, above |
| lato | s.m. | side |
| lavorativo | agg. | working, work |
| legge | s.f. | law |
| liberare | v.t. | to free, release, liberate |
| libertà | s.f. | freedom, liberty |
| licenziare | v.t. | to fire, dismiss; to confer a certificate or diploma |
| litigare | v. int. | to argue, fight, quarrel |
| logico | agg. | logical, rational |
| lordo | agg. | dirty, filthy, gross |
| magari | inter. | cong. | maybe, perhaps, |
| mah | inter. | Who knows? |
| maiuscola | s.f. | capital letter |
| manager | s.m. | s.f. | manager, executive |
| mancanza | s.f. | absence, lack; shortcoming, defect, deficiency; error, mistake |
| maniera | s.f. | manner, way; style, fashion |
| mantenere | v.t. | to keep, to maintain; to support; to defend, protect |
| maternità | s.f. | motherhood, maternity |
| matto | agg. | crazy, mad, insane; eccentric, odd, bizarre |
| maturità | s.f. | maturity, ripeness; high school diploma |
| mente | s.f. | mind, intellect, brain |
| merce | s.f. | goods, merchandise; mercy |
| messa | s.f. | putting, placing; Mass (Catholic) |
| metodo | s.m. | method |
| mettercela tutta | v.t. pron. | to do one's utmost |
| militare | agg. | military |
| militare | s.m. | soldier, serviceman |
| militare | pl.m. | military, armed forces |
| millimetro | s.m. | millimetre |
| ministro | s.m. | minister; pastor, priest, clergyman |
| minuscola | s.f. | lowercase letter |
| minuscolo | agg. | minuscule, tiny |
| miseria | s.f. | misery; poverty, want |
| mittente | s.m. | sender |
| moltiplicare | v.t. | to multiply |
| morbido | agg. | soft, smooth, tender, delicate |
| mostrare | v.t. | to show, display, exhibit; to explain, describe |
| movimento | s.m. | movement, motion; bustle, activity |
| multa | s.f. | fine, penalty, ticket |
| municipio | s.m. | town hall, municipal building, municipality |
| mura (le) | pl.f. | walls enclosing a castle, city |
| muto | agg. | mute, dumb, speechless |
| mutuo | s.m. | loan, mortgage |
| nemico | s.m. | enemy, foe, opponent |
| nemico | agg. | hostile, opposed; adverse, harmful, detrimental |
| nemmeno | avv. | cong. | neither, nor |
| netto | agg. | clean, neat, clear |
| nonostante | prep. | cong. | despite, in spite of, notwithstanding |
| nubile | agg. | single woman, unmarried woman |
| nulla | avv. | nothing |
| obbligare | v.t. | to oblige, to compel, to force |
| oggigiorno | avv. | nowadays, these days |
| ognuno | pron. | everyone, everybody |
| omicidio | s.m. | murder, homicide |
| onestà | s.f. | honesty, integrity |
| opportunità | s.f. | opportunity, occasion, chance |
| opportuno | agg. | opportune, suitable, appropriate, expedient |
| organizzazione | s.f. | organisation, association |
| orizzontale | agg. | horizontal |
| ormai | avv. | by now, by then; almost, already, nearly |
| ovvio | agg. | obvious, self-evident |
| pace | s.f. | peace |
| paesaggio | s.m. | landscape, scenery; view, panorama |
| paga | s.f. | pay, salary, wages |
| pagamento | s.m. | payment |
| Papa | s.m. | the Pope |
| parecchio | avv. | agg. | quite, rather a lot, plenty |
| parentesi | s.f. | bracket, parenthesis; aside, digression; break, pause, interval |
| parlamento | s.m. | parliament |
| partito | s.m. | (political) party; camp, party, side |
| patto | s.m. | pact, agreement, treaty; term, condition |
| pazzesco | agg. | mad, crazy, insane, senseless; reckless, foolish |
| pena | s.f. | punishment, penalty, sentence |
| perdonare | v.t. | to pardon, forgive, absolve, excuse |
| perfino | avv. | even |
| pericoloso | agg. | dangerous, hazardous |
| personaggio | s.m. | character; personality, celebrity |
| personale | agg. | personal |
| personale | s.m. | personnel, staff, employees |
| personalità | s.f. | personality, character; celebrity, star |
| personalmente | avv. | personally, in person |
| pietà | s.f. | pity, mercy, compassion; piety, devotion |
| pistola | s.f. | gun, handgun |
| poiché | cong. | since, seeing as |
| politica | s.f. | politics, policy, diplomacy |
| politico | agg. | political |
| polizza | s.f. | policy |
| porco | agg. | pig, pork |
| porgere | v.t. | to offer, to give, to extend |
| possedere | v.t. | to possess, to own |
| povertà | s.f. | poverty |
| precedenza | s.f. | right of way, priority, precedence |
| prendersela | v. t. pron. | to take it out on sb; to take offence, take sth personally |
| preoccupazione | s.f. | worry, concern |
| presentazione | s.f. | presentation, submission; introduction |
| presente | agg. | present, current, contemporary |
| presenza | s.f. | presence |
| presidente | s.m. | president |
| presso | avv. | nearby, near, close at hand |
| presso | prep. | close, next to, near, beside |
| prestito | s.m. | loan |
| prete | s.m. | priest |
| prigione | s.f. | prison, jail; imprisonment, incarceration |
| principale | s.m. | boss |
| privato | agg. | private, personal |
| probabilità | s.f. | probability, likelihood |
| processo | s.m. | trial, case; process, procedure, method |
| progetto | s.m. | plan, project, design |
| proibire | v.t. | to prevent; to prohibit, forbid, ban |
| proposito | s.m. | intention, purpose, aim |
| proteggere | v.t. | to protect, defend, shelter |
| Provincia | s.f. | province |
| pubblico | agg. | public |
| pubblico | s.m. | the public, audience |
| purché | cong. | as long as, provided that |
| puro | agg. | pure, clean, unadulterated, uncontaminated |
| puzza | s.f. | stink, stench |
| puzzare | v.int. | to smell, to stink, to reek |
| qualità | s.f. | quality, trait, feature |
| qualunque | agg. | any, whatever, whichever |
| questione | s.f. | question, matter; dispute, controversy |
| quintale | s.m. | 100 kg |
| raccomandarsi | v.int.pron. | to put oneself in sb's hands |
| raggiungere | v.t. | to reach, to arrive at, to reach; to catch up with; to hit, to strike |
| rallentare | v.t. | to slow down, brake, decelerate |
| rapina | s.f. | robbery |
| rapporto | s.m. | rapport, relationship; connection, link; report, account |
| rata | s.f. | instalment, payment |
| reagire | v.int. | to react, respond, retaliate |
| realizzare | v.t. | to achieve, fulfil, realise; to realise, comprehend; to earn, to make |
| realtà | s.f. | reality |
| reclamo | s.m. | complaint, grievance, claim |
| Regione | s.f. | region, zone, area |
| regola | s.f. | rule, regulation |
| relazione | s.f. | relationship, connection, link |
| religioso | agg. | religious |
| repubblica | s.f. | republic |
| residenza | s.f. | residence, residency |
| responsabile | agg. | responsible, conscientious; accountable, guilty |
| responsabile | s.m. | s.f. | person in charge, boss, manager, supervisor |
| responsabilità | s.f. | responsibility; accountability, liability |
| ricchezza | s.f. | prosperity, affluence, luxury; wealth, riches |
| ricerca | s.f. | research; search, quest |
| ricevuta | s.f. | receipt |
| riconoscere | v.t. | to recognise, identify; to admit, confess |
| ridicolo | agg. | ridiculous, funny, hilarious; paltry, risible, laughable |
| riferire | v.t. | to report, to relay |
| riferirsi (a) | v.int.pron | to refer to |
| rifiutare | v.t. | to reject, decline, refuse, turn down, rebuff |
| riflettere | v.int. | to reflect |
| riguardare | v.t. | to look at again, review, check; to regard, concern |
| rimettersi | v.int.pron. | to recover, get better; to trust, rely on |
| rinunciare | v.int. | to renounce, give up; to quit |
| riprendere | v.t. | to retake; to resume, restart; to recapture; to take back, recoup, recover, regain; to film, shoot |
| riprendersi | v. int. pron. | to recover; to pull oneself together |
| rischioso | agg. | risky, dangerous, hazardous |
| riscontro | s.m. | comparison, check, inspection |
| risolvere | v.t. | to solve, resolve; to cancel, annul |
| risparmiare | v.t. | to use sparingly, economise; to save, put aside; to spare |
| rispettare | v.t. | to respect, revere; to obey, follow, comply with |
| rispetto | s.m. | respect, esteem, regard |
| roba | s.f. | stuff, things, possessions |
| rotatoria | s.f. | roundabout (traffic) |
| ruvido | agg. | rough, coarse |
| saggio | s.m. | wise, prudent, sensible |
| salvare | v.t. | to save, rescue; to salvage, preserve |
| santo | agg. | holy |
| santo | s.m. | saint |
| scherzare | v.int. | to joke, jest, play around |
| sconfiggere | v.t. | to beat, defeat, eliminate |
| scopo | s.m. | aim, purpose, goal, objective |
| scorretto | agg. | wrong, incorrect |
| scusa | s.f. | apology, pardon, excuse |
| sé | pron. | oneself, himself, herself, themselves |
| sebbene | cong. | although, even though |
| sede | s.f. | seat, location, headquarters, offices |
| seguito | s.m. | string, sequence, series; entourage, retinue, following |
| senato | s.m. | senate |
| sensazione | s.f. | sensation, perception, feeling; intuition, premonition |
| senso | s.m. | sense (sight, taste, etc.); senses, consciousness |
| sentimento | s.m. | sentiment, feeling, emotion |
| servizio | s.m. | service, duty, employment |
| sesso | s.m. | sex, gender |
| sfruttare | v.t. | to exploit, use, take advantage of |
| sicurezza | s.f. | security, safety; trust, confidence |
| significato | s.m. | meaning, sense; meaning, importance |
| sillaba | s.f. | syllable |
| sindacato | s.m. | union |
| sindaco | s.m. | mayor |
| sistema | s.m. | system |
| sociale | agg. | social |
| società | s.f. | society, association |
| socio/a | s.m. | s.f. | partner, associate, shareholder, member; accomplice |
| soddisfatto | agg. | satisfied, pleased |
| soffrire | v.int. | to suffer, tolerate, endure |
| soldato/essa | s.m. | s.f. | soldier |
| solitudine | s.f. | solitude, loneliness, isolation |
| sollecito | agg. | eager, alert |
| soluzione | s.f. | solution, answer; resolution, settlement, agreement |
| somma | s.f. | amount, sum |
| sopravvivere | v.int. | to survive, live through; to survive, outlive |
| sordo | agg. | deaf |
| sospendere | v.t. | to suspend, interrupt; to suspend, hang |
| sottolineare | v.t. | to underline, underscore, highlight, stress |
| sottrarre | v.t. | to remove, take away, subtract; to rescue, deliver, save |
| sparare | v.t. | to shoot, to fire |
| spazio | s.m. | space, room |
| specializzarsi | v. int. pron. | to specialise in |
| specializzazione | s.f. | specialisation |
| spiegarsi | v. rifl. | to explain oneself, make oneself clear |
| statale | agg. | of the state, government, public |
| stato | s.m. | the state; state, condition; status, standing |
| stile | s.m. | style |
| stipendio | s.m. | pay, salary, wage |
| suora | s.f. | nun |
| superiore | agg. | upper; higher, larger, greater, senior, superior |
| svantaggio | s.m. | disadvantage, drawback |
| sviluppare | v.t. | to develop, enhance |
| sviluppo | s.m. | development, growth, expansion |
| tale | agg. | such, so; this that |
| talvolta | avv. | sometimes |
| tariffa | s.f. | tariff, price, charge, rate, fee |
| tassa | s.f. | tax, duty |
| tecnologia | s.f. | technology |
| temere | v.t. | to be afraid, to fear, to dread |
| tensione | s.f. | tension, worry, anxiety; tension, strain |
| teoria | s.f. | theory, concept |
| terapia | s.f. | therapy, treatment |
| terrorismo | s.m. | terrorism |
| terrorizzare | v.t. | to terrorise |
| testo | s.m. | text |
| tipico | agg. | typical, characteristic, classic |
| tonnellata | s.f. | ton (1,000 kg) |
| torto | s.m. | wrongdoing, injustice |
| tradizionale | agg. | traditional |
| tranquillità | s.f. | tranquility, serenity, calm |
| trasformare | v.t. | to transform, convert |
| trattare | v.t. | to treat, handle; to negotiate, haggle; to treat, process; to discuss, debate |
| tratto | s.m. | line; section, part, stretch; style; feature, trait |
| tribunale | s.m. | court, tribunal; courthouse |
| turismo | s.m. | tourism |
| uccidere | v.t. | to kill, to murder |
| uffa | inter. | Oh! Phew! |
| urgente | agg. | urgent, pressing |
| valere | v.t. | v.int. | to be worth; to be valid |
| valore | s.m. | value, worth, merit; valour, courage |
| vantaggio | s.m. | advantage, benefit |
| vario | agg. | varied, various, diverse; variable, changeable; various, numerous |
| vegetariano | agg. | vegetarian |
| velocità | s.f. | speed, velocity, rapidity |
| vergognarsi | v.int. pron. | to feel ashamed, feel embarrassed |
| verità | s.f. | truth |
| verticale | agg. | vertical, upright |
| violenza | s.f. | violence |
| virgolette | pl.f. | inverted commas, quotation marks |
| viso | s.m. | face |
| vista | s.f. | sight; view |
| vocale | s.f. | vowel |
| volontà | s.f. | will, determination |
| votare | v.t. | to vote for; to approve |
| abbandonare | v.t. | to abandon, to drop out of |
| abbassare | v.t. | to lower, reduce |
| abbondante | agg. | abundant |
| abile | agg. | able, capable, clever, skilful |
| abilità | s.f. | ability, capability, skill |
| abitazione | s.f. | house, dwelling |
| abituarsi | v. rifl. | to get used to |
| abitudine | s.f. | habit, custom, practice |
| accadere | v.int. | to happen, occur |
| accarezzare | v.t. | to stroke, to caress |
| accelerare | v.int. | to accelerate, speed up |
| accettare | v.t. | to accept |
| accidenti | inter. | Wow! Gosh! Blimey! |
| accogliere | v.t. | to receive, welcome, accommodate; to accept, adopt |
| accorgersi | v.int.pron. | to notice, realise, become aware of |
| accusare | v.t. | to accuse, charge |
| adatto | agg. | suitable, fitting, appropriate |
| addetto/a | s.m. | s.f. | operator, agent, authorised personnel |
| adolescente | s.m. | s.f. | adolescent, teenager |
| adoperare | v.t. | to use, employ |
| adorare | v.t. | to adore |
| adottare | v.t. | to adopt, choose, opt for |
| affare | s.m. | deal, business transaction, matter |
| affatto | avv. | not at all, by no means, absolutely not |
| affermare | v.t. | to declare, maintain, affirm |
| affermazione | s.f. | statement, assertion, claim; achievement, success |
| affinché | cong. | so that, in order that |
| affrontare | v.t. | to face, confront, deal with, tackle |
| agio | s.m. | ease, comfort, luxury |
| agricoltura | s.f. | agriculture, farming |
| agriturismo | s.m. | agritourism, farm holiday |
| alimentazione | s.f. | nutrition, diet, feeding |
| allarme | s.m. | alarm, signal, warning |
| allontanarsi | v.int.pron. | to move away from, distance oneself from, renounce |
| altrettanto | agg. | just as much, just as many, the same number, the same quantity |
| altrimenti | avv. | otherwise, or else |
| ambiente | s.m. | environment, ecosystem, setting |
| ammazzare | v.t. | to kill, murder (informal) |
| ammettere | v.t. | to admit, permit, allow, let in |
| amministratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | administrator |
| ammirare | v.t. | to admire, respect, appreciate |
| ampio | agg. | vast, wide, expansive, ample |
| andarsene | v. int. pron. | to go away |
| annullare | v.t. | to cancel, annul, invalidate |
| appartenere | v.int. | to belong to, be part of |
| apprezzare | v.t. | to admire, appreciate |
| argomento | s.m. | topic, subject, theme; proof, evidence |
| arma | s.f. | weapon, arm |
| armonia | s.f. | harmony, balance |
| arrestare | v.t. | to arrest, capture, apprehend |
| artificiale | agg. | artificial, unnatural, man-made |
| artigianato | s.m. | craft, handicraft |
| asma | s.f. | asthma |
| aspettarsi | v.t. pron. | to wait for; to expect, anticipate |
| aspetto | s.m. | appearance, look |
| assassino/a | s.m. | s.f | assassin, killer |
| assente | agg. | absent, missing |
| assenza | s.f. | absence |
| assicurare | v.t. | to guarantee, to assure, to ensure, to safeguard |
| assicurazione | s.f. | insurance, guarantee |
| associazione | s.f. | association, organisation |
| assomigliare | v.int. | to resemble, look like, be like |
| assumere | v.t. | to take on, to assume |
| assurdo | agg. | absurd, illogical |
| atteggiamento | s.m. | manner, attitude, behaviour |
| attentato | s.m. | attack, aggression, assassination, attempt |
| attimo | s.m. | instant |
| attività | s.f. | activity, operation, job, task |
| attraverso | prep. | across, through |
| augurare | v.t. | to wish sb sth, bid sb sth |
| aumentare | v.t. | v. int. | to increase, augment, raise; to grow, intensify |
| aumento | s.m. | increase, growth, rise |
| autentico | agg. | authentic, genuine, real |
| autore/trice | s.m. | author, writer; performer, perpetrator |
| avvertire | v.t. | to warn, to advise |
| avvicinarsi | v. int. pron. | to approach, get close to; to resemble, look like, be similar |
| azienda | s.f. | company, business, enterprise |
| azione | s.f. | act, action, activity, deed |
| base | s.f. | base, support; basis, foundation |
| bastare | v.int. | to suffice, be enough |
| beato | agg. | happy, glad, content; blessed |
| bellezza | s.f. | beauty |
| benché | cong. | though, although, even though |
| boh | inter. | No idea! (like the French 'bof') |
| bolletta | s.f. | bill, invoice |
| bollettino | s.m. | receipt; bulletin,report |
| bomba | s.f. | bomb |
| bonifico | s.m. | bank transfer |
| brano | s.m. | piece, fragment, shred; passage, song |
| bugia | s.f. | lie |
| cadavere | s.m. | cadaver, corpse, dead body |
| calcolare | v.t. | to calculate, count |
| cantiere | s.m. | building site |
| capacità | s.f. | capacity; ability |
| capitale | s.m.| s.f. | capital, wealth, assets |
| capitare | v.int. | to arrive, turn up; to happen, occur, crop up |
| carabiniere | s.m. | carabiniere, police officer |
| carattere | s.m. | character, nature; character, letter |
| carcere | s.m. | prison, jail (legal term); imprisonment, detention |
| carriera | s.f. | career, profession |
| caso | s.m. | chance, fate, coincidence; case, instance |
| catturare | v.t. | to capture, apprehend |
| cavarsela | v.t. pron. | to cope, get by, manage; to get out of difficulty |
| cavolo | inter. | Wow! Damn! |
| celibe | agg. | unmarried man, single man |
| certificato | s.m. | certificate |
| chissà | avv. | who knows, heaven knows, somehow |
| chiunque | pron. | anybody, anyone; whoever |
| ciascuno | pron. | each one, every one; everyone, everybody |
| cieco | agg. | s.m. | blind, sightless |
| cima | s.f. | peak, top, summit |
| ciò | pron. | this, that; it |
| citare | v.t. | to quote, cite; to mention, allude to |
| cittadinanza | s.f. | citizenship, citizenry |
| coda | s.f. | queue; tail |
| cogliere | v.t. | to pick, to gather; to catch, surprise |
| collaboratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | contributor, collaborator |
| collocamento | s.m. | location, arrangement, placement |
| colpevole | agg. | s.m. | s.f. | guilty, culpable, at fault, blameworthy |
| combattere | v.t. | v.int. | to combat, fight, battle, struggle against |
| commentare | v.t. | to comment on, remark on, annotate |
| commento | s.m. | comment, remark, critique; commentary, notes, annotation |
| commercio | s.m. | commerce, trade |
| complesso | agg. | complex, complicated |
| comportamento | s.m. | behaviour, conduct |
| comprendere | v.t. | to understand; to comprise, include, consist of |
| concentrare | v.t. | to concentrate sth, focus sth; to bring together in one place |
| concentrarsi | v. int. pron. | to concentrate on, focus on; to gather together, assemble |
| concludere | v.t. | to conclude, finish, close; to conclude, deduce |
| conclusione | s.f. | conclusion, end; conclusion, deduction |
| concorrenza | s.f. | competition, rivalry |
| condannare | v.t. | to convict, sentence; to condemn, disapprove |
| condividere | v.t. | to share |
| condizione | s.f. | condition, situation, state; clause, provision |
| conferenza | s.f. | conference, lecture, talk |
| confermare | v.t. | to confirm, prove, verify |
| confrontare | v.t. | to compare, contrast |
| confronto | s.m. | comparison, contrast; contest, competition; debate, discussion |
| coniugare | v.t. | to conjugate (a verb) |
| coniuge | s.m. | s.f. | spouse |
| conseguenza | s.f. | consequence, effect, result |
| considerare | v.t. | to consider, evaluate, examine; to consider, deem |
| considerazione | s.f. | consideration; reflections, observations; esteem, regard, respect |
| consonante | s.f. | consonant |
| contare | v.t. | v.int | to count; to expect |
| contatto | s.m. | contact |
| contemporaneamente | avv. | at the same time |
| continuamente | avv. | continually, repeatedly, frequently; continuously, without interruption |
| contrario | s.m. | contrary, opposite, contradiction |
| contratto | s.m. | contract, agreement |
| contro | prep. | against, towards |
| controllare | v.t. | to check, verify; to supervise, monitor; to control, command |
| convincere | v.t. | to convince, persuade |
| convivente | s.m | s.f. | cohabitant, common-law spouse |
| cortesia | s.f. | courtesy, civility, politeness, kindness |
| costringere | v.t. | to force, coerce, compel |
| creare | v.t. | to create, make |
| crescere | v.int. | to grow, bring up, raise, rear |
| criminale | s.m. | criminal, felon |
| crisi | s.f. | crisis; seizure, attack, bout, fit |
| criticare | v.t. | to criticise, find fault with |
| cronaca | s.f. | chronicle, history; account, story, report |
| cura | s.f. | care, attention; therapy, treatment |
| curarsi | v.rifl. | to undergo treatment; to pay attention to; to take care of |
| danno | s.m. | damage, injury |
| dato | s.m. | data, information, fact |
| debito | s.m. | debt |
| decisione | s.f. | decision; judgment, determination, ruling |
| deludere | v.t. | to disappoint, let down |
| delusione | s.f. | disappointment, frustration |
| democrazia | s.f. | democracy |
| denuncia | s.f. | accusation, charge; statement, declaration |
| denunciare | v.t. | to report, accuse, denounce |
| deserto | s.m. | desert |
| desiderare | v.t. | to desire, want, wish |
| desiderio | s.m. | desire, wish; craving, longing, yearning |
| destinatario | s.m | recipient, addressee |
| detestare | v.t. | to detest, hate, loathe |
| diavolo | s.m. | devil |
| dichiarare | v.t. | to declare, proclaim, pronounce |
| difendere | v.t. | to defend, protect, stand up for |
| difetto | s.m. | default, fault, flaw, shortcoming; lack, deficiency, scarcity |
| differenza | s.f. | difference |
| difficoltà | s.f. | difficulty, hurdle, hardship, complexity |
| diminuire | v.int. | to drop, lessen, diminish |
| dimostrare | v.t. | to demonstrate, show, prove |
| Dio | s.m. | God |
| dipendente | s.m. | s.f. | employee; addict |
| dipendente | agg. | dependent, subordinate, employed; addicted |
| dipendenza | s.f. | dependence, dependency, addiction |
| dirigente | s.m. | s.f. | manager, director, executive |
| disabile | agg. | disabled, handicapped |
| discorso | s.m. | speech, debate, address; conversation, talk |
| discussione | s.f. | discussion, debate; argument, disagreement; objection, complaint |
| discutere | v.t. | to discuss, debate; to argue, disagree, question |
| disgustoso | agg. | disgusting, nauseating, revolting; repugnant, detestable |
| distanza | s.f. | distance |
| disturbare | v.t. | to disturb, bother, annoy; to disrupt, disturb, upset |
| dividere | v.t. | to divide, separate, split, share |
| divieto | s.m. | ban, prohibition |
| dottorato | s.m. | doctorate |
| dovunque | avv. | everywhere, anywhere |
| droga | s.f. | drug, dope; spice |
| dubbio | s.m. | doubt, uncertainty |
| dubitare | v.int. | to question, challenge, doubt, distrust |
| eccetera | locuz. | et cetera |
| eccetto | prep. | except, save, but for |
| educazione | s.f. | education, training; manners, courtesy, civility |
| elezione | s.f. | election |
| enorme | agg. | enormous, huge, gigantic |
| entro | prep. | within, by |
| epoca | s.f. | epoch, era, age; time, period, season |
| esatto | agg. | exact, accurate, correct |
| esatto | avv. | Exactly! Quite so! |
| escludere | v.t. | to exclude, leave out; eliminate, rule out |
| esercito | s.m. | army, armed forces |
| esistere | v.int. | to exist, to live |
| espressione | s.f. | expression, look; demonstration, display |
| esterno | agg. | external, outer, outside |
| evidente | agg. | evident, obvious, clear, undeniable |
| evidenza | s.f. | clearness, plainness, obviousness |
| farcela | v. t. pron. | to make it, to succeed at sth difficult |
| fastidio | s.m. | nuisance, bother, annoyance, inconvenience |
| fatica | s.f. | effort, exertion, strain; fatigue, exhaustion; toil, hard work |
| fede | s.f. | faith, belief; trust, confidence |
| feriale | agg. | working (day), weekday |
| festivo | agg. | festive, holiday |
| fidarsi | v. int. pron. | to trust, confide in, rely on; to dare, to feel up to |
| fiducia | s.f. | faith, confidence |
| fico | agg. | cool, trendy |
| figura | s.f. | figure, shape, form; figure, individual, person; impression |
| figurarsi | v.t.pron. | to imagine, to picture |
| figurati | inter. | Don't mention it! Not at all! No way! Of course, go ahead! |
| fila | s.f. | line, sequence, string |
| finché | cong. | as long as, until |
| finora | avv. | so far, until now |
| finto | agg. | fake, false, feigned, imitation |
| folla | s.f. | crowd, throng |
| fondo | s.m. | bottom; background; fund |
| formazione | s.f. | formation, growth, development; education, training |
| fornitore | s.m. | supplier, stockist |
| fragile | agg. | fragile, delicate, flimsy; frail, weak |
| fregarsene | v.int.pron. | to not care a hoot |
| frenare | v.int. | to brake, apply the brakes |
| furto | s.m. | theft, burglary, rip-off; haul, booty, loot |
| galera | s.f. | prison, jail (colloquial) |
| galleria | s.f. | tunnel, burrow; gallery, shopping arcade; balcony |
| ganzo | agg. | cool, brilliant |
| generazione | s.f. | generation |
| gesto | s.m. | gesture |
| ghiacciaio | s.m. | glacier |
| giudice | s.m. | judge, referee, umpire |
| giustizia | s.f. | justice, fairness |
| globalizzazione | s.f. | globalisation |
| governo | s.m. | government |
| grave | agg. | grave, solemn, serious, sombre; weighty, momentous; heavy |
| gridare | v.int. | to yell, scream, shriek, shout |
| guerra | s.f. | war, conflict |
| gustare | v.t. | to taste, try, sample; to savour, enjoy |
| ideale | agg. | ideal, perfect |
| ideologia | s.f. | ideology |
| imitare | v.t. | to imitate, mimic, impersonate; to duplicate, copy |
| immagine | s.f. | image; look, appearance |
| immobile | s.m. | property, real estate |
| impensabile | agg. | unthinkable, inconceivable |
| importanza | s.f. | importance, significance, value; influence, authority, prestige |
| impresa | s.f. | business, enterprise, company; endeavour, undertaking |
| impressione | s.f. | impression; feeling, sensation |
| includere | v.t. | to include, attach, enclose; to involve |
| indispensabile | agg. | indispensable, essential, necessary |
| infanzia | s.f. | infancy, childhood |
| inferiore | agg. | lower, lesser, inferior, subordinate |
| innanzitutto | avv. | first of all |
| innocente | agg. | innocent (not guilty); innocent, naive |
| inquilino/a | s.m. | s.f. | tenant, lodger, boarder |
| inquinamento | s.m. | pollution, contamination |
| insistere | v.int. | to insist, persist, persevere |
| intanto | avv. | meanwhile, in the meantime; but, nevertheless |
| intendere | v.t. | to understand; to hear, learn, come to know, heed; to mean |
| intenzione | s.f. | intention, aim, purpose |
| interesse | s.m. | interest; interests, affairs, business |
| interno | s.m. | interior, inside |
| interno | agg. | inner, internal, inland |
| interrompere | v.t. | to interrupt; to disconnect |
| intervenire | v. int. | to intervene, step in; to attend, be present |
| intervista | s.f. | interview; survey, poll |
| investire | v.t. | to invest; to appoint, assign; to run over, knock down |
| invisibile | agg. | invisible; imperceptible, tiny |
| iscriversi | v.rifl. | to enrol, sign up for, join |
| iscrizione | s.f. | registration, enrolment, application |
| laggiù | avv. | down there, below |
| lamentarsi | v. int. pron. | to lament, moan, complain |
| lassù | avv. | up there, above |
| lato | s.m. | side |
| lavorativo | agg. | working, work |
| legge | s.f. | law |
| liberare | v.t. | to free, release, liberate |
| libertà | s.f. | freedom, liberty |
| licenziare | v.t. | to fire, dismiss; to confer a certificate or diploma |
| litigare | v. int. | to argue, fight, quarrel |
| logico | agg. | logical, rational |
| lordo | agg. | dirty, filthy, gross |
| magari | inter. | cong. | maybe, perhaps, |
| mah | inter. | Who knows? |
| maiuscola | s.f. | capital letter |
| manager | s.m. | s.f. | manager, executive |
| mancanza | s.f. | absence, lack; shortcoming, defect, deficiency; error, mistake |
| maniera | s.f. | manner, way; style, fashion |
| mantenere | v.t. | to keep, to maintain; to support; to defend, protect |
| maternità | s.f. | motherhood, maternity |
| matto | agg. | crazy, mad, insane; eccentric, odd, bizarre |
| maturità | s.f. | maturity, ripeness; high school diploma |
| mente | s.f. | mind, intellect, brain |
| merce | s.f. | goods, merchandise; mercy |
| messa | s.f. | putting, placing; Mass (Catholic) |
| metodo | s.m. | method |
| mettercela tutta | v.t. pron. | to do one's utmost |
| militare | agg. | military |
| militare | s.m. | soldier, serviceman |
| militare | pl.m. | military, armed forces |
| millimetro | s.m. | millimetre |
| ministro | s.m. | minister; pastor, priest, clergyman |
| minuscola | s.f. | lowercase letter |
| minuscolo | agg. | minuscule, tiny |
| miseria | s.f. | misery; poverty, want |
| mittente | s.m. | sender |
| moltiplicare | v.t. | to multiply |
| morbido | agg. | soft, smooth, tender, delicate |
| mostrare | v.t. | to show, display, exhibit; to explain, describe |
| movimento | s.m. | movement, motion; bustle, activity |
| multa | s.f. | fine, penalty, ticket |
| municipio | s.m. | town hall, municipal building, municipality |
| mura (le) | pl.f. | walls enclosing a castle, city |
| muto | agg. | mute, dumb, speechless |
| mutuo | s.m. | loan, mortgage |
| nemico | s.m. | enemy, foe, opponent |
| nemico | agg. | hostile, opposed; adverse, harmful, detrimental |
| nemmeno | avv. | cong. | neither, nor |
| netto | agg. | clean, neat, clear |
| nonostante | prep. | cong. | despite, in spite of, notwithstanding |
| nubile | agg. | single woman, unmarried woman |
| nulla | avv. | nothing |
| obbligare | v.t. | to oblige, to compel, to force |
| oggigiorno | avv. | nowadays, these days |
| ognuno | pron. | everyone, everybody |
| omicidio | s.m. | murder, homicide |
| onestà | s.f. | honesty, integrity |
| opportunità | s.f. | opportunity, occasion, chance |
| opportuno | agg. | opportune, suitable, appropriate, expedient |
| organizzazione | s.f. | organisation, association |
| orizzontale | agg. | horizontal |
| ormai | avv. | by now, by then; almost, already, nearly |
| ovvio | agg. | obvious, self-evident |
| pace | s.f. | peace |
| paesaggio | s.m. | landscape, scenery; view, panorama |
| paga | s.f. | pay, salary, wages |
| pagamento | s.m. | payment |
| Papa | s.m. | the Pope |
| parecchio | avv. | agg. | quite, rather a lot, plenty |
| parentesi | s.f. | bracket, parenthesis; aside, digression; break, pause, interval |
| parlamento | s.m. | parliament |
| partito | s.m. | (political) party; camp, party, side |
| patto | s.m. | pact, agreement, treaty; term, condition |
| pazzesco | agg. | mad, crazy, insane, senseless; reckless, foolish |
| pena | s.f. | punishment, penalty, sentence |
| perdonare | v.t. | to pardon, forgive, absolve, excuse |
| perfino | avv. | even |
| pericoloso | agg. | dangerous, hazardous |
| personaggio | s.m. | character; personality, celebrity |
| personale | agg. | personal |
| personale | s.m. | personnel, staff, employees |
| personalità | s.f. | personality, character; celebrity, star |
| personalmente | avv. | personally, in person |
| pietà | s.f. | pity, mercy, compassion; piety, devotion |
| pistola | s.f. | gun, handgun |
| poiché | cong. | since, seeing as |
| politica | s.f. | politics, policy, diplomacy |
| politico | agg. | political |
| polizza | s.f. | policy |
| porco | agg. | pig, pork |
| porgere | v.t. | to offer, to give, to extend |
| possedere | v.t. | to possess, to own |
| povertà | s.f. | poverty |
| precedenza | s.f. | right of way, priority, precedence |
| prendersela | v. t. pron. | to take it out on sb; to take offence, take sth personally |
| preoccupazione | s.f. | worry, concern |
| presentazione | s.f. | presentation, submission; introduction |
| presente | agg. | present, current, contemporary |
| presenza | s.f. | presence |
| presidente | s.m. | president |
| presso | avv. | nearby, near, close at hand |
| presso | prep. | close, next to, near, beside |
| prestito | s.m. | loan |
| prete | s.m. | priest |
| prigione | s.f. | prison, jail; imprisonment, incarceration |
| principale | s.m. | boss |
| privato | agg. | private, personal |
| probabilità | s.f. | probability, likelihood |
| processo | s.m. | trial, case; process, procedure, method |
| progetto | s.m. | plan, project, design |
| proibire | v.t. | to prevent; to prohibit, forbid, ban |
| proposito | s.m. | intention, purpose, aim |
| proteggere | v.t. | to protect, defend, shelter |
| Provincia | s.f. | province |
| pubblico | agg. | public |
| pubblico | s.m. | the public, audience |
| purché | cong. | as long as, provided that |
| puro | agg. | pure, clean, unadulterated, uncontaminated |
| puzza | s.f. | stink, stench |
| puzzare | v.int. | to smell, to stink, to reek |
| qualità | s.f. | quality, trait, feature |
| qualunque | agg. | any, whatever, whichever |
| questione | s.f. | question, matter; dispute, controversy |
| quintale | s.m. | 100 kg |
| raccomandarsi | v.int.pron. | to put oneself in sb's hands |
| raggiungere | v.t. | to reach, to arrive at, to reach; to catch up with; to hit, to strike |
| rallentare | v.t. | to slow down, brake, decelerate |
| rapina | s.f. | robbery |
| rapporto | s.m. | rapport, relationship; connection, link; report, account |
| rata | s.f. | instalment, payment |
| reagire | v.int. | to react, respond, retaliate |
| realizzare | v.t. | to achieve, fulfil, realise; to realise, comprehend; to earn, to make |
| realtà | s.f. | reality |
| reclamo | s.m. | complaint, grievance, claim |
| Regione | s.f. | region, zone, area |
| regola | s.f. | rule, regulation |
| relazione | s.f. | relationship, connection, link |
| religioso | agg. | religious |
| repubblica | s.f. | republic |
| residenza | s.f. | residence, residency |
| responsabile | agg. | responsible, conscientious; accountable, guilty |
| responsabile | s.m. | s.f. | person in charge, boss, manager, supervisor |
| responsabilità | s.f. | responsibility; accountability, liability |
| ricchezza | s.f. | prosperity, affluence, luxury; wealth, riches |
| ricerca | s.f. | research; search, quest |
| ricevuta | s.f. | receipt |
| riconoscere | v.t. | to recognise, identify; to admit, confess |
| ridicolo | agg. | ridiculous, funny, hilarious; paltry, risible, laughable |
| riferire | v.t. | to report, to relay |
| riferirsi (a) | v.int.pron | to refer to |
| rifiutare | v.t. | to reject, decline, refuse, turn down, rebuff |
| riflettere | v.int. | to reflect |
| riguardare | v.t. | to look at again, review, check; to regard, concern |
| rimettersi | v.int.pron. | to recover, get better; to trust, rely on |
| rinunciare | v.int. | to renounce, give up; to quit |
| riprendere | v.t. | to retake; to resume, restart; to recapture; to take back, recoup, recover, regain; to film, shoot |
| riprendersi | v. int. pron. | to recover; to pull oneself together |
| rischioso | agg. | risky, dangerous, hazardous |
| riscontro | s.m. | comparison, check, inspection |
| risolvere | v.t. | to solve, resolve; to cancel, annul |
| risparmiare | v.t. | to use sparingly, economise; to save, put aside; to spare |
| rispettare | v.t. | to respect, revere; to obey, follow, comply with |
| rispetto | s.m. | respect, esteem, regard |
| roba | s.f. | stuff, things, possessions |
| rotatoria | s.f. | roundabout (traffic) |
| ruvido | agg. | rough, coarse |
| saggio | s.m. | wise, prudent, sensible |
| salvare | v.t. | to save, rescue; to salvage, preserve |
| santo | agg. | holy |
| santo | s.m. | saint |
| scherzare | v.int. | to joke, jest, play around |
| sconfiggere | v.t. | to beat, defeat, eliminate |
| scopo | s.m. | aim, purpose, goal, objective |
| scorretto | agg. | wrong, incorrect |
| scusa | s.f. | apology, pardon, excuse |
| sé | pron. | oneself, himself, herself, themselves |
| sebbene | cong. | although, even though |
| sede | s.f. | seat, location, headquarters, offices |
| seguito | s.m. | string, sequence, series; entourage, retinue, following |
| senato | s.m. | senate |
| sensazione | s.f. | sensation, perception, feeling; intuition, premonition |
| senso | s.m. | sense (sight, taste, etc.); senses, consciousness |
| sentimento | s.m. | sentiment, feeling, emotion |
| servizio | s.m. | service, duty, employment |
| sesso | s.m. | sex, gender |
| sfruttare | v.t. | to exploit, use, take advantage of |
| sicurezza | s.f. | security, safety; trust, confidence |
| significato | s.m. | meaning, sense; meaning, importance |
| sillaba | s.f. | syllable |
| sindacato | s.m. | union |
| sindaco | s.m. | mayor |
| sistema | s.m. | system |
| sociale | agg. | social |
| società | s.f. | society, association |
| socio/a | s.m. | s.f. | partner, associate, shareholder, member; accomplice |
| soddisfatto | agg. | satisfied, pleased |
| soffrire | v.int. | to suffer, tolerate, endure |
| soldato/essa | s.m. | s.f. | soldier |
| solitudine | s.f. | solitude, loneliness, isolation |
| sollecito | agg. | eager, alert |
| soluzione | s.f. | solution, answer; resolution, settlement, agreement |
| somma | s.f. | amount, sum |
| sopravvivere | v.int. | to survive, live through; to survive, outlive |
| sordo | agg. | deaf |
| sospendere | v.t. | to suspend, interrupt; to suspend, hang |
| sottolineare | v.t. | to underline, underscore, highlight, stress |
| sottrarre | v.t. | to remove, take away, subtract; to rescue, deliver, save |
| sparare | v.t. | to shoot, to fire |
| spazio | s.m. | space, room |
| specializzarsi | v. int. pron. | to specialise in |
| specializzazione | s.f. | specialisation |
| spiegarsi | v. rifl. | to explain oneself, make oneself clear |
| statale | agg. | of the state, government, public |
| stato | s.m. | the state; state, condition; status, standing |
| stile | s.m. | style |
| stipendio | s.m. | pay, salary, wage |
| suora | s.f. | nun |
| superiore | agg. | upper; higher, larger, greater, senior, superior |
| svantaggio | s.m. | disadvantage, drawback |
| sviluppare | v.t. | to develop, enhance |
| sviluppo | s.m. | development, growth, expansion |
| tale | agg. | such, so; this that |
| talvolta | avv. | sometimes |
| tariffa | s.f. | tariff, price, charge, rate, fee |
| tassa | s.f. | tax, duty |
| tecnologia | s.f. | technology |
| temere | v.t. | to be afraid, to fear, to dread |
| tensione | s.f. | tension, worry, anxiety; tension, strain |
| teoria | s.f. | theory, concept |
| terapia | s.f. | therapy, treatment |
| terrorismo | s.m. | terrorism |
| terrorizzare | v.t. | to terrorise |
| testo | s.m. | text |
| tipico | agg. | typical, characteristic, classic |
| tonnellata | s.f. | ton (1,000 kg) |
| torto | s.m. | wrongdoing, injustice |
| tradizionale | agg. | traditional |
| tranquillità | s.f. | tranquility, serenity, calm |
| trasformare | v.t. | to transform, convert |
| trattare | v.t. | to treat, handle; to negotiate, haggle; to treat, process; to discuss, debate |
| tratto | s.m. | line; section, part, stretch; style; feature, trait |
| tribunale | s.m. | court, tribunal; courthouse |
| turismo | s.m. | tourism |
| uccidere | v.t. | to kill, to murder |
| uffa | inter. | Oh! Phew! |
| urgente | agg. | urgent, pressing |
| valere | v.t. | v.int. | to be worth; to be valid |
| valore | s.m. | value, worth, merit; valour, courage |
| vantaggio | s.m. | advantage, benefit |
| vario | agg. | varied, various, diverse; variable, changeable; various, numerous |
| vegetariano | agg. | vegetarian |
| velocità | s.f. | speed, velocity, rapidity |
| vergognarsi | v.int. pron. | to feel ashamed, feel embarrassed |
| verità | s.f. | truth |
| verticale | agg. | vertical, upright |
| violenza | s.f. | violence |
| virgolette | pl.f. | inverted commas, quotation marks |
| viso | s.m. | face |
| vista | s.f. | sight; view |
| vocale | s.f. | vowel |
| volontà | s.f. | will, determination |
| votare | v.t. | to vote for; to approve |
Combined Pronouns
| abbandonare | v.t. | to abandon, to drop out of |
| abbassare | v.t. | to lower, reduce |
| abbondante | agg. | abundant |
| abile | agg. | able, capable, clever, skilful |
| abilità | s.f. | ability, capability, skill |
| abitazione | s.f. | house, dwelling |
| abituarsi | v. rifl. | to get used to |
| abitudine | s.f. | habit, custom, practice |
| accadere | v.int. | to happen, occur |
| accarezzare | v.t. | to stroke, to caress |
| accelerare | v.int. | to accelerate, speed up |
| accettare | v.t. | to accept |
| accidenti | inter. | Wow! Gosh! Blimey! |
| accogliere | v.t. | to receive, welcome, accommodate; to accept, adopt |
| accorgersi | v.int.pron. | to notice, realise, become aware of |
| accusare | v.t. | to accuse, charge |
| adatto | agg. | suitable, fitting, appropriate |
| addetto/a | s.m. | s.f. | operator, agent, authorised personnel |
| adolescente | s.m. | s.f. | adolescent, teenager |
| adoperare | v.t. | to use, employ |
| adorare | v.t. | to adore |
| adottare | v.t. | to adopt, choose, opt for |
| affare | s.m. | deal, business transaction, matter |
| affatto | avv. | not at all, by no means, absolutely not |
| affermare | v.t. | to declare, maintain, affirm |
| affermazione | s.f. | statement, assertion, claim; achievement, success |
| affinché | cong. | so that, in order that |
| affrontare | v.t. | to face, confront, deal with, tackle |
| agio | s.m. | ease, comfort, luxury |
| agricoltura | s.f. | agriculture, farming |
| agriturismo | s.m. | agritourism, farm holiday |
| alimentazione | s.f. | nutrition, diet, feeding |
| allarme | s.m. | alarm, signal, warning |
| allontanarsi | v.int.pron. | to move away from, distance oneself from, renounce |
| altrettanto | agg. | just as much, just as many, the same number, the same quantity |
| altrimenti | avv. | otherwise, or else |
| ambiente | s.m. | environment, ecosystem, setting |
| ammazzare | v.t. | to kill, murder (informal) |
| ammettere | v.t. | to admit, permit, allow, let in |
| amministratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | administrator |
| ammirare | v.t. | to admire, respect, appreciate |
| ampio | agg. | vast, wide, expansive, ample |
| andarsene | v. int. pron. | to go away |
| annullare | v.t. | to cancel, annul, invalidate |
| appartenere | v.int. | to belong to, be part of |
| apprezzare | v.t. | to admire, appreciate |
| argomento | s.m. | topic, subject, theme; proof, evidence |
| arma | s.f. | weapon, arm |
| armonia | s.f. | harmony, balance |
| arrestare | v.t. | to arrest, capture, apprehend |
| artificiale | agg. | artificial, unnatural, man-made |
| artigianato | s.m. | craft, handicraft |
| asma | s.f. | asthma |
| aspettarsi | v.t. pron. | to wait for; to expect, anticipate |
| aspetto | s.m. | appearance, look |
| assassino/a | s.m. | s.f | assassin, killer |
| assente | agg. | absent, missing |
| assenza | s.f. | absence |
| assicurare | v.t. | to guarantee, to assure, to ensure, to safeguard |
| assicurazione | s.f. | insurance, guarantee |
| associazione | s.f. | association, organisation |
| assomigliare | v.int. | to resemble, look like, be like |
| assumere | v.t. | to take on, to assume |
| assurdo | agg. | absurd, illogical |
| atteggiamento | s.m. | manner, attitude, behaviour |
| attentato | s.m. | attack, aggression, assassination, attempt |
| attimo | s.m. | instant |
| attività | s.f. | activity, operation, job, task |
| attraverso | prep. | across, through |
| augurare | v.t. | to wish sb sth, bid sb sth |
| aumentare | v.t. | v. int. | to increase, augment, raise; to grow, intensify |
| aumento | s.m. | increase, growth, rise |
| autentico | agg. | authentic, genuine, real |
| autore/trice | s.m. | author, writer; performer, perpetrator |
| avvertire | v.t. | to warn, to advise |
| avvicinarsi | v. int. pron. | to approach, get close to; to resemble, look like, be similar |
| azienda | s.f. | company, business, enterprise |
| azione | s.f. | act, action, activity, deed |
| base | s.f. | base, support; basis, foundation |
| bastare | v.int. | to suffice, be enough |
| beato | agg. | happy, glad, content; blessed |
| bellezza | s.f. | beauty |
| benché | cong. | though, although, even though |
| boh | inter. | No idea! (like the French 'bof') |
| bolletta | s.f. | bill, invoice |
| bollettino | s.m. | receipt; bulletin,report |
| bomba | s.f. | bomb |
| bonifico | s.m. | bank transfer |
| brano | s.m. | piece, fragment, shred; passage, song |
| bugia | s.f. | lie |
| cadavere | s.m. | cadaver, corpse, dead body |
| calcolare | v.t. | to calculate, count |
| cantiere | s.m. | building site |
| capacità | s.f. | capacity; ability |
| capitale | s.m.| s.f. | capital, wealth, assets |
| capitare | v.int. | to arrive, turn up; to happen, occur, crop up |
| carabiniere | s.m. | carabiniere, police officer |
| carattere | s.m. | character, nature; character, letter |
| carcere | s.m. | prison, jail (legal term); imprisonment, detention |
| carriera | s.f. | career, profession |
| caso | s.m. | chance, fate, coincidence; case, instance |
| catturare | v.t. | to capture, apprehend |
| cavarsela | v.t. pron. | to cope, get by, manage; to get out of difficulty |
| cavolo | inter. | Wow! Damn! |
| celibe | agg. | unmarried man, single man |
| certificato | s.m. | certificate |
| chissà | avv. | who knows, heaven knows, somehow |
| chiunque | pron. | anybody, anyone; whoever |
| ciascuno | pron. | each one, every one; everyone, everybody |
| cieco | agg. | s.m. | blind, sightless |
| cima | s.f. | peak, top, summit |
| ciò | pron. | this, that; it |
| citare | v.t. | to quote, cite; to mention, allude to |
| cittadinanza | s.f. | citizenship, citizenry |
| coda | s.f. | queue; tail |
| cogliere | v.t. | to pick, to gather; to catch, surprise |
| collaboratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | contributor, collaborator |
| collocamento | s.m. | location, arrangement, placement |
| colpevole | agg. | s.m. | s.f. | guilty, culpable, at fault, blameworthy |
| combattere | v.t. | v.int. | to combat, fight, battle, struggle against |
| commentare | v.t. | to comment on, remark on, annotate |
| commento | s.m. | comment, remark, critique; commentary, notes, annotation |
| commercio | s.m. | commerce, trade |
| complesso | agg. | complex, complicated |
| comportamento | s.m. | behaviour, conduct |
| comprendere | v.t. | to understand; to comprise, include, consist of |
| concentrare | v.t. | to concentrate sth, focus sth; to bring together in one place |
| concentrarsi | v. int. pron. | to concentrate on, focus on; to gather together, assemble |
| concludere | v.t. | to conclude, finish, close; to conclude, deduce |
| conclusione | s.f. | conclusion, end; conclusion, deduction |
| concorrenza | s.f. | competition, rivalry |
| condannare | v.t. | to convict, sentence; to condemn, disapprove |
| condividere | v.t. | to share |
| condizione | s.f. | condition, situation, state; clause, provision |
| conferenza | s.f. | conference, lecture, talk |
| confermare | v.t. | to confirm, prove, verify |
| confrontare | v.t. | to compare, contrast |
| confronto | s.m. | comparison, contrast; contest, competition; debate, discussion |
| coniugare | v.t. | to conjugate (a verb) |
| coniuge | s.m. | s.f. | spouse |
| conseguenza | s.f. | consequence, effect, result |
| considerare | v.t. | to consider, evaluate, examine; to consider, deem |
| considerazione | s.f. | consideration; reflections, observations; esteem, regard, respect |
| consonante | s.f. | consonant |
| contare | v.t. | v.int | to count; to expect |
| contatto | s.m. | contact |
| contemporaneamente | avv. | at the same time |
| continuamente | avv. | continually, repeatedly, frequently; continuously, without interruption |
| contrario | s.m. | contrary, opposite, contradiction |
| contratto | s.m. | contract, agreement |
| contro | prep. | against, towards |
| controllare | v.t. | to check, verify; to supervise, monitor; to control, command |
| convincere | v.t. | to convince, persuade |
| convivente | s.m | s.f. | cohabitant, common-law spouse |
| cortesia | s.f. | courtesy, civility, politeness, kindness |
| costringere | v.t. | to force, coerce, compel |
| creare | v.t. | to create, make |
| crescere | v.int. | to grow, bring up, raise, rear |
| criminale | s.m. | criminal, felon |
| crisi | s.f. | crisis; seizure, attack, bout, fit |
| criticare | v.t. | to criticise, find fault with |
| cronaca | s.f. | chronicle, history; account, story, report |
| cura | s.f. | care, attention; therapy, treatment |
| curarsi | v.rifl. | to undergo treatment; to pay attention to; to take care of |
| danno | s.m. | damage, injury |
| dato | s.m. | data, information, fact |
| debito | s.m. | debt |
| decisione | s.f. | decision; judgment, determination, ruling |
| deludere | v.t. | to disappoint, let down |
| delusione | s.f. | disappointment, frustration |
| democrazia | s.f. | democracy |
| denuncia | s.f. | accusation, charge; statement, declaration |
| denunciare | v.t. | to report, accuse, denounce |
| deserto | s.m. | desert |
| desiderare | v.t. | to desire, want, wish |
| desiderio | s.m. | desire, wish; craving, longing, yearning |
| destinatario | s.m | recipient, addressee |
| detestare | v.t. | to detest, hate, loathe |
| diavolo | s.m. | devil |
| dichiarare | v.t. | to declare, proclaim, pronounce |
| difendere | v.t. | to defend, protect, stand up for |
| difetto | s.m. | default, fault, flaw, shortcoming; lack, deficiency, scarcity |
| differenza | s.f. | difference |
| difficoltà | s.f. | difficulty, hurdle, hardship, complexity |
| diminuire | v.int. | to drop, lessen, diminish |
| dimostrare | v.t. | to demonstrate, show, prove |
| Dio | s.m. | God |
| dipendente | s.m. | s.f. | employee; addict |
| dipendente | agg. | dependent, subordinate, employed; addicted |
| dipendenza | s.f. | dependence, dependency, addiction |
| dirigente | s.m. | s.f. | manager, director, executive |
| disabile | agg. | disabled, handicapped |
| discorso | s.m. | speech, debate, address; conversation, talk |
| discussione | s.f. | discussion, debate; argument, disagreement; objection, complaint |
| discutere | v.t. | to discuss, debate; to argue, disagree, question |
| disgustoso | agg. | disgusting, nauseating, revolting; repugnant, detestable |
| distanza | s.f. | distance |
| disturbare | v.t. | to disturb, bother, annoy; to disrupt, disturb, upset |
| dividere | v.t. | to divide, separate, split, share |
| divieto | s.m. | ban, prohibition |
| dottorato | s.m. | doctorate |
| dovunque | avv. | everywhere, anywhere |
| droga | s.f. | drug, dope; spice |
| dubbio | s.m. | doubt, uncertainty |
| dubitare | v.int. | to question, challenge, doubt, distrust |
| eccetera | locuz. | et cetera |
| eccetto | prep. | except, save, but for |
| educazione | s.f. | education, training; manners, courtesy, civility |
| elezione | s.f. | election |
| enorme | agg. | enormous, huge, gigantic |
| entro | prep. | within, by |
| epoca | s.f. | epoch, era, age; time, period, season |
| esatto | agg. | exact, accurate, correct |
| esatto | avv. | Exactly! Quite so! |
| escludere | v.t. | to exclude, leave out; eliminate, rule out |
| esercito | s.m. | army, armed forces |
| esistere | v.int. | to exist, to live |
| espressione | s.f. | expression, look; demonstration, display |
| esterno | agg. | external, outer, outside |
| evidente | agg. | evident, obvious, clear, undeniable |
| evidenza | s.f. | clearness, plainness, obviousness |
| farcela | v. t. pron. | to make it, to succeed at sth difficult |
| fastidio | s.m. | nuisance, bother, annoyance, inconvenience |
| fatica | s.f. | effort, exertion, strain; fatigue, exhaustion; toil, hard work |
| fede | s.f. | faith, belief; trust, confidence |
| feriale | agg. | working (day), weekday |
| festivo | agg. | festive, holiday |
| fidarsi | v. int. pron. | to trust, confide in, rely on; to dare, to feel up to |
| fiducia | s.f. | faith, confidence |
| fico | agg. | cool, trendy |
| figura | s.f. | figure, shape, form; figure, individual, person; impression |
| figurarsi | v.t.pron. | to imagine, to picture |
| figurati | inter. | Don't mention it! Not at all! No way! Of course, go ahead! |
| fila | s.f. | line, sequence, string |
| finché | cong. | as long as, until |
| finora | avv. | so far, until now |
| finto | agg. | fake, false, feigned, imitation |
| folla | s.f. | crowd, throng |
| fondo | s.m. | bottom; background; fund |
| formazione | s.f. | formation, growth, development; education, training |
| fornitore | s.m. | supplier, stockist |
| fragile | agg. | fragile, delicate, flimsy; frail, weak |
| fregarsene | v.int.pron. | to not care a hoot |
| frenare | v.int. | to brake, apply the brakes |
| furto | s.m. | theft, burglary, rip-off; haul, booty, loot |
| galera | s.f. | prison, jail (colloquial) |
| galleria | s.f. | tunnel, burrow; gallery, shopping arcade; balcony |
| ganzo | agg. | cool, brilliant |
| generazione | s.f. | generation |
| gesto | s.m. | gesture |
| ghiacciaio | s.m. | glacier |
| giudice | s.m. | judge, referee, umpire |
| giustizia | s.f. | justice, fairness |
| globalizzazione | s.f. | globalisation |
| governo | s.m. | government |
| grave | agg. | grave, solemn, serious, sombre; weighty, momentous; heavy |
| gridare | v.int. | to yell, scream, shriek, shout |
| guerra | s.f. | war, conflict |
| gustare | v.t. | to taste, try, sample; to savour, enjoy |
| ideale | agg. | ideal, perfect |
| ideologia | s.f. | ideology |
| imitare | v.t. | to imitate, mimic, impersonate; to duplicate, copy |
| immagine | s.f. | image; look, appearance |
| immobile | s.m. | property, real estate |
| impensabile | agg. | unthinkable, inconceivable |
| importanza | s.f. | importance, significance, value; influence, authority, prestige |
| impresa | s.f. | business, enterprise, company; endeavour, undertaking |
| impressione | s.f. | impression; feeling, sensation |
| includere | v.t. | to include, attach, enclose; to involve |
| indispensabile | agg. | indispensable, essential, necessary |
| infanzia | s.f. | infancy, childhood |
| inferiore | agg. | lower, lesser, inferior, subordinate |
| innanzitutto | avv. | first of all |
| innocente | agg. | innocent (not guilty); innocent, naive |
| inquilino/a | s.m. | s.f. | tenant, lodger, boarder |
| inquinamento | s.m. | pollution, contamination |
| insistere | v.int. | to insist, persist, persevere |
| intanto | avv. | meanwhile, in the meantime; but, nevertheless |
| intendere | v.t. | to understand; to hear, learn, come to know, heed; to mean |
| intenzione | s.f. | intention, aim, purpose |
| interesse | s.m. | interest; interests, affairs, business |
| interno | s.m. | interior, inside |
| interno | agg. | inner, internal, inland |
| interrompere | v.t. | to interrupt; to disconnect |
| intervenire | v. int. | to intervene, step in; to attend, be present |
| intervista | s.f. | interview; survey, poll |
| investire | v.t. | to invest; to appoint, assign; to run over, knock down |
| invisibile | agg. | invisible; imperceptible, tiny |
| iscriversi | v.rifl. | to enrol, sign up for, join |
| iscrizione | s.f. | registration, enrolment, application |
| laggiù | avv. | down there, below |
| lamentarsi | v. int. pron. | to lament, moan, complain |
| lassù | avv. | up there, above |
| lato | s.m. | side |
| lavorativo | agg. | working, work |
| legge | s.f. | law |
| liberare | v.t. | to free, release, liberate |
| libertà | s.f. | freedom, liberty |
| licenziare | v.t. | to fire, dismiss; to confer a certificate or diploma |
| litigare | v. int. | to argue, fight, quarrel |
| logico | agg. | logical, rational |
| lordo | agg. | dirty, filthy, gross |
| magari | inter. | cong. | maybe, perhaps, |
| mah | inter. | Who knows? |
| maiuscola | s.f. | capital letter |
| manager | s.m. | s.f. | manager, executive |
| mancanza | s.f. | absence, lack; shortcoming, defect, deficiency; error, mistake |
| maniera | s.f. | manner, way; style, fashion |
| mantenere | v.t. | to keep, to maintain; to support; to defend, protect |
| maternità | s.f. | motherhood, maternity |
| matto | agg. | crazy, mad, insane; eccentric, odd, bizarre |
| maturità | s.f. | maturity, ripeness; high school diploma |
| mente | s.f. | mind, intellect, brain |
| merce | s.f. | goods, merchandise; mercy |
| messa | s.f. | putting, placing; Mass (Catholic) |
| metodo | s.m. | method |
| mettercela tutta | v.t. pron. | to do one's utmost |
| militare | agg. | military |
| militare | s.m. | soldier, serviceman |
| militare | pl.m. | military, armed forces |
| millimetro | s.m. | millimetre |
| ministro | s.m. | minister; pastor, priest, clergyman |
| minuscola | s.f. | lowercase letter |
| minuscolo | agg. | minuscule, tiny |
| miseria | s.f. | misery; poverty, want |
| mittente | s.m. | sender |
| moltiplicare | v.t. | to multiply |
| morbido | agg. | soft, smooth, tender, delicate |
| mostrare | v.t. | to show, display, exhibit; to explain, describe |
| movimento | s.m. | movement, motion; bustle, activity |
| multa | s.f. | fine, penalty, ticket |
| municipio | s.m. | town hall, municipal building, municipality |
| mura (le) | pl.f. | walls enclosing a castle, city |
| muto | agg. | mute, dumb, speechless |
| mutuo | s.m. | loan, mortgage |
| nemico | s.m. | enemy, foe, opponent |
| nemico | agg. | hostile, opposed; adverse, harmful, detrimental |
| nemmeno | avv. | cong. | neither, nor |
| netto | agg. | clean, neat, clear |
| nonostante | prep. | cong. | despite, in spite of, notwithstanding |
| nubile | agg. | single woman, unmarried woman |
| nulla | avv. | nothing |
| obbligare | v.t. | to oblige, to compel, to force |
| oggigiorno | avv. | nowadays, these days |
| ognuno | pron. | everyone, everybody |
| omicidio | s.m. | murder, homicide |
| onestà | s.f. | honesty, integrity |
| opportunità | s.f. | opportunity, occasion, chance |
| opportuno | agg. | opportune, suitable, appropriate, expedient |
| organizzazione | s.f. | organisation, association |
| orizzontale | agg. | horizontal |
| ormai | avv. | by now, by then; almost, already, nearly |
| ovvio | agg. | obvious, self-evident |
| pace | s.f. | peace |
| paesaggio | s.m. | landscape, scenery; view, panorama |
| paga | s.f. | pay, salary, wages |
| pagamento | s.m. | payment |
| Papa | s.m. | the Pope |
| parecchio | avv. | agg. | quite, rather a lot, plenty |
| parentesi | s.f. | bracket, parenthesis; aside, digression; break, pause, interval |
| parlamento | s.m. | parliament |
| partito | s.m. | (political) party; camp, party, side |
| patto | s.m. | pact, agreement, treaty; term, condition |
| pazzesco | agg. | mad, crazy, insane, senseless; reckless, foolish |
| pena | s.f. | punishment, penalty, sentence |
| perdonare | v.t. | to pardon, forgive, absolve, excuse |
| perfino | avv. | even |
| pericoloso | agg. | dangerous, hazardous |
| personaggio | s.m. | character; personality, celebrity |
| personale | agg. | personal |
| personale | s.m. | personnel, staff, employees |
| personalità | s.f. | personality, character; celebrity, star |
| personalmente | avv. | personally, in person |
| pietà | s.f. | pity, mercy, compassion; piety, devotion |
| pistola | s.f. | gun, handgun |
| poiché | cong. | since, seeing as |
| politica | s.f. | politics, policy, diplomacy |
| politico | agg. | political |
| polizza | s.f. | policy |
| porco | agg. | pig, pork |
| porgere | v.t. | to offer, to give, to extend |
| possedere | v.t. | to possess, to own |
| povertà | s.f. | poverty |
| precedenza | s.f. | right of way, priority, precedence |
| prendersela | v. t. pron. | to take it out on sb; to take offence, take sth personally |
| preoccupazione | s.f. | worry, concern |
| presentazione | s.f. | presentation, submission; introduction |
| presente | agg. | present, current, contemporary |
| presenza | s.f. | presence |
| presidente | s.m. | president |
| presso | avv. | nearby, near, close at hand |
| presso | prep. | close, next to, near, beside |
| prestito | s.m. | loan |
| prete | s.m. | priest |
| prigione | s.f. | prison, jail; imprisonment, incarceration |
| principale | s.m. | boss |
| privato | agg. | private, personal |
| probabilità | s.f. | probability, likelihood |
| processo | s.m. | trial, case; process, procedure, method |
| progetto | s.m. | plan, project, design |
| proibire | v.t. | to prevent; to prohibit, forbid, ban |
| proposito | s.m. | intention, purpose, aim |
| proteggere | v.t. | to protect, defend, shelter |
| Provincia | s.f. | province |
| pubblico | agg. | public |
| pubblico | s.m. | the public, audience |
| purché | cong. | as long as, provided that |
| puro | agg. | pure, clean, unadulterated, uncontaminated |
| puzza | s.f. | stink, stench |
| puzzare | v.int. | to smell, to stink, to reek |
| qualità | s.f. | quality, trait, feature |
| qualunque | agg. | any, whatever, whichever |
| questione | s.f. | question, matter; dispute, controversy |
| quintale | s.m. | 100 kg |
| raccomandarsi | v.int.pron. | to put oneself in sb's hands |
| raggiungere | v.t. | to reach, to arrive at, to reach; to catch up with; to hit, to strike |
| rallentare | v.t. | to slow down, brake, decelerate |
| rapina | s.f. | robbery |
| rapporto | s.m. | rapport, relationship; connection, link; report, account |
| rata | s.f. | instalment, payment |
| reagire | v.int. | to react, respond, retaliate |
| realizzare | v.t. | to achieve, fulfil, realise; to realise, comprehend; to earn, to make |
| realtà | s.f. | reality |
| reclamo | s.m. | complaint, grievance, claim |
| Regione | s.f. | region, zone, area |
| regola | s.f. | rule, regulation |
| relazione | s.f. | relationship, connection, link |
| religioso | agg. | religious |
| repubblica | s.f. | republic |
| residenza | s.f. | residence, residency |
| responsabile | agg. | responsible, conscientious; accountable, guilty |
| responsabile | s.m. | s.f. | person in charge, boss, manager, supervisor |
| responsabilità | s.f. | responsibility; accountability, liability |
| ricchezza | s.f. | prosperity, affluence, luxury; wealth, riches |
| ricerca | s.f. | research; search, quest |
| ricevuta | s.f. | receipt |
| riconoscere | v.t. | to recognise, identify; to admit, confess |
| ridicolo | agg. | ridiculous, funny, hilarious; paltry, risible, laughable |
| riferire | v.t. | to report, to relay |
| riferirsi (a) | v.int.pron | to refer to |
| rifiutare | v.t. | to reject, decline, refuse, turn down, rebuff |
| riflettere | v.int. | to reflect |
| riguardare | v.t. | to look at again, review, check; to regard, concern |
| rimettersi | v.int.pron. | to recover, get better; to trust, rely on |
| rinunciare | v.int. | to renounce, give up; to quit |
| riprendere | v.t. | to retake; to resume, restart; to recapture; to take back, recoup, recover, regain; to film, shoot |
| riprendersi | v. int. pron. | to recover; to pull oneself together |
| rischioso | agg. | risky, dangerous, hazardous |
| riscontro | s.m. | comparison, check, inspection |
| risolvere | v.t. | to solve, resolve; to cancel, annul |
| risparmiare | v.t. | to use sparingly, economise; to save, put aside; to spare |
| rispettare | v.t. | to respect, revere; to obey, follow, comply with |
| rispetto | s.m. | respect, esteem, regard |
| roba | s.f. | stuff, things, possessions |
| rotatoria | s.f. | roundabout (traffic) |
| ruvido | agg. | rough, coarse |
| saggio | s.m. | wise, prudent, sensible |
| salvare | v.t. | to save, rescue; to salvage, preserve |
| santo | agg. | holy |
| santo | s.m. | saint |
| scherzare | v.int. | to joke, jest, play around |
| sconfiggere | v.t. | to beat, defeat, eliminate |
| scopo | s.m. | aim, purpose, goal, objective |
| scorretto | agg. | wrong, incorrect |
| scusa | s.f. | apology, pardon, excuse |
| sé | pron. | oneself, himself, herself, themselves |
| sebbene | cong. | although, even though |
| sede | s.f. | seat, location, headquarters, offices |
| seguito | s.m. | string, sequence, series; entourage, retinue, following |
| senato | s.m. | senate |
| sensazione | s.f. | sensation, perception, feeling; intuition, premonition |
| senso | s.m. | sense (sight, taste, etc.); senses, consciousness |
| sentimento | s.m. | sentiment, feeling, emotion |
| servizio | s.m. | service, duty, employment |
| sesso | s.m. | sex, gender |
| sfruttare | v.t. | to exploit, use, take advantage of |
| sicurezza | s.f. | security, safety; trust, confidence |
| significato | s.m. | meaning, sense; meaning, importance |
| sillaba | s.f. | syllable |
| sindacato | s.m. | union |
| sindaco | s.m. | mayor |
| sistema | s.m. | system |
| sociale | agg. | social |
| società | s.f. | society, association |
| socio/a | s.m. | s.f. | partner, associate, shareholder, member; accomplice |
| soddisfatto | agg. | satisfied, pleased |
| soffrire | v.int. | to suffer, tolerate, endure |
| soldato/essa | s.m. | s.f. | soldier |
| solitudine | s.f. | solitude, loneliness, isolation |
| sollecito | agg. | eager, alert |
| soluzione | s.f. | solution, answer; resolution, settlement, agreement |
| somma | s.f. | amount, sum |
| sopravvivere | v.int. | to survive, live through; to survive, outlive |
| sordo | agg. | deaf |
| sospendere | v.t. | to suspend, interrupt; to suspend, hang |
| sottolineare | v.t. | to underline, underscore, highlight, stress |
| sottrarre | v.t. | to remove, take away, subtract; to rescue, deliver, save |
| sparare | v.t. | to shoot, to fire |
| spazio | s.m. | space, room |
| specializzarsi | v. int. pron. | to specialise in |
| specializzazione | s.f. | specialisation |
| spiegarsi | v. rifl. | to explain oneself, make oneself clear |
| statale | agg. | of the state, government, public |
| stato | s.m. | the state; state, condition; status, standing |
| stile | s.m. | style |
| stipendio | s.m. | pay, salary, wage |
| suora | s.f. | nun |
| superiore | agg. | upper; higher, larger, greater, senior, superior |
| svantaggio | s.m. | disadvantage, drawback |
| sviluppare | v.t. | to develop, enhance |
| sviluppo | s.m. | development, growth, expansion |
| tale | agg. | such, so; this that |
| talvolta | avv. | sometimes |
| tariffa | s.f. | tariff, price, charge, rate, fee |
| tassa | s.f. | tax, duty |
| tecnologia | s.f. | technology |
| temere | v.t. | to be afraid, to fear, to dread |
| tensione | s.f. | tension, worry, anxiety; tension, strain |
| teoria | s.f. | theory, concept |
| terapia | s.f. | therapy, treatment |
| terrorismo | s.m. | terrorism |
| terrorizzare | v.t. | to terrorise |
| testo | s.m. | text |
| tipico | agg. | typical, characteristic, classic |
| tonnellata | s.f. | ton (1,000 kg) |
| torto | s.m. | wrongdoing, injustice |
| tradizionale | agg. | traditional |
| tranquillità | s.f. | tranquility, serenity, calm |
| trasformare | v.t. | to transform, convert |
| trattare | v.t. | to treat, handle; to negotiate, haggle; to treat, process; to discuss, debate |
| tratto | s.m. | line; section, part, stretch; style; feature, trait |
| tribunale | s.m. | court, tribunal; courthouse |
| turismo | s.m. | tourism |
| uccidere | v.t. | to kill, to murder |
| uffa | inter. | Oh! Phew! |
| urgente | agg. | urgent, pressing |
| valere | v.t. | v.int. | to be worth; to be valid |
| valore | s.m. | value, worth, merit; valour, courage |
| vantaggio | s.m. | advantage, benefit |
| vario | agg. | varied, various, diverse; variable, changeable; various, numerous |
| vegetariano | agg. | vegetarian |
| velocità | s.f. | speed, velocity, rapidity |
| vergognarsi | v.int. pron. | to feel ashamed, feel embarrassed |
| verità | s.f. | truth |
| verticale | agg. | vertical, upright |
| violenza | s.f. | violence |
| virgolette | pl.f. | inverted commas, quotation marks |
| viso | s.m. | face |
| vista | s.f. | sight; view |
| vocale | s.f. | vowel |
| volontà | s.f. | will, determination |
| votare | v.t. | to vote for; to approve |
| abbandonare | v.t. | to abandon, to drop out of |
| abbassare | v.t. | to lower, reduce |
| abbondante | agg. | abundant |
| abile | agg. | able, capable, clever, skilful |
| abilità | s.f. | ability, capability, skill |
| abitazione | s.f. | house, dwelling |
| abituarsi | v. rifl. | to get used to |
| abitudine | s.f. | habit, custom, practice |
| accadere | v.int. | to happen, occur |
| accarezzare | v.t. | to stroke, to caress |
| accelerare | v.int. | to accelerate, speed up |
| accettare | v.t. | to accept |
| accidenti | inter. | Wow! Gosh! Blimey! |
| accogliere | v.t. | to receive, welcome, accommodate; to accept, adopt |
| accorgersi | v.int.pron. | to notice, realise, become aware of |
| accusare | v.t. | to accuse, charge |
| adatto | agg. | suitable, fitting, appropriate |
| addetto/a | s.m. | s.f. | operator, agent, authorised personnel |
| adolescente | s.m. | s.f. | adolescent, teenager |
| adoperare | v.t. | to use, employ |
| adorare | v.t. | to adore |
| adottare | v.t. | to adopt, choose, opt for |
| affare | s.m. | deal, business transaction, matter |
| affatto | avv. | not at all, by no means, absolutely not |
| affermare | v.t. | to declare, maintain, affirm |
| affermazione | s.f. | statement, assertion, claim; achievement, success |
| affinché | cong. | so that, in order that |
| affrontare | v.t. | to face, confront, deal with, tackle |
| agio | s.m. | ease, comfort, luxury |
| agricoltura | s.f. | agriculture, farming |
| agriturismo | s.m. | agritourism, farm holiday |
| alimentazione | s.f. | nutrition, diet, feeding |
| allarme | s.m. | alarm, signal, warning |
| allontanarsi | v.int.pron. | to move away from, distance oneself from, renounce |
| altrettanto | agg. | just as much, just as many, the same number, the same quantity |
| altrimenti | avv. | otherwise, or else |
| ambiente | s.m. | environment, ecosystem, setting |
| ammazzare | v.t. | to kill, murder (informal) |
| ammettere | v.t. | to admit, permit, allow, let in |
| amministratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | administrator |
| ammirare | v.t. | to admire, respect, appreciate |
| ampio | agg. | vast, wide, expansive, ample |
| andarsene | v. int. pron. | to go away |
| annullare | v.t. | to cancel, annul, invalidate |
| appartenere | v.int. | to belong to, be part of |
| apprezzare | v.t. | to admire, appreciate |
| argomento | s.m. | topic, subject, theme; proof, evidence |
| arma | s.f. | weapon, arm |
| armonia | s.f. | harmony, balance |
| arrestare | v.t. | to arrest, capture, apprehend |
| artificiale | agg. | artificial, unnatural, man-made |
| artigianato | s.m. | craft, handicraft |
| asma | s.f. | asthma |
| aspettarsi | v.t. pron. | to wait for; to expect, anticipate |
| aspetto | s.m. | appearance, look |
| assassino/a | s.m. | s.f | assassin, killer |
| assente | agg. | absent, missing |
| assenza | s.f. | absence |
| assicurare | v.t. | to guarantee, to assure, to ensure, to safeguard |
| assicurazione | s.f. | insurance, guarantee |
| associazione | s.f. | association, organisation |
| assomigliare | v.int. | to resemble, look like, be like |
| assumere | v.t. | to take on, to assume |
| assurdo | agg. | absurd, illogical |
| atteggiamento | s.m. | manner, attitude, behaviour |
| attentato | s.m. | attack, aggression, assassination, attempt |
| attimo | s.m. | instant |
| attività | s.f. | activity, operation, job, task |
| attraverso | prep. | across, through |
| augurare | v.t. | to wish sb sth, bid sb sth |
| aumentare | v.t. | v. int. | to increase, augment, raise; to grow, intensify |
| aumento | s.m. | increase, growth, rise |
| autentico | agg. | authentic, genuine, real |
| autore/trice | s.m. | author, writer; performer, perpetrator |
| avvertire | v.t. | to warn, to advise |
| avvicinarsi | v. int. pron. | to approach, get close to; to resemble, look like, be similar |
| azienda | s.f. | company, business, enterprise |
| azione | s.f. | act, action, activity, deed |
| base | s.f. | base, support; basis, foundation |
| bastare | v.int. | to suffice, be enough |
| beato | agg. | happy, glad, content; blessed |
| bellezza | s.f. | beauty |
| benché | cong. | though, although, even though |
| boh | inter. | No idea! (like the French 'bof') |
| bolletta | s.f. | bill, invoice |
| bollettino | s.m. | receipt; bulletin,report |
| bomba | s.f. | bomb |
| bonifico | s.m. | bank transfer |
| brano | s.m. | piece, fragment, shred; passage, song |
| bugia | s.f. | lie |
| cadavere | s.m. | cadaver, corpse, dead body |
| calcolare | v.t. | to calculate, count |
| cantiere | s.m. | building site |
| capacità | s.f. | capacity; ability |
| capitale | s.m.| s.f. | capital, wealth, assets |
| capitare | v.int. | to arrive, turn up; to happen, occur, crop up |
| carabiniere | s.m. | carabiniere, police officer |
| carattere | s.m. | character, nature; character, letter |
| carcere | s.m. | prison, jail (legal term); imprisonment, detention |
| carriera | s.f. | career, profession |
| caso | s.m. | chance, fate, coincidence; case, instance |
| catturare | v.t. | to capture, apprehend |
| cavarsela | v.t. pron. | to cope, get by, manage; to get out of difficulty |
| cavolo | inter. | Wow! Damn! |
| celibe | agg. | unmarried man, single man |
| certificato | s.m. | certificate |
| chissà | avv. | who knows, heaven knows, somehow |
| chiunque | pron. | anybody, anyone; whoever |
| ciascuno | pron. | each one, every one; everyone, everybody |
| cieco | agg. | s.m. | blind, sightless |
| cima | s.f. | peak, top, summit |
| ciò | pron. | this, that; it |
| citare | v.t. | to quote, cite; to mention, allude to |
| cittadinanza | s.f. | citizenship, citizenry |
| coda | s.f. | queue; tail |
| cogliere | v.t. | to pick, to gather; to catch, surprise |
| collaboratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | contributor, collaborator |
| collocamento | s.m. | location, arrangement, placement |
| colpevole | agg. | s.m. | s.f. | guilty, culpable, at fault, blameworthy |
| combattere | v.t. | v.int. | to combat, fight, battle, struggle against |
| commentare | v.t. | to comment on, remark on, annotate |
| commento | s.m. | comment, remark, critique; commentary, notes, annotation |
| commercio | s.m. | commerce, trade |
| complesso | agg. | complex, complicated |
| comportamento | s.m. | behaviour, conduct |
| comprendere | v.t. | to understand; to comprise, include, consist of |
| concentrare | v.t. | to concentrate sth, focus sth; to bring together in one place |
| concentrarsi | v. int. pron. | to concentrate on, focus on; to gather together, assemble |
| concludere | v.t. | to conclude, finish, close; to conclude, deduce |
| conclusione | s.f. | conclusion, end; conclusion, deduction |
| concorrenza | s.f. | competition, rivalry |
| condannare | v.t. | to convict, sentence; to condemn, disapprove |
| condividere | v.t. | to share |
| condizione | s.f. | condition, situation, state; clause, provision |
| conferenza | s.f. | conference, lecture, talk |
| confermare | v.t. | to confirm, prove, verify |
| confrontare | v.t. | to compare, contrast |
| confronto | s.m. | comparison, contrast; contest, competition; debate, discussion |
| coniugare | v.t. | to conjugate (a verb) |
| coniuge | s.m. | s.f. | spouse |
| conseguenza | s.f. | consequence, effect, result |
| considerare | v.t. | to consider, evaluate, examine; to consider, deem |
| considerazione | s.f. | consideration; reflections, observations; esteem, regard, respect |
| consonante | s.f. | consonant |
| contare | v.t. | v.int | to count; to expect |
| contatto | s.m. | contact |
| contemporaneamente | avv. | at the same time |
| continuamente | avv. | continually, repeatedly, frequently; continuously, without interruption |
| contrario | s.m. | contrary, opposite, contradiction |
| contratto | s.m. | contract, agreement |
| contro | prep. | against, towards |
| controllare | v.t. | to check, verify; to supervise, monitor; to control, command |
| convincere | v.t. | to convince, persuade |
| convivente | s.m | s.f. | cohabitant, common-law spouse |
| cortesia | s.f. | courtesy, civility, politeness, kindness |
| costringere | v.t. | to force, coerce, compel |
| creare | v.t. | to create, make |
| crescere | v.int. | to grow, bring up, raise, rear |
| criminale | s.m. | criminal, felon |
| crisi | s.f. | crisis; seizure, attack, bout, fit |
| criticare | v.t. | to criticise, find fault with |
| cronaca | s.f. | chronicle, history; account, story, report |
| cura | s.f. | care, attention; therapy, treatment |
| curarsi | v.rifl. | to undergo treatment; to pay attention to; to take care of |
| danno | s.m. | damage, injury |
| dato | s.m. | data, information, fact |
| debito | s.m. | debt |
| decisione | s.f. | decision; judgment, determination, ruling |
| deludere | v.t. | to disappoint, let down |
| delusione | s.f. | disappointment, frustration |
| democrazia | s.f. | democracy |
| denuncia | s.f. | accusation, charge; statement, declaration |
| denunciare | v.t. | to report, accuse, denounce |
| deserto | s.m. | desert |
| desiderare | v.t. | to desire, want, wish |
| desiderio | s.m. | desire, wish; craving, longing, yearning |
| destinatario | s.m | recipient, addressee |
| detestare | v.t. | to detest, hate, loathe |
| diavolo | s.m. | devil |
| dichiarare | v.t. | to declare, proclaim, pronounce |
| difendere | v.t. | to defend, protect, stand up for |
| difetto | s.m. | default, fault, flaw, shortcoming; lack, deficiency, scarcity |
| differenza | s.f. | difference |
| difficoltà | s.f. | difficulty, hurdle, hardship, complexity |
| diminuire | v.int. | to drop, lessen, diminish |
| dimostrare | v.t. | to demonstrate, show, prove |
| Dio | s.m. | God |
| dipendente | s.m. | s.f. | employee; addict |
| dipendente | agg. | dependent, subordinate, employed; addicted |
| dipendenza | s.f. | dependence, dependency, addiction |
| dirigente | s.m. | s.f. | manager, director, executive |
| disabile | agg. | disabled, handicapped |
| discorso | s.m. | speech, debate, address; conversation, talk |
| discussione | s.f. | discussion, debate; argument, disagreement; objection, complaint |
| discutere | v.t. | to discuss, debate; to argue, disagree, question |
| disgustoso | agg. | disgusting, nauseating, revolting; repugnant, detestable |
| distanza | s.f. | distance |
| disturbare | v.t. | to disturb, bother, annoy; to disrupt, disturb, upset |
| dividere | v.t. | to divide, separate, split, share |
| divieto | s.m. | ban, prohibition |
| dottorato | s.m. | doctorate |
| dovunque | avv. | everywhere, anywhere |
| droga | s.f. | drug, dope; spice |
| dubbio | s.m. | doubt, uncertainty |
| dubitare | v.int. | to question, challenge, doubt, distrust |
| eccetera | locuz. | et cetera |
| eccetto | prep. | except, save, but for |
| educazione | s.f. | education, training; manners, courtesy, civility |
| elezione | s.f. | election |
| enorme | agg. | enormous, huge, gigantic |
| entro | prep. | within, by |
| epoca | s.f. | epoch, era, age; time, period, season |
| esatto | agg. | exact, accurate, correct |
| esatto | avv. | Exactly! Quite so! |
| escludere | v.t. | to exclude, leave out; eliminate, rule out |
| esercito | s.m. | army, armed forces |
| esistere | v.int. | to exist, to live |
| espressione | s.f. | expression, look; demonstration, display |
| esterno | agg. | external, outer, outside |
| evidente | agg. | evident, obvious, clear, undeniable |
| evidenza | s.f. | clearness, plainness, obviousness |
| farcela | v. t. pron. | to make it, to succeed at sth difficult |
| fastidio | s.m. | nuisance, bother, annoyance, inconvenience |
| fatica | s.f. | effort, exertion, strain; fatigue, exhaustion; toil, hard work |
| fede | s.f. | faith, belief; trust, confidence |
| feriale | agg. | working (day), weekday |
| festivo | agg. | festive, holiday |
| fidarsi | v. int. pron. | to trust, confide in, rely on; to dare, to feel up to |
| fiducia | s.f. | faith, confidence |
| fico | agg. | cool, trendy |
| figura | s.f. | figure, shape, form; figure, individual, person; impression |
| figurarsi | v.t.pron. | to imagine, to picture |
| figurati | inter. | Don't mention it! Not at all! No way! Of course, go ahead! |
| fila | s.f. | line, sequence, string |
| finché | cong. | as long as, until |
| finora | avv. | so far, until now |
| finto | agg. | fake, false, feigned, imitation |
| folla | s.f. | crowd, throng |
| fondo | s.m. | bottom; background; fund |
| formazione | s.f. | formation, growth, development; education, training |
| fornitore | s.m. | supplier, stockist |
| fragile | agg. | fragile, delicate, flimsy; frail, weak |
| fregarsene | v.int.pron. | to not care a hoot |
| frenare | v.int. | to brake, apply the brakes |
| furto | s.m. | theft, burglary, rip-off; haul, booty, loot |
| galera | s.f. | prison, jail (colloquial) |
| galleria | s.f. | tunnel, burrow; gallery, shopping arcade; balcony |
| ganzo | agg. | cool, brilliant |
| generazione | s.f. | generation |
| gesto | s.m. | gesture |
| ghiacciaio | s.m. | glacier |
| giudice | s.m. | judge, referee, umpire |
| giustizia | s.f. | justice, fairness |
| globalizzazione | s.f. | globalisation |
| governo | s.m. | government |
| grave | agg. | grave, solemn, serious, sombre; weighty, momentous; heavy |
| gridare | v.int. | to yell, scream, shriek, shout |
| guerra | s.f. | war, conflict |
| gustare | v.t. | to taste, try, sample; to savour, enjoy |
| ideale | agg. | ideal, perfect |
| ideologia | s.f. | ideology |
| imitare | v.t. | to imitate, mimic, impersonate; to duplicate, copy |
| immagine | s.f. | image; look, appearance |
| immobile | s.m. | property, real estate |
| impensabile | agg. | unthinkable, inconceivable |
| importanza | s.f. | importance, significance, value; influence, authority, prestige |
| impresa | s.f. | business, enterprise, company; endeavour, undertaking |
| impressione | s.f. | impression; feeling, sensation |
| includere | v.t. | to include, attach, enclose; to involve |
| indispensabile | agg. | indispensable, essential, necessary |
| infanzia | s.f. | infancy, childhood |
| inferiore | agg. | lower, lesser, inferior, subordinate |
| innanzitutto | avv. | first of all |
| innocente | agg. | innocent (not guilty); innocent, naive |
| inquilino/a | s.m. | s.f. | tenant, lodger, boarder |
| inquinamento | s.m. | pollution, contamination |
| insistere | v.int. | to insist, persist, persevere |
| intanto | avv. | meanwhile, in the meantime; but, nevertheless |
| intendere | v.t. | to understand; to hear, learn, come to know, heed; to mean |
| intenzione | s.f. | intention, aim, purpose |
| interesse | s.m. | interest; interests, affairs, business |
| interno | s.m. | interior, inside |
| interno | agg. | inner, internal, inland |
| interrompere | v.t. | to interrupt; to disconnect |
| intervenire | v. int. | to intervene, step in; to attend, be present |
| intervista | s.f. | interview; survey, poll |
| investire | v.t. | to invest; to appoint, assign; to run over, knock down |
| invisibile | agg. | invisible; imperceptible, tiny |
| iscriversi | v.rifl. | to enrol, sign up for, join |
| iscrizione | s.f. | registration, enrolment, application |
| laggiù | avv. | down there, below |
| lamentarsi | v. int. pron. | to lament, moan, complain |
| lassù | avv. | up there, above |
| lato | s.m. | side |
| lavorativo | agg. | working, work |
| legge | s.f. | law |
| liberare | v.t. | to free, release, liberate |
| libertà | s.f. | freedom, liberty |
| licenziare | v.t. | to fire, dismiss; to confer a certificate or diploma |
| litigare | v. int. | to argue, fight, quarrel |
| logico | agg. | logical, rational |
| lordo | agg. | dirty, filthy, gross |
| magari | inter. | cong. | maybe, perhaps, |
| mah | inter. | Who knows? |
| maiuscola | s.f. | capital letter |
| manager | s.m. | s.f. | manager, executive |
| mancanza | s.f. | absence, lack; shortcoming, defect, deficiency; error, mistake |
| maniera | s.f. | manner, way; style, fashion |
| mantenere | v.t. | to keep, to maintain; to support; to defend, protect |
| maternità | s.f. | motherhood, maternity |
| matto | agg. | crazy, mad, insane; eccentric, odd, bizarre |
| maturità | s.f. | maturity, ripeness; high school diploma |
| mente | s.f. | mind, intellect, brain |
| merce | s.f. | goods, merchandise; mercy |
| messa | s.f. | putting, placing; Mass (Catholic) |
| metodo | s.m. | method |
| mettercela tutta | v.t. pron. | to do one's utmost |
| militare | agg. | military |
| militare | s.m. | soldier, serviceman |
| militare | pl.m. | military, armed forces |
| millimetro | s.m. | millimetre |
| ministro | s.m. | minister; pastor, priest, clergyman |
| minuscola | s.f. | lowercase letter |
| minuscolo | agg. | minuscule, tiny |
| miseria | s.f. | misery; poverty, want |
| mittente | s.m. | sender |
| moltiplicare | v.t. | to multiply |
| morbido | agg. | soft, smooth, tender, delicate |
| mostrare | v.t. | to show, display, exhibit; to explain, describe |
| movimento | s.m. | movement, motion; bustle, activity |
| multa | s.f. | fine, penalty, ticket |
| municipio | s.m. | town hall, municipal building, municipality |
| mura (le) | pl.f. | walls enclosing a castle, city |
| muto | agg. | mute, dumb, speechless |
| mutuo | s.m. | loan, mortgage |
| nemico | s.m. | enemy, foe, opponent |
| nemico | agg. | hostile, opposed; adverse, harmful, detrimental |
| nemmeno | avv. | cong. | neither, nor |
| netto | agg. | clean, neat, clear |
| nonostante | prep. | cong. | despite, in spite of, notwithstanding |
| nubile | agg. | single woman, unmarried woman |
| nulla | avv. | nothing |
| obbligare | v.t. | to oblige, to compel, to force |
| oggigiorno | avv. | nowadays, these days |
| ognuno | pron. | everyone, everybody |
| omicidio | s.m. | murder, homicide |
| onestà | s.f. | honesty, integrity |
| opportunità | s.f. | opportunity, occasion, chance |
| opportuno | agg. | opportune, suitable, appropriate, expedient |
| organizzazione | s.f. | organisation, association |
| orizzontale | agg. | horizontal |
| ormai | avv. | by now, by then; almost, already, nearly |
| ovvio | agg. | obvious, self-evident |
| pace | s.f. | peace |
| paesaggio | s.m. | landscape, scenery; view, panorama |
| paga | s.f. | pay, salary, wages |
| pagamento | s.m. | payment |
| Papa | s.m. | the Pope |
| parecchio | avv. | agg. | quite, rather a lot, plenty |
| parentesi | s.f. | bracket, parenthesis; aside, digression; break, pause, interval |
| parlamento | s.m. | parliament |
| partito | s.m. | (political) party; camp, party, side |
| patto | s.m. | pact, agreement, treaty; term, condition |
| pazzesco | agg. | mad, crazy, insane, senseless; reckless, foolish |
| pena | s.f. | punishment, penalty, sentence |
| perdonare | v.t. | to pardon, forgive, absolve, excuse |
| perfino | avv. | even |
| pericoloso | agg. | dangerous, hazardous |
| personaggio | s.m. | character; personality, celebrity |
| personale | agg. | personal |
| personale | s.m. | personnel, staff, employees |
| personalità | s.f. | personality, character; celebrity, star |
| personalmente | avv. | personally, in person |
| pietà | s.f. | pity, mercy, compassion; piety, devotion |
| pistola | s.f. | gun, handgun |
| poiché | cong. | since, seeing as |
| politica | s.f. | politics, policy, diplomacy |
| politico | agg. | political |
| polizza | s.f. | policy |
| porco | agg. | pig, pork |
| porgere | v.t. | to offer, to give, to extend |
| possedere | v.t. | to possess, to own |
| povertà | s.f. | poverty |
| precedenza | s.f. | right of way, priority, precedence |
| prendersela | v. t. pron. | to take it out on sb; to take offence, take sth personally |
| preoccupazione | s.f. | worry, concern |
| presentazione | s.f. | presentation, submission; introduction |
| presente | agg. | present, current, contemporary |
| presenza | s.f. | presence |
| presidente | s.m. | president |
| presso | avv. | nearby, near, close at hand |
| presso | prep. | close, next to, near, beside |
| prestito | s.m. | loan |
| prete | s.m. | priest |
| prigione | s.f. | prison, jail; imprisonment, incarceration |
| principale | s.m. | boss |
| privato | agg. | private, personal |
| probabilità | s.f. | probability, likelihood |
| processo | s.m. | trial, case; process, procedure, method |
| progetto | s.m. | plan, project, design |
| proibire | v.t. | to prevent; to prohibit, forbid, ban |
| proposito | s.m. | intention, purpose, aim |
| proteggere | v.t. | to protect, defend, shelter |
| Provincia | s.f. | province |
| pubblico | agg. | public |
| pubblico | s.m. | the public, audience |
| purché | cong. | as long as, provided that |
| puro | agg. | pure, clean, unadulterated, uncontaminated |
| puzza | s.f. | stink, stench |
| puzzare | v.int. | to smell, to stink, to reek |
| qualità | s.f. | quality, trait, feature |
| qualunque | agg. | any, whatever, whichever |
| questione | s.f. | question, matter; dispute, controversy |
| quintale | s.m. | 100 kg |
| raccomandarsi | v.int.pron. | to put oneself in sb's hands |
| raggiungere | v.t. | to reach, to arrive at, to reach; to catch up with; to hit, to strike |
| rallentare | v.t. | to slow down, brake, decelerate |
| rapina | s.f. | robbery |
| rapporto | s.m. | rapport, relationship; connection, link; report, account |
| rata | s.f. | instalment, payment |
| reagire | v.int. | to react, respond, retaliate |
| realizzare | v.t. | to achieve, fulfil, realise; to realise, comprehend; to earn, to make |
| realtà | s.f. | reality |
| reclamo | s.m. | complaint, grievance, claim |
| Regione | s.f. | region, zone, area |
| regola | s.f. | rule, regulation |
| relazione | s.f. | relationship, connection, link |
| religioso | agg. | religious |
| repubblica | s.f. | republic |
| residenza | s.f. | residence, residency |
| responsabile | agg. | responsible, conscientious; accountable, guilty |
| responsabile | s.m. | s.f. | person in charge, boss, manager, supervisor |
| responsabilità | s.f. | responsibility; accountability, liability |
| ricchezza | s.f. | prosperity, affluence, luxury; wealth, riches |
| ricerca | s.f. | research; search, quest |
| ricevuta | s.f. | receipt |
| riconoscere | v.t. | to recognise, identify; to admit, confess |
| ridicolo | agg. | ridiculous, funny, hilarious; paltry, risible, laughable |
| riferire | v.t. | to report, to relay |
| riferirsi (a) | v.int.pron | to refer to |
| rifiutare | v.t. | to reject, decline, refuse, turn down, rebuff |
| riflettere | v.int. | to reflect |
| riguardare | v.t. | to look at again, review, check; to regard, concern |
| rimettersi | v.int.pron. | to recover, get better; to trust, rely on |
| rinunciare | v.int. | to renounce, give up; to quit |
| riprendere | v.t. | to retake; to resume, restart; to recapture; to take back, recoup, recover, regain; to film, shoot |
| riprendersi | v. int. pron. | to recover; to pull oneself together |
| rischioso | agg. | risky, dangerous, hazardous |
| riscontro | s.m. | comparison, check, inspection |
| risolvere | v.t. | to solve, resolve; to cancel, annul |
| risparmiare | v.t. | to use sparingly, economise; to save, put aside; to spare |
| rispettare | v.t. | to respect, revere; to obey, follow, comply with |
| rispetto | s.m. | respect, esteem, regard |
| roba | s.f. | stuff, things, possessions |
| rotatoria | s.f. | roundabout (traffic) |
| ruvido | agg. | rough, coarse |
| saggio | s.m. | wise, prudent, sensible |
| salvare | v.t. | to save, rescue; to salvage, preserve |
| santo | agg. | holy |
| santo | s.m. | saint |
| scherzare | v.int. | to joke, jest, play around |
| sconfiggere | v.t. | to beat, defeat, eliminate |
| scopo | s.m. | aim, purpose, goal, objective |
| scorretto | agg. | wrong, incorrect |
| scusa | s.f. | apology, pardon, excuse |
| sé | pron. | oneself, himself, herself, themselves |
| sebbene | cong. | although, even though |
| sede | s.f. | seat, location, headquarters, offices |
| seguito | s.m. | string, sequence, series; entourage, retinue, following |
| senato | s.m. | senate |
| sensazione | s.f. | sensation, perception, feeling; intuition, premonition |
| senso | s.m. | sense (sight, taste, etc.); senses, consciousness |
| sentimento | s.m. | sentiment, feeling, emotion |
| servizio | s.m. | service, duty, employment |
| sesso | s.m. | sex, gender |
| sfruttare | v.t. | to exploit, use, take advantage of |
| sicurezza | s.f. | security, safety; trust, confidence |
| significato | s.m. | meaning, sense; meaning, importance |
| sillaba | s.f. | syllable |
| sindacato | s.m. | union |
| sindaco | s.m. | mayor |
| sistema | s.m. | system |
| sociale | agg. | social |
| società | s.f. | society, association |
| socio/a | s.m. | s.f. | partner, associate, shareholder, member; accomplice |
| soddisfatto | agg. | satisfied, pleased |
| soffrire | v.int. | to suffer, tolerate, endure |
| soldato/essa | s.m. | s.f. | soldier |
| solitudine | s.f. | solitude, loneliness, isolation |
| sollecito | agg. | eager, alert |
| soluzione | s.f. | solution, answer; resolution, settlement, agreement |
| somma | s.f. | amount, sum |
| sopravvivere | v.int. | to survive, live through; to survive, outlive |
| sordo | agg. | deaf |
| sospendere | v.t. | to suspend, interrupt; to suspend, hang |
| sottolineare | v.t. | to underline, underscore, highlight, stress |
| sottrarre | v.t. | to remove, take away, subtract; to rescue, deliver, save |
| sparare | v.t. | to shoot, to fire |
| spazio | s.m. | space, room |
| specializzarsi | v. int. pron. | to specialise in |
| specializzazione | s.f. | specialisation |
| spiegarsi | v. rifl. | to explain oneself, make oneself clear |
| statale | agg. | of the state, government, public |
| stato | s.m. | the state; state, condition; status, standing |
| stile | s.m. | style |
| stipendio | s.m. | pay, salary, wage |
| suora | s.f. | nun |
| superiore | agg. | upper; higher, larger, greater, senior, superior |
| svantaggio | s.m. | disadvantage, drawback |
| sviluppare | v.t. | to develop, enhance |
| sviluppo | s.m. | development, growth, expansion |
| tale | agg. | such, so; this that |
| talvolta | avv. | sometimes |
| tariffa | s.f. | tariff, price, charge, rate, fee |
| tassa | s.f. | tax, duty |
| tecnologia | s.f. | technology |
| temere | v.t. | to be afraid, to fear, to dread |
| tensione | s.f. | tension, worry, anxiety; tension, strain |
| teoria | s.f. | theory, concept |
| terapia | s.f. | therapy, treatment |
| terrorismo | s.m. | terrorism |
| terrorizzare | v.t. | to terrorise |
| testo | s.m. | text |
| tipico | agg. | typical, characteristic, classic |
| tonnellata | s.f. | ton (1,000 kg) |
| torto | s.m. | wrongdoing, injustice |
| tradizionale | agg. | traditional |
| tranquillità | s.f. | tranquility, serenity, calm |
| trasformare | v.t. | to transform, convert |
| trattare | v.t. | to treat, handle; to negotiate, haggle; to treat, process; to discuss, debate |
| tratto | s.m. | line; section, part, stretch; style; feature, trait |
| tribunale | s.m. | court, tribunal; courthouse |
| turismo | s.m. | tourism |
| uccidere | v.t. | to kill, to murder |
| uffa | inter. | Oh! Phew! |
| urgente | agg. | urgent, pressing |
| valere | v.t. | v.int. | to be worth; to be valid |
| valore | s.m. | value, worth, merit; valour, courage |
| vantaggio | s.m. | advantage, benefit |
| vario | agg. | varied, various, diverse; variable, changeable; various, numerous |
| vegetariano | agg. | vegetarian |
| velocità | s.f. | speed, velocity, rapidity |
| vergognarsi | v.int. pron. | to feel ashamed, feel embarrassed |
| verità | s.f. | truth |
| verticale | agg. | vertical, upright |
| violenza | s.f. | violence |
| virgolette | pl.f. | inverted commas, quotation marks |
| viso | s.m. | face |
| vista | s.f. | sight; view |
| vocale | s.f. | vowel |
| volontà | s.f. | will, determination |
| votare | v.t. | to vote for; to approve |
Possessive Pronouns
| abbandonare | v.t. | to abandon, to drop out of |
| abbassare | v.t. | to lower, reduce |
| abbondante | agg. | abundant |
| abile | agg. | able, capable, clever, skilful |
| abilità | s.f. | ability, capability, skill |
| abitazione | s.f. | house, dwelling |
| abituarsi | v. rifl. | to get used to |
| abitudine | s.f. | habit, custom, practice |
| accadere | v.int. | to happen, occur |
| accarezzare | v.t. | to stroke, to caress |
| accelerare | v.int. | to accelerate, speed up |
| accettare | v.t. | to accept |
| accidenti | inter. | Wow! Gosh! Blimey! |
| accogliere | v.t. | to receive, welcome, accommodate; to accept, adopt |
| accorgersi | v.int.pron. | to notice, realise, become aware of |
| accusare | v.t. | to accuse, charge |
| adatto | agg. | suitable, fitting, appropriate |
| addetto/a | s.m. | s.f. | operator, agent, authorised personnel |
| adolescente | s.m. | s.f. | adolescent, teenager |
| adoperare | v.t. | to use, employ |
| adorare | v.t. | to adore |
| adottare | v.t. | to adopt, choose, opt for |
| affare | s.m. | deal, business transaction, matter |
| affatto | avv. | not at all, by no means, absolutely not |
| affermare | v.t. | to declare, maintain, affirm |
| affermazione | s.f. | statement, assertion, claim; achievement, success |
| affinché | cong. | so that, in order that |
| affrontare | v.t. | to face, confront, deal with, tackle |
| agio | s.m. | ease, comfort, luxury |
| agricoltura | s.f. | agriculture, farming |
| agriturismo | s.m. | agritourism, farm holiday |
| alimentazione | s.f. | nutrition, diet, feeding |
| allarme | s.m. | alarm, signal, warning |
| allontanarsi | v.int.pron. | to move away from, distance oneself from, renounce |
| altrettanto | agg. | just as much, just as many, the same number, the same quantity |
| altrimenti | avv. | otherwise, or else |
| ambiente | s.m. | environment, ecosystem, setting |
| ammazzare | v.t. | to kill, murder (informal) |
| ammettere | v.t. | to admit, permit, allow, let in |
| amministratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | administrator |
| ammirare | v.t. | to admire, respect, appreciate |
| ampio | agg. | vast, wide, expansive, ample |
| andarsene | v. int. pron. | to go away |
| annullare | v.t. | to cancel, annul, invalidate |
| appartenere | v.int. | to belong to, be part of |
| apprezzare | v.t. | to admire, appreciate |
| argomento | s.m. | topic, subject, theme; proof, evidence |
| arma | s.f. | weapon, arm |
| armonia | s.f. | harmony, balance |
| arrestare | v.t. | to arrest, capture, apprehend |
| artificiale | agg. | artificial, unnatural, man-made |
| artigianato | s.m. | craft, handicraft |
| asma | s.f. | asthma |
| aspettarsi | v.t. pron. | to wait for; to expect, anticipate |
| aspetto | s.m. | appearance, look |
| assassino/a | s.m. | s.f | assassin, killer |
| assente | agg. | absent, missing |
| assenza | s.f. | absence |
| assicurare | v.t. | to guarantee, to assure, to ensure, to safeguard |
| assicurazione | s.f. | insurance, guarantee |
| associazione | s.f. | association, organisation |
| assomigliare | v.int. | to resemble, look like, be like |
| assumere | v.t. | to take on, to assume |
| assurdo | agg. | absurd, illogical |
| atteggiamento | s.m. | manner, attitude, behaviour |
| attentato | s.m. | attack, aggression, assassination, attempt |
| attimo | s.m. | instant |
| attività | s.f. | activity, operation, job, task |
| attraverso | prep. | across, through |
| augurare | v.t. | to wish sb sth, bid sb sth |
| aumentare | v.t. | v. int. | to increase, augment, raise; to grow, intensify |
| aumento | s.m. | increase, growth, rise |
| autentico | agg. | authentic, genuine, real |
| autore/trice | s.m. | author, writer; performer, perpetrator |
| avvertire | v.t. | to warn, to advise |
| avvicinarsi | v. int. pron. | to approach, get close to; to resemble, look like, be similar |
| azienda | s.f. | company, business, enterprise |
| azione | s.f. | act, action, activity, deed |
| base | s.f. | base, support; basis, foundation |
| bastare | v.int. | to suffice, be enough |
| beato | agg. | happy, glad, content; blessed |
| bellezza | s.f. | beauty |
| benché | cong. | though, although, even though |
| boh | inter. | No idea! (like the French 'bof') |
| bolletta | s.f. | bill, invoice |
| bollettino | s.m. | receipt; bulletin,report |
| bomba | s.f. | bomb |
| bonifico | s.m. | bank transfer |
| brano | s.m. | piece, fragment, shred; passage, song |
| bugia | s.f. | lie |
| cadavere | s.m. | cadaver, corpse, dead body |
| calcolare | v.t. | to calculate, count |
| cantiere | s.m. | building site |
| capacità | s.f. | capacity; ability |
| capitale | s.m.| s.f. | capital, wealth, assets |
| capitare | v.int. | to arrive, turn up; to happen, occur, crop up |
| carabiniere | s.m. | carabiniere, police officer |
| carattere | s.m. | character, nature; character, letter |
| carcere | s.m. | prison, jail (legal term); imprisonment, detention |
| carriera | s.f. | career, profession |
| caso | s.m. | chance, fate, coincidence; case, instance |
| catturare | v.t. | to capture, apprehend |
| cavarsela | v.t. pron. | to cope, get by, manage; to get out of difficulty |
| cavolo | inter. | Wow! Damn! |
| celibe | agg. | unmarried man, single man |
| certificato | s.m. | certificate |
| chissà | avv. | who knows, heaven knows, somehow |
| chiunque | pron. | anybody, anyone; whoever |
| ciascuno | pron. | each one, every one; everyone, everybody |
| cieco | agg. | s.m. | blind, sightless |
| cima | s.f. | peak, top, summit |
| ciò | pron. | this, that; it |
| citare | v.t. | to quote, cite; to mention, allude to |
| cittadinanza | s.f. | citizenship, citizenry |
| coda | s.f. | queue; tail |
| cogliere | v.t. | to pick, to gather; to catch, surprise |
| collaboratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | contributor, collaborator |
| collocamento | s.m. | location, arrangement, placement |
| colpevole | agg. | s.m. | s.f. | guilty, culpable, at fault, blameworthy |
| combattere | v.t. | v.int. | to combat, fight, battle, struggle against |
| commentare | v.t. | to comment on, remark on, annotate |
| commento | s.m. | comment, remark, critique; commentary, notes, annotation |
| commercio | s.m. | commerce, trade |
| complesso | agg. | complex, complicated |
| comportamento | s.m. | behaviour, conduct |
| comprendere | v.t. | to understand; to comprise, include, consist of |
| concentrare | v.t. | to concentrate sth, focus sth; to bring together in one place |
| concentrarsi | v. int. pron. | to concentrate on, focus on; to gather together, assemble |
| concludere | v.t. | to conclude, finish, close; to conclude, deduce |
| conclusione | s.f. | conclusion, end; conclusion, deduction |
| concorrenza | s.f. | competition, rivalry |
| condannare | v.t. | to convict, sentence; to condemn, disapprove |
| condividere | v.t. | to share |
| condizione | s.f. | condition, situation, state; clause, provision |
| conferenza | s.f. | conference, lecture, talk |
| confermare | v.t. | to confirm, prove, verify |
| confrontare | v.t. | to compare, contrast |
| confronto | s.m. | comparison, contrast; contest, competition; debate, discussion |
| coniugare | v.t. | to conjugate (a verb) |
| coniuge | s.m. | s.f. | spouse |
| conseguenza | s.f. | consequence, effect, result |
| considerare | v.t. | to consider, evaluate, examine; to consider, deem |
| considerazione | s.f. | consideration; reflections, observations; esteem, regard, respect |
| consonante | s.f. | consonant |
| contare | v.t. | v.int | to count; to expect |
| contatto | s.m. | contact |
| contemporaneamente | avv. | at the same time |
| continuamente | avv. | continually, repeatedly, frequently; continuously, without interruption |
| contrario | s.m. | contrary, opposite, contradiction |
| contratto | s.m. | contract, agreement |
| contro | prep. | against, towards |
| controllare | v.t. | to check, verify; to supervise, monitor; to control, command |
| convincere | v.t. | to convince, persuade |
| convivente | s.m | s.f. | cohabitant, common-law spouse |
| cortesia | s.f. | courtesy, civility, politeness, kindness |
| costringere | v.t. | to force, coerce, compel |
| creare | v.t. | to create, make |
| crescere | v.int. | to grow, bring up, raise, rear |
| criminale | s.m. | criminal, felon |
| crisi | s.f. | crisis; seizure, attack, bout, fit |
| criticare | v.t. | to criticise, find fault with |
| cronaca | s.f. | chronicle, history; account, story, report |
| cura | s.f. | care, attention; therapy, treatment |
| curarsi | v.rifl. | to undergo treatment; to pay attention to; to take care of |
| danno | s.m. | damage, injury |
| dato | s.m. | data, information, fact |
| debito | s.m. | debt |
| decisione | s.f. | decision; judgment, determination, ruling |
| deludere | v.t. | to disappoint, let down |
| delusione | s.f. | disappointment, frustration |
| democrazia | s.f. | democracy |
| denuncia | s.f. | accusation, charge; statement, declaration |
| denunciare | v.t. | to report, accuse, denounce |
| deserto | s.m. | desert |
| desiderare | v.t. | to desire, want, wish |
| desiderio | s.m. | desire, wish; craving, longing, yearning |
| destinatario | s.m | recipient, addressee |
| detestare | v.t. | to detest, hate, loathe |
| diavolo | s.m. | devil |
| dichiarare | v.t. | to declare, proclaim, pronounce |
| difendere | v.t. | to defend, protect, stand up for |
| difetto | s.m. | default, fault, flaw, shortcoming; lack, deficiency, scarcity |
| differenza | s.f. | difference |
| difficoltà | s.f. | difficulty, hurdle, hardship, complexity |
| diminuire | v.int. | to drop, lessen, diminish |
| dimostrare | v.t. | to demonstrate, show, prove |
| Dio | s.m. | God |
| dipendente | s.m. | s.f. | employee; addict |
| dipendente | agg. | dependent, subordinate, employed; addicted |
| dipendenza | s.f. | dependence, dependency, addiction |
| dirigente | s.m. | s.f. | manager, director, executive |
| disabile | agg. | disabled, handicapped |
| discorso | s.m. | speech, debate, address; conversation, talk |
| discussione | s.f. | discussion, debate; argument, disagreement; objection, complaint |
| discutere | v.t. | to discuss, debate; to argue, disagree, question |
| disgustoso | agg. | disgusting, nauseating, revolting; repugnant, detestable |
| distanza | s.f. | distance |
| disturbare | v.t. | to disturb, bother, annoy; to disrupt, disturb, upset |
| dividere | v.t. | to divide, separate, split, share |
| divieto | s.m. | ban, prohibition |
| dottorato | s.m. | doctorate |
| dovunque | avv. | everywhere, anywhere |
| droga | s.f. | drug, dope; spice |
| dubbio | s.m. | doubt, uncertainty |
| dubitare | v.int. | to question, challenge, doubt, distrust |
| eccetera | locuz. | et cetera |
| eccetto | prep. | except, save, but for |
| educazione | s.f. | education, training; manners, courtesy, civility |
| elezione | s.f. | election |
| enorme | agg. | enormous, huge, gigantic |
| entro | prep. | within, by |
| epoca | s.f. | epoch, era, age; time, period, season |
| esatto | agg. | exact, accurate, correct |
| esatto | avv. | Exactly! Quite so! |
| escludere | v.t. | to exclude, leave out; eliminate, rule out |
| esercito | s.m. | army, armed forces |
| esistere | v.int. | to exist, to live |
| espressione | s.f. | expression, look; demonstration, display |
| esterno | agg. | external, outer, outside |
| evidente | agg. | evident, obvious, clear, undeniable |
| evidenza | s.f. | clearness, plainness, obviousness |
| farcela | v. t. pron. | to make it, to succeed at sth difficult |
| fastidio | s.m. | nuisance, bother, annoyance, inconvenience |
| fatica | s.f. | effort, exertion, strain; fatigue, exhaustion; toil, hard work |
| fede | s.f. | faith, belief; trust, confidence |
| feriale | agg. | working (day), weekday |
| festivo | agg. | festive, holiday |
| fidarsi | v. int. pron. | to trust, confide in, rely on; to dare, to feel up to |
| fiducia | s.f. | faith, confidence |
| fico | agg. | cool, trendy |
| figura | s.f. | figure, shape, form; figure, individual, person; impression |
| figurarsi | v.t.pron. | to imagine, to picture |
| figurati | inter. | Don't mention it! Not at all! No way! Of course, go ahead! |
| fila | s.f. | line, sequence, string |
| finché | cong. | as long as, until |
| finora | avv. | so far, until now |
| finto | agg. | fake, false, feigned, imitation |
| folla | s.f. | crowd, throng |
| fondo | s.m. | bottom; background; fund |
| formazione | s.f. | formation, growth, development; education, training |
| fornitore | s.m. | supplier, stockist |
| fragile | agg. | fragile, delicate, flimsy; frail, weak |
| fregarsene | v.int.pron. | to not care a hoot |
| frenare | v.int. | to brake, apply the brakes |
| furto | s.m. | theft, burglary, rip-off; haul, booty, loot |
| galera | s.f. | prison, jail (colloquial) |
| galleria | s.f. | tunnel, burrow; gallery, shopping arcade; balcony |
| ganzo | agg. | cool, brilliant |
| generazione | s.f. | generation |
| gesto | s.m. | gesture |
| ghiacciaio | s.m. | glacier |
| giudice | s.m. | judge, referee, umpire |
| giustizia | s.f. | justice, fairness |
| globalizzazione | s.f. | globalisation |
| governo | s.m. | government |
| grave | agg. | grave, solemn, serious, sombre; weighty, momentous; heavy |
| gridare | v.int. | to yell, scream, shriek, shout |
| guerra | s.f. | war, conflict |
| gustare | v.t. | to taste, try, sample; to savour, enjoy |
| ideale | agg. | ideal, perfect |
| ideologia | s.f. | ideology |
| imitare | v.t. | to imitate, mimic, impersonate; to duplicate, copy |
| immagine | s.f. | image; look, appearance |
| immobile | s.m. | property, real estate |
| impensabile | agg. | unthinkable, inconceivable |
| importanza | s.f. | importance, significance, value; influence, authority, prestige |
| impresa | s.f. | business, enterprise, company; endeavour, undertaking |
| impressione | s.f. | impression; feeling, sensation |
| includere | v.t. | to include, attach, enclose; to involve |
| indispensabile | agg. | indispensable, essential, necessary |
| infanzia | s.f. | infancy, childhood |
| inferiore | agg. | lower, lesser, inferior, subordinate |
| innanzitutto | avv. | first of all |
| innocente | agg. | innocent (not guilty); innocent, naive |
| inquilino/a | s.m. | s.f. | tenant, lodger, boarder |
| inquinamento | s.m. | pollution, contamination |
| insistere | v.int. | to insist, persist, persevere |
| intanto | avv. | meanwhile, in the meantime; but, nevertheless |
| intendere | v.t. | to understand; to hear, learn, come to know, heed; to mean |
| intenzione | s.f. | intention, aim, purpose |
| interesse | s.m. | interest; interests, affairs, business |
| interno | s.m. | interior, inside |
| interno | agg. | inner, internal, inland |
| interrompere | v.t. | to interrupt; to disconnect |
| intervenire | v. int. | to intervene, step in; to attend, be present |
| intervista | s.f. | interview; survey, poll |
| investire | v.t. | to invest; to appoint, assign; to run over, knock down |
| invisibile | agg. | invisible; imperceptible, tiny |
| iscriversi | v.rifl. | to enrol, sign up for, join |
| iscrizione | s.f. | registration, enrolment, application |
| laggiù | avv. | down there, below |
| lamentarsi | v. int. pron. | to lament, moan, complain |
| lassù | avv. | up there, above |
| lato | s.m. | side |
| lavorativo | agg. | working, work |
| legge | s.f. | law |
| liberare | v.t. | to free, release, liberate |
| libertà | s.f. | freedom, liberty |
| licenziare | v.t. | to fire, dismiss; to confer a certificate or diploma |
| litigare | v. int. | to argue, fight, quarrel |
| logico | agg. | logical, rational |
| lordo | agg. | dirty, filthy, gross |
| magari | inter. | cong. | maybe, perhaps, |
| mah | inter. | Who knows? |
| maiuscola | s.f. | capital letter |
| manager | s.m. | s.f. | manager, executive |
| mancanza | s.f. | absence, lack; shortcoming, defect, deficiency; error, mistake |
| maniera | s.f. | manner, way; style, fashion |
| mantenere | v.t. | to keep, to maintain; to support; to defend, protect |
| maternità | s.f. | motherhood, maternity |
| matto | agg. | crazy, mad, insane; eccentric, odd, bizarre |
| maturità | s.f. | maturity, ripeness; high school diploma |
| mente | s.f. | mind, intellect, brain |
| merce | s.f. | goods, merchandise; mercy |
| messa | s.f. | putting, placing; Mass (Catholic) |
| metodo | s.m. | method |
| mettercela tutta | v.t. pron. | to do one's utmost |
| militare | agg. | military |
| militare | s.m. | soldier, serviceman |
| militare | pl.m. | military, armed forces |
| millimetro | s.m. | millimetre |
| ministro | s.m. | minister; pastor, priest, clergyman |
| minuscola | s.f. | lowercase letter |
| minuscolo | agg. | minuscule, tiny |
| miseria | s.f. | misery; poverty, want |
| mittente | s.m. | sender |
| moltiplicare | v.t. | to multiply |
| morbido | agg. | soft, smooth, tender, delicate |
| mostrare | v.t. | to show, display, exhibit; to explain, describe |
| movimento | s.m. | movement, motion; bustle, activity |
| multa | s.f. | fine, penalty, ticket |
| municipio | s.m. | town hall, municipal building, municipality |
| mura (le) | pl.f. | walls enclosing a castle, city |
| muto | agg. | mute, dumb, speechless |
| mutuo | s.m. | loan, mortgage |
| nemico | s.m. | enemy, foe, opponent |
| nemico | agg. | hostile, opposed; adverse, harmful, detrimental |
| nemmeno | avv. | cong. | neither, nor |
| netto | agg. | clean, neat, clear |
| nonostante | prep. | cong. | despite, in spite of, notwithstanding |
| nubile | agg. | single woman, unmarried woman |
| nulla | avv. | nothing |
| obbligare | v.t. | to oblige, to compel, to force |
| oggigiorno | avv. | nowadays, these days |
| ognuno | pron. | everyone, everybody |
| omicidio | s.m. | murder, homicide |
| onestà | s.f. | honesty, integrity |
| opportunità | s.f. | opportunity, occasion, chance |
| opportuno | agg. | opportune, suitable, appropriate, expedient |
| organizzazione | s.f. | organisation, association |
| orizzontale | agg. | horizontal |
| ormai | avv. | by now, by then; almost, already, nearly |
| ovvio | agg. | obvious, self-evident |
| pace | s.f. | peace |
| paesaggio | s.m. | landscape, scenery; view, panorama |
| paga | s.f. | pay, salary, wages |
| pagamento | s.m. | payment |
| Papa | s.m. | the Pope |
| parecchio | avv. | agg. | quite, rather a lot, plenty |
| parentesi | s.f. | bracket, parenthesis; aside, digression; break, pause, interval |
| parlamento | s.m. | parliament |
| partito | s.m. | (political) party; camp, party, side |
| patto | s.m. | pact, agreement, treaty; term, condition |
| pazzesco | agg. | mad, crazy, insane, senseless; reckless, foolish |
| pena | s.f. | punishment, penalty, sentence |
| perdonare | v.t. | to pardon, forgive, absolve, excuse |
| perfino | avv. | even |
| pericoloso | agg. | dangerous, hazardous |
| personaggio | s.m. | character; personality, celebrity |
| personale | agg. | personal |
| personale | s.m. | personnel, staff, employees |
| personalità | s.f. | personality, character; celebrity, star |
| personalmente | avv. | personally, in person |
| pietà | s.f. | pity, mercy, compassion; piety, devotion |
| pistola | s.f. | gun, handgun |
| poiché | cong. | since, seeing as |
| politica | s.f. | politics, policy, diplomacy |
| politico | agg. | political |
| polizza | s.f. | policy |
| porco | agg. | pig, pork |
| porgere | v.t. | to offer, to give, to extend |
| possedere | v.t. | to possess, to own |
| povertà | s.f. | poverty |
| precedenza | s.f. | right of way, priority, precedence |
| prendersela | v. t. pron. | to take it out on sb; to take offence, take sth personally |
| preoccupazione | s.f. | worry, concern |
| presentazione | s.f. | presentation, submission; introduction |
| presente | agg. | present, current, contemporary |
| presenza | s.f. | presence |
| presidente | s.m. | president |
| presso | avv. | nearby, near, close at hand |
| presso | prep. | close, next to, near, beside |
| prestito | s.m. | loan |
| prete | s.m. | priest |
| prigione | s.f. | prison, jail; imprisonment, incarceration |
| principale | s.m. | boss |
| privato | agg. | private, personal |
| probabilità | s.f. | probability, likelihood |
| processo | s.m. | trial, case; process, procedure, method |
| progetto | s.m. | plan, project, design |
| proibire | v.t. | to prevent; to prohibit, forbid, ban |
| proposito | s.m. | intention, purpose, aim |
| proteggere | v.t. | to protect, defend, shelter |
| Provincia | s.f. | province |
| pubblico | agg. | public |
| pubblico | s.m. | the public, audience |
| purché | cong. | as long as, provided that |
| puro | agg. | pure, clean, unadulterated, uncontaminated |
| puzza | s.f. | stink, stench |
| puzzare | v.int. | to smell, to stink, to reek |
| qualità | s.f. | quality, trait, feature |
| qualunque | agg. | any, whatever, whichever |
| questione | s.f. | question, matter; dispute, controversy |
| quintale | s.m. | 100 kg |
| raccomandarsi | v.int.pron. | to put oneself in sb's hands |
| raggiungere | v.t. | to reach, to arrive at, to reach; to catch up with; to hit, to strike |
| rallentare | v.t. | to slow down, brake, decelerate |
| rapina | s.f. | robbery |
| rapporto | s.m. | rapport, relationship; connection, link; report, account |
| rata | s.f. | instalment, payment |
| reagire | v.int. | to react, respond, retaliate |
| realizzare | v.t. | to achieve, fulfil, realise; to realise, comprehend; to earn, to make |
| realtà | s.f. | reality |
| reclamo | s.m. | complaint, grievance, claim |
| Regione | s.f. | region, zone, area |
| regola | s.f. | rule, regulation |
| relazione | s.f. | relationship, connection, link |
| religioso | agg. | religious |
| repubblica | s.f. | republic |
| residenza | s.f. | residence, residency |
| responsabile | agg. | responsible, conscientious; accountable, guilty |
| responsabile | s.m. | s.f. | person in charge, boss, manager, supervisor |
| responsabilità | s.f. | responsibility; accountability, liability |
| ricchezza | s.f. | prosperity, affluence, luxury; wealth, riches |
| ricerca | s.f. | research; search, quest |
| ricevuta | s.f. | receipt |
| riconoscere | v.t. | to recognise, identify; to admit, confess |
| ridicolo | agg. | ridiculous, funny, hilarious; paltry, risible, laughable |
| riferire | v.t. | to report, to relay |
| riferirsi (a) | v.int.pron | to refer to |
| rifiutare | v.t. | to reject, decline, refuse, turn down, rebuff |
| riflettere | v.int. | to reflect |
| riguardare | v.t. | to look at again, review, check; to regard, concern |
| rimettersi | v.int.pron. | to recover, get better; to trust, rely on |
| rinunciare | v.int. | to renounce, give up; to quit |
| riprendere | v.t. | to retake; to resume, restart; to recapture; to take back, recoup, recover, regain; to film, shoot |
| riprendersi | v. int. pron. | to recover; to pull oneself together |
| rischioso | agg. | risky, dangerous, hazardous |
| riscontro | s.m. | comparison, check, inspection |
| risolvere | v.t. | to solve, resolve; to cancel, annul |
| risparmiare | v.t. | to use sparingly, economise; to save, put aside; to spare |
| rispettare | v.t. | to respect, revere; to obey, follow, comply with |
| rispetto | s.m. | respect, esteem, regard |
| roba | s.f. | stuff, things, possessions |
| rotatoria | s.f. | roundabout (traffic) |
| ruvido | agg. | rough, coarse |
| saggio | s.m. | wise, prudent, sensible |
| salvare | v.t. | to save, rescue; to salvage, preserve |
| santo | agg. | holy |
| santo | s.m. | saint |
| scherzare | v.int. | to joke, jest, play around |
| sconfiggere | v.t. | to beat, defeat, eliminate |
| scopo | s.m. | aim, purpose, goal, objective |
| scorretto | agg. | wrong, incorrect |
| scusa | s.f. | apology, pardon, excuse |
| sé | pron. | oneself, himself, herself, themselves |
| sebbene | cong. | although, even though |
| sede | s.f. | seat, location, headquarters, offices |
| seguito | s.m. | string, sequence, series; entourage, retinue, following |
| senato | s.m. | senate |
| sensazione | s.f. | sensation, perception, feeling; intuition, premonition |
| senso | s.m. | sense (sight, taste, etc.); senses, consciousness |
| sentimento | s.m. | sentiment, feeling, emotion |
| servizio | s.m. | service, duty, employment |
| sesso | s.m. | sex, gender |
| sfruttare | v.t. | to exploit, use, take advantage of |
| sicurezza | s.f. | security, safety; trust, confidence |
| significato | s.m. | meaning, sense; meaning, importance |
| sillaba | s.f. | syllable |
| sindacato | s.m. | union |
| sindaco | s.m. | mayor |
| sistema | s.m. | system |
| sociale | agg. | social |
| società | s.f. | society, association |
| socio/a | s.m. | s.f. | partner, associate, shareholder, member; accomplice |
| soddisfatto | agg. | satisfied, pleased |
| soffrire | v.int. | to suffer, tolerate, endure |
| soldato/essa | s.m. | s.f. | soldier |
| solitudine | s.f. | solitude, loneliness, isolation |
| sollecito | agg. | eager, alert |
| soluzione | s.f. | solution, answer; resolution, settlement, agreement |
| somma | s.f. | amount, sum |
| sopravvivere | v.int. | to survive, live through; to survive, outlive |
| sordo | agg. | deaf |
| sospendere | v.t. | to suspend, interrupt; to suspend, hang |
| sottolineare | v.t. | to underline, underscore, highlight, stress |
| sottrarre | v.t. | to remove, take away, subtract; to rescue, deliver, save |
| sparare | v.t. | to shoot, to fire |
| spazio | s.m. | space, room |
| specializzarsi | v. int. pron. | to specialise in |
| specializzazione | s.f. | specialisation |
| spiegarsi | v. rifl. | to explain oneself, make oneself clear |
| statale | agg. | of the state, government, public |
| stato | s.m. | the state; state, condition; status, standing |
| stile | s.m. | style |
| stipendio | s.m. | pay, salary, wage |
| suora | s.f. | nun |
| superiore | agg. | upper; higher, larger, greater, senior, superior |
| svantaggio | s.m. | disadvantage, drawback |
| sviluppare | v.t. | to develop, enhance |
| sviluppo | s.m. | development, growth, expansion |
| tale | agg. | such, so; this that |
| talvolta | avv. | sometimes |
| tariffa | s.f. | tariff, price, charge, rate, fee |
| tassa | s.f. | tax, duty |
| tecnologia | s.f. | technology |
| temere | v.t. | to be afraid, to fear, to dread |
| tensione | s.f. | tension, worry, anxiety; tension, strain |
| teoria | s.f. | theory, concept |
| terapia | s.f. | therapy, treatment |
| terrorismo | s.m. | terrorism |
| terrorizzare | v.t. | to terrorise |
| testo | s.m. | text |
| tipico | agg. | typical, characteristic, classic |
| tonnellata | s.f. | ton (1,000 kg) |
| torto | s.m. | wrongdoing, injustice |
| tradizionale | agg. | traditional |
| tranquillità | s.f. | tranquility, serenity, calm |
| trasformare | v.t. | to transform, convert |
| trattare | v.t. | to treat, handle; to negotiate, haggle; to treat, process; to discuss, debate |
| tratto | s.m. | line; section, part, stretch; style; feature, trait |
| tribunale | s.m. | court, tribunal; courthouse |
| turismo | s.m. | tourism |
| uccidere | v.t. | to kill, to murder |
| uffa | inter. | Oh! Phew! |
| urgente | agg. | urgent, pressing |
| valere | v.t. | v.int. | to be worth; to be valid |
| valore | s.m. | value, worth, merit; valour, courage |
| vantaggio | s.m. | advantage, benefit |
| vario | agg. | varied, various, diverse; variable, changeable; various, numerous |
| vegetariano | agg. | vegetarian |
| velocità | s.f. | speed, velocity, rapidity |
| vergognarsi | v.int. pron. | to feel ashamed, feel embarrassed |
| verità | s.f. | truth |
| verticale | agg. | vertical, upright |
| violenza | s.f. | violence |
| virgolette | pl.f. | inverted commas, quotation marks |
| viso | s.m. | face |
| vista | s.f. | sight; view |
| vocale | s.f. | vowel |
| volontà | s.f. | will, determination |
| votare | v.t. | to vote for; to approve |
| abbandonare | v.t. | to abandon, to drop out of |
| abbassare | v.t. | to lower, reduce |
| abbondante | agg. | abundant |
| abile | agg. | able, capable, clever, skilful |
| abilità | s.f. | ability, capability, skill |
| abitazione | s.f. | house, dwelling |
| abituarsi | v. rifl. | to get used to |
| abitudine | s.f. | habit, custom, practice |
| accadere | v.int. | to happen, occur |
| accarezzare | v.t. | to stroke, to caress |
| accelerare | v.int. | to accelerate, speed up |
| accettare | v.t. | to accept |
| accidenti | inter. | Wow! Gosh! Blimey! |
| accogliere | v.t. | to receive, welcome, accommodate; to accept, adopt |
| accorgersi | v.int.pron. | to notice, realise, become aware of |
| accusare | v.t. | to accuse, charge |
| adatto | agg. | suitable, fitting, appropriate |
| addetto/a | s.m. | s.f. | operator, agent, authorised personnel |
| adolescente | s.m. | s.f. | adolescent, teenager |
| adoperare | v.t. | to use, employ |
| adorare | v.t. | to adore |
| adottare | v.t. | to adopt, choose, opt for |
| affare | s.m. | deal, business transaction, matter |
| affatto | avv. | not at all, by no means, absolutely not |
| affermare | v.t. | to declare, maintain, affirm |
| affermazione | s.f. | statement, assertion, claim; achievement, success |
| affinché | cong. | so that, in order that |
| affrontare | v.t. | to face, confront, deal with, tackle |
| agio | s.m. | ease, comfort, luxury |
| agricoltura | s.f. | agriculture, farming |
| agriturismo | s.m. | agritourism, farm holiday |
| alimentazione | s.f. | nutrition, diet, feeding |
| allarme | s.m. | alarm, signal, warning |
| allontanarsi | v.int.pron. | to move away from, distance oneself from, renounce |
| altrettanto | agg. | just as much, just as many, the same number, the same quantity |
| altrimenti | avv. | otherwise, or else |
| ambiente | s.m. | environment, ecosystem, setting |
| ammazzare | v.t. | to kill, murder (informal) |
| ammettere | v.t. | to admit, permit, allow, let in |
| amministratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | administrator |
| ammirare | v.t. | to admire, respect, appreciate |
| ampio | agg. | vast, wide, expansive, ample |
| andarsene | v. int. pron. | to go away |
| annullare | v.t. | to cancel, annul, invalidate |
| appartenere | v.int. | to belong to, be part of |
| apprezzare | v.t. | to admire, appreciate |
| argomento | s.m. | topic, subject, theme; proof, evidence |
| arma | s.f. | weapon, arm |
| armonia | s.f. | harmony, balance |
| arrestare | v.t. | to arrest, capture, apprehend |
| artificiale | agg. | artificial, unnatural, man-made |
| artigianato | s.m. | craft, handicraft |
| asma | s.f. | asthma |
| aspettarsi | v.t. pron. | to wait for; to expect, anticipate |
| aspetto | s.m. | appearance, look |
| assassino/a | s.m. | s.f | assassin, killer |
| assente | agg. | absent, missing |
| assenza | s.f. | absence |
| assicurare | v.t. | to guarantee, to assure, to ensure, to safeguard |
| assicurazione | s.f. | insurance, guarantee |
| associazione | s.f. | association, organisation |
| assomigliare | v.int. | to resemble, look like, be like |
| assumere | v.t. | to take on, to assume |
| assurdo | agg. | absurd, illogical |
| atteggiamento | s.m. | manner, attitude, behaviour |
| attentato | s.m. | attack, aggression, assassination, attempt |
| attimo | s.m. | instant |
| attività | s.f. | activity, operation, job, task |
| attraverso | prep. | across, through |
| augurare | v.t. | to wish sb sth, bid sb sth |
| aumentare | v.t. | v. int. | to increase, augment, raise; to grow, intensify |
| aumento | s.m. | increase, growth, rise |
| autentico | agg. | authentic, genuine, real |
| autore/trice | s.m. | author, writer; performer, perpetrator |
| avvertire | v.t. | to warn, to advise |
| avvicinarsi | v. int. pron. | to approach, get close to; to resemble, look like, be similar |
| azienda | s.f. | company, business, enterprise |
| azione | s.f. | act, action, activity, deed |
| base | s.f. | base, support; basis, foundation |
| bastare | v.int. | to suffice, be enough |
| beato | agg. | happy, glad, content; blessed |
| bellezza | s.f. | beauty |
| benché | cong. | though, although, even though |
| boh | inter. | No idea! (like the French 'bof') |
| bolletta | s.f. | bill, invoice |
| bollettino | s.m. | receipt; bulletin,report |
| bomba | s.f. | bomb |
| bonifico | s.m. | bank transfer |
| brano | s.m. | piece, fragment, shred; passage, song |
| bugia | s.f. | lie |
| cadavere | s.m. | cadaver, corpse, dead body |
| calcolare | v.t. | to calculate, count |
| cantiere | s.m. | building site |
| capacità | s.f. | capacity; ability |
| capitale | s.m.| s.f. | capital, wealth, assets |
| capitare | v.int. | to arrive, turn up; to happen, occur, crop up |
| carabiniere | s.m. | carabiniere, police officer |
| carattere | s.m. | character, nature; character, letter |
| carcere | s.m. | prison, jail (legal term); imprisonment, detention |
| carriera | s.f. | career, profession |
| caso | s.m. | chance, fate, coincidence; case, instance |
| catturare | v.t. | to capture, apprehend |
| cavarsela | v.t. pron. | to cope, get by, manage; to get out of difficulty |
| cavolo | inter. | Wow! Damn! |
| celibe | agg. | unmarried man, single man |
| certificato | s.m. | certificate |
| chissà | avv. | who knows, heaven knows, somehow |
| chiunque | pron. | anybody, anyone; whoever |
| ciascuno | pron. | each one, every one; everyone, everybody |
| cieco | agg. | s.m. | blind, sightless |
| cima | s.f. | peak, top, summit |
| ciò | pron. | this, that; it |
| citare | v.t. | to quote, cite; to mention, allude to |
| cittadinanza | s.f. | citizenship, citizenry |
| coda | s.f. | queue; tail |
| cogliere | v.t. | to pick, to gather; to catch, surprise |
| collaboratore/trice | s.m. | s.f. | contributor, collaborator |
| collocamento | s.m. | location, arrangement, placement |
| colpevole | agg. | s.m. | s.f. | guilty, culpable, at fault, blameworthy |
| combattere | v.t. | v.int. | to combat, fight, battle, struggle against |
| commentare | v.t. | to comment on, remark on, annotate |
| commento | s.m. | comment, remark, critique; commentary, notes, annotation |
| commercio | s.m. | commerce, trade |
| complesso | agg. | complex, complicated |
| comportamento | s.m. | behaviour, conduct |
| comprendere | v.t. | to understand; to comprise, include, consist of |
| concentrare | v.t. | to concentrate sth, focus sth; to bring together in one place |
| concentrarsi | v. int. pron. | to concentrate on, focus on; to gather together, assemble |
| concludere | v.t. | to conclude, finish, close; to conclude, deduce |
| conclusione | s.f. | conclusion, end; conclusion, deduction |
| concorrenza | s.f. | competition, rivalry |
| condannare | v.t. | to convict, sentence; to condemn, disapprove |
| condividere | v.t. | to share |
| condizione | s.f. | condition, situation, state; clause, provision |
| conferenza | s.f. | conference, lecture, talk |
| confermare | v.t. | to confirm, prove, verify |
| confrontare | v.t. | to compare, contrast |
| confronto | s.m. | comparison, contrast; contest, competition; debate, discussion |
| coniugare | v.t. | to conjugate (a verb) |
| coniuge | s.m. | s.f. | spouse |
| conseguenza | s.f. | consequence, effect, result |
| considerare | v.t. | to consider, evaluate, examine; to consider, deem |
| considerazione | s.f. | consideration; reflections, observations; esteem, regard, respect |
| consonante | s.f. | consonant |
| contare | v.t. | v.int | to count; to expect |
| contatto | s.m. | contact |
| contemporaneamente | avv. | at the same time |
| continuamente | avv. | continually, repeatedly, frequently; continuously, without interruption |
| contrario | s.m. | contrary, opposite, contradiction |
| contratto | s.m. | contract, agreement |
| contro | prep. | against, towards |
| controllare | v.t. | to check, verify; to supervise, monitor; to control, command |
| convincere | v.t. | to convince, persuade |
| convivente | s.m | s.f. | cohabitant, common-law spouse |
| cortesia | s.f. | courtesy, civility, politeness, kindness |
| costringere | v.t. | to force, coerce, compel |
| creare | v.t. | to create, make |
| crescere | v.int. | to grow, bring up, raise, rear |
| criminale | s.m. | criminal, felon |
| crisi | s.f. | crisis; seizure, attack, bout, fit |
| criticare | v.t. | to criticise, find fault with |
| cronaca | s.f. | chronicle, history; account, story, report |
| cura | s.f. | care, attention; therapy, treatment |
| curarsi | v.rifl. | to undergo treatment; to pay attention to; to take care of |
| danno | s.m. | damage, injury |
| dato | s.m. | data, information, fact |
| debito | s.m. | debt |
| decisione | s.f. | decision; judgment, determination, ruling |
| deludere | v.t. | to disappoint, let down |
| delusione | s.f. | disappointment, frustration |
| democrazia | s.f. | democracy |
| denuncia | s.f. | accusation, charge; statement, declaration |
| denunciare | v.t. | to report, accuse, denounce |
| deserto | s.m. | desert |
| desiderare | v.t. | to desire, want, wish |
| desiderio | s.m. | desire, wish; craving, longing, yearning |
| destinatario | s.m | recipient, addressee |
| detestare | v.t. | to detest, hate, loathe |
| diavolo | s.m. | devil |
| dichiarare | v.t. | to declare, proclaim, pronounce |
| difendere | v.t. | to defend, protect, stand up for |
| difetto | s.m. | default, fault, flaw, shortcoming; lack, deficiency, scarcity |
| differenza | s.f. | difference |
| difficoltà | s.f. | difficulty, hurdle, hardship, complexity |
| diminuire | v.int. | to drop, lessen, diminish |
| dimostrare | v.t. | to demonstrate, show, prove |
| Dio | s.m. | God |
| dipendente | s.m. | s.f. | employee; addict |
| dipendente | agg. | dependent, subordinate, employed; addicted |
| dipendenza | s.f. | dependence, dependency, addiction |
| dirigente | s.m. | s.f. | manager, director, executive |
| disabile | agg. | disabled, handicapped |
| discorso | s.m. | speech, debate, address; conversation, talk |
| discussione | s.f. | discussion, debate; argument, disagreement; objection, complaint |
| discutere | v.t. | to discuss, debate; to argue, disagree, question |
| disgustoso | agg. | disgusting, nauseating, revolting; repugnant, detestable |
| distanza | s.f. | distance |
| disturbare | v.t. | to disturb, bother, annoy; to disrupt, disturb, upset |
| dividere | v.t. | to divide, separate, split, share |
| divieto | s.m. | ban, prohibition |
| dottorato | s.m. | doctorate |
| dovunque | avv. | everywhere, anywhere |
| droga | s.f. | drug, dope; spice |
| dubbio | s.m. | doubt, uncertainty |
| dubitare | v.int. | to question, challenge, doubt, distrust |
| eccetera | locuz. | et cetera |
| eccetto | prep. | except, save, but for |
| educazione | s.f. | education, training; manners, courtesy, civility |
| elezione | s.f. | election |
| enorme | agg. | enormous, huge, gigantic |
| entro | prep. | within, by |
| epoca | s.f. | epoch, era, age; time, period, season |
| esatto | agg. | exact, accurate, correct |
| esatto | avv. | Exactly! Quite so! |
| escludere | v.t. | to exclude, leave out; eliminate, rule out |
| esercito | s.m. | army, armed forces |
| esistere | v.int. | to exist, to live |
| espressione | s.f. | expression, look; demonstration, display |
| esterno | agg. | external, outer, outside |
| evidente | agg. | evident, obvious, clear, undeniable |
| evidenza | s.f. | clearness, plainness, obviousness |
| farcela | v. t. pron. | to make it, to succeed at sth difficult |
| fastidio | s.m. | nuisance, bother, annoyance, inconvenience |
| fatica | s.f. | effort, exertion, strain; fatigue, exhaustion; toil, hard work |
| fede | s.f. | faith, belief; trust, confidence |
| feriale | agg. | working (day), weekday |
| festivo | agg. | festive, holiday |
| fidarsi | v. int. pron. | to trust, confide in, rely on; to dare, to feel up to |
| fiducia | s.f. | faith, confidence |
| fico | agg. | cool, trendy |
| figura | s.f. | figure, shape, form; figure, individual, person; impression |
| figurarsi | v.t.pron. | to imagine, to picture |
| figurati | inter. | Don't mention it! Not at all! No way! Of course, go ahead! |
| fila | s.f. | line, sequence, string |
| finché | cong. | as long as, until |
| finora | avv. | so far, until now |
| finto | agg. | fake, false, feigned, imitation |
| folla | s.f. | crowd, throng |
| fondo | s.m. | bottom; background; fund |
| formazione | s.f. | formation, growth, development; education, training |
| fornitore | s.m. | supplier, stockist |
| fragile | agg. | fragile, delicate, flimsy; frail, weak |
| fregarsene | v.int.pron. | to not care a hoot |
| frenare | v.int. | to brake, apply the brakes |
| furto | s.m. | theft, burglary, rip-off; haul, booty, loot |
| galera | s.f. | prison, jail (colloquial) |
| galleria | s.f. | tunnel, burrow; gallery, shopping arcade; balcony |
| ganzo | agg. | cool, brilliant |
| generazione | s.f. | generation |
| gesto | s.m. | gesture |
| ghiacciaio | s.m. | glacier |
| giudice | s.m. | judge, referee, umpire |
| giustizia | s.f. | justice, fairness |
| globalizzazione | s.f. | globalisation |
| governo | s.m. | government |
| grave | agg. | grave, solemn, serious, sombre; weighty, momentous; heavy |
| gridare | v.int. | to yell, scream, shriek, shout |
| guerra | s.f. | war, conflict |
| gustare | v.t. | to taste, try, sample; to savour, enjoy |
| ideale | agg. | ideal, perfect |
| ideologia | s.f. | ideology |
| imitare | v.t. | to imitate, mimic, impersonate; to duplicate, copy |
| immagine | s.f. | image; look, appearance |
| immobile | s.m. | property, real estate |
| impensabile | agg. | unthinkable, inconceivable |
| importanza | s.f. | importance, significance, value; influence, authority, prestige |
| impresa | s.f. | business, enterprise, company; endeavour, undertaking |
| impressione | s.f. | impression; feeling, sensation |
| includere | v.t. | to include, attach, enclose; to involve |
| indispensabile | agg. | indispensable, essential, necessary |
| infanzia | s.f. | infancy, childhood |
| inferiore | agg. | lower, lesser, inferior, subordinate |
| innanzitutto | avv. | first of all |
| innocente | agg. | innocent (not guilty); innocent, naive |
| inquilino/a | s.m. | s.f. | tenant, lodger, boarder |
| inquinamento | s.m. | pollution, contamination |
| insistere | v.int. | to insist, persist, persevere |
| intanto | avv. | meanwhile, in the meantime; but, nevertheless |
| intendere | v.t. | to understand; to hear, learn, come to know, heed; to mean |
| intenzione | s.f. | intention, aim, purpose |
| interesse | s.m. | interest; interests, affairs, business |
| interno | s.m. | interior, inside |
| interno | agg. | inner, internal, inland |
| interrompere | v.t. | to interrupt; to disconnect |
| intervenire | v. int. | to intervene, step in; to attend, be present |
| intervista | s.f. | interview; survey, poll |
| investire | v.t. | to invest; to appoint, assign; to run over, knock down |
| invisibile | agg. | invisible; imperceptible, tiny |
| iscriversi | v.rifl. | to enrol, sign up for, join |
| iscrizione | s.f. | registration, enrolment, application |
| laggiù | avv. | down there, below |
| lamentarsi | v. int. pron. | to lament, moan, complain |
| lassù | avv. | up there, above |
| lato | s.m. | side |
| lavorativo | agg. | working, work |
| legge | s.f. | law |
| liberare | v.t. | to free, release, liberate |
| libertà | s.f. | freedom, liberty |
| licenziare | v.t. | to fire, dismiss; to confer a certificate or diploma |
| litigare | v. int. | to argue, fight, quarrel |
| logico | agg. | logical, rational |
| lordo | agg. | dirty, filthy, gross |
| magari | inter. | cong. | maybe, perhaps, |
| mah | inter. | Who knows? |
| maiuscola | s.f. | capital letter |
| manager | s.m. | s.f. | manager, executive |
| mancanza | s.f. | absence, lack; shortcoming, defect, deficiency; error, mistake |
| maniera | s.f. | manner, way; style, fashion |
| mantenere | v.t. | to keep, to maintain; to support; to defend, protect |
| maternità | s.f. | motherhood, maternity |
| matto | agg. | crazy, mad, insane; eccentric, odd, bizarre |
| maturità | s.f. | maturity, ripeness; high school diploma |
| mente | s.f. | mind, intellect, brain |
| merce | s.f. | goods, merchandise; mercy |
| messa | s.f. | putting, placing; Mass (Catholic) |
| metodo | s.m. | method |
| mettercela tutta | v.t. pron. | to do one's utmost |
| militare | agg. | military |
| militare | s.m. | soldier, serviceman |
| militare | pl.m. | military, armed forces |
| millimetro | s.m. | millimetre |
| ministro | s.m. | minister; pastor, priest, clergyman |
| minuscola | s.f. | lowercase letter |
| minuscolo | agg. | minuscule, tiny |
| miseria | s.f. | misery; poverty, want |
| mittente | s.m. | sender |
| moltiplicare | v.t. | to multiply |
| morbido | agg. | soft, smooth, tender, delicate |
| mostrare | v.t. | to show, display, exhibit; to explain, describe |
| movimento | s.m. | movement, motion; bustle, activity |
| multa | s.f. | fine, penalty, ticket |
| municipio | s.m. | town hall, municipal building, municipality |
| mura (le) | pl.f. | walls enclosing a castle, city |
| muto | agg. | mute, dumb, speechless |
| mutuo | s.m. | loan, mortgage |
| nemico | s.m. | enemy, foe, opponent |
| nemico | agg. | hostile, opposed; adverse, harmful, detrimental |
| nemmeno | avv. | cong. | neither, nor |
| netto | agg. | clean, neat, clear |
| nonostante | prep. | cong. | despite, in spite of, notwithstanding |
| nubile | agg. | single woman, unmarried woman |
| nulla | avv. | nothing |
| obbligare | v.t. | to oblige, to compel, to force |
| oggigiorno | avv. | nowadays, these days |
| ognuno | pron. | everyone, everybody |
| omicidio | s.m. | murder, homicide |
| onestà | s.f. | honesty, integrity |
| opportunità | s.f. | opportunity, occasion, chance |
| opportuno | agg. | opportune, suitable, appropriate, expedient |
| organizzazione | s.f. | organisation, association |
| orizzontale | agg. | horizontal |
| ormai | avv. | by now, by then; almost, already, nearly |
| ovvio | agg. | obvious, self-evident |
| pace | s.f. | peace |
| paesaggio | s.m. | landscape, scenery; view, panorama |
| paga | s.f. | pay, salary, wages |
| pagamento | s.m. | payment |
| Papa | s.m. | the Pope |
| parecchio | avv. | agg. | quite, rather a lot, plenty |
| parentesi | s.f. | bracket, parenthesis; aside, digression; break, pause, interval |
| parlamento | s.m. | parliament |
| partito | s.m. | (political) party; camp, party, side |
| patto | s.m. | pact, agreement, treaty; term, condition |
| pazzesco | agg. | mad, crazy, insane, senseless; reckless, foolish |
| pena | s.f. | punishment, penalty, sentence |
| perdonare | v.t. | to pardon, forgive, absolve, excuse |
| perfino | avv. | even |
| pericoloso | agg. | dangerous, hazardous |
| personaggio | s.m. | character; personality, celebrity |
| personale | agg. | personal |
| personale | s.m. | personnel, staff, employees |
| personalità | s.f. | personality, character; celebrity, star |
| personalmente | avv. | personally, in person |
| pietà | s.f. | pity, mercy, compassion; piety, devotion |
| pistola | s.f. | gun, handgun |
| poiché | cong. | since, seeing as |
| politica | s.f. | politics, policy, diplomacy |
| politico | agg. | political |
| polizza | s.f. | policy |
| porco | agg. | pig, pork |
| porgere | v.t. | to offer, to give, to extend |
| possedere | v.t. | to possess, to own |
| povertà | s.f. | poverty |
| precedenza | s.f. | right of way, priority, precedence |
| prendersela | v. t. pron. | to take it out on sb; to take offence, take sth personally |
| preoccupazione | s.f. | worry, concern |
| presentazione | s.f. | presentation, submission; introduction |
| presente | agg. | present, current, contemporary |
| presenza | s.f. | presence |
| presidente | s.m. | president |
| presso | avv. | nearby, near, close at hand |
| presso | prep. | close, next to, near, beside |
| prestito | s.m. | loan |
| prete | s.m. | priest |
| prigione | s.f. | prison, jail; imprisonment, incarceration |
| principale | s.m. | boss |
| privato | agg. | private, personal |
| probabilità | s.f. | probability, likelihood |
| processo | s.m. | trial, case; process, procedure, method |
| progetto | s.m. | plan, project, design |
| proibire | v.t. | to prevent; to prohibit, forbid, ban |
| proposito | s.m. | intention, purpose, aim |
| proteggere | v.t. | to protect, defend, shelter |
| Provincia | s.f. | province |
| pubblico | agg. | public |
| pubblico | s.m. | the public, audience |
| purché | cong. | as long as, provided that |
| puro | agg. | pure, clean, unadulterated, uncontaminated |
| puzza | s.f. | stink, stench |
| puzzare | v.int. | to smell, to stink, to reek |
| qualità | s.f. | quality, trait, feature |
| qualunque | agg. | any, whatever, whichever |
| questione | s.f. | question, matter; dispute, controversy |
| quintale | s.m. | 100 kg |
| raccomandarsi | v.int.pron. | to put oneself in sb's hands |
| raggiungere | v.t. | to reach, to arrive at, to reach; to catch up with; to hit, to strike |
| rallentare | v.t. | to slow down, brake, decelerate |
| rapina | s.f. | robbery |
| rapporto | s.m. | rapport, relationship; connection, link; report, account |
| rata | s.f. | instalment, payment |
| reagire | v.int. | to react, respond, retaliate |
| realizzare | v.t. | to achieve, fulfil, realise; to realise, comprehend; to earn, to make |
| realtà | s.f. | reality |
| reclamo | s.m. | complaint, grievance, claim |
| Regione | s.f. | region, zone, area |
| regola | s.f. | rule, regulation |
| relazione | s.f. | relationship, connection, link |
| religioso | agg. | religious |
| repubblica | s.f. | republic |
| residenza | s.f. | residence, residency |
| responsabile | agg. | responsible, conscientious; accountable, guilty |
| responsabile | s.m. | s.f. | person in charge, boss, manager, supervisor |
| responsabilità | s.f. | responsibility; accountability, liability |
| ricchezza | s.f. | prosperity, affluence, luxury; wealth, riches |
| ricerca | s.f. | research; search, quest |
| ricevuta | s.f. | receipt |
| riconoscere | v.t. | to recognise, identify; to admit, confess |
| ridicolo | agg. | ridiculous, funny, hilarious; paltry, risible, laughable |
| riferire | v.t. | to report, to relay |
| riferirsi (a) | v.int.pron | to refer to |
| rifiutare | v.t. | to reject, decline, refuse, turn down, rebuff |
| riflettere | v.int. | to reflect |
| riguardare | v.t. | to look at again, review, check; to regard, concern |
| rimettersi | v.int.pron. | to recover, get better; to trust, rely on |
| rinunciare | v.int. | to renounce, give up; to quit |
| riprendere | v.t. | to retake; to resume, restart; to recapture; to take back, recoup, recover, regain; to film, shoot |
| riprendersi | v. int. pron. | to recover; to pull oneself together |
| rischioso | agg. | risky, dangerous, hazardous |
| riscontro | s.m. | comparison, check, inspection |
| risolvere | v.t. | to solve, resolve; to cancel, annul |
| risparmiare | v.t. | to use sparingly, economise; to save, put aside; to spare |
| rispettare | v.t. | to respect, revere; to obey, follow, comply with |
| rispetto | s.m. | respect, esteem, regard |
| roba | s.f. | stuff, things, possessions |
| rotatoria | s.f. | roundabout (traffic) |
| ruvido | agg. | rough, coarse |
| saggio | s.m. | wise, prudent, sensible |
| salvare | v.t. | to save, rescue; to salvage, preserve |
| santo | agg. | holy |
| santo | s.m. | saint |
| scherzare | v.int. | to joke, jest, play around |
| sconfiggere | v.t. | to beat, defeat, eliminate |
| scopo | s.m. | aim, purpose, goal, objective |
| scorretto | agg. | wrong, incorrect |
| scusa | s.f. | apology, pardon, excuse |
| sé | pron. | oneself, himself, herself, themselves |
| sebbene | cong. | although, even though |
| sede | s.f. | seat, location, headquarters, offices |
| seguito | s.m. | string, sequence, series; entourage, retinue, following |
| senato | s.m. | senate |
| sensazione | s.f. | sensation, perception, feeling; intuition, premonition |
| senso | s.m. | sense (sight, taste, etc.); senses, consciousness |
| sentimento | s.m. | sentiment, feeling, emotion |
| servizio | s.m. | service, duty, employment |
| sesso | s.m. | sex, gender |
| sfruttare | v.t. | to exploit, use, take advantage of |
| sicurezza | s.f. | security, safety; trust, confidence |
| significato | s.m. | meaning, sense; meaning, importance |
| sillaba | s.f. | syllable |
| sindacato | s.m. | union |
| sindaco | s.m. | mayor |
| sistema | s.m. | system |
| sociale | agg. | social |
| società | s.f. | society, association |
| socio/a | s.m. | s.f. | partner, associate, shareholder, member; accomplice |
| soddisfatto | agg. | satisfied, pleased |
| soffrire | v.int. | to suffer, tolerate, endure |
| soldato/essa | s.m. | s.f. | soldier |
| solitudine | s.f. | solitude, loneliness, isolation |
| sollecito | agg. | eager, alert |
| soluzione | s.f. | solution, answer; resolution, settlement, agreement |
| somma | s.f. | amount, sum |
| sopravvivere | v.int. | to survive, live through; to survive, outlive |
| sordo | agg. | deaf |
| sospendere | v.t. | to suspend, interrupt; to suspend, hang |
| sottolineare | v.t. | to underline, underscore, highlight, stress |
| sottrarre | v.t. | to remove, take away, subtract; to rescue, deliver, save |
| sparare | v.t. | to shoot, to fire |
| spazio | s.m. | space, room |
| specializzarsi | v. int. pron. | to specialise in |
| specializzazione | s.f. | specialisation |
| spiegarsi | v. rifl. | to explain oneself, make oneself clear |
| statale | agg. | of the state, government, public |
| stato | s.m. | the state; state, condition; status, standing |
| stile | s.m. | style |
| stipendio | s.m. | pay, salary, wage |
| suora | s.f. | nun |
| superiore | agg. | upper; higher, larger, greater, senior, superior |
| svantaggio | s.m. | disadvantage, drawback |
| sviluppare | v.t. | to develop, enhance |
| sviluppo | s.m. | development, growth, expansion |
| tale | agg. | such, so; this that |
| talvolta | avv. | sometimes |
| tariffa | s.f. | tariff, price, charge, rate, fee |
| tassa | s.f. | tax, duty |
| tecnologia | s.f. | technology |
| temere | v.t. | to be afraid, to fear, to dread |
| tensione | s.f. | tension, worry, anxiety; tension, strain |
| teoria | s.f. | theory, concept |
| terapia | s.f. | therapy, treatment |
| terrorismo | s.m. | terrorism |
| terrorizzare | v.t. | to terrorise |
| testo | s.m. | text |
| tipico | agg. | typical, characteristic, classic |
| tonnellata | s.f. | ton (1,000 kg) |
| torto | s.m. | wrongdoing, injustice |
| tradizionale | agg. | traditional |
| tranquillità | s.f. | tranquility, serenity, calm |
| trasformare | v.t. | to transform, convert |
| trattare | v.t. | to treat, handle; to negotiate, haggle; to treat, process; to discuss, debate |
| tratto | s.m. | line; section, part, stretch; style; feature, trait |
| tribunale | s.m. | court, tribunal; courthouse |
| turismo | s.m. | tourism |
| uccidere | v.t. | to kill, to murder |
| uffa | inter. | Oh! Phew! |
| urgente | agg. | urgent, pressing |
| valere | v.t. | v.int. | to be worth; to be valid |
| valore | s.m. | value, worth, merit; valour, courage |
| vantaggio | s.m. | advantage, benefit |
| vario | agg. | varied, various, diverse; variable, changeable; various, numerous |
| vegetariano | agg. | vegetarian |
| velocità | s.f. | speed, velocity, rapidity |
| vergognarsi | v.int. pron. | to feel ashamed, feel embarrassed |
| verità | s.f. | truth |
| verticale | agg. | vertical, upright |
| violenza | s.f. | violence |
| virgolette | pl.f. | inverted commas, quotation marks |
| viso | s.m. | face |
| vista | s.f. | sight; view |
| vocale | s.f. | vowel |
| volontà | s.f. | will, determination |
| votare | v.t. | to vote for; to approve |