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B, come "bambino"

 

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'B' as in 'bambino' - child (Alphabet)
babbo (same as "papà") daddy (Lez.b_5)
bacio kiss (Lez.i_10)
baffi moustache (Lez.b_3)
bagaglio luggage, baggage (Lez.i_9)
bagno (fare il bagno)

 

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bathroom (take a bath, go swimming) (Lez.b_2;i_6)
baia bay (Lez.i_11)
balena whale (Lez.b_11)
ballare

 

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to dance (Lez.b_4)
ballata ballad, ballade (Lez.i_3)
bambino/a child (Lez.b_2)
banca (pl. banche) bank (Lez.b_10)
banco counter (Lez.i_6)
barista barman (Lez.i_6)
barattolo jar, tin, can (Lez.b_10)
barba (farsi la barba) beard (to shave) (Lez.b_3;Lez.i_3)
barbaro/a barbarian (Lez.a_5)
barca boat (Lez.i_2)
basarsi; basare to be based or base o.s. on; to base (Lez.15;a_2)
base (di base) base, basis (basic) (Lez.a_2)
basso/a short, low (Lez.b_2;Lez.i_6)
basta it is enough (Lez.i_9)
battere to type; to beat (Lez.a_2)
be'... well... (Lez.b_2)
bei (plural form) beautiful (Lez.b_6)
bel (singular form) beautiful (Lez.b_7)
bellezza beauty (Lez.i_4)
bello/a beautiful (Lez.b_2)
bene (va bene) well, good (all right, it's ok) (Lez.b_9;Lez.i_6)
benedettino Benedectine (Lez.i_7)
beneficenza charity (Lez.i_8)
benessere well-being, comfort (Lez.a_3)
benvenuto/a welcome (Lez.b_2)
bere to drink (Lez.b_6)
biancheria underwear, linen (Lez.b_11)
bicchiere glass (Lez.b_6)
bicicletta bicycle (Lez.i_2)
bigliettaio/a (pl. bigliettai/ie) ticket inspector or vendor (Lez.b_9)
biglietteria ticket office (Lez.i_9)
biglietto ticket, banknote (Lez.b_7)
biliardino table-football (Lez.a_3)
biliardo pool, billiards (Lez.a_3)
biondo/a blonde (Lez.b_2)
birbante rascal (Lez.i_8)
birra beer (Lez.b_6)
biscotto cookie (Lez.i_10)
bisnonno/a grand-grandfather/mother (Lez.b_5)
bisogna ... one needs..., it is necessary... (Lez.i_9)
bisogno (avere bisogno; c'è bisogno) need (to need; one needs) (Lez.b_11; Lez.i_6)
blu blue (Lez.b_3)
bocca (in bocca al lupo!) mouth (good luck!) (Lez.16;a_4)
bocce bowls (Lez.i_10)
bocconcino titbit (Lez.b_1)
bollire (bollente) to boil (boiling) (Lez.b_6)
bonario/a good-natured (Lez.i_8)
borbonico/a Bourbon (Lez.a_4)
borsa

 

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purse, pouch, bag (Lez.b_5)
bosco wood (Lez.i_9)
bottone button (Lez.i_3)
brace embers (Lez.i_2)
braccio (pl. braccia)

 

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arm (Lez.b_8)
bravo/a good (for a child...) competent (for a singer, a doctor...) (Lez.b_5)
bravura cleverness, skill (Lez.a_5)
brodo broth (Lez.b_6)
bruciare to burn (Lez.a_2)
bruno/a dark haired (Lez.b_2)
bruscamente sharply, bluntly (Lez.a_2)
brutto/a (fa brutto) ugly (the weather is bad) (Lez.b_2;b_7)
buca delle lettere letterbox (Lez.b_10)
buffo/a funny, comic (Lez.i_2)
buffone/buffona clown, fool, jester (Lez.i_8)
bugia (pl. bugie) lie (Lez.i_2)
bugiardo/a liar (Lez.i_2)
buio dark (Lez.i_9)
buono/a good (kind; beneficial; good to eat) (Lez.b_2)
buongiorno, buonanotte, buonasera good morning, good night, good evening (Lez.b_1)
burattino

 

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puppet (Lez.b_2)
burbero/a gruff, surly (Lez.a_3)
burocratico/a bureaucratic (Lez.a_4)
burocrazia bureaucracy (Lez.a_4)
busto

 

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bust (Lez.b_8)
buttare (buttarsi giù; buttare giù) to throw (to get depressed; to scribble down) (Lez.i_9;a_2)

 

 

 

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