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P, come "pizza"

 

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P, as in "pizza" (Alphabet)
pacco package, box (Lez.b_10)
pace peace (Lez.i_10)
padella frying pan (Lez.i_2)
padre father (Lez.b_5)
paesaggio landscape (Lez.i_4)
paese country, nation (Lez.a_3)
paesino small village (Lez.i_4)
paga pay, wages (Lez.i_8)
pagamento payment (Lez.b_10)
pagare to pay (Lez.b_6)
paio pair, couple (Lez.i_3)
palazzo building (Lez.i_11)
palco box (Lez.i_9)
palcoscenico stage (Lez.i_8)
palestra gym (Lez.a_3)
palla ball (Lez.b_2)
pallacanestro basketball (Lez.b_8)
pallavolo volleyball (Lez.b_8)
panchina bench (Lez.a_3)
pancia

 

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tummy (Lez.b_8)
pane (panino) bread (sandwich) (Lez.b_6;i_6)
panetteria bakery (Lez.i_3)
panettone spiced brioche (Lez.a_5)
panoramica panoramic, overview, scenic view (Lez.a_3)
pantaloni, pantaloncini trousers, small pants (Lez.b_10;b_11)
papa pope (Lez.i_6)
papà dad (Lez.b_3)
papato papacy (Lez.a_5)
paradiso paradise, heaven (Lez.i_5)
paragonare (a, con) to compare (to, with) (Lez.i_2)
parco park (Lez.b_9)
parecchio/a quite a lot of, several (Lez.i_9)
parente relative (Lez.b_5)
parentesi parenthesis (Lez.b_11)
pari equal, same, even (Lez.b_10)
parigino/a Parisian (Lez.a_2)
parlamentare parliamentary (Lez.i_10)
parlamento parliament (Lez.i_11)
parlare to talk (Lez.b_4)
parola (parola d'ordine) word (password) (Lez.i_8;a_5)
parte (in parte) part (partly) (Lez.i_2)
partecipare to participate in (Lez.i_10)
particolare particular, distinctive, unusual (Lez.i_2)
partire to go, leave (Lez.b_4)
partita match (Lez.b_8)
partito (partito politico) party (political party) (Lez. 21)
parzialmente partially (Lez.i_10)
passaggio passage (Lez.a_3)
passaporto passport (Lez.i_2)
passare to go by, to pass (Lez.b_11)
passato/a past (Lez.b_10)
passeggero/a passenger (Lez.b_10)
passeggiare to walk, stroll (Lez.i_4)
passeggiata walk (Lez.b_9)
passionale passional (Lez.b_4)
passo step (Lez.i_9)
pasta pastry, pasta, dough (Lez.b_6)
patatine fritte french fries, chips (Lez.b_6)
patria homeland, one's own country (Lez.a_2)
patriarca (pl. patriarchi) patriarch (Lez.i_7)
patriarcale patriarchal (Lez.a_5)
paura fear (Lez.b_10)
pazienza (avere pazienza) patience (to be patient) (Lez.b_10,i_5)
peccato (è un peccato) sin, (it's a shame) (Lez.i_11)
pedalare to pedal (Lez.a_3)
peggio worse (lez.i_2)
peggiore worse, worst (lez.i_2)
pelle leather, skin (Lez.b_10)
pelletteria leather trade and/or industry (Lez.a_4)
penalizzato/a penalized (Lez.a_4)
penisola peninsula (Lez.a_5)
penna pot (Lez.b_2)
pennarello marker (Lez.i_3)
pensare to think (Lez.b_4)
pensionato/a pensioner, retired (Lez.b_5)
pentola pan (Lez.b_6)
pepe pepper (Lez.b_6)
per for, to, by; (math.) by (Lez.b_5)
per favore please (Lez.b_6)
perché why, because (Lez.b_3)
percorso route,  journey (Lez.i_10)
perdere to lose (Lez.b_10)
perfetto/a perfect (Lez.b_5)
pericoloso/a dangerous (Lez.b_9)
periodo period, time (Lez.i_6)
però yet, but, however (Lez.i_2)
perso/a lost (Lez.i_7)
persona person (Lez.b_4)
personaggio (personaggio famoso) character, (famous person) (Lez.b_11)
personale personnel (Lez.a_4)
personalità personality (Lez.a_5)
pesante heavy (Lez.i_9)
peso weight (Lez.b_10)
pesca fishing (Lez.a_2)
pescatore fisherman (Lez.i_11)
pesce fish (Lez.b_6)
pessimo/a very bad, dreadful (Lez.i_2)
pettinarsi to comb one's hair (Lez.i_3)
pezzo piece (Lez.b_10)
piacere to please (Lez.i_5)
piacere pleasure (nice to meet you) (Lez.b_1, 9)
piacevole pleasant (Lez.a_3)
piangere

 

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to cry (Lez.b_10)
piano floor (Lez.i_6)
pianta plant (Lez.i_4)
piatto dish, plate (Lez.b_3)
piazza square (Lez.b_8)
piccolo/a (da piccolo) small (as a child) (Lez.b_2;16)
piede (in piedi)

 

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foot (standing) (Lez.b_8)
piegamento, piegamenti sulle ginocchia

 

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bending (knee bendings) (Lez.b_8)
pieno/a full (Lez.i_6)
pigro/a

 

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lazy (Lez.b_2)
pilota pilot (Lez.i_7)
pino pine (Lez.a_5)
pioggia rain (Lez.i_3)
piovere, (oggi piove)

 

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to rain (today it rains; it's raining) (Lez.b_7)
piovoso/a rainy (Lez.b_6)
pista track (Lez.a_4)
pittore painter (Lez.i_4)
pittura painting (Lez.i_6)
più (non...più) more, most, (no longer;anymore); math.: plus (Lez.b_5)
pizza pizza (Lez.b_2)
plastica plastic (Lez.b_8)
plasticità plasticity, sculptural quality (Lez.i_6)
po' (un po' di) little, not much (a bit of) (Lez.b_2)
poco/a (pl. pochi/che) little, few (Lez.b_3)
poema poem (Lez.i_5)
poesia poem, poetry (Lez.i_6)
poeta poet (Lez.i_3)
poi then, later (Lez.b_9)
polemica controversy (Lez.i_11)
politica/che politics, policy (Lez.i_7)
politico/a (pl. politici/che) politic (Lez.i_5)
polizia police (Lez.b_4)
poltrona armchair (Lez.b_2)
polvere powder, dust (Lez.i_6)
pomice pumice (Lez.i_9)
pomodoro tomato (Lez.i_3)
ponte bridge (Lez.i_3)
popolare popular (Lez.a_3)
popolazione population (Lez.i_11)
popolo people (Lez.a_3)
porta

 

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door (Lez.b_2)
portafogli wallet (Lez.i_7)
portare (portare la spesa, portare il cane a spasso) to bring, to carry (carry the grocery, walk the dog) (Lez.b_4;i_11)
portico arcade (Lez.i_4)
portiere goalkeeper (Lez.a_3)
portinaio concierge, doorman, caretaker (Lez.i_7)
posate silverware, cutlery (Lez.i_5)
possibile possible (Lez.i_3)
posta (poste) mail (post office) (Lez.b_10)
posto space, room, place, seat (Lez.b_11;i_8)
potente powerful (Lez.a_3)
potere power (Lez.i_7)
potere (irregular verb) to be able to, can, may (Lez.b_7)
povero/a (poveretto!) poor (poor man! poor little thing!) (Lez.i_7;i_9)
povertà poverty (Lez.a_2)
pranzare to have lunch (Lez.b_6)
pranzo lunch (Lez.b_6)
pratica practice (Lez.a_3)
praticare to practice (Lez.b_9)
precedentemente previously (Lez.i_11)
preciso/a precise (Lez.i_10)
preferenza preference (Lez.b_4)
preferire to prefer (Lez.b_4)
prefisso dial code, area code (Lez.b_9)
pregare to pray (Lez.i_7)
prego you're welcome, please (Lez.b_6)
preistorico/a prehistoric (Lez.a_5)
premio prize (Lez.i_9)
prendere to take (Lez.b_6)
prenotare to book, to reserve (Lez.b_9)
prenotazione reservation (Lez.b_11)
preoccupare (preoccuparsi) to worry (to be worried) (Lez.i_3)
preparare to prepare (Lez.i_4)
preparativo preparation for (Lez.i_10)
presentare to present, show, introduce (Lez.i_2)
presentatore showman (Lez.b_3)
presentazioni introductions (Lez.i_5)
presidente president (Lez.i_11)
presidenziale presidential (Lez.i_11)
pressappoco approximately (Lez.i_5)
presso nearby, at (Lez.i_10)
prestare to lend (Lez.i_3)
prestigio prestige (Lez.a_5)
prestito (dare in prestito; chiedere in prestito) loan (to lend; to borrow) (Lez.i_3)
presto early (Lez.i_11)
presto! hurry up, quick (Lez.i_3)
pretesa claim, demand (Lez.a_4)
prevalentemente mainly (Lez.i_11)
previsione (previsioni del tempo) prediction (weather forecast) (Lez.i_8)
previsto/a (previsto dalla legge) expected (provided by law) (Lez.a_4)
prezzo price (Lez.b_10)
prigione prison (Lez.i_9)
prima, prima di (la prima) before (opening night) (Lez.b_8;i_8)
primario primary (Lez.a_2)
primo/a (il primo) first (first course) (Lez.b_6)
principe/principessa prince/princess (Lez.i_3)
principale main, principal (Lez.i_3)
principalmente mainly (Lez.i_10)
principio principle (Lez.a_5)
probabilmente probably (Lez.i_11)
problema problem (Lez.i_3)
proclamare to proclaim, declare (Lez.i_7)
prodotto product (Lez.i_10)
produrre to produce (Lez.i_5)
professione profession (Lez.b_3)
professionista professional (Lez.i_3)
professore/professoressa professor (Lez.b_3)
profeta prophet (Lez.a_2)
progettare to design, make a project, plan (Lez.i_5;i_11)
progetto plan (Lez.i_11)
programma program, plan (Lez.i_10)
proiettare to show, screen (Lez.i_4)
promettere to promise (Lez.i_8)
promosso/a he/she who passed an exam (Lez.i_6)
promulgare to promulgate (Lez.i_10)
pronto hello (Lez.b_9)
pronto/a ready (Lez.i_4)
propizio/a favourable (Lez.a_4)
propone (irregular verb from proporre) (it proposes) (Lez.i_11)
proporre to propose (Lez. i_11)
proposito (a proposito...) intention, subject (by the way...) (Lez.i_2)
proprietà property (Lez.i_10)
proprio just, exactly, really (Lez.b_3)
proprio/a (pl. propri/ie) one's own (Lez.i_4)
proseguire to continue, keep up (Lez.i_3)
prossimo/a next (Lez.b_7)
protagonista protagonist (Lez.i_3)
proteggere to protect (Lez.a_5)
prova; le prove (il momento della prova) rehearsals (the moment of the final test) (Lez.i_6;a_5)
provare (provarci) to try (to try to do something) (Lez.i_6;a_3)
proverbio proverb (Lez.b_9)
provinciale provincial (Lez.i_2)
pubblicità advertising (Lez.i_2)
pubblico public (Lez.i_2)
pugnalare to stab (Lez.a_5)
pulcino chick (Lez.i_8)
pulire

 

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to clean (Lez.b_4)
pulito/a clean, honest (Lez.i_6)
punizione punishment, penalty (Lez.a_3)
punto (in punto) point, period, (o'clock) (Le.i_4)
puntuale punctual (Lez.b_9)
pure certainly, by all means (Lez.a_2)
purgatorio purgatory (the area between hell and paradise for the Christian religion) (Lez.i_5)

 

Q, come "quadro"

 

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Q, as in "quadro" - picture (Alphabet)
quaderno copybook (Lez.b_2)
quadro

 

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painting, picture (Lez.b_2)
quaggiù down here (Lez.i_11)
qual? quale? what, which? (Lez.b_9)
qualche a few, any, some (Lez.i_9)
qualcosa something (Lez.i_4)
qualcuno somebody, someone (Lez.i_2)
qualunque any, whatever, whichever (Lez.i_9)
qualsiasi any, whatever, whichever (Lez.i_9)
quando when (Lez.b_4)
quanto/a how many, how much (Lez.b_5)
quasi almost (Lez.i_4)
quassù up here (Lez.i_11)
quattordici fourteen (Lez.b_5)
quattro four (Lez.b_5)
quattrocento fourhundred (Lez.i_5)
quello/a that (Lez.b_6)
questo/a this (Lez.b_2)
qui here (Lez.b_3)
quindici fifteen (Lez.b_5)
quotidiano daily (lez.i_2)

 

 

 

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