Glossary - C
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| C, come "casa" | C, as in 'casa' - home | (Alfabeto) |
| c'è (ci sono) | there is (there are) | (Lez.b_2) |
| caffè | coffee | (Lez.b_5) |
| caffettiera | coffee-pot | (Lez.i_5) |
| calamari | squids | (Lez.b_6) |
| calciatore | soccer player | (Lez.b_3) |
| calcio | soccer | (Lez.b_2) |
| calciobalilla (biliardino) | table football | (Lez.a_3) |
| caldo/a | hot | (Lez.b_6) |
| calendario | calendar | (Lez.b_7) |
| calle | narrow street in Venice | (Lez.i_3) |
| calmo, calma (calma!) | calm (calm down!) | (Lez.b_2;i_11) |
| calzatura (pl. calzature) | footwear | (Lez.b_10) |
| calza (pl. calze) | sock, stocking | (Lez.b_10) |
| calzoni (o pantaloni) di pelle | trousers, pants (leather pants) | (Lez.b_10) |
| cambiare | to change | (Lez.a_2) |
| cambio | change, exchange | (Lez.b_10) |
| camera, camera da letto | room (bedroom) | (Lez.b_2) |
| cameriere, cameriera | waiter, waitress | (Lez.b_6) |
| camerino | dressing room | (Lez.i_2) |
| camicia | shirt | (Lez.b_10) |
| camminare | to walk | (Lez.b_4) |
| camomilla | camomile | (Lez.b_11) |
| campagna | countryside | (Lez.b_8) |
| campanello | bell | (Lez.i_7) |
| campionato | championship | (Lez.a_3) |
| campione, campionessa | champion | (Lez.a_3) |
| campo (campo da golf) | field (golf course) | (Lez.a_3) |
| canale | canal, waterway | (Lez.i_3) |
| candito, candita | candied | (Lez.b_6) |
| cane | dog | (Lez.i_2) |
| canottaggio | rowing | (Lez.a_3) |
| cantante | singer | (Lez.b_3) |
| cantare | to sing | (Lez.b_4) |
| canto | singing, chant, canto | (Lez.i_2) |
| canzone | song | (Lez.b_9) |
| capace | able | (Lez.i_9) |
| capacità | ability | (Lez.i_9) |
| capelli | hair | (Lez.b_4) |
| capire | to understand | (Lez.b_4) |
| capitale | capital | (Lez.i_2) |
| capitare | to arrive, to happen | (Lez.b_11) |
| capitolo | chapter | (Lez.i_5) |
| capo | head, boss, chief, leader | (Lez.i_2) |
| capodanno | New Year | (Lez.b_7) |
| capolavoro | masterpiece | (Lez.i_6) |
| capoufficio | boss, head clerk | (Lez.i_9) |
| cappella | chapel | (Lez.i_6) |
| cappello | hat | (Lez.b_10) |
| cappotto, cappotto impermeabile | coat (rain coat) | (Lez.b_10) |
| Cappuccetto Rosso | Little Red Riding Hood | (Lez.i_7) |
| cappuccino | hot milk and coffe | (Lez.b_6) |
| Caraibi | Caribbean | (Lez.i_8) |
| caramella | candy | (Lez.b_10) |
| carattere | character, nature, personality | (Lez.a_3) |
| caratteristica | characteristic, feature | (Lez.i_9) |
| caricare | to load | (Lez.i_9) |
| carino, carina | nice, lovely | (Lez.b_11) |
| carlinga | fuselage | (Lez.a_4) |
| carne | meat | (Lez.b_6) |
| carta (carta di credito, carta da gioco) | paper (credit card, card) | (Lez.b_10) |
| cartella (cartella esattoriale) | file, dossier (tax files) | (Lez.a_4) |
| cartolina | postcard | (Lez.b_10) |
| casa, la casa | house, home (the house) | (Lez.b_2) |
| caso (a caso; per caso) | chance, case (at random; by chance) | (Lez.12;i_10) |
| casco | helmet | (Lez.a_2) |
| caspita! | good gracious! | (Lez.i_4) |
| cassa | cash register, case, box | (Lez.b_10) |
| cassaforte | safe | (Lez.a_5) |
| cassetta postale | letterbox | (Lez.b_10) |
| catalogo | catalogue | (Lez.i_10) |
| cattolico, cattolica (pl. cattolici, cattoliche) | (Roman) Catholic | (Lez.i_7) |
| cavaliere | rider, horseman | (Lez.a_5) |
| cavallino | little horse | (Lez.a_4) |
| caviale | caviar | (Lez.i_8) |
| celebre | famous | (Lez.a_5) |
| celere (posta celere) | fast (priority mail) | (Lez.a_4) |
| celibe | bachelor | (Lez.a_2) |
| cellulare | cell phone, mobile | (Lez.b_9) |
| cena | dinner | (Lez.b_6) |
| cenare | to have dinner | (Lez.b_6) |
| centimetro (cm.) | centimetre | (Lez.b_10) |
| cento | one hundred | (Lez.b_5) |
| centro | center; downtown | (Lez.i_6) |
| ceramica | ceramics; pottery | (Lez.a_4) |
| cercare | to look for, search for, to try to do something | (Lez.b_10;i_2) |
| certezza | certainty | (Lez.a_3) |
| certo | certainly, certain, some | (Lez.i_6;i_9) |
| che | whom, which, that | (Lez.b_9) |
| che? | what, which? | (Lez.b_5) |
| che cos'è? | what is it? | (Lez.b_5) |
| che dici? | what do you say? | (Lez.b_5) |
| Chi, come "gnocchi" | CHI, as in "gnocchi" |
(Alphabet) |
| chi | who | (Lez.b_1) |
| chiacchierare | to chat | (Lez.b_4) |
| chiamare (chiamarsi) | to call (to be called) | (Lez.b_4) |
| chiamato, chiamata | called | (Lez.i_10) |
| chiave | key | (Lez.b_3) |
| chiedere | to ask | (Lez.b_4) |
| chiedersi | to wonder | (Lez.i_4) |
| chiesa | church | (Lez.i_6) |
| chilo, chilogrammo (Kg.) | kilo, kilogram (1000 grams; 2.2 lbs) | (Lez.b_10) |
| chirurgo | surgeon | (Lez.i_8) |
| chitarra | guitar | (Lez.b_4) |
| chiudere | to close | (Lez.i_7) |
| chiuso/a | closed | (Lez.i_7) |
| Ci, come "ciao" | "ci" as in "ciao" | (Alphabet) |
| ci | ourselves, one another;there, it | (Lez.i_3;i_6) |
| ci sono | there are | (Lez.b_11) |
| ci vediamo | we see each other | (Lez.b_7) |
| ciao | hi, hello, so long | (Lez.b_1) |
| ciascuno | each, each (one) | (Lez.i_9) |
| cibo | food | (Lez.i_7) |
| ciclismo | cycling | (Lez.a_3) |
| ciclista | cyclist | (Lez.a_3) |
| cielo | heaven, sky | (Lez.i_3) |
| cinema | movie theatre, cinema | (Lez.b_9) |
| cinese | Chinese | (Lez.a_5) |
| cinque | five | (Lez.b_5) |
| cintura (cintura di sicurezza) | belt (safety belt) | (Lez.b_10;a_2) |
| cioccolato (o cioccolata) | chocolate | (Lez.b_6) |
| cioé | that is, I mean | (Lez.b_8) |
| circo | circus | (Lez.i_4) |
| circolo | circle, club | (introduction) |
| circuito | track, circuit | (Lez.a_4) |
| città (città-stato) | city (self governed, medieval city) | (Lez.b_11;a_5) |
| cittadina | small town | (Lez.i_4) |
| cittadino/a del mondo | citizen of the World | (Lez.b_2) |
| civile (guerra civile) | civil (civil war) | (Lez.a_2;a_3) |
| civiltà | civilization | (Lez.a_5) |
| classe | class, classroom | (Lez.b_11) |
| classico, classica (pl. classici, classiche) | classic | (Lez.b_5) |
| classifica | placings | (Lez.a_3) |
| cliente | client | (Lez.b_10) |
| clima | climate | (Lez.b_7) |
| codice | code | (Lez.i_10) |
| cognome | surname | (Lez.b_1) |
| coinvolgere | to involve, implicate | (Lez.a_3) |
| colazione | breakfast | (Lez.b_6) |
| collana | necklace | (Lez.a_5) |
| collaudatore | test driver | (Lez.a_4) |
| collega (pl. colleghi, colleghe) | colleague | (Lez.i_7) |
| collezione | collection | (Lez.i_5) |
| collo | neck | (Lez.a_5) |
| colloquialmente | colloquially | (Lez.i_9) |
| colloquio di lavoro | interview | (Lez.a_2) |
| colonia | colony | (Lez.i_10) |
| colonizzatore, colonizzatrice | colonizer | (Lez.i_10) |
| colonizzazione | colonization | (Lez.i_11) |
| colonna | column | (Lez.b_11) |
| colore | color | (Lez.b_3) |
| coltello | knife | (Lez.b_6) |
| combattere (combatterono) | to fight (they fought) | (Lez.a_5) |
| combinare | to combine, to match | (Lez.i_5) |
| come | as, how | (Lez.b_1) |
| come mai? | why? | (Lez.b_11) |
| come si dice ...? | how do you say...? | (Lez.b_9) |
| come stai? | how are you? | (Lez.b_9) |
| comico | comic actor, comedy actor | (Lez.b_3) |
| cominciare | to start, begin | (Lez.i_10) |
| commedia | comedy, play | (Lez.i_2) |
| commediografo | comedy writer | (Lez.i_8) |
| commento | comment, remark | (Lez.b_1) |
| commerciale | commercial | (Lez.i_4) |
| commercio | trade, commerce | (Lez.a_2) |
| commesso, commessa | sales clerk | (Lez.b_10) |
| commettere (commesso) | to make, commit (made) | (Lez.a_4) |
| comminare | to make provisions for | (Lez.a_4) |
| comodo, comoda | comfortable, convenient | (Lez.i_11) |
| compagnia | company | (Lez.i_9) |
| comparare | compare | (Lez.b_8) |
| competente | competent, qualified | (Lez.i_10) |
| competitivo, competitiva | competitive | (Lez.a_3) |
| competizione | competition | (Lez.a_3) |
| compito | homework, duty, task | (Lez.b_9;i_11) |
| compleanno | birthday | (Lez.b_7) |
| complesso, complessa | complex | (Lez.i_10) |
| completare | to complete | (Lez.b_11) |
| complimento (complimenti!) | compliment (congratulations!) | (Lez.i_7) |
| complotto | conspiracy | (Lez.a_5) |
| comportarsi | to behave | (Lez.i_11) |
| compositore | composer | (Lez.i_2) |
| composto | composed | (Lez.i_2) |
| comprare | to buy | (Lez.b_4) |
| comprendere | to understand, comprise | (Lez.a_5) |
| computer, il computer | computer (the computer) | (Lez.b_2) |
| comune | common | (Lez.i_10) |
| comunicare | to communicate | (Lez.i_10) |
| comunista | comunist | (Lez.a_5) |
| comunque | anyhow, however | (Lez.i_2) |
| con | with | (Lez.b_5) |
| concentrarsi | to concentrate on | (Lez.a_2) |
| concerto | concert | (Lez.i_2) |
| concettualmente | conceptually | (Lez.i_10) |
| conciso, concisa | concise, succint | (Lez.a_3) |
| concludere | to conclude | (Lez.i_10) |
| concordanza | agreement | (Lez.b_2) |
| concorrenza | competition | (Lez.i_3) |
| concreto, concreta | concrete, real | (Lez.i_4) |
| condannato, condannata | sentenced | (Lez.a_2) |
| condividere | to share | (Lez.a_3) |
| conduzione | management, conduction | (Lez.a_4) |
| conferenza | conference | (Lez.i_5) |
| confermare | to confirm | (Lez.i_10) |
| confidare | to confide, to tell something in confidence | (Lez.a_2) |
| confusione | confusion | (Lez.i_6) |
| confuso, confusa | confused | (Lez.a_5) |
| congiura | conspiracy | (Lez.a_5) |
| congratularsi | to congratulate somebody on something | (Lez.i_7) |
| congratulazioni! | congratulations! | (Lez.i_7) |
| conosce (v. conoscere, verbo irregolare) | (he, she, it) knows (to know) | (Lez.b_3) |
| conoscere (conoscersi) | to know (to know one self; to know each other) | (Lez.b_9;i_11) |
| conquistare (conquistò) | to conquer (conquered) | (Lez.a_5) |
| conseguente | consequent | (Lez.a_2) |
| consentire | to permit, allow | (Lez.a_2) |
| conservare | to preserve, keep | (Lez.i_7) |
| considerare | to consider | (Lez.i_3) |
| considerarsi | to consider oneself | (Lez.i_5) |
| consigliare | to recommend, to advise | (Lez.i_2) |
| consiglio | advice | (Lez.b_11) |
| Consolato | Consulate | (Lez.i_10) |
| consulente | consultant | (Lez.b_11) |
| consulenza | consultancy | (Lez.a_2) |
| contadino, contadina | farmer | (Lez.i_6) |
| contare | to count | (Lez.b_5) |
| contattare | to contact | (Lez.i_10) |
| contemporaneamente | at the same time | (Lez.b_6) |
| contendere | to quarrel over, to compete | (Lez.a_5) |
| contenere (verbo irregolare) | to contain | (Lez.b_11) |
| contento, contenta | happy, glad | (Lez.b_10) |
| contenuto | content | (Lez.i_3) |
| contessa | countess | (Lez.a_4) |
| contestare | to question, protest against | (Lez.a_4) |
| continuare | to continue | (Lez.i_4) |
| continuo, continua | continuous | (Lez.i_10) |
| conto (per conto proprio) | bill, calculation (on one's own) | (Lez.b_6;i_9) |
| contorno | side dish | (Lez.b_6) |
| contrario | contrary | (Lez.i_9) |
| contrattare | to negotiate | (Lez.i_9) |
| contratto | contract | (Lez.a_2) |
| contribuente | taxpayer | (Lez.a_4) |
| contribuire | to contribute | (Lez.i_8) |
| contro | against | (Lez.i_10) |
| controllare | to check | (Lez.i_9) |
| controllo | control | (Lez.i_9) |
| convalidare | to validate, to stamp | (Lez.i_10) |
| cooperativa | cooperative | (Lez.a_4) |
| copia | copy | (Lez.a_5) |
| copiare | to copy | (Lez.i_8) |
| coraggio | courage, bravery | (Lez.a_5) |
| coraggioso, coraggiosa | brave, courageous | (Lez.i_11) |
| cordiale | warm, cordial | (Lez.i_10) |
| cornuto | horned, cheeted on, bastard | (Lez.a_4) |
| coro | chorus, choir | (Lez.i_2) |
| corpo | body | (Lez.b_8) |
| corporatura | body size, body build | (Lez.b_11) |
| correggere | to correct | (Lez.i_10) |
| correre | to run | (Lez.i_3) |
| correttezza | correctness, fair play | (Lez.a_3) |
| corretto/a | correct | (Lez.b_10) |
| corrispondente | corresponding | (Lez.i_9) |
| corso (in corso) | course (in progress) | (Lez.b_11;a_2) |
| corte | court | (Lez.i_11) |
| cortigiano, cortigiana | courtier, courtesan | (Lez.a_5) |
| corto | short | (Lez.b_2) |
| cosa? | what? | (Lez.b_4) |
| cosa (pl. cose) | thing (stuff) | (Lez.b_4) |
| coscienza | conscience, awareness | (Lez.b_4;a_3) |
| così | so, like this | (Lez.b_6) |
| cosiddetto, cosiddetta | so-called | (Lez.i_2) |
| costa | coast, shore | (Lez.i_10) |
| costare | to cost | (Lez.b_10) |
| costo | cost | (Lez.b_9) |
| costituzionale | constitutional | (Lez.a_5) |
| costoso, costosa | expensive | (Lez.b_6) |
| costruire | to build | (Lez.i_3) |
| costume | custom, habit, costume | (Lez.i_2;a_5) |
| cotoletta | cutlet | (Lez.b_6) |
| cotto, cotta | cooked, done | (Lez.i_4) |
| cottura (punto di cottura) | cooking (stove) | (Lez.b_2) |
| cravatta | tie | (Lez.b_10) |
| creare | to create | (Lez.i_5) |
| creazione | creation, establishment, foundation | (Lez.a_4) |
| credere | to believe | (Lez.i_9) |
| crescere | to grow up | (Lez.i_10) |
| cretino/a | moron | (Lez.a_5) |
| crimine (crimine organizzato) | crime (organized crime) | (Lez.i_8) |
| crisi (essere in crisi) | crisis (to go through a crisis) | (Lez.i_4) |
| cristiano, cristiana | Christian | (Lez.i_7) |
| criticare | to criticize | (Lez.i_4) |
| critico, critica (pl. critici, critiche - critico d'arte) | critic, reviwer (art critic) | (Lez.a_5) |
| crociata | crusade | (Lez.a_5) |
| crollare (crollò) | to collapse (collapsed) | (Lez.a_5) |
| cucchiaio | spoon | (Lez.i_6) |
| cucina | kitchen, stove | (Lez.b_2) |
| cucinare | to cook | (Lez.b_5) |
| cugino, cugina | cousin | (Lez.b_5) |
| cui | whom, which; of which, whose | (Lez.i_7;a_3) |
| culinario, culinaria | culinary | (Lez.i_4) |
| culla | cradle, birthplace | (Lez.i_5) |
| culto | cult, worship, religion | (Lez.a_5) |
| culturale | cultural | (Lez.b_1) |
| culturalmente | culturally | (Lez.a_3) |
| cuoco | cook | (Lez.b_3) |
| cuore (cuor; squadra del cuore) | heart (poetic for "heart"; favourite team) | (Lez.i_3;a_3) |
| cura | care | (Lez.a_3) |
| curare | to look after, heal, tend to | (Lez.b_5) |
| curioso, curiosa | curious | (Lez.b_3) |
| curriculum vitae | resume | (Lez.a_2) |