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I, come "Italia"

 

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I, as in "Italia" (Alphabet)
i the (Lez.b_3)
idea idea (Lez.b_3)
idealmente ideally (Lez.i_3)
ideare to conceive, plan (Lez.i_3)
identità identity (Lez.a_5)
ieri yesterday (Lez.b_11)
illuminato/a enlightened (Lez.a_5)
imbarazzarsi to become embarassed (Lez.i_8)
imbrogliare to trick, deceive (Lez. 12)
imbroglione/a cheater (Lez.b_3)
immaginare to imagine, suppose (Lez.i_8)
immagine image, picture (Lez.i_7)
immigrazione immigration (Lez.i_5)
immorale immoral (Lez.i_9)
immoralità immorality (Lez.i_4)
imparare to learn (Lez.b_2)
impedire to prevent sb from doing sth (Lez.i_8)
impegnarsi to devote oneself to something (Lez.i_11)
impegno commitment, engagement (Lez.i_6)
imperatore emperor (Lez.a_5)
impermeabile waterproof (Lez.b_10)
impero empire (Lez.a_5)
impiegare to use, employ (Lez.a_3)
impiegato/a employee (Lez.b_3)
impiego employment (Lez.a_2)
imporre to impose (Lez.a_5)
importante important (Lez.b_4)
importanza importance (Lez.i_7)
importare (non mi importa) to matter (I don't care); to import (Lez.i_7;i_9;a_5)
importazione (importazione e esportazione) import (import - export) (Lez.a_4)
imprenditore entrepreneur (Lez.b_3)
imprigionamento imprisonment (Lez.i_10)
impronta (impronta digitale) print (fingerprint) (Lez.a_5)
inaffidabile unreliable (Lez.i_8)
inaugurare to inaugurate (Lez.i_7)
incapace incapable (Lez.i_9)
incarico charge (Lez.i_7)
incertezza uncertainty (Lez.i_9)
includere to include (Lez.a_2)
incontrare (incontrarsi) to meet (to meet each other) (Lez.b_8;i_11)
incontro meeting (Lez.i_10)
incoraggiamento encouragement (Lez.i_9)
incoraggiare to encourage (Lez.i_10)
incrocio crossing (Lez.b_8)
incursione incursion, raid (Lez.a_5)
indicare to indicate, point out (Lez.i_8)
indietro back, backwards, behind (Lez.i_7)
indifferente

 

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indifferent (Lez.b_3)
indigeno/a native (Lez.i_11)
indipendenza independence (Lez.i_10)
indirizzato/a addressed (Lez.i_10)
indirizzo address (Lez.b_8)
individuare to identify (Lez.a_2)
indizio clue, sign, indication (Lez.a_2)
industria industry (Lez.a_2)
industrializzato/a industrialized (Lez.a_4)
infanzia early childhood (Lez.i_3)
infatti in fact, actually (Lez.i_2)
infelice unhappy (Lez.i_9)
infelicità unhappiness (Lez.a_5)
inferno hell (Lez.i_5)
influenza influence (Lez.i_6)
informazione information (Lez.b_8)
ingegnere engineer (Lez.a_2)
ingegnoso/a ingenious, clever (Lez.a_5)
ingrandirsi to grow, expand (Lez.a_4)
inibire to inhibit (Lez.a_4)
iniziare to start (Lez.b_7)
inizio (pl. inizi) beginning, start (Lez.i_2)
innaffiare to water (Lez.i_4)
innamorarsi to fall in love (Lez.i_8)
innumerevoli countless (Lez.i_6)
inoltre besides, moreover (Lez.a_4)
inquinamento pollution (Lez.i_8)
insaponare to soap, lather (Lez.i_7)
insegnante teacher (Lez.b_3)
insegnare to teach (Lez.b_11)
inserire to insert (Lez.i_2)
insicuro/a insecure (Lez.i_10)
insieme together (Lez.b_9)
insomma in short, in a word (Lez.i_6)
instabilità instability (Lez.a_3)
insuccesso failure, flop (Lez.i_2)
insultare to insult, offend (Lez.i_4)
intellettuale

 

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intellectual (Lez.b_3)
intelligente intelligent, clever (Lez.b_3)
interessante interesting (Lez.b_3)
interessare to interest (Lez.i_7)
interesse (tasso d'interesse) interest (interest rate) (Lez.a_4)
interiore inner (Lez.a_5)
internazionale international (Lez.i_2)
interno inside, interior (Lez.i_10)
interpretato/a interpreted (Lez.i_9)
interrogare to examine, test (Lez.a_4)
interrogazione examination, oral test (Lez.a_2)
intervenire to intervene (Lez.a_4)
intervistare to interview (Lez.a_3)
intitolarsi to be called (Lez.i_9)
intorno around (Lez.i_11)
intraprendere to set out, undertake (Lez.i_11)
intrigo (pl. intrighi) intrigue (Lez.a_5)
intuire to know intuitively, realize (Lez.i_9)
intuizione intuition (Lez.a_5)
inutile useless (Lez.i_8)
invasione invasion (Lez.i_10)
invece instead (Lez.b_6)
invenzione invention (Lez.i_5)
invernale winter, of the winter (Lez.b_9)
inverno winter (Lez.b_7)
inviare to send, dispatch (Lez.i_10)
invitare to invite (Lez.i_4)
invitato/a guest (Lez.b_9)
invito invitation (Lez.b_10)
invogliare to encourage, tempt, entice (Lez.a_3)
io I (Lez.b_1)
ipotesi hypothesis, assumption (Lez.i_4)
irascibile hot-tempered (Lez.i_6)
ironia irony (Lez.i_2)
ironico/a ironic (Lez.i_8)
iscriversi to register (in), enroll (in) (Lez.a_4)
isola (isoletta) island (small island) (Lez.i_7)
istituzione institution (Lez.a_5)
italiano/a

 

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Italian (Lez.b_2)

 

L, come "luna"

 

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L, as in "luna" - moon (Alphabet)
there (Lez.i_11)
labbro (pl. labbra)

 

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lip (Lez.b_8)
labirinto labirinth (Lez.i_3)
ladro thief (Lez.i_4)
laggiù over there (Lez.i_11)
laguna lagoon (Lez.i_3)
lamentarsi to complain (Lez.i_5)
lampada

 

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lamp (Lez.b_2)
largo large, wide (Lez.b_2)
lasciare (lascia stare, lascia perdere) to leave (don't worry, forget it) (Lez.i_9)
lassù up there (Lez.i_11)
latifondismo large land-ownership (Lez.a_4)
latino latin (Lez.i_7)
latte milk (Lez.b_10)
lattina can (Lez.b_10)
lavandino

 

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sink, washbasin (Lez.b_2)
lavare (lavarsi) to wash (to wash oneself) (Lez.i_3)
lavasecco dry-cleaner's (Lez.a_4)
lavorare

 

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to work (Lez.b_4)
lavoro work, job (Lez.b_11)
leale honest, loyal (Lez.i_11)
legge law (Lez.i_11)
leggenda legend (Lez.a_5)
leggere

 

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to read (Lez.b_4)
leggero/a light, slight (Lez.i_2)
lei she, her (Lez.b_1;i_2)
lentamente slowly (Lez.b_4)
lento/a slow (Lez.i_2)
lettera letter (Lez.b_10)
letterato/a well-read, man of letters (Lez.i_3)
letteratura literature (Lez.i_9)
letto

 

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bed (Lez.b_2)
lezione lesson (Lez.b_5)
there (Lez.i_7)
liberazione liberation (Lez.a_5)
libero/a free, available (Lez.b_7)
libreria

 

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bookcase (Lez.b_2)
librettista librettist (Lez.i_2)
libro book (Lez.b_2)
licenza license (Lez.a_4)
licenziare to dismiss, fire (Lez.i_11)
lingua language, tongue (Lez.b_2)
liscio/a (tutto è andato liscio) smooth (it all went off smoothly) (Lez.i_9)
lista list (Lez.i_10)
litigare to quarrel, dispute (Lez.i_11)
litigio quarrel, dispute (Lez.i_11)
litro liter (approx. 1 quart) (Lez.b_10)
lo/a the (Lez.b_2)
lo/la/li/le him/her/it/them (Lez.i_4)
locale local (Lez.a_4)
lontano/a (lontano da) far (Lez.b_8)
loro they, them (Lez.b_1;i_4)
lotta fight (Lez.i_5)
lottare to fight (Lez.i_8)
luce light (Lez.i_8)
luglio July (Lez.b_7)
lui he, him (Lez.b_1;i_4)
lunare (740 lunare) of the moon (absurd tax return file) (Lez.a_4)
lunedì Monday (Lez.b_7)
lungo/a (pl. lunghi/ghe) long, along (Lez.b_6;i_5)
luogo place (Lez.i_11)
lupo wolf (Lez.i_9)
lussuoso/a luxurious (Lez.a_5)

 

 

 

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