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B, come "bambino"

 

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'B' as in 'bambino' - child (Alphabet)
babbo (same as "papà") daddy (Lez.5)
bacio kiss (Lez.20)
baffi moustache (Lez.3)
bagaglio luggage, baggage (Lez.19)
bagno (fare il bagno)

 

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bathroom (take a bath, go swimming) (Lez.2;16)
baia bay (Lez.21)
balena whale (Lez.11)
ballare

 

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to dance (Lez.4)
ballata ballad, ballade (Lez.13)
bambino/a child (Lez.2)
banca (pl. banche) bank (Lez.10)
banco counter (Lez.16)
barista barman (Lez.16)
barattolo jar, tin, can (Lez.10)
barba (farsi la barba) beard (to shave) (Lez.3;Lez.13)
barbaro/a barbarian (Lez.25)
barca boat (Lez.12)
basarsi; basare to be based or base o.s. on; to base (Lez.15;22)
base (di base) base, basis (basic) (Lez.22)
basso/a short, low (Lez.2;Lez.16)
basta it is enough (Lez.19)
battere to type; to beat (Lez.22)
be'... well... (Lez.2)
bei (plural form) beautiful (Lez.6)
bel (singular form) beautiful (Lez.7)
bellezza beauty (Lez.14)
bello/a beautiful (Lez.2)
bene (va bene) well, good (all right, it's ok) (Lez.9;Lez.16)
benedettino Benedectine (Lez.17)
beneficenza charity (Lez.18)
benessere well-being, comfort (Lez.23)
benvenuto/a welcome (Lez.2)
bere to drink (Lez.6)
biancheria underwear, linen (Lez.11)
bicchiere glass (Lez.6)
bicicletta bicycle (Lez.12)
bigliettaio/a (pl. bigliettai/ie) ticket inspector or vendor (Lez.9)
biglietteria ticket office (Lez.19)
biglietto ticket, banknote (Lez.7)
biliardino table-football (Lez.23)
biliardo pool, billiards (Lez.23)
biondo/a blonde (Lez.2)
birbante rascal (Lez.18)
birra beer (Lez.6)
biscotto cookie (Lez.20)
bisnonno/a grand-grandfather/mother (Lez.5)
bisogna ... one needs..., it is necessary... (Lez.19)
bisogno (avere bisogno; c'è bisogno) need (to need; one needs) (Lez.11; Lez.16)
blu blue (Lez.3)
bocca (in bocca al lupo!) mouth (good luck!) (Lez.16;24)
bocce bowls (Lez.20)
bocconcino titbit (Lez.1)
bollire (bollente) to boil (boiling) (Lez.6)
bonario/a good-natured (Lez.18)
borbonico/a Bourbon (Lez.24)
borsa

 

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purse, pouch, bag (Lez.5)
bosco wood (Lez.19)
bottone button (Lez.13)
brace embers (Lez.12)
braccio (pl. braccia)

 

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arm (Lez.8)
bravo/a good (for a child...) competent (for a singer, a doctor...) (Lez.5)
bravura cleverness, skill (Lez.25)
brodo broth (Lez.6)
bruciare to burn (Lez.22)
bruno/a dark haired (Lez.2)
bruscamente sharply, bluntly (Lez.22)
brutto/a (fa brutto) ugly (the weather is bad) (Lez.2;7)
buca delle lettere letterbox (Lez.10)
buffo/a funny, comic (Lez.12)
buffone/buffona clown, fool, jester (Lez.18)
bugia (pl. bugie) lie (Lez.12)
bugiardo/a liar (Lez.12)
buio dark (Lez.19)
buono/a good (kind; beneficial; good to eat) (Lez.2)
buongiorno, buonanotte, buonasera good morning, good night, good evening (Lez.1)
burattino

 

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puppet (Lez.2)
burbero/a gruff, surly (Lez.23)
burocratico/a bureaucratic (Lez.24)
burocrazia bureaucracy (Lez.24)
busto

 

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bust (Lez.8)
buttare (buttarsi giù; buttare giù) to throw (to get depressed; to scribble down) (Lez.19;22)

 

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