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I, come "Italia"

 

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I, as in "Italia" (Alphabet)
i the (Lez.3)
idea idea (Lez.3)
idealmente ideally (Lez.13)
ideare to conceive, plan (Lez.13)
identità identity (Lez.25)
ieri yesterday (Lez.11)
illuminato/a enlightened (Lez.25)
imbarazzarsi to become embarassed (Lez.18)
imbrogliare to trick, deceive (Lez. 12)
imbroglione/a cheater (Lez.3)
immaginare to imagine, suppose (Lez.18)
immagine image, picture (Lez.17)
immigrazione immigration (Lez.15)
immorale immoral (Lez.19)
immoralità immorality (Lez.14)
imparare to learn (Lez.2)
impedire to prevent sb from doing sth (Lez.18)
impegnarsi to devote oneself to something (Lez.21)
impegno commitment, engagement (Lez.16)
imperatore emperor (Lez.25
impermeabile waterproof (Lez.10)
impero empire (Lez.25)
impiegare to use, employ (Lez.23)
impiegato/a employee (Lez.3)
impiego employment (Lez.22)
imporre to impose (Lez.25)
importante important (Lez.4)
importanza importance (Lez.17)
importare (non mi importa) to matter (I don't care); to import (Lez.17;19;25)
importazione (importazione e esportazione) import (import - export) (Lez.24)
imprenditore entrepreneur (Lez.3)
imprigionamento imprisonment (Lez.20)
impronta (impronta digitale) print (fingerprint) (Lez.25)
inaffidabile unreliable (Lez.18)
inaugurare to inaugurate (Lez.17)
incapace incapable (Lez.19)
incarico charge (Lez.17)
incertezza uncertainty (Lez.19)
includere to include (Lez.22)
incontrare (incontrarsi) to meet (to meet each other) (Lez.8;21)
incontro meeting (Lez.20)
incoraggiamento encouragement (Lez.19)
incoraggiare to encourage (Lez.20)
incrocio crossing (Lez.8)
incursione incursion, raid (Lez.25)
indicare to indicate, point out (Lez.18)
indietro back, backwards, behind (Lez.17)
indifferente

 

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indifferent (Lez.3)
indigeno/a native (Lez.21)
indipendenza independence (Lez.20)
indirizzato/a addressed (Lez.20)
indirizzo address (Lez.8)
individuare to identify (Lez.22)
indizio clue, sign, indication (Lez.22)
industria industry (Lez.22)
industrializzato/a industrialized (Lez.24)
infanzia early childhood (Lez.13)
infatti in fact, actually (Lez.12)
infelice unhappy (Lez.19)
infelicità unhappiness (Lez.25)
inferno hell (Lez.15)
influenza influence (Lez.16)
informazione information (Lez.8)
ingegnere engineer (Lez.22)
ingegnoso/a ingenious, clever (Lez.25)
ingrandirsi to grow, expand (Lez.24)
inibire to inhibit (Lez.24)
iniziare to start (Lez.7)
inizio (pl. inizi) beginning, start (Lez.12)
innaffiare to water (Lez.14)
innamorarsi to fall in love (Lez.18)
innumerevoli countless (Lez.16)
inoltre besides, moreover (Lez.24)
inquinamento pollution (Lez.18)
insaponare to soap, lather (Lez.17)
insegnante teacher (Lez.3)
insegnare to teach (Lez.11)
inserire to insert (Lez.12)
insicuro/a insecure (Lez.20)
insieme together (Lez.9)
insomma in short, in a word (Lez.16)
instabilità instability (Lez.23)
insuccesso failure, flop (Lez.12)
insultare to insult, offend (Lez.14)
intellettuale

 

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intellectual (Lez.3)
intelligente intelligent, clever (Lez.3)
interessante interesting (Lez.3)
interessare to interest (Lez.17)
interesse (tasso d'interesse) interest (interest rate) (Lez.24)
interiore inner (Lez.25)
internazionale international (Lez.12)
interno inside, interior (Lez.20)
interpretato/a interpreted (Lez.19)
interrogare to examine, test (Lez.24)
interrogazione examination, oral test (Lez.22)
intervenire to intervene (Lez.24)
intervistare to interview (Lez.23)
intitolarsi to be called (Lez.19)
intorno around (Lez.21)
intraprendere to set out, undertake (Lez.21)
intrigo (pl. intrighi) intrigue (Lez.25)
intuire to know intuitively, realize (Lez.19)
intuizione intuition (Lez.25)
inutile useless (Lez.18)
invasione invasion (Lez.20)
invece instead (Lez.6)
invenzione invention (Lez.15)
invernale winter, of the winter (Lez.9)
inverno winter (Lez.7)
inviare to send, dispatch (Lez.20)
invitare to invite (Lez.14)
invitato/a guest (Lez.9)
invito invitation (Lez.10)
invogliare to encourage, tempt, entice (Lez.23)
io I (Lez.1)
ipotesi hypothesis, assumption (Lez.14)
irascibile hot-tempered (Lez.16)
ironia irony (Lez.12)
ironico/a ironic (Lez.18)
iscriversi to register (in), enroll (in) (Lez.24)
isola (isoletta) island (small island) (Lez.17)
istituzione institution (Lez.25)
italiano/a

 

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Italian (Lez.2)

 

L, come "luna"

 

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L, as in "luna" - moon (Alphabet)
there (Lez.21)
labbro (pl. labbra)

 

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lip (Lez.8)
labirinto labirinth (Lez.13)
ladro thief (Lez.14)
laggiù over there (Lez.21)
laguna lagoon (Lez.13)
lamentarsi to complain (Lez.15)
lampada

 

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lamp (Lez.2)
largo large, wide (Lez.2)
lasciare (lascia stare, lascia perdere) to leave (don't worry, forget it) (Lez.19)
lassù up there (Lez.21)
latifondismo large land-ownership (Lez.24)
latino latin (Lez.17)
latte milk (Lez.10)
lattina can (Lez.10)
lavandino

 

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sink, washbasin (Lez.2)
lavare (lavarsi) to wash (to wash oneself) (Lez.13)
lavasecco dry-cleaner's (Lez.24)
lavorare

 

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to work (Lez.4)
lavoro work, job (Lez.11)
leale honest, loyal (Lez.21)
legge law (Lez.21)
leggenda legend (Lez.25)
leggere

 

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to read (Lez.4)
leggero/a light, slight (Lez.12)
lei she, her (Lez.1;12)
lentamente slowly (Lez.4)
lento/a slow (Lez.12)
lettera letter (Lez.10)
letterato/a well-read, man of letters (Lez.13)
letteratura literature (Lez.19)
letto

 

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bed (Lez.2)
lezione lesson (Lez.5)
there (Lez.17)
liberazione liberation (Lez.25)
libero/a free, available (Lez.7)
libreria

 

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bookcase (Lez.2)
librettista librettist (Lez.12)
libro book (Lez.2)
licenza license (Lez.24)
licenziare to dismiss, fire (Lez.21)
lingua language, tongue (Lez.2)
liscio/a (tutto è andato liscio) smooth (it all went off smoothly) (Lez.19)
lista list (Lez.20)
litigare to quarrel, dispute (Lez.21)
litigio quarrel, dispute (Lez.21)
litro liter (approx. 1 quart) (Lez.10)
lo/a the (Lez.2)
lo/la/li/le him/her/it/them (Lez.14)
locale local (Lez.24)
lontano/a (lontano da) far (Lez.8)
loro they, them (Lez.1;14)
lotta fight (Lez.15)
lottare to fight (Lez.18)
luce light (Lez.18)
luglio July (Lez.7)
lui he, him (Lez.1;14)
lunare (740 lunare) of the moon (absurd tax return file) (Lez.24)
lunedì Monday (Lez.7)
lungo/a (pl. lunghi/ghe) long, along (Lez.6;15)
luogo place (Lez.21)
lupo wolf (Lez.19)
lussuoso/a luxurious (Lez.25)

 

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