Glossary - N..O
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| N, come "nave" | N, as in "nave" - ship | (Alphabet) |
| nanna (essere a nanna) | to sleep (usually for children) | (Lez.b_7) |
| narrazione | narration | (Lez.i_6) |
| nascita (data di nascita) | birth (date of birth) | (Lez.b_5) |
| naso | nose | (Lez.b_5) |
| Natale | Christmas | (Lez.b_7) |
| nato, nata | born | (Lez.i_2) |
| natura (per natura) | nature (by nature) | (Lez.a_2) |
| naturale | natural | (Lez.i_7) |
| naturalmente | naturally | (Lez.i_2) |
| navigare | to sail | (Lez.i_11) |
| navigatore | navigator | (Lez.i_11) |
| nazionale | national | (Lez.a_3) |
| nazionalità | nationality | (Lez.b_2) |
| ne | of it, of them, some, any, about it, about them | (Lez.i_6) |
| né (né ... né) | neither...nor | (Lez.b_7) |
| neanche | not even | (Lez.b_11) |
| nebbia | fog | (Lez.i_3) |
| necessario, necessaria | necessary | (Lez.b_11) |
| negoziante | shopkeeper | (Lez.b_10) |
| negoziare | to negotiate | (Lez.i_10) |
| negoziato | negotiation | (Lez.i_10) |
| negozio | store, shop | (Lez.b_10) |
| nemico, nemica (pl. nemici, nemiche) | enemy | (Lez.i_2) |
| nemmeno | not even | (Lez.b_11) |
| neorealismo | neo-realism | (Lez.i_4) |
| neppure | not even | (Lez.b_11) |
| nero (lavoro in nero) | black (illegal work) | (Lez.b_3;a_2) |
| nervoso, nervosa | nervous | (Lez.b_2) |
| nessuno, nessuna | noboby, no-one, not any | (Lez.b_11) |
| nevica (oggi nevica) | it snows (today it snows) | (Lez.b_7) |
| niente (di niente) | nothing (not at all, don't mention it) | (Lez.3,15) |
| nipote | grandchild, nephew, niece | (Lez.b_5) |
| noi | we, us | (Lez.b_1;i_4) |
| noioso, noiosa | boring | (Lez.b_3) |
| noleggio | rental | (Lez.b_9) |
| nome | name | (Lez.b_1) |
| nominare | to appoint | (Lez.a_2) |
| non | not | (Lez.b_3) |
| nono, nona | ninth | (Lez.b_5) |
| nonno, nonna | grandfather/mother | (Lez.b_5) |
| nord | north | (Lez.i_7) |
| nord-americano, nord-americana | North American | (Lez.b_2) |
| norma | norm, rule, regulation | (Lez.i_10) |
| notizia | news, information | (Lez.i_10) |
| notte | night | (Lez.b_11) |
| novanta | ninety | (Lez.b_5) |
| nove | nine | (Lez.b_5) |
| novembre | November | (Lez.b_7) |
| nubile | unmarried woman | (Lez.a_2) |
| nulla | nothing | (Lez.b_11) |
| numero | number | (Lez.b_5) |
| numeroso, numerosa | numerous, many | (Lez.i_2) |
| nuotare | to swim | (Lez.b_4) |
| nuotata | swim | (Lez.i_9) |
| nuoto | swimming | (Lez.a_3) |
| nuovo, nuova (di nuovo) | new (again) | (Lez.b_6) |
| nuvoloso (oggi è nuvoloso) | cloudy (today it is cloudy) | (Lez.b_7) |
| O, come "osso" | O, as in "osso" - bone | (Alphabet) |
| o | or, or rather | (Lez.i_2) |
| obbedire | to obey | (Lez.a_5) |
| obliterare | to stamp | (Lez.i_10) |
| occasione | occasion | (Lez.i_4) |
| occhio (pl. occhi) | eye (pl. eyes) | (Lez.b_3) |
| occhiali | glasses | (Lez.b_3) |
| occupazione | military occupation | (Lez.a_3) |
| odore | smell, odor | (Lez.a_2) |
| offrire | to offer | (Lez.b_6) |
| oggetto | object | (Lez.i_5) |
| oggi | today | (Lez.b_4) |
| ogni | each | (Lez.b_9) |
| ognuno | each (one) | (Lez.i_9) |
| olio | oil | (Lez.b_6) |
| oltre | beyond, over | (Lez.b_6) |
| ombrello | umbrella | (Lez.i_2) |
| omogeneo, omogenea | homogeneous | (Lez.a_4) |
| ondeggiare | to roll, rock, wave | (Lez.i_3) |
| onesto, onesta | honest | (Lez.b_3) |
| opera | work, action, piece of work; opera | (Lez.i_6) |
| operazione (di matematica) | (math) calculation | (Lez.b_5) |
| opportunità | opportunity | (Lez.i_8) |
| opposizione (l'Opposizione) | opposition (the Opposition) | (Lez.i_11) |
| oppure | or, otherwise | (Lez.i_2) |
| ora | hour, now, right now | (Lez.b_7) |
| ordinare | to order, to put in order | (Lez.b_6) |
| ordine | order | (Lez.i_7) |
| orecchio | ear | (Lez.b_8) |
| organizzare | to organize, arrange | (Lez.b_10) |
| organo | organ, part, body | (Lez.a_4) |
| orientale | oriental | (Lez.a_5) |
| oriente | orient | (Lez.i_8) |
| originale | original | (Lez.i_7) |
| origine | origin | (Lez.i_8) |
| ormai | by now, now, by then | (Lez.b_10) |
| osso | bone | (Lez.i_9) |
| ostile | hostile | (Lez.i_5) |
| ottanta | eighty | (Lez.b_5) |
| ottavo, ottava | eighth | (Lez.b_5) |
| ottenere | to obtain, gain | (Lez.i_4) |
| ottimo (il più buono) | very good, excellent | (Lez.i_2) |
| otto | eight | (Lez.b_5) |
| ottobre | October | (Lez.b_7) |
| ovvio, ovvia (pl. ovvi, ovvie) | obvious | (Lez.i_2) |