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Neil_UK
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23 March 2011 at 8:14pm | IP Logged 
Hi, I'm currently learning Italian and I made a list of some popular verbs and adjectives so I can learn them. I looked up the translations in online dictionaries and I'm not sure if these are correct. Could a native Italian speaker please tell me if these ok and in the right form so that they sound natural?

Also, there are some gaps because I couldn't find the correct words, if anybody can help me fill them in that would be appreciated.

Gracie!

To accept - accettare
To allow - permettere
To arrange - decidere
To arrive - arrivare
To ask – chiedere, pregare
To answer - rispondere
To be - essere
To believe - credere
To borrow - mutuare
To break - rompere
To bring - portare
To brush hair - spazzolare
To comb hair - spazzolare
To bath/bathe - fare
To brush teeth
To buy - comprare
To call/phone – chiamare, telefonare
To be able to/can - potere
To cancel - disdire
To change - cambiare
To choose/pick - scegliere
To clean - pulire
To come - venire
To complain - lamentare
To cook - cucinare
To cough - tossire
To count - contare
To create - creare
To cut - tagliare
To decide - decidere
To do - fare
To draw - trainare ??
To dream - sognare
To drink - bere
To drive - guidare
To drop - lasciare
To earn (money etc) - guadagnare
To eat - mangiare
To email -
To explain - spiegare
To fall - cadere
To feel - sentire
To fill (up) - riempirsi
To find - trovare
To find out - scoprire
To finish – finire, completare
To fit - andare bene ??
To fix - riparare
To fly - volare
To forget – dimenticare, scordare
To give – dare, donare
To get - ottenere
To go to bed -
To get up - alzarse
To get on/off
To get in/out
To go - andare
To have - avere
To hear - udire
To help - aiutare
To hope - sperare
To hurt - ferire
To keep – tenere, trattenere
To kiss - baciare
To know - sapere
To laugh - ridere
To learn – apprendere, imparare
To leave/depart - partire
To lift - alzare
To like - piacere
Would like - voree
To listen - ascoltare
To live – vivere, abitare
To look (at) - occhiata
To look for /seek/search for - cercare
To lose - perdere
To love - amare
To hate – odiare, detestare
To make/do - fare
To mean
To meet – incontrare, incontrarsi
To move – muovere, muoversi
To have to/must - bisognare
To need – avere bisogno
To open - aprire
To close/shut - chiudere
To organise - organizzare
To pay - pagare
To pick up - contrarre
To play – giocare, (instrument) suonare
To practice - practicare
To prefer - preferire
To prepare - preparare
To press – pressare, premere
To pull - tirare
To push - spingere
To put - mettere
To put on – mettersi addosso
To take off (clothes etc) - togliersi
To post - affiggere
To rain - piovere
To read - leggere
To receive - ricevere
To remember - ricordare
To reply - riplicare
To reserve - prenotare
To return – tornare, ritornare
To run - accorrere
To say - dire
To see - vedere
To sell - vendere
To send – mandare, inviare
To shave - radere
To shower - fare la doccia
To sign - sottoscrivere
To sing - cantare
To sit – sedere, sedersi
To sleep - dormire
To smell - puzzare
To smile - sorridere
To smoke - fumare
To speak - parlare
To spell - dire la parola a lettere??
To spend (time/money) – spendere (money), trascorrere (time)
To stand - alzarsi
To start/begin - cominciare
To stop – fermare, fermarsi, smettere
To study - studiare
To succeed - riuscire
To take - prendere
To talk - parlare
To taste -assaggiare
To teach - insegnare
To tell - dire
To text (message)
To think - pensare
To touch - toccare
To translate - tradurre
To travel – viaggiare, andare
To try – tentare, provare, cercare
To turn/switch on - accendere
To turn/switch off - spegnere
To type - battere a macchina
To understand – capire, comprendere
To use – usare,
To visit - visitare
To wait - aspettare
To wake up – svegliare, svegliarsi
To walk – camminare
To want - volere
To wash – lavare
To wash oneself – lavarsi, pulirsi
To wash up - rigovernare, lavarsi
To watch - guardare
To wear - vestire
To work - lavorare
To worry preoccupare, preoccuparsi
To write - scrivere
To become – diventare, divenire
To carry - portare
To cry - piangere
To enter – entrare, digitare (with a keyboard)
To enjoy – godere, divertirsi (enjoy oneself)
To exit - andare via, uscire
To follow - seguire
To happen – succedere, avvenire, accadere
To hold – tenere, sostenere
To lock - chiudere a chiave, mettere sotto chiave, serrare, bloccare??
To plug in - collegarsi, attaccare
To unplug - staccare le spine
To promise - promettere
To seem – sembrare, parere
To show – mostrare, dimostrare
To suggest - proporre
To turn/twist – girare,
To photograph – scattare (to take a photograph)
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 Message 2 of 6
23 March 2011 at 8:14pm | IP Logged 
Happy - felice
Sad - triste
Angry - arrabbiato, arrabbiata
Frustrated - ?
Excited - entusiasta
Relaxed - rilassato
Comfortable - confortevole
Stressed - accentato
Tired – stanco/stanca
Hungry - ho fame
Thirsty- ho sette
Big - grande, grosso/grossa
Small – piccolo/piccola
Large - grande
Easy - facile
Difficult - difficile
New – nuovo/nuova
Old – vecchio/vecchia
Young - giovane
Cheap - economic/economica
Expensive – caro/cara
Beautiful - bello/bella
Pretty – carino/carina
Fast – rapido/rapida
Slow – lento/lenta
Hot – caldo/calda
Cold – freddo/fredda
Busy – occupato/occupata
Lazy – pigro/pigra
Intelligent - intelligente
Talented - valente
Interesting - interessante
Delicious – delizioso/deliziosa
Confident - sicuro di sé, sicura di sé
Disappointed - deluso, insoddisfatto
Tall – alto/alta
Short - breve
Wide – vasto/vasta, ampio/ampia
Nervous – nervosa/nervosa
Good – buono/buona
Bad - male
Excellent – eccellente
First – primo/prima
Last - ultimo/ultima
Great - grande, grosso/grossa
Little – poco/poca
Own - proprio/propria
Other - altro/altra
Right – giusto, giusta
Different – diverso/diversa
Next – prossimo/prossima
Early - presto
Late - tardi
Important - importante
Few - qualche
Same – stesso/stessa
High – alto/alta
Ready – pronto/pronta
Bored – annoiato/annoiata
Boring – noioso/noiosa
Worried - preoccupato, inquieto
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24 March 2011 at 9:47am | IP Logged 
Have a look at Wordreference. It is probably the most accurate online dictionary you will find and is very comprehensive. It also provides the words in context.
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Emme
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 Message 4 of 6
24 March 2011 at 12:03pm | IP Logged 
I’m not sure how useful a list of words taken out of context can be. Anyway, here’s your list with a few corrections.


To accept - accettare
To allow - permettere
To arrange - organizzare, sistemare
To arrive - arrivare
To ask – chiedere, pregare
To answer - rispondere
To be - essere
To believe - credere
To borrow - prendere in prestito
To break - rompere
To bring - portare
To brush hair - spazzolare (spazzolarsi i capelli)
To comb hair – pettinare (pettinarsi i capelli)
To bath/bathe - fare il bagno
To brush teeth – lavarsi i denti
To buy - comprare
To call/phone – chiamare, telefonare
To be able to/can - potere
To cancel - disdire
To change - cambiare
To choose/pick - scegliere
To clean - pulire
To come - venire
To complain - lamentarsi
To cook - cucinare
To cough - tossire
To count - contare
To create - creare
To cut - tagliare
To decide - decidere
To do - fare
To draw – disegnare (to draw a picture); trainare (to pull sth)
To dream - sognare
To drink - bere
To drive - guidare
To drop – lasciar cadere, far cadere
To earn (money etc) - guadagnare
To eat - mangiare
To email – mandare una mail (e-mail)
To explain - spiegare
To fall - cadere
To feel - sentire
To fill (up) – riempire, riempirsi
To find - trovare
To find out - scoprire
To finish – finire, completare
To fit - andare bene (the shirt fits you = la camicia ti va bene)
To fix - riparare
To fly - volare
To forget – dimenticare, scordare
To give – dare, donare
To get - ottenere
To go to bed – andare a letto, andare a dormire
To get up - alzarsi
To get on/off – salire/scendere (da un autobus etc.)
To get in/out – entrare/uscire
To go - andare
To have - avere
To hear - sentire
To help - aiutare
To hope - sperare
To hurt – far male, ferire
To keep – tenere, trattenere
To kiss - baciare
To know - sapere
To laugh - ridere
To learn – imparare
To leave/depart - partire
To lift - alzare
To like - piacere a (I like classical music = mi piace la musica classica)
Would like – vorrei, vorresti, vorrebbe etc.
To listen - ascoltare
To live – vivere, abitare
To look (at) - guardare
To look for/seek/search for - cercare
To lose - perdere
To love - amare
To hate – odiare, detestare
To make/do - fare
To mean – voler dire, significare
To meet – incontrare, incontrarsi
To move – muovere, muoversi
To have to/must - dovere
To need – avere bisogno
To open - aprire
To close/shut - chiudere
To organise - organizzare
To pay - pagare
To pick up – raccogliere (contrarre only for illnesses: Children usually pick up measles from schoolmates = I bambini di solito contraggono il morbillo dai loro compagni di scuola)
To play – giocare, (instrument) suonare
To practice - practicare
To prefer - preferire
To prepare - preparare
To press – premere (un tasto)
To pull - tirare
To push - spingere
To put - mettere
To put on – mettersi, mettersi addosso
To take off (clothes etc) - togliersi
To post – impostare (lettere/cartoline)
To rain - piovere
To read - leggere
To receive - ricevere
To remember - ricordare
To reply – rispondere, replicare
To reserve - prenotare
To return – tornare, ritornare
To run - correre
To say - dire
To see - vedere
To sell - vendere
To send – mandare, inviare, spedire
To shave - radersi
To shower - fare la doccia
To sign – firmare; sottoscrivere (un contratto)
To sing - cantare
To sit – sedersi, essere seduto
To sleep - dormire
To smell – odorare, avere l’odore di; (puzzare usually means to stink)
To smile - sorridere
To smoke - fumare
To speak - parlare
To spell – fare lo spelling, compitare, sillabare
To spend (time/money) – spendere (money), trascorrere (time)
To stand – stare in piedi, to stand up - alzarsi
To start/begin - cominciare
To stop – fermare, fermarsi, smettere
To study - studiare
To succeed - riuscire
To take - prendere
To talk - parlare
To taste - assaggiare
To teach - insegnare
To tell - dire
To text (message) – mandare un sms
To think - pensare
To touch - toccare
To translate - tradurre
To travel – viaggiare, andare
To try – tentare, provare, cercare
To turn/switch on - accendere
To turn/switch off - spegnere
To type - battere a macchina
To understand – capire, comprendere
To use – usare
To visit - visitare
To wait - aspettare
To wake up – svegliare, svegliarsi
To walk – camminare, andare (a piedi)
To want - volere
To wash – lavare
To wash oneself – lavarsi
To wash up – lavare i piatti
To watch - guardare
To wear – portare (un vestito, una maglia etc.), indossare
To work - lavorare
To worry - preoccupare, preoccuparsi
To write - scrivere
To become – diventare
To carry - portare
To cry - piangere
To enter – entrare, digitare (with a keyboard)
To enjoy – godersi qc, divertirsi (enjoy oneself)
To exit - uscire
To follow - seguire
To happen – succedere, avvenire, accadere
To hold – tenere, tenere in mano
To lock - chiudere a chiave, mettere sotto chiave
To plug in - collegarsi, attaccare (una spina)
To unplug – scollegarsi, staccare la spina
To promise - promettere
To seem – sembrare, parere
To show – mostrare, dimostrare
To suggest - proporre
To turn/twist – girare
To photograph – fotografare, fare una foto(grafia), scattare una foto(grafia) (to take a photograph)

Happy - felice
Sad - triste
Angry - arrabbiato, arrabbiata
Frustrated – frustrate/a
Excited - entusiasta
Relaxed – rilassato, rilassata
Comfortable – comodo/a, a proprio agio (about a person); confortevole (about a room, a chair etc.)
Stressed – stressato/a; accentato (only about words and syllables)
Tired – stanco/stanca
Hungry – (lit. affamato/a) to be hungry = ho fame
Thirsty- (lit. assetato/a) to be thirsty = ho sette
Big - grande
Small – piccolo/piccola
Large – grande
Easy - facile
Difficult - difficile
New – nuovo/nuova
Old – vecchio/vecchia
Young - giovane
Cheap - economico/economica
Expensive – caro/cara
Beautiful - bello/bella
Pretty – carino/carina
Fast – veloce, rapido/rapida
Slow – lento/lenta
Hot – caldo/calda
Cold – freddo/fredda
Busy – occupato/occupata
Lazy – pigro/pigra
Intelligent - intelligente
Talented – dotato/a (less common: di talento, talentuoso/a)
Interesting - interessante
Delicious – delizioso/deliziosa
Confident - sicuro di sé, sicura di sé
Disappointed – deluso/a, insoddisfatto/a
Tall – alto/alta
Short – basso/a (about a person’s height), corto, breve
Wide – largo/a, vasto/vasta, ampio/ampia
Nervous – nervosa/nervosa
Good – buono/buona
Bad – cattivo/a
Excellent – eccellente
First – primo/prima
Last - ultimo/ultima
Great - grande
Little – piccolo/a (adj.); poco/poca (adv.)
Own - proprio/propria
Other - altro/altra
Right – giusto, giusta
Different – diverso/diversa
Next – prossimo/prossima
Early – in anticipo (presto: It’s early = è presto)
Late – in ritardo (tardi: It’s late = è tardi)
Important - importante
Few – pochi/e
Same – stesso/stessa
High – alto/alta
Ready – pronto/pronta
Bored – annoiato/annoiata
Boring – noioso/noiosa
Worried - preoccupato, inquieto


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24 March 2011 at 6:57pm | IP Logged 
Thank you both for your help, it's much appreciated :-)
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18 April 2011 at 10:27am | IP Logged 
To borrow - prendere in prestito, mutuare (really unusual)
To bath/bathe - fare il bagno
To brush teeth - lavarsi i denti
To complain - lamentarsi (most common), lamentare
To draw - disegnare
To email - spedire un'e-mail
To feel - sentire, provare
To fill - riempire
To fit - andare bene (yes, correct)
To go to bed - andare a letto/a dormire
To give - dare, regalare (as a present), donare (less usual)
To get up - alzarsi
To hear - sentire, udire
To hurt - fare (del) male, ferire
Would like - io vorrei, tu vorresti, lui vorrebbe, noi vorremmo, voi vorreste, loro vorrebbero
To look (at) - guardare
To mean - significare, voler dire
To have/to must - dovere ("bisognare" doesn't exist ^^)
To pick up - passare a prendere (someone somewhere = Passo a prendere Paola all'aeroporto, I'll pick up Paola at the airport), contrarre (a disease)
To pratice - praticare
To press – pressare, schiacciare, premere
To reply - rispondere, replicare
To run - correre, accorrere
To send - mandare, inviare, spedire
To shave - radersi, farsi la barba
To sign - firmare, sottoscrivere
To smell - odorare, profumare (puzzare means to stink)
To spell - we usually say "fare lo spelling"
To text (message) - scrivere un sms, messaggiare (young people use it)
To try – tentare, provare, cercare di
To type - scrivere, battere a macchina (only when you're using an actual typewriter)
To use – usare, utilizzare
To wait - aspettare, attendere
To wear - indossare
To worry preoccupare, preoccuparsi
To enjoy - divertirsi (enjoy oneself), godere (when speaking about sex or physical pleasure)
To lock - chiudere a chiave, mettere sotto chiave, serrare, bloccare (correct)
To photograph - fotografare, scattare (take a photograph)

Sorry, I've got lessons now, I'll review your other posts later (:


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