Italian All-in-One For Dummies (191 page)

zio
(
dzee
-oh) m: uncle

zona
(
dzoh
-nah) f: area

zucchero
(
dzoohk
-keh-roh) m: sugar

Appendix C

English-Italian Mini-Dictionary

Key:
m = masculine, f = feminine, s = singular, pl = plural

A

a:
un
(oohn) m;
una
(
ooh
-nah) f;
uno
(
ooh
-noh) m

about:
di
(deeh)

above:
sopra
(
soh
-prah);
di sopra
(dee
soh
-prah)

accessory:
accessorio
(ahch-chehs-
soh
-ree-oh) m

acrylic:
acrilica
(ah-
kree
-lee-kah) f;
acrilico
(ah-
kree
-lee-koh) m

actor:
attore
(aht-
toh
-reh) m

actress:
attrice
(aht-
tree
-cheh) f

actually:
effettivamente
(ehf-feht-tee-vah-
mehn
-teh)

address:
indirizzo
(een-dee-
reet
-tsoh) m

aesthetics:
estetica
(eh-
steh
-tee-kah) f

after:
dopo
(
doh
-poh)

again:
di nuovo
(dee nooh-
oh
-voh)

against:
contro
(
kohn
-troh)

airplane:
aereo
(ah-
eh
-reh-oh) m

airport:
aeroporto
(ah-eh-roh-
pohr
-toh) m

all:
tutto
(
tooht
-toh) m;
tutti
(
tooht
-tee) m, pl

all right:
d'accordo
(dahk-
kohr
-doh)

already:
già
(
jah
)

also:
anche
(
ahn
-keh)

although:
sebbene
(sehb-
beh
-neh)

always:
sempre
(
sehm
-preh)

American:
americana
(ah-meh-ree-
kah
-nah) f;
americano
(ah-meh-ree-
kah
-noh) m

among:
tra
(trah);
fra
(frah)

an:
un
(oohn) m;
una
(
ooh
-nah) f;
uno
(
ooh
-noh) m

ancient:
antica
(ahn-
tee
-kah) f;
antico
(ahn-
tee
-koh) m

and:
e
(eh)

to answer:
rispondere
(ree-
spohn
-deh-reh)

any:
alcuno
(ahl-
kooh
-noh) m;
alcuni
(ahl-
kooh
-nee) m, pl

anyone:
chiunque
(kee-
oohn
-qweh)

anything:
qualcosa
(qwahl-
koh
-sah);
qualsiasi cosa
(qwahl-
see
-ah-see
koh
-sah)

apartment:
appartamento
(ahp-pahr-tah-
mehn
-toh) m

appetizers:
antipasti
(ahn-tee-
pahs
-tee) m

April:
aprile
(ah-
pree
-leh)

architect:
architetto
(ahr-kee-
teht
-toh) m

area:
zona
(
dzoh
-nah) f

arm:
braccio
(
brahch
-choh) m

around:
intorno
(eehn-
tohr
-noh)

to arrive:
arrivare
(ahr-ree-
vah
-reh)

art:
arte
(
ahr
-teh) f

artisancraft:
artigianato
(ahr-tee-jah-
nah
-toh)
m

artistic:
artistica
(ahr-
tee
-stee-kah) f;
artistico
(ahr-
tee
-stee-koh) m

as many:
quanto
(
qwahn
-toh) m;
quanti
(
qwahn
-tee) m, pl;
tanto
(
tahn
-toh)
m;
tanti
(
tahn-
tee) m, pl

as much:
quanto
(
qwahn
-toh) m;
quanti
(
qwahn
-tee) m, pl;
tanto
(
tahn
-toh)
m;
tanti
(
tahn-
tee) m, pl

as soon as:
non appena
(nohn ahp-
peh
-nah)

at:
a
(ah);
in
(een)

attraction:
attrazione
(aht-trah-
tsyoh
-neh) f

attractive:
attraente
(aht-trah-
ehn
-teh)

audience:
pubblico
(
poohb
-blee-koh) m

August:
agosto
(ah-
gohs
-toh)

aunt:
zia
(
dzee
-ah) f

avenue:
viale
(vee-
ah
-leh) m

B

bad:
cattiva
(kaht-
tee
-vah) f;
cattivo
(kaht-
tee
-voh) m

badly:
male
(
mah
-
leh)

bag:
borsa
(
bohr
-sah) f

bakery:
pasticceria
(pahs-teech-cheh-
ree
-ah) f; panificio (pah-nee-
fee
-choh) f

bank:
banca
(
bahn
-kah) f

basket:
cesto
(
cheh
-stoh) m

bathing suit:
costume da bagno
(kohs-
tooh
-meh dah
bah
-nyoh) m

to be:
essere
(
ehs
-seh-reh)

to be able to:
potere
(poh-
teh
-reh)

to be born:
nascere
(
nah
-
sheh-reh);
essere nato
(
eh
-seh-reh
nah
-toh)

to be used to:
essere abituato a
(
ehs
-seh-reh ah-bee-
twah
-toh ah)

beach:
spiaggia
(
spyahj
-jah) f

beautiful:
bella
(
behl
-lah) f;
bello
(
behl
-loh) m

beauty:
bellezza
(behl-
lehts
-tsah) f

beauty shop:
profumeria
(proh-foo-meh-
ree
-ah) f

because:
perché
(pehr-
keh
)

beer:
birra
(
beer
-rah) f

before:
prima
(
pree
-mah);
di fronte [a]
(dee
frohn
-teh [ah])

to begin:
incominciare
(eehn-koh-meehn-
chah
-reh)

behavior:
comportamento
(kohm-pohr-tah-
mehn
-toh) m;
maniere
(mah-
nyeh
-reh) f, pl

behind:
dietro
a
(
dyeh
-troh ah)

to believe:
credere
(
kreh
-deh-reh)

below:
sotto
(
soht
-toh);
di sotto
(dee
soht
-toh)

belt:
cinta
(
cheen
-tah) f;
cintura
(cheen-
tooh
-rah) f

bench:
panca
(
pahn
-kah)

best:
ottimo
(
oht
-tee-moh)

better:
meglio
(
meh
-lyoh),
migliore
(mee-
lyoh
-reh)

between:
tra
(trah);
fra
(frah)

bicycle:
bicicletta
(bee-chee-
kleht
-tah) f

big:
grossa
(
groh
-sah) f;
grosso
(
grohs
-soh) m;
grande
(
grahn
-deh) f/m

bitter:
amara
(ah-
mah
-rah) f;
amaro
(ah-
mah
-roh) m

black:
nera
(
neh
-rah) f;
nero
(
neh
-roh) m

blazer:
giacca
(
jahk
-kah) f

blue:
blu
(blooh) f/m

book:
libro
(
lee
-broh) m

to bore:
annoiare
(ahn-noh
-
yah
-
reh)

boring:
noiosa
(noh-
yoh
-sah) f;
noioso
(noh-
yoh
-soh) m

to borrow:
prendere in prestito
(
prehn
-deh-reh een
preh
-stee-toh)

both . . . and . . .:
sia . . . sia . . .
(syah . . . syah . . .)

bottle:
bottiglia
(boht-
tee
-lyah) f

boy:
ragazzo
(rah-
gaht
-tsoh) m

brand of luxury merchandise:
sartoria
(sahr-toh
-ree
-ah)

brand of product:
firma
(
feer
-mah) f;
marca
(
mahr
-kah)
f

bread:
pane
(
pah
-neh) m

break:
pausa
(
pah
-ooh-sah) f

breakfast:
colazione
(koh-lah-
tsyoh
-neh) f

to bring:
portare
(pohr-
tah
-reh)

to bring up:
tirare su
(tee-
rah
-reh sooh);
menzionare
(mehn-tsyoh-
nah
-reh)

brother:
fratello
(frah-
tehl
-loh) m

brown:
marrone
(mahr-
roh
-neh) f/m

to build:
costruire
(koh-strooh-
ee
-reh)

bus:
autobus
(
ou
-toh-boohs) m

but:
ma
(mah)

to buy:
comprare
(kohm-
prah
-reh);
acquistare
(ah-kwee-
stah
-reh)

by:
da
(dah);
in
(+ means of transportation) (een)

C

to call:
chiamare
(kyah-
mah
-reh);
telefonare
(teh-leh-foh-
nah
-reh)

to call back:
richiamare
(ree-kyah-
mah
-reh)

can:
potere
(poh-
teh
-reh)

Canadian:
canadese
(kah-nah-
deh
-zeh) f/m

to cancel:
annullare
(ahn-noohl-
lah
-reh);
cancellare
(kahn-chehl-
lah
-reh);
disdire
(dees-
dee
-reh)

candidate:
candidato
(kahn-deeh-
dah
-toh) m

car:
automobile
(ou-toh-
moh
-bee-leh) f;
macchina
(
mahk
-kee-nah) f

card:
carta
(
kahr
-tah) f

career:
carriera
(kahr-
ryeh
-rah) f

cash register:
cassa
(
kahs
-sah) f

castle:
castello
(kah-
stehl
-loh) m

cat:
gatto
(
gaht
-toh) m

censorship:
censura
(chehn-
sooh
-rah) f

ceramics:
oggetti in ceramica
(ohj-
jeht
-tee een cheh-
rah
-mee-kah) m

chair:
sedia
(
seh
-dyah) f

to change:
cambiare
(kahm-bee-
ah
-reh)

cheap:
a buon mercato
(ah
bwohn
mehr-
kah
-toh)

check:
assegno
(ahs-
seh
-nyoh) m

checkout counter:
cassa
(
kahs
-sah)

cheese:
formaggio
(fohr-
mahj
-joh) m

child (female):
bambina
(bahm-
bee
-nah) f

child (male):
bambino
(bahm-
bee
-noh) m

chocolate:
cioccolata
(chohk-koh-
lah
-tah) f;
cioccolato
(chohk-koh-
lah
-toh) m

to choose:
scegliere
(
sheh
-lyeh-reh)

cinema:
cinema
(
chee
-neh-mah) m

city:
città
(cheet-
tah
) f

to clean:
pulire
(pooh-
lee
-reh)

climb:
salita
(sah-
lee
-tah)