lezione 38

petulance

sostantivo

/pɛ.ʧə.ləns/ or /pe.chē.lēns/

p

p

e

ɛ

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ʧ

u

ə

l

l

a

ə

n

n

c

s

e

(irritabilità infantile)

petulanza

the tendency to display childlike irritability and fussiness

alchemy

sostantivo

/æl.kə.mi/ or /āl.kē.mi/

a

æ

l

l

ch

k

e

ə

m

m

y

i

(alchemia)

alchimia

the ancient practice of trying to turn common metals into gold

lunacy

sostantivo

/lu.nə.si/ or /loo.nē.si/

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l

u

u

n

n

a

ə

c

s

y

i

(pazzia)

follia

behavior that seems eccentric, irrational, or extremely foolish

lunatic

sostantivo

/lu.nə.tɪk/ or /loo.nē.tik/

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l

u

u

n

n

a

ə

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ɪ

c

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(folle)

lunatico

a person who is mentally ill or exhibits extreme irrational behavior

usurious

aggettivo

/ju:.zjʊ.rɪəs/ or /yoo.zyoo.riēs/

u

ju:

s

z

u

jʊ

r

r

iou

ɪə

s

s

(usuraria)

usurario

charging interest rates that are excessively high, to the point of being unreasonable

usury

sostantivo

/ju.zɜ.ri/ or /yoo.zē.ri/

u

ju

s

z

u

ɜ

r

r

y

i

usura

the act of loaning money to others and demanding a very high interest rate

daunting

aggettivo

/dɔn.tɪng/ or /dawn.ting/

d

d

au

ɔ

n

n

t

t

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

scoraggiante

Disapproving

intimidating, challenging, or overwhelming in a way that creates a sense of fear or unease

scribe

sostantivo

/skraɪb/ or /skraib/

s

s

c

k

r

r

i

aɪ

b

b

e

(copia)

scrivano

a person who writes copies of documents by hand

scriptural

aggettivo

/skrɪp.ʧɜ.rəl/ or /skrip.chē.rēl/

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s

c

k

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r

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ɪ

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p

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ʧ

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ɜ

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ə

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l

(biblico)

scritturale

regarding anything related to or found in the Bible