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100 advanced Italian words

100 Italian words worth knowing, picked from the topics Grammar, Everyday life, Fields and translated into English.

Grammar 18 words

Italian	English
negare	to deny
osare	to dare
giurare	to swear
morbido	soft
maturo	ripe
consumato	worn out
apposta	on purpose
improvvisamente	suddenly
subito	at once
in breve	briefly
salvo	except
durante	throughoutFormal register, for the whole duration
nessuno	no oneFormal or legal register
sé	oneselfReflexive pronoun, simple form
tale	such
infilarsi	to put on
ripassare	to go over
considerare	to think of

Everyday life 58 words

Italian	English
pronto	helloOn the phone, when picking up
entri	come in
maleducato	ill mannered
miglio	mile
oncia	ounce
volt	volt
datare	to date
Pasqua	Easter
urgente	urgent
ciglio	eyelash
udito	hearing
natica	buttock
otite	ear infection
faringite	throat infection
anemia	anaemia
nuora	daughter in lawWife of one’s son
vedovo	widower
fratello minore	younger sibling
astuto	cunning
testardo	stubborn
chiacchierone	talkative
lenzuolo	sheet
siepe	hedge
cappa	cooker hood
segare	to saw
dado	nut
bullone	bolt
laccio	shoelace
parka	parka
infradito	flip flops
kiwi	kiwi
timo	thyme
dattero	date
grattugia	grater
friggere	to fry
impanare	to coat in breadcrumbs
francobollo	stamp
carrello	trolley
chiosco	newsstand
padiglione del mercato	market hall
fognatura	sewer
costeggiare	to go along
cric	jack
cofano	bonnet
oblò	porthole
casa vacanze	holiday cottage
caparra	deposit payment
bagaglio	luggage
sponda	riverbankSlope along the side of a river
gelare	to freeze
brina	frost coating
alga	seaweed
belare	to bleat
airone	heron
cachi	khaki
ocra	ochre
spam	spam
emoji	emoji

Fields 24 words

Italian	English
gesso	chalk
gomma	eraser
lavoro interinale	temporary work
motivare	to motivate
carrellista	forklift driver
cantiniere	wine merchant
ostacolo	hurdle
judo	judo
pedina	piece
giostra	merry go round
mimo	mime
paura del palcoscenico	stage fright
assioma	axiom
becher	beaker
quota	quota
spazzatura	rubbish
preventivo dettagliato	quote
crollo di borsa	market crash
confessione	confession
alibi	alibi
urna	ballot box
gruppo di pressione	lobby
scoop	scoop
virale	viral

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Frequently asked questions

What comes after these 100 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Italian words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Where do these lists come from?: They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 100 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

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