italian words in english: 6-10
italian vocab words
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- vendetta
- feud for blood revenge
- dilettante
- 1. dabbler in an art or other field. 2. art lover
- mezzanine
- intermediate story in a theater between the main floor and the first balcony
- campanile
- bell tower
- sotto voce
- under the breath; in an undertone; privately, as a sotto voce remark
- majolica
- enameled Italian pottery richly decorated in colors
- fresco
- 1. art of painting with watercolors on damp fresh plaster. 2. picture or design so painted
- cupola
- 1. rounded roof; dome. 2. small dome or tower on a roof
- antipasto
- appetizer consisting of fish, meats, etc.; hors d'oevres
- imbroglio
- 1. difficult situation. 2. complicated disagreement
- salvo
- 1. simultaneous discharge of shots. 2. burst of cheers, as a salvo of applause
- fiasco
- crash; complete or ridiculous failure
- politico
- politician
- simpatico(a)
- possessing attractive qualities; appealing; likable; congenial
- chiaroscuro
- 1. distribution and treatment of light and shade in painting or sketching. 2. painting or drawing that uses only light and shade 1
- dolce far niente
- delightful idleness (literally, "sweet doing nothing")
- patina
- film or incrustation, usually green, on the surface of old bronze or copper; any such coating on something old
- stucco
- plaster made of cement, sand, and lime for covering exterior walls of buildings
- gusto
- liking or taste, hearty enjoyment
- prima donna
- 1. principal female singer in an opera. 2. extremely high-strung, vain, or sensitive person
- inamorata
- woman that one loves
- rialto
- 1. marketplace. 2. theater district
- canto
- one of the chief divisions of a long poem
- gondola
- 1. boat used in the canals of Venice. 2. cabin attached to the underpart of a lighter-than-air aircraft
- alfresco
- in teh open air; outdoor
- grotto
- cave
- Chianti
- dry, red Italian wine
- pasta
- 1. paste or dough-used dried, as in macaroni, or fresh, as in ravioli. 2. dish of cooked pasta
- piazza
- 1. town square or open market, esp. in Italy. 2. veranda; porch
- mountebank
- boastful pretender; charlatan; quack
- portico
- roof supported by columns, forming a porch or a covered walk
- incognito
- with one's identity concealed
- portfolio
- 1. briefcase. 2.
- terra-cotta
- 1. hard clay used for vases, roofing, statuettes, etc. 2. reddish-brown or brownish-orange colorh
- tempera
- method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances, instead of oil
- pizza
- pie of flattened dough topped with tomatoes, cheese, etc., and then baked
- mezzotint
- picture engraved on copper or steel by polishing or scraping away parts of a roughened surface
- maestro
- 1. eminent conductor, composer, or teacher of music. 2. master in an art
- cameo
- 1. gem or medallion cut in relief, the carved figure projecting (standing out) from its background (ant. intaglio) 2. brief role played by a prominent actor, brief piece of brilliant film or writing
- torso
- 1. trunk or body of a statue without head, arms, or legs. 2. human trunk
- intaglio
- design engraved by making cuts in a surface, into which the incises figure is sunk (ant. cameo)
- rotunda
- q. round building, especially one with a dome or cupola. 2. large round room
- cognoscente
- person having a superior knowledge of a field; expert; connoisseur
- buffo
- male singer who plays a comic role in an opera; buffoon; clown
- diva
- principal female singer in an opera; prima donna
- inamorato
- man that one loves
- impresario
- organizer or director of an opera or ballet company or a concert series; manager; promoter
- bravo(a)
- shout applauding an excellent performance
- virtuoso
- one who exhibits great technical skill in an art, especially in playing a musical instrument