A Comparative Study Guide Spanish to English to Italian. Robert D. O'Brian
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ARROLLAR, to roll up/coil/wind
ARROTOLARSI, to roll/roll up
ARRUINAR, to ruin/wreck/destroy
ROVINARE, to ruin/spoil
ASALTAR, to attack/storm/assault
ASSALTARE, to storm/raid
ATTACCARE, to attack
ASSALIRE, to attack/assail
ASCENDER, to go up/climb/promote/ascend/rise
SALIRE, to climb; to go/come up
SCALERE, to climb/scale
ASENTIR, to assent/agree
ACCONSENTIRE, to consent/agree to
ASFIXIAR, to asphyxiate/suffocate
ASFISSIARE, to asphyxiate
ASISTIR, to attend to/assist/accompany
ACCOMPAGNARE, to accompany
ASUMIR, to assume/take over/take on
ACCETTARE, to take on/accept/agree to
ATENDER, to attend to/deal with/look after
OCCUPARSI, to take care of/look after
ATORMENTAR, to torture/torment
TORMENTARE, to torment
TORTURARE, to torture/torment
ATRAPAR, to catch/trap
INTRAPPOLARE, to trap
ATRIBUIR, to attribute to/confer on
ATTRIBUIRE
AUDITAR, to audit
ESAMINARE, to examine
AUGURAR, to predict/augur/foresee
PREDIRE, to predict/foretell
AUMENTAR, to increase/augment/magnify
AUMENTARE, to increase/raise
AUTOMATIZAR, to automate
AUTOMATIZZARE
AUTORIZAR, to allow/authorize/empower
PERMETTERE, to allow/permit
AVANZAR, to advance/move forward/put forward
AVANZARE, to put forward/move forward
AVISAR, to advise/warn
CONSIGLIARE, to advise
AVVISARE, to notify/warn/inform
AVIVAR, to rekindle/revive/brighten/intensify
RAVVIVARE, to revive/rekindle
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Interchangeable Words
BÁDMINTON
BANANA
BASÍLICA
BUNGALOW
Easily Recognizable Nouns, Adjectives and Adverbs
BABEL, babel
BABELE
BACANAL, bacchanal
BACCHICO (adj)
BACCANALE (n)
BACTERIA, bacteria
BATTERI
BAGATELA, trifle, bagatelle
BAGATELLA
BALADA, ballad
BALLATA
BALANCE, balance
BILANCIA, balance (device)
EQUILIBRIO, balance
SALDO, balance (in an account; amount due)
BALAUSTRADA, balustrade
BALAUSTRA
BALCÓN, balcony
BALCONE, balcony
BALÍSTICO (A), ballistic
BALISTICO (A, CI, CHE)
BALLET, ballet
BALLETTO
BALOTA, ballot
SCHEDA, paper ballet
VOTAZIONE, election ballot, vote
BALSÁMICO, balmy
MITE, balmy weather
ODOROSO (A), balmy breeze
BÁLSAMO, balm
BALSAMO, balm
BAMBÚ, bamboo
BAMBÙ
BANAL, banal
BANALE
BANCO, bank
BANCA (FIN)
BANDA, gang
GANGA, gang, criminal group
BANDIDO (A), bandit, outlaw
BANDITO
BANQUETE, banquet, feast
BANCHETTO
BARBERO (A), barber
BARBIERE
BARÍTONO, baritone
BARITONO, baritone
BARITONALE (adj), baritone
BARÓMETRO, barometer
BAROMETRO
BARÓN, baron; political bigwig
BARONE
BARONESA, baroness
BARONESSA
BARRICADA, barricade
BARRICATA
BARRIL, barrel (wine/beer/oil)
BARILE, barrel
BOTTE, barrel, cask
BARRIO, area, district, neighborhood
VICINATO, neighborhood
BARROCO (A), baroque; elaborate, gaudy
BAROCCO (A, CHI, CHE)
BASA, base (ARCHIT)
BASE
BASALTO, basalt
BASALTO
BÁSICO (A), basic
BASILARE, basic, fundamental
BASTARDO (A), bastard; mean, base
BASTARDO (A)
BASTEDAD, coarseness, vulgarity
RUVIDITÀ, coarseness, roughness
VOLGARITÀ, vulgarity
BASTO (A), coarse, rude, vulgar, boorish, crude
VOLGARE, vulgar, coarse
BASURA, garbage; rubbish, litter
SPAZZATURA, garbage
BATALLA, battle
BATTAGLIA
BATALLÓN, battalion
BATTAGLIONE
BATERÍA, battery (ELECTR)
PILA, flashlight/radio battery
BATTERIA,