Harry Potter Chapter 1

tuonò

he thundered

tenere a bada

constrain, keep under control

civetta, gufo

owl

ringhiò

he snarled

ringhiare

to snarl

tuonare

to thunder

impigliato

entangled

impigliare

to snag, to entangle

i baffoni

big moustache

un'occhiato, un sguardo

a glance, a look

cupo

gloomy, angry, sad

tentare

to attempt, to try, to tempt

replicare

to counter, to reply, to repeat

ruttare

to burp

finché

until, as long as

la mensa

school dinner, refectory

affatto

... at all

sciocchezze!

nonsense!

accalorandosi

getting excited

accalorarsi

to get excited

il sederone

fat bottom

debordare

to overflow

entrambi

both

voltare

to turn

un ghigno

a sneer

rimbeccare

to retort

boccheggiare

to gasp

un tonfo

a thud

lanciare

to throw

lanciare un gridolino

to give a little cry

balzare

to bounce, to jump

balzare in piedi

to jump to one's feet

spruzzare

to spray, to spatter

osi

you dare

come osi

how dare you

osare

to dare

minacciare

to threaten

ruggì

he roared

ruggire

to roar

rugginoso

rusty

battere

to beat

battere a macchina

to type

battere a macchina

to type

battere le mani

to clap

battere gli occhi

to blink

nominare

to mention

volto

face

paonazzo

purple, red-faced

pallido

pale

non ne ho la più pallida idea

I don't have the faintest idea

ansimando

gasping for breath

ansimare

to gasp, to pant

sfiatare

to allow air to escape

traverso

askew

fresco di studi

fresh out of school

in confronto a

in comparison with

provare

to feel

letto a baldacchino

four poster bed

baldacchino

canopy

guardacaccia

gamekeeper

chiudere a doppio mandata

to double lock

importare

to matter

allenare

to train

vergogna

shame

addirittura

really, even

lucchetto

padlock

chiunque

anyone, whoever

roseo

pink

arruffati

ruffled

cicatrice

scar

saetta

arrow, lightning bolt

badare

take care, mind, look after

qualsiasi

whichever, whatever, any

mentire

to tell a lie

sdraiarsi

to lie down

scampare

to escape

una maledizione

a curse

sferrare un attacco

to launch an attack

allevare

to raise, to bring up

trascorrere

to spend, to pass time

accadere

to happen, to occur

procurare

to cause

rognoso

mangy, scabby

neanche

even

del tutto

completely

schiarire

to clear

schiarire la gola

to clear one's throat

sussiegoso

haughty

sollevare

to lift, to raise

proseguire

to go on, to continue

amarezza

bitterness

trapani

drills

ripassare

to go over, to review

sfoderare un sorriso

to smile insincerely

ebete

stupid

ottuso

obtuse, slow

senza fiato

breathless

quindi

then, therefore

versare

to pour

malignamente

maliciously

ficcare

to thrust, to shove

impassibile

impassive

andare a genio

to be to one's taste

ritirare

to collect

quanto a te

as for you