Words-thropology 2018
A personal diary*list of Vocabs on the costructs I have been looking the meaning of
72 words this year, from different paths as usual: series, cinema, tv, books, online articles, magazines, friends. I have been working on a personal model to collect English words I hear and I take time to note. Different words open different conceptual windows. Clustering the words you learn, it shows you the knowledge areas you are building up.
72 dry lexical splinters seen as raw data for an ongoing project at the crossroad of linguistic, learning analytics and memory.
Lexophilia…
Puny. Debole, mingherlino
to Thwart. Impedire
Thaw. Disgelo
Grievance. Lamentela
to Engender. Dare origine
Addled. Stordito, confuso, disorientato
to dupe. Ingannare, beffare
to Dilly-dally. Perdere tempo
to Dawdle. Ciondolarsi. Bighellonare
to Forgo. Rinunciare, evitare, astenersi
to Harness. Sfruttare
Getting cold feet about. Avere un ripensamento
Tantalizing. Allettante
Kinship. Affinità
Skinship. Affinità basata su relazione fisica
Patron. Cliente abituale di bar
Hubris. Arroganza
to Expound on. Esporre
Hinges on. Dipende da
Never have I ever danced so hard. I like the double adverb.
Placelessness. L’essere senza luogo
Backdrop. Fondo, scenario
Desultory. Discontinuo
to Namedrop. Vantarsi
Off-the-rack. Dozzinale
Whimsical. Strambo
Lorek. Tradizione
Fuck you Money. Soldi per sfanculare il sistema
Resonate. Risuonare
Lynchpin. Cardine, fulcro
Silver lining. Un evento negativo può avere un riscontro positivo
Heckler. Una persona che interrompe un performer o un presentatore con fare derisorio e commenti aggressivi
Patronize. Fare il maestrino
Duped. Ingannato
Auger. Trivella
Wary. Diffidente, cauto, prudente
Overhauling. Modernizzare. Revisionare
to Leapfrog. Scavalcare
to Propel. Spingere, muovere
Unflinching. Deciso, risoluto
Daunting. Scoraggiante
Glut. Eccesso, saturazione
Gregarious. Socievole
Glistening. Scintillante
Bedrock. Base, fondamenta
Farfetched. Improbabile, inverosimile
to Nab. Sgraffignare, sottrarre
It is jarring. Agitante, che scuote
Pulses. Legumi
Frailties. Debolezze
to Fret. Preoccuparsi, temere
to Stomach. Sopportare
to Vet. Esaminare, controllare
Wayward. Ostinato, imprevedibile
to Corral. Raccogliere
to Rule out. Escludere dalla considerazione
to Scramble. Dimenarsi per fare qualche cosa
Sycophant. Ruffiano
Umpteen. Innumerevoli
Spat. Battibecco
Jostling. Spintone
Decluttering. Fare ordine, tra le proprie cose o i propri pensieri
Amenability. Disponibilità
Prescience. Preveggenza
Hodl. Backronym of Hold On Dear Life
Heyday. Splendore. Pieno vigore
Lest we forget. Affinché non ci si dimentichi, non dimentichiamolo
Draw. Attrazione
Silver Bullet. A simple and seemingly magical solution to a complicated problem.
Mercurial. Volubile
To Dabble. Cimentarsi
to Outwit. Raggirare
Happy New Gregorian Year! (if you follow this calendar)
Lorenzo Fresh, Rome the 30th — December 2018
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