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La mafia

 

In this lesson, you are going to learn some specific Italian vocabulaty about criminal organisations. It is not unfrequent to find the following words in newspapers and TV. Unfortunately, organized crime continues to be a problem in Italy.

 

le organizzazioni criminali [criminal organizations]

l’estorsione [extortion]

il traffico di droga [drug trafficking]

il traffico di armi [arms trafficking]

le speculazioni finanziarie [financial speculations]

le speculazioni immobiliari real estates speculations]

lo smaltimento dei rifiuti urbani [urban waste management]

il pizzo / racket [protection money]

la delazione [informing]

il comando [command]

il giuramento [oath]

la gerarchia [hierarchy]

il vincolo di sangue [blood tie]

la scorta [escort]

la prigione [prison]

il latitante [fugitive]

il covo [lair]

la sorveglianza [monitoring]

il capo supremo/ boss/ padrino [leader, boss]

 

corrompere il potere politico [to corrupt the political power]

privilegiare [to privilege]

affermare [to claim]

attrezzare [to equip]

sparare [to shoot]

incidere [to influence]

anteporre (qc a qc) [to put sth before sth]

 

clandestino [clandestine]

supremo [supreme]

feroce [fierce]

ammesso [admitted]

 

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