GASNet

Italian Phrase Book for Anesthesia


Translated by
Sandro Sottili
Head of Anesthesia and ICU
Clinica San Carlo
Paderno Dugnano (MI)
ITALY
sottili@fildir.unimi.it

Transliterated by
Deborah K. Fellini
PhD Student
Italian Department, UCLA
fellini@humnet.ucla.edu


1. Do you speak ITALIAN?
Parla italiano?
PAHR-la ee-tah-LYAH-noh?

2. What other languages do you speak?
Quali altre lingue parla?
KWAH-lee AHL-tray LEEN-goo-ay PAHR-la?

3. Hello.
Ciao
chow

4. Good Morning.
Buon giorno
boo-OHN jee-OHR-noh

5. Good afternoon.
Buon giorno
boo-OHN jee-OHR-noh

6. Good evening.
Buona sera
boo-OH-nah SAY-rah

7. What's your name?
Come si chiama ?
KOH-meh SEE key-AH-mah?

8. I am Dr.Smith.(male doctor)
Io sono il dottor Smith
EE-o SO-no EEL dot-TOR Smith

9. I am Dr.Smith.(female doctor)
Io sono la dottoressa Smith
EE-o SO-no la dot-TOR-ay-sah Smith

10. I am nurse Jones.(male nurse)
Io sono l'infermiere Jones
EE-o SO-no leen-fairm-YAI-ray Jones

11. I am nurse Jones.(female nurse)
Io sono l'infermiera Jones
EE-o SO-no leen-fairm-YAI-rah Jones

12. I am an anesthetist.
Sono un anestesista
SO-no OON ahn-ay-stay-ZEE-stah

13. My name is Sandy Green.
Il mio nome Š Sandy Green
EEL MEE-o NO-may eh Sandy Green

14. I do not speak Italian.
Non parlo italiano
nohn PAHR-loh ee-tah-lee-AH-noh

15. I can say some words in Italian.
Conosco qualche parola di italiano
ko-NO-sko KWAHL-kay par-OH-la dee ee-tah-lee-AH-noh

16. But, I probably will not understand what you say.
Ma probabilmente non capirň quello che lei mi dirŕ
MAH pro-ba-beel-MEN-tay nohn kah-pee-ROH KWEL-loh kay LEH-ee mee
dee-RAH

17. Do you understand me?
Lei mi capisce?
LEH-ee mee kah-PEE-sheh?

18. May I practice speaking Italian with you?
Posso provare a parlare italiano con lei?
POH-soh prov-AH-ray ah pahr-LAH-ray ee-tah-lee-AH-noh kohn
LEH-ee?

19. How do you say "book" in Italian?
Come si dice "book" in italiano?
KOH-meh see DEE-chay "book" een ee-tah-lee-AH-noh?

20. Did I say that right?
Ho detto bene?
oh DAHY-toh BAY-nay?

21. Please speak slowly.
Per favore, parli lentamente
pehr fah-VOH-reh PAhR-lee layn-tah-MEHN-tay

22. I'm sorry. I don't understand you.
Mi dispiace. Non riesco a capirla
mee deesp-YA-chay nohn ree-AY-sko ah kah-PEER-lah

23. Would you repeat that slowly, please?
Pu• ripetere lentamente, per favore?
pwo ree-PAY-tay-ray layn-tah-MEHN-tay, pehr fah-VOH-reh?

24. Please.
Per favore
pehr fah-VOH-reh

25. Thank you.
Grazie
GRAH-tsee-eh

26. You're welcome.
Prego
PRAY-goh

27. Are you O.K?
Tutto bene?
TOOT-toh BAY-nay?

28. You are fine.
Lei sta bene
LEH-ee stah BAY-nay.

29. That's fine.
Va bene
vah BAY-nay

30. Good-bye.
Arrivederci
ahr-ree-veh-DAYR-chee

31. I have to ask you some questions.
Devo farle alcune domande
DAY-voh FAHR-lay ahl-KOOH-nay do-MAHN-day

32. Please answer only "yes", "no", or "I don't know", to the questions.
Per favore, risponda solo "sí", "no" o "non so" alle domande
pehr fah-VOH-reh, ree-SPON-dah SO-lo "see", "noh" oh "nohn soh"
AH-lay do-MAHN-day

33. Yes.

see

34. No.
No.
noh

35. I don't know.
Non so
nohn soh

36. When did you last have a baby?
Quando ha avuto l'ultimo bambino?
KWAN-doh ah ah-VU-toh LOOL-tee-mo bahm-BEE-noh?

37. Yesterday?
Ieri?
YAY-reeh?

38. Was it more than 8 hours ago?
successo pi— di otto ore fa?
eh sooch-AYS-oh pyoo dee OHT-toh OH-ray fa?

39. Did you have anesthesia for the delivery?
Ha avuto una anestesia per il parto?
ah ah-VU-toh OO-na ah-nay-stay-ZEE-ah pehr eel PAHR-toh?

40. What kind of anesthesia did you have?
Che tipo di anestesia ha avuto?
keh TEE-po dee ah-nay-stay-ZEE-ah ah ah-VU-toh?

41. How many pregnancies have you had?
Quante gravidanze ha avuto?
KWAN-tay GRAH-vee-dahn-tsay ah ah-VU-toh?

42. How many children do you have?
quanti figli ha?
KWAN-tee FEEL-yee ah?

45. Where?
Dove?
DOH-veh?

46. Point to where they are going to operate.
Segni dove devono operare
SEN-yee DOH-veh DAY-voh-no oh-pair-AR-ay

47. Are you allergic to any medication?
allergico/a a qualche farmaco?
eh al-LEHR-gee-koh ah KWAL-kay FARM-ah-koh?

48. Are you taking any medication?
Prende medicine?
PREN-day may-dee-CHEE-nay?

49. What are the names of the medicines?
Come si chiamano le medicine
KOH-meh see key-AH-mah-no lay may-dee-CHEE-nay?

52. Do you smoke ?
Fuma?
FOO-mah?

53. Do you drink alcohol?
Beve alcolici?
BAY-vay al-KOHL-ee-chee?

54. Have you taken illegal drugs?
Ha preso droghe?
ah PRAY-zo DROH-gay?

55. Have you had high blood pressure?
Ha mai sofferto di pressione alta?
ah MAH-ee so-FEHR-toh dee pre-SYO-nay AHL-tah?

56. Have you had heart disease?
Ha avuto malattie di cuore?
ah ah-VU-toh mah-la-TEE-ay dee KWOH-ray?

57. Have you had asthma?
Soffre di asma?
SOHF-ray dee AHZ-ma?

58. Have you had tuberculosis?
Ha avuto la tubercolosi?
ah ah-VU-toh lah too-BEHR-koh-loh-zee?

59. Have you had hepatitis?
Ha mai avuto l'epatite?
ah MAH-ee ah-VU-toh lay-pah-TEE-tay?

60. Have you had diabetes?
diabetico/a
eh dee-ah-BAY-tee-ko/a?

61. Have you had thyroid disease?
Ha mai avuto malattie della tiroide?
ah MAH-ee ah-VU-toh mah-la-TEE-ay DAY-la tee-ROYD- eh?

62. Have you had epilepsy or seizures?
Ha mai sofferto di epilessia o convulsioni?
ah MAH-ee sof-FER-toh dee ay-pee-lay-SEE-ah oh dee
KOHN-vul-see-oh-nee?

63. Do you have AIDS?
Ha l'AIDS?
ah layds?

64. Do you have a cold?
raffreddato/a
eh RAHF-fred-ah-toh/tah?

65. When you lie flat do you feel like acid or food comes into the back
of your throat.
Quando si sdraia sente un rigurgito di acido o di cibo in bocca?
KWAN-doh see ZDRA-ya SEN-tay oon ree-GHUR-gee-toh dee AH-cee-doh
o dee CHEE-boh een BOH-kah?

66. When you cut yourself do you bleed normally or more than most
people.
Quando si taglia sanguina normalmente o pi— a lungo di altre persone?
KWAN-doh see TAHL-ya SAHN-gwee-nah nor-mal-MEHN-tay o pyoo ah
LOON-goh dee AHL-tray pair-SO-nay?

67. Have you ever had a blood transfusion?
Ha mai avuto una trasfusione di sangue?
ah MAH-ee ah-VU-toh OO-na TRAHS-foo-zee-o-nay dee SAHN-gway?

68. Never?
Mai?
MAH-ee?

70. What kinds of anesthesia have you had?
Che tipo di anesteisa ha avuto?
keh TEE-po dee ah-nay-stay-ZEE-ah ah ah-VU-toh?

71. General Anesthesia?
Anestesia generale
ah-nay-stay-ZEE-ah JAY-nay-rah-lay?

72. Spinal or Epidural Anesthesia?
Anestesia spinale o epidurale?
ah-nay-stay-ZEE-ah SPEE-nah-lay oh AY-pee-doo-rah-lay?

73. Local Anesthesia?
Anestesia locale?
ah-nay-stay-ZEE-ah lo-KAH-lay?

74. Have you or anyone in your family ever had problems from anesthesia?
Lei o i suoi famigliari avete mai avuto problemi con l'anestesia?
LEH-ee oh ee SOO-oy fam-EEL-yah-ree AH-vay-tay MAH-ee ah-VU-toh
pro-BLAY-mee kohn lah-nay-stay-ZEE-ah?

81. Have you had anything to eat or drink in the past 8 hours?
Ha mangiato o bevuto qualche cosa nelle ultime otto ore?
ah man-JAH-toh o BAY-vu-toh KWAHL-kay KOH-sah NEHL-lay
OOL-tee-may OHT-toh OH-ray?

82. How many hours ago did you have anything to eat or drink?
Da quante ore non mangia e non beve?
dah KWAN-tay OH-rayh nohn MAN-jah eh nohn BAY-vay?

83. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
uno due tre quattro cinque sei
OO-no, DOO-ay, tray, KWAT-tro, CHEEN-kway, say,
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.
sette otto nove dieci undici dodici
SET-tay, OHt-toh, NO-vay, dee-AY-chee, OON-dee-chee,
DOH-dee-chee.

84. Do this.
Lo faccia.
loh FAH-cha

85. Tilt your head back - like this.
Spinga indietro la testa, cosŤ
SPEEN-ga in-dy-AY-tro la TEH-stah, koh-ZEE

86. Turn your head from side to side.
Giri la testa da una parte all'altra
JEE-ree la TEH-stah da OO-na PAR-tay all-AHL-trah

87. That's enough.
Basta cosí
BAH-sta koh-ZEE

88. Open your mouth.
Apra la bocca
AH-prah la BOH-kah

89. Stick out your tongue.
Tiri fuori la lingua
TEE-ree FWO-ree la LEEN-gwa

90. Show me your teeth.
Mostri i denti
MO-stree ee DEN-tee

91. Close your mouth.
Chiuda la bocca
KYOO-dah la BOH-kah

92. Do you have any false teeth, loose teeth, dental caps or bridges?
Ha denti finti, mobili, capsule, ponti?
ah DEN-tee FEEN-tee, MO-bee-lee, KAHP-soo-lay, PON-tee?

93. Sometimes caps, bridges, or teeth get damaged under anesthesia, but
we will try to be very careful.
A volte le capsule, i ponti o i denti possono essere danneggiati sotto
anestesia, ma cercheremo di stare molto attenti.
ah VOL-tay lay KAHP-soo-lay ee PON-tee o ee DEN-tee POS-sono
ES-sai-ray dan-nej-JAH-tee SOT-to ah-nay-stay-ZEE-ah, mah
chair-kay-RAY-mo dee stah-RAY MOL-toh at-TEN-tee

94. Did anyone give you medicine today?
Qualcuno vi ha dato una medicina oggi
kwal-KOO-no vee ah DAH-to OO-na may-dee-CHEE-nah O-jee?

95. For what?
Per cosa?
pehr KOH-sah?

96. To make you relaxed?
Per rilassarla?
pehr ree-las-SAHR-la

97. I have to listen to your chest.
Devo auscultarle il torace
DAY-voh ah-skol-TAR-lay EEL TOW-rah-chay

98. Breathe deeply.
Respiri profondamente
res-PEE-ree pro-fon-da-MEHN-tay

99. Inhale.
Inspiri
EEN-spee-ree

100. Exhale.
Espiri
EHS-pee-ree

101. Sometimes complications occur with anesthesia, but it's very rare
and we will take good care of you.
A volte avvengono delle complicazioni in anestesia, ma sono molto rare e
noi la cureremo bene
ah VOL-tay av-VEN-go-no DEHL-ay kom-PLEE-kah-tsEE-o-nee een
ah-nay-stay-ZEE-ah, mah SO-no MOL-to RAH-ray eh noy la
koo-reh-REH-mo BAY-nay

102. We are going to give you some medicine in here and you are going to
fall asleep.
Stiamo per darle ora una medicina e lei sentir… sonno
stee-AH-mo pehr DAHR-lay O-rah OO-na may-dee-CHEE-nah ay LEH-ee
sen-tee-RAH SO-noh

103. When surgery has finished you will wake up.
Quando l'intervento sar… finito lei si svegler…
KWAN-doh leen-tair-VEN-toh sa-RAH fee-NEE-to see svayl-yay-RAH

104. When you wake up your throat might feel a little sore but it will
get better.
Quando si sveglier… potrebbe sentire mal di gola, poi star… meglio
KWAN-doh see svayl-yay-RAH po-TRAY-bay sen-TEE-ray mal dee
GO-lah, poy sta-RAH MAYL-yo

105. In a little while
Tra poco
tra PO-ko

106. we will put medicine in here to make you feel very sleepy.
le daremo una medicina per farle venire sonno
lay da-RAY-mo OO-na may-dee-CHEE-nah pehr FAHR-lay ven-EE-ray
SO-noh

107. Then we will give you a little needle stick here
Poi la pungeremo con un piccolo ago
poy la poon-jair-RAY-mo kohn OOn peek-KO-lo AH-go

108. and you will get numb here
E lei si sentir… pesante qui
eh LEH-ee see sen-tee-RAH pez-AHN-tay kwee

109. so that you will not feel the operation.
CosŤ non sentir… l'operazione
ko-ZEE nohn sen-tee-RAH lopair-ah-TSEE-o-nay

110. If you wish you can also be asleep during the operation.
Se lo vuole pu• anche dormire durante l'operazione
say lo VWO-lay pwo an-kay dorm-EE-ray DOO-ran-tay
lopair-ah-TSEE-o-nay

111. We are taking you to the operating room now.
La stiamo portando in camera operatoria
la stee-AM-o port-AN-do een KAM-air-ah opair-ah-TOR-ee-ah

112. Move over there.
Si sposti l…
see SPOS-tee la

113. Move over here.
Si sposti qua
see SPOS-tee kwa

114. Move down.
In basso
een BAS-so

115. Move up.
In alto
een AL-tow

116. More.
Di pi—
dee pyoo
117. Lie down.
Si sdrai
see z-DRAY-ee

118. Give me your arm.
Mi dia il braccio
mee DEE-ah eel BRA-cho

119. Uncross your legs.
Non accavalli le gambe
nohn AHK-kah-vah-lee lay GAHM-bay

120. Don't move.
Non si muova
nohn see MWO-vah

121. Relax.
Si rilassi
see ree-LAH-see

122. Raise your head.
Alzi la testa
AHL-tsee la TEST-ah

123. Lower your head.
Abbassi la testa
ab-BAH-see la TEST-ah

124. This is going to feel tight for just a few moments.
Le sembrer… stretto per qualche momento
lay semb-ray-RAH STRAY-tow pehr KWAl-kay mo-MEN-tow

125. We are taking your blood pressure.
Le misuriamo la pressione del sangue
lay mee-ZOO-ree-amo lah pres-SYO-nay del SANG-way

126. Open your eyes.
Apra gli occhi
AH-prah lyee OK-key

127. Close your eyes.
Chiuda gli occhi
KYOO-dah lyee OK-key

128. I am going to give you oxygen with this mask.
Le dar• dell'ossigeno con questa maschera
lay dar-OH del-os-SEE-jay-no kohn KWE-stah MAS-kai-rah

129. It won't bother you.
Non le dar… fastidio
nohn lay da-RAH fas-TEE-dyo

130. Breathe deeply.
Respiri profondamente
res-PEE-ree pro-fonda-MEHN-tay

131. Again.
Ancora
an-KO-ra

132. Don't worry. We will take good care of you.
Non abbia paura, la cureremo bene
nohn AB-ee-a pow-U-ra, la koo-reh-REH-mo BAY-nay

132a. I am going to spray your throat.
Le spruzzo la gola
lay SPRU-tso la GO-lah

133. You are going to start to feel sleepy.
Sta per venirle sonno
stah pehr ven-EER-lay SON-noh

134. You might start to see double.
Forse vedr… doppio
FOR-say ved-RAH DOP-pee-o

135. Do you feel sleepy?
Ha sonno?
ah SON-noh?

136. You are going to sleep now.
Sta per dormire
stah pehr dor-MEE-ray

136a. You will feel pressure on your neck.(larynx)(voice-box). (This
is to be said to a patient to whom we are giving cricoid pressure for a
rapid sequence induction)
Sentir… una pressione sul collo (laringe)(corde vocali).
sen-tee-RAH OO-na pres-YO-nay sool KOL-lo (lar-EEN-jay) (KOR-day
VO-kah-lee)

137. The operation is almost finished.
L'intervento Š quasi finito
leen-tair-VEN-to eh KWA-zee fee-NEE-to

138. The operation is finished.
L'intervento Š finito
leen-tair-VEN-to eh fee-NEE-to

139. Cough.
Tossisca
tos-SEE-ska

140. Squeeze my hand. Hard. Harder.
Mi stringa la mano. Forte. Pi— forte
mee STREEN-ga la MAH-no. FOR-tay, pyoo FOR-tay

141. Lift your legs.
Alzi le gambe
AHL-tsee lay GAHM-bay

142. Sit up.
Si sieda
see SYAY-dah

142a. Bend forward. (bend over) (This is to be said to a patient sitting
for a spinal or epidural)
Si chini in avanti.
see KEY-nee een ah-VAHN-tee

143. Lie on your right side.
Si sdrai sul fianco destro
see ZDRA-yee SOOL fee-AHN-ko DEH-stroh

144. Lie on your left side.
Si sdrai sul fianco sinistro
see ZDRA-yee SOOL fee-ANH-ko see-NEE-stroh

145. Lie on your back.
Si sdrai sulla schiena
see ZDRA-yee SOO-la SKYAY-na

146. Lie on your stomach.
Si sdrai sullo stomaco
see ZDRA-yee SOO-low STOH-mah-koh

147. Bend your knees.
Pieghi le ginocchia
pee-AY-ghee lay jee-NO-key-ah

148. This is going to feel cold.
Con questo sentira’ del freddo.
kohn KWES-toh sen-tee-RAH dehl FRAY-doh

149. You will feel a needle stick.
Sentir… una puntura di ago
sen-tee-RAH OO-na poon-TOO-rah dee AH-go

150. Lie down.
Si sdrai
see ZDRA-yee

151. Quickly.
Velocemente
ve-lo-chay-MEN-tay

153. Do your legs feel normal?
Sente le gambe normali?
SEN-tay lay GAHM-bay nor-MA-lee?

154. Do your legs feel numb?
Sente le gambe pesanti?
SEN-tay lay GAHM-bay pe-ZAHN-tee?

155. Do you feel dizzy?
Si sente stordito?
see SEN-tay stor-DEE-tow?

156. Do you have the taste of metal in your mouth?
sente un sapore metallico in bocca?
SEN-tay oon sap-O-ray MEH-tahl-lee-ko een BOHK-ka?

157. Is this sharp?
Punge?
POON-jay?

159. Which is sharper? Here, or here?
Dove punge di piu’, qui o qui?
DOH-veh POON-jay dee pyoo, KWEE o KWEE

160. Are you O.K?
Sta bene?
stah BAY-nay?

161. Do you feel nervous?
nervoso?
eh nair-VO-zo?

162. Would you like to feel sleepier?
Vuole dormire un poco di pi—?
VWO-lay dorm-EE-ray oon POH-ko dee pyoo?

163. I will cover your face
Le copro la faccia
lay KOP-row la fA-cha

164. for just a few moments
per un attimo
pehr oon AHT-ee-mo

165. and then I will uncover it.
e poi la scopro
eh poy la SKOP-row

166. Can you move your feet?
Pu• muovere i piedi?
pwo MWO-vai-ray ee pee-YAY-dee?

167. Can you wiggle your toes?
Pu• muovere le dita?
pwo MWO-vai-ray lay DEE-tah?

168. We are going to put your legs up.
Stiamo per alzarle le gambe
stee-AH-mo pehr alts-AR-lay lay GAHM-bay

169. Are you in pain?
Ha male
ah MAH-lay

170. Now?
Ora?
Oh-rah?

171. Is there less pain?
Meno dolore qui?
MAY-no do-LO-ray kwee?

172. Is there more pain?
Pi— dolore qui
pyoo do-LO-ray kwee?

173. Are you nauseated?
Ha nausea?
ah NOW-zay-a?

174. Do you have chest pain?
Ha dolore al torace?
ah do-LO-ray ahl to-RAH-chay?

175. We will give you more medicine to make it hurt less.
Le daremo una medicina perchŠ le dia meno fastidio
lay DAH-ray-mo OO-na may-dee-CHEE-nah pehr-KAY lay DEE-ah MAY-no
fast-EED-yo

176. More medicine.
Pi— medicina
pyoo may-dee-CHEE-nah

176a. Push.
Spinga
SPEEN-ga

177. It's a boy!
un maschietto
eh oon mas-kee-AY-to!

178. It's a girl!
una bambina
eh OO-na bam-BEE-na!

179. Do you have a headache?
Ha mal di testa?
ah mal dee TEST-ah?

180. Is it worse when you sit up?
Peggiora quando si siede?
pej-JO-ray KWan-do see SYAY-day?

181. Does it get better when you lie flat?
Migliora quando si sdraia?
meel-YO-rah KWAN-do see ZDRAY-a?

182. You must drink lots of liquids to help your headache.
Deve bere molti liquidi per aiutare il suo mal di testa
DAY-vay BAY-ray MOl-tee LEE-kwee-dee pehr a-yoo-TAH-ray eel
SOO-oh mal dee TEST-ah

183. Hi.
Ciao
chow

184. How are you?
Come stai?
KOH-meh STA-ee?

185. What's your name?
Come ti chiami?
KOH-meh tee key-AH-mee?

186. Mommy can't come in here.
La mamma non pu• entrare qui
la MAHM-ma nohn pwo en-TRAH-ray kwi

187. Everything's going to be O.K.
Sta andando tutto bene
stah an-DAN-do TOOT-to BAY-nay

188. This is for you to play with.
Questo Š tuo per giocare
KWEST-oh eh TOO-oh pehr jo-KAH-ray

189. Push this, like this.
Spingi, cosŤ
SPEEN-gee, ko-ZEE

190. You're going to sleep now.
Stai per addormentarti
STA-ee pehr ad-dorment-AHR-tee

191. You're going to have a nice dream.
Stai per fare un bel sogno
STA-ee pehr FA-ray oon bel SON-yo

192. Please read this.
Per favore legga qui
pehr fah-VOH-reh, LEG-gah kwee

193. Do you understand this?
Capisce?
kah-PEE-sheh?

194. Shall we proceed?
Possiamo procedere?
poss-YA-mo PRO-chay-day-ray?


ankle - anca

arm - braccio

back - schiena

chest - petto

ear - orecchio

elbow - gomito

eye - occhio

fingers - dita della mano

fist - pugno

foot - piede

hand - mano

head - testa

heart - cuore

heel - tallone

hip - fianco

knee - ginocchia

leg - gamba

mouth - bocca

nose - naso

neck - collo

shoulder - spalla

toes - dita del piede

tongue - lingua

tooth - dente

waist - vita

wrist - polso

acid - acido (65)

afternoon - sera (5)

again - ancora (131)

AIDS - AIDS (63)

alcohol - alcol (53)

allergic - allergico (47)

almost - quasi (137)

anesthesia - anestesia (39), (40), (70), (71, 72, 73, 74)

anesthetist - anestesista (12)

answer - risposta (32)

anyone - nessuno (74), (94)

anything - niente (81, 82)

arm - braccio (118)

asleep - addormentato (102), 14 (110), 17 (136), 23 (190)

asthma - asma (57)

baby - bimbo (36)

back - (towards) indietro (85) (on) dorso (145)

bend - curvare (147)

better - meglio (104), (181)

bleed - sanguinare (66)

blood pressure - pressione (55), (125)

blood transfusion - transfusione di sangue (67)

bother - dar fastidio (129)

boy - ragazzo (177)

breathe - respiro (98), (130)

bridges - ponti (92, 93)

caps - capsule (92, 93)

care - cura (101), (132)

careful - attenzione (93)

chest - petto (97), (174)

children - bambini (42)

close - chiudere (91), (127)

cold - (have a cold) raffreddore (64) (feel cold) freddo (148 )

complications - complicazioni (101)

cough - tosse (139)

cover - coprire (163)

cut - taglio (66)

damaged - danneggiato (93)

deeply - profondamente (98), (130)

delivery - parto (39)

dental - dei denti (92)

diabetes - diabete (60)

disease - malattia (56), (61)

doctor m. - dottore (8)

doctor f. - dottoressa (9)

double - doppio (134)

down - move down - in gi— (114) lie down - sdraiarsi (117), (150)

dream - sogno (191)

drink - bere (53), (80, 81, 82) bibita (182)

dull - fiacco (158)

during - durante (110)

eat - cibo (80, 81, 82)

enough - abbastanza (87)

epidural - epidurale (72)

epilepsy - epilessia (62)

evening - notte (6)

exhale - espiri (100)

eyes - occhi (126, 127)

face - faccia (163)

false - falso (92)

family - famiglia (74)

feet - piedi (78), (166)

fine - bene (28, 29)

finished - finito (103), (137, 138)

flat - piatto (65), (181)

food - cibo (65)

for - per

general - generale (71)

girl - ragazza (178)

good - bene (4, 5, 6), (101), (132)

good-bye - arrivederci (30)

hand - mano (140)

hard - forte (140)

head - testa (85, 86), (122), (123)

headache - mal di testa (179, 182)

heart - cuore (56)

hello - ciao (3)

hepatitis - epatite (59)

here - qui

hi - ciao (183)

hours - ore (38), (81, 82)

hurt - dolore, duole (169, 171, 172, 174, 175)

hypertension - pressione alta (55)

illegal - illegale (54)

inches - pollici (79)

inhale - inalare (99)

knees - ginocchia (147)

know - sapere (32, 35)

languages - lingue (2)

last - ultimo (36), (80)

left - sinistra (144)

legs - gambe (119), (141), (152, 153, 154), (168)

less - meno (171, 175)

lie - sdraiarsi (65), (117), (143, 144, 145, 146), (150), (181)

lift - solleva (122), (141)

like - (want) preferisce (110), (162) (in this manner) cosŤ (85), (189)

liquids - liquidi (182)

listen - ascoltare (97)

little while - un istante (105)

local - locale (73)

loose - libero (92)

lower - abbassa (123)

mask - maschera (128)

medicine - medicina (47, 48), (49, 50, 51), (94), (102, 106), (175), (176)

metal - metallo (156)

moments - momenti (124), (164)

Mommy - mamma (186)

more - piú

mouth -bocca (88), (91), (156)

move - muovi 15 (112, 113, 114, 115, 120), (166), (167)

much - molto (how much) quanto

name - chiama (7), (13), (185)

names - nomi (49)

nausea - nausea (173)

needle - ago (107), (149)

nervous - nervoso (161)

never - mai (68)

nice - carino (191)

no - no

normal - normale (153)

now - ora (111), (136), (170), (190)

numb - insensibile (108) intontito (154)

numbers - numeri (83)

nurse - infermiere/a (10), (11)

O.K. - bene (187)

occur - capita (101)

old - anni (43)

only - solo (32)

open - apra (88), (126)

operating room - camera operatoria (111)

operation - operazione(46)

other - altri (2)

out - fuori (89)

over - (move over) passa (112, 113)

oxygen - ossigeno (128)

pain - dolore (169, 171, 172, 174, 175)

play - giochi (188)

please - per favore (21, 23, 24), (32)

point - segnala (46)

possible - possibsle (32)

pounds - libbre (76)

practice - pratica (18)

pregnancies - gravidanze (41)

pressure - pressione (55), (125)

probably - probablemente 2 (16)

problems - problemi (74)

proceed - procedere(194)

push - spingi (189)

put - metti (106), (168)

questions - domande (31, 32)

quickly - velocemente (151)

raise - alza (122), (141)

rare - raro (101)

read - legga (192)

relax - si rilassi (96), (121)

repeat - ripetere (23)

right - (correct) giusto (20) (direction) destra (143)

room -camera (111)

say - dica (15, 16, 19), (20)

see - vedere (134)

seizures - convulsioni (62)

sharp - pungente (157), (158, 159)

sharper - pi— pungente (159)

show - mostra (90)

side - lato (86), (143, 144)

sit - si sieda(142), 22 (180)

sleep - sonno (102), (110), (136), (190)

sleepier - pi— sonno (162)

sleepy - sonnolenza (106), (133, 135)

slowly - lentamente (21, 23)

smoke - fuma (52)

some - qualche (15), (31), (102)

sometimes - a volte (93), (101)

sore - dolore (104)

sorry - scusi (22)

Italian- italiano (1), (14, 15, 18, 19)

speak - parla (1, 2), (14, 18), (21)

spinal - spinale (72)

squeeze - apra (140)

start - inizio (133, 134)

stick - puntura (149)

stomach - stomaco (146)

surgery - chirurgia (103)

take - prendere (48), (54), (111), (125)

taking - prendendo(125)

tall - alto (77)

taste - sapore (156)

teeth - denti (90, 92, 93)

thank - grazie (25)

this - questo

throat - gola (65), (104)

thyroid - tiroide (61)

tight - stretto (124)

today - oggi (94)

toes - dita (167)

tongue - lingua (89)

transfusion - transfusione (67)

try - cercare (93)

tuberculosis - tuberculosi (58)

turn - gira (86)

uncover - scoprire (165)

uncross -scavalli (119)

understand - capire (16, 17), (22), (193)

very - molto

wake - svegliarsi (103, 104)

weigh - peso (75)

welcome - prego (26)

what - cosa

when - quando

where - dove (45, 46)

which - quale (159)

while - mentre (105)

wiggle - muova (167)

wish - desidera(110), (162)

with - con

words - parole (15)

worry - preoccuparsi (132)

worse - peggiore (180)

write - scrivere (76)

yes - si (32, 33)

you - lei

yesterday - ieri (37)