spine
thorns
spina
thorn
fusto
stem
gramigna
weeds
ansimare
to pant
restringere
to shrink
restretta
(shrunk)
smettere
to quit
progetto
project, design
degna
worthy
nemmeno
neither
fuliggine
soot
acconciarsi
to dress up (to fix up)
Ma il messaggero non si lasciò prendere per il naso.
But the messenger did not let himself be taken by the nose.
Dai lo straccio
Give the rag (mop)
inconcludente
inconclusive
Cenerentola e non degnavano le sorellastre nemmeno
Cinderella and the stepsisters did not even deserve
a stento
hardly
trattenne a stento
barley held back
fu condotta
was conducted
condotta
conduct
riprese la corsa
resumed the race
riprendere
to resume