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Italian Vocab Test 1
Question | Answer |
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fidarsi di qualcuno | to trust someone |
in ritardo | late |
in orario | on time |
prenotare | reserve a seat |
prima/seconda classe | first and second class |
la multa | fine |
il supplemento | supplementary charge |
andata e ritorno | roundtrip |
il pendolino | high speed train |
l'Intercity | train that only stops in large cities |
il rapporto | relationship |
lo scarico (gli scarichi) | waste |
la tendenza | tendency |
garantire | to guarentee |
mettere in crisi | to threaten or put in a critical postion |
risanare | to restore or improve |
rivelarsi | to prove to be |
abitabile | livable |
attuale | present-day or current |
inarrestabile | unstoppable |
puzzolente | stinking or smelly |
appena | barely or just |
oltre | more(greater) than, beyond |
non poterne piu (Io non ne posso piu, Tu non ne puoi piu) | to have had enough |
sopportare/non sopportare | to sustain, to support |
deludere (p.p. deluso) | to disappoint |
stancare | to wear down or exhaust |
peccato che, che peccato! | Too bad or what a shame |
seccare | to annoy or bore |
il canale | channel |
la concorrenza | competition |
il programma di varieta | variety show |
la pubblicita | advertising or publicity |
il pubblico | public or audience |
lo spot pubblicitario | commercial |
il telefilm | television series |
il telegiornale | newscast |
la telenovela (le telenovelas) | soap opera |
la tivu | TV |
la trasmissione | broadcast, program |
trasmettere (p.p. trasmesso) | to transmit, broadcast |
nel frattempo | in the meantime |
fare un esame | take an exam |
superare un esame | to pass an exam |
consegnare la tesi | to hand in one's thesis |
discutere la tesi | to defend one's thesis |
il relatore | thesis advisor |
seguire un corso | to take a course |
il disagio | hardship |
la disciplina | discipline, subject of study |
la facolta | department |
le elementari | elementary school |
la scuola media | middle school |
il liceo (scientifico, classico, linguistico, artistico) | high school |
il diploma | diploma |
le tasse universitarie | tuition |
riuscire a | to suceed |
abbandonare | to leave |
apprezzare | to appreciate |
frequentare | to attend |
iscriversi a | to register, enroll in |
occuparsi di | to be busy with |
affollato | crowded |
vuoto | empty |
duro | difficult |
prendere la laurea | get a degree |
laurearsi in (lettere, ingegneria, matematica, economia e commercio,) | to get a degree in, to graduate |
l'aria condizionata | air conditioning |
le ferie | vacation, holidays |
il grande magazzino | department store |
i sandali | sandals |
il temporale | thunderstorm |
accogliere | to welcome, accommodate |
mancare | to be lacking, missing |
ospitare | to accommodate |
rientrare in | to come back to town following a vacation or holiday |
rinfrescare | to cool down, refresh |
rinunciare a | to give up something |
somigliare/assomigliare a | to resemble, to look like |
tuffarsi in | to dive |
afoso | humid, muggy |
bollente | boiling |
polveroso | dusty |
circa | about, approximately |