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Italian Vocab Test 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |