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Vacation, The Press, Television, Cinema

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to take a vacation (in a tourist village)   fare la villeggiatura  
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to be on vacation   andare in ferie  
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August 15th, when everyone goes on vacation   Ferragosto  
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beach front buisness   il stabilimento balneare  
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free beach   la spiagga libera  
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tourist village   il villaggio turistico  
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relaxation, diversions   il svago  
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to take advantage   approfittare  
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competition   la gara  
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to encourage   incoraggiare  
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skiing vacation   la settimana bianca  
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sports center   il centro sportivo  
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summer vacation   la vacanza estiva  
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to afford   permettersi  
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a place   un luogo  
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crowded   affollato  
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the crowd   la folla  
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the majority   la maggior parte  
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to take place   svolgere  
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it takes place   si svolge  
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it took place   si è svolto  
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to stay (as in where you spend a vacation)   alloggiare  
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argicultural tourism   agriturismo  
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to develop   svilluppare  
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city of art   la cittá d'arte  
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landscape   il paesaggio  
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reporter   il/la giornalista  
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daily newspaper   il quotidiano  
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weekly newspaper   il settimanale  
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monthly newspaper   il mensile  
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magazine   la rivista  
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news   le notizie  
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to publish   pubblicare  
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author   l'autore, l'autrice  
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writer   lo scrittore, la scrittrice  
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essay   il saggio  
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summary   il riassunto  
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publisher   l'editore, l'editrice  
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newsstand   l'edicola  
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newspaper vendor   il giornalaio  
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article   l'articolo  
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headlines   i titoli  
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column   la rubrica  
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section   l'inserto  
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chronicles (local news)   la cronaca  
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cultural page   la terza pagina  
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advertisement   la pubblicità  
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issue   il numero  
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subscription   l'abbonamento  
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to subscribe   abbonarsi  
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I subscribe   faccio mi abbonamento  
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free, complimentary   in ommaggio, in regalo  
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channel   il canale  
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competition   la concorrenza  
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content   il contenuto  
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documentary   il documentario  
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level   il levello  
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at.on the level (of)   a livello (di)  
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means   il mezzo, i mezzi  
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prize   il premio  
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il gioco a premi   game show  
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variety show   il programma di varietà  
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public, audience   il pubblico  
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TV network   la rete (televisiva)  
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commercial   lo spot pubblicitario  
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TV series   il telefilm  
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newscast   il telegiornale  
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soap opera   la telenovela, le telenovelas  
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TV   la tivù  
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broadcast, program   la trasmissione  
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to attract   attirare  
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to last   durare  
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to transmit, to broadcast   trasmettere  
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cultural   culturale  
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educational   educativo  
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light, not serious   leggero  
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average   medio  
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publicized   pubblicizzato  
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popular, widely watched   seguito  
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having to do w/ TV   televisivo  
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consequently   di coseguenza  
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entertainment (adj)   d'intrattenimento  
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in the meantime   nel frattempo  
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period after WWII   il dopoguerra  
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genre, type   il genere  
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police/crime (adj)   poliziesco  
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poverty   la miseria  
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anger, rage   la rabbia  
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film director   il regista  
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historical novel   il romanzo storico  
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role   il ruolo  
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to attain success, become popular   affermarsi  
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to contrast (with)   contrapporsi (a)  
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to aquire experience and knowledge   formarsi  
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to direct (a film)   girare  
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to act, speak lines   recitare  
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to summarize   riassumere  
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burgeois, upper-middle class   borghese  
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poor-quality   scadente  
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