Lezione 15 Voc 1a, Ital-Eng

Question 1

Ancora!

Answer 1

Again! Still!

Question 2

Meno male!

Answer 2

All the better!

Question 3

Non ci credo proprio!

Answer 3

I don’t believe it!

Question 4

Oh, mio Dio!

Answer 4

Oh, my God!

Question 5

Che disgrazia!

Answer 5

What a disaster!

[dizˈgrattsja/ di·ṣgrà·zia]

Question 6

Sarebbe ora!

Answer 6

It’s about time!

Question 7

Che buffo!

Answer 7

How funny!

Question 8

Che bello!

Answer 8

How nice!

Question 9

Sarà vero?

Answer 9

Could it be true?

Question 10

annunciare

Answer 10

announce, introduce, present

[annunˈtʃare/ an·nun·cià·re]

Question 11

il candidato

Answer 11

candidate

[kandiˈdato/ can·di·dà·to]

Question 12

la causa

Answer 12

cause, reason, objective, purpose

[ˈkauza/ càu·ṣa]

Question 13

il clandestino

Answer 13

sneak, stowaway, illegal alien
(noun)

[klandesˈtino/ clan·de·stì·no]

as adj: clandestine, secret, covert

Question 14

il commissario

Answer 14

commissioner, chief of police

[kom misˈsarjo/ com·mis·sà·rio]

Question 15

continuare

Answer 15

continue

[kontinuˈare/ con·ti·nu·à·re]

Question 16

credibile

Answer 16

credible, believable, plausible

[kreˈdibile/ cre·dì·bi·le]

Question 17

eccessivo/a

Answer 17

excessive, exaggerated, extreme

[ettʃesˈsivo/ ec·ces·sì·vo]

Question 18

l’elezione

Answer 18

election, choice

[eletˈtsjone/ e·le·zió·ne]

Question 19

europeo/a

Answer 19

European

[euroˈpɛo/ eu·ro·pè·o]

Question 20

finanziario/a

Answer 20

monetary, budgetary

[finanˈtsjarjo/ fi·nan·zià·rio]

Question 21

immediato/a

Answer 21

immediate, instant

[immeˈdjato/ im·me·dià·to]

Question 22

internazionale

Answer 22

international, worldwide

[internattsjoˈnale/ in·ter·na·zio·nà·le]

Question 23

l’istituzione

Answer 23

foundation, establishment, institute, organization

[istitutˈtsjone/ i·sti·tu·zió·ne]

Question 24

locale

Answer 24

local

[loˈkale/ lo·cà·le]

Question 25

il/la leader

Answer 25

leader, head, front runner [ˈlider, --]

Question 26

il membro

Answer 26

member, part, component/ [ˈmɛmbro/ mèm·bro]

Question 27

nazionale

Answer 27

national, domestic [nattsjoˈnale/ na·zio·nà·le]

Question 28

la nazione

Answer 28

nation, state, country [natˈtsjone/ na·zió·ne]

Question 29

opposto/a

Answer 29

opposite, contrary, opposed [opˈposto/ op·pó·sto]

Question 30

il parlamentare

Answer 30

member of parliament, parliamentarian, member of congress, congressperson [parlamenˈtare/ par·la·men·tà·re]

Question 31

il parlamento

Answer 31

parliament [parlaˈmento/ par·la·mén·to]

Question 32

politico/a

Answer 32

political [poˈlitiko/ po·lì·ti·co]

Question 33

il/la presidente

Answer 33

president, chairperson (rarely presidentessa) [presiˈdɛnte/ pre·si·dèn·te]

Question 34

il rappresentante

Answer 34

representative, spokesperson [rapprezenˈtante/ rap·pre·ṣen·tàn·te]

Question 35

la repubblica

Answer 35

republic [reˈpubblika/ re·pùb·bli·ca]

Question 36

serio/a

Answer 36

serious, earnest, worrisome, severe [ˈsɛrjo/ sè·rio]

Question 37

stabilizzare

Answer 37

stabilize [stabilidˈdzare/ sta·bi·liẓ·ẓà·re]

Question 38

lo stato

Answer 38

state, state government, federal government [ˈstato/ stà·to]

Question 39

televisivo/a

Answer 39

television (noun as adjective) [televiˈzivo/ te·le·vi·ṣì·vo]

Question 40

il valore

Answer 40

price, worth, value, merit [vaˈlore/ va·ló·re]

Question 41

l'alba

Answer 41

dawn (fem) [ˈalba/ àl·ba]

Question 42

l'altalena

Answer 42

ups and downs, see-saw [altaˈlena/al·ta·lé·na]

Question 43

l'annunciatore | l'annunciatrice

Answer 43

newscaster [annuntʃaˈtore/ an·nun·cia·tó·re]

Question 44

il cambio

Answer 44

rate of exchange [ˈkambjo/ càm·bio]

Question 45

il canale

Answer 45

channel [kaˈnale/ ca·nà·le]

Question 46

la destra

Answer 46

right (side) [ˈdɛstra/ dè·stra]

Question 47

la disgrazia

Answer 47

accident, misfortune [dizˈgrattsja/ di·ṣgrà·zia]

Question 48

l'elettore | l'elettrice

Answer 48

voter [eletˈtore/e·let·tó·re]

Question 49

l'incidente

Answer 49

accident (masc) [intʃiˈdɛnte/ in·ci·dèn·te]

Question 50

l'incontro

Answer 50

meeting [inˈkontro/ in·cón·tro]