Ponti Chapter 2 Flashcards
1
Q
a vicenda
A
in turn
2
Q
abbaiare
A
to bark
3
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abbassare
A
to lower
4
Q
abbonamento
A
subscription
5
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abbonarsi
A
to subscribe
6
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accanto a
A
next to
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affidare
A
to entrust
8
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affrontare
A
to face to confront
9
Q
allontanarsi
A
to go away to depart
10
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annullare
A
to cancel to annul
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Q
annunciatore/annunciatrice
A
announcer
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arredamento
A
furnishings
13
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attesa
A
wait
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avvenimento
A
event
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avvisare
A
to inform to advise
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azionista
A
(m.) stockholder
17
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bagaglio
A
luggage
18
Q
bancone
A
(m.) counter
19
Q
battaglia
A
battle fight
20
Q
binario
A
railroad track railroad platform
21
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bontö
A
goodness
22
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canale
A
(m.) channel
23
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catturato
A
captured
24
Q
centinaia
A
hundreds
25
chiarificare
to clarify
26
chirurgo
surgeon
27
citare
to cite to quote
28
colpa
fault
29
commuovere
(pp. commosso) to move to touch (emotionally)
30
conduttore/conduttrice
anchorman anchorwoman
31
Cronaca
news
32
Cronaca near
crime news
33
cronaca rosa
celebrity news
34
cronista
(m) reporter
35
cure termali
(f pl) spa treatments curare to take care of
36
curatore/curatrice
curator
37
decollo
takeoff (plane)
38
dibattere
to debate
39
difetto
defect
40
disponibile
available
41
edicola
newsstand
42
editore/editrice
publisher
43
editoriale
(m.) editorial
44
edizione straordinaria
(f) special edition
45
elencare
to list
46
emittente
(f) television station
47
errato
wrong
48
fingere
(pp. finto) to pretend
49
fotoreporter
(m.) news photographer
50
fregare
to cheat to take someone for a ride; to rub
51
fumetto
comic st rip
52
giornale
newspaper
53
giornalista
(m) journalist
54
imbarcare
to embark
55
infine
in conclusion
56
insomma
in short in other Words
57
Intervistare
to interview
58
inviato/a
correspondent
59
maestro/a
teacher
60
mensa
cafeteria
61
mensile
(m.) monthly publication
62
metodo
method
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mettere
to put to place
64
Migliaio
thousand
65
Moltiplicare
to multiply
66
nascere
to be born
67
nastro trasportatore
conveyor belt
68
notizia d'apertura
lead story (in a newspaper)
69
notiziario
(m.) newscast
70
notizie
(f. pl) news
71
occhiello
subheading (newspaper)
72
ostaggio
hostage
73
pazzesco
mad insane
74
peggiorare
to worsen; to make worse
75
periodico
(m.) newspaper magazine
76
pesante
heavy
77
picchiare
to hit to strike
78
piemontese
(adj or n) person from Piedmont
79
piuttosto
rather
80
portiere
(m.) doorman porter
81
pregio
quality
82
prenotare
to reserve
83
programma
(m.) program
84
purtroppo
unfortunately
85
quarantenne
(m.) person in his/ her forties
86
Quotidiano
daily newspaper
87
reagire
to react
88
redattore/redattrice capo
editor-in-chief
89
redattore/redattrice
member of editorial staff
90
redazione
(f) editorial office editing
91
rete
(f) channel network
92
riassumere
(p.. riassunto) to summarize
93
richiesta
request requirement
94
rincasare
to return home
95
riportare
to take to achieve to report
96
riscontrare
to verify
97
rispecchiare
to reflect
98
ritratto
portrait
99
rivista
magazine
100
rivolta
revolt
101
rubare
to steal
102
salire
to climb to board to get on
103
sbadigliare
to yawn
104
scattare una foto
to take a photo
105
scendere
(pp. sceso) to descend to get off
106
scioccare
to shock
107
sciopero
(m.) strike
108
scivolare
to slide
109
settimanale
(m.) weekly magazine newspaper
110
sfoglliare
to leaf through
111
solito
usual
112
spaventare
to scare
113
spintone
(m.) big push
114
Staccare
to take off to remove
115
starnutire
to sneeze
116
sviluppare
to develop
117
telegiornale
(m.) television new newscast
118
tenebre
(f. pl.) darkness
119
tenersi aggiornato
to keep one up-to-date
120
testate
masthead
121
tifo
(wild) support enthusiasm
122
titolo
headline
123
trascorrere
(pp. trascorso) to pass to spend
124
trasmissione
(f) program
125
vicenda
business
126
vignette
cartoon
127
vincita
win winnings
