Ambiente, Scienza & Tecnologia Flashcards
a base di (~carne)
-based (meat~)
a benficio
for someone’s benefit
a fondo
thoroughly, in depth
a fronte di
with respect to
a stretto giro di posta
by return of post
a testa
each, per person
a viva voce
personally, per person
abbassare
to lower
abolizione
abolition
accontentarsi (di)
to be content with
acquistare
to buy, to purchase
acuto
high-pitched
addirittura
downright
al riguardo
about it
alterno
alternate
altrettante
as many as
ambientalista
environmentalist
ammassare
to accumulate
andare in giro
to go around
anidride carbonica
carbon dioxide
apparecchio
device
appoggiare
to support
appunto
exactly, precisely
armonico
harmonic
assessore comunale
city councilman
attutire
to ease, to soften
auricolare
earphone
avanzo
leftover
balena
whale
battito (~ cardiaco)
heartbeat
benzina
gas, fuel
berriera acustica
acoustic wall
bloccare
to block, to stop
busta
envelope, shopping
camion
truck
campo
field
capo
garment
carenza
lack, deficiency
cellula muscolare
muscle cell
centinaio
hydroelectric plant
centro urbano
city center
cercare (di)
to try, to strive
chiasso
noise, fuss
circuito automobilistico
race circuit
colpire
to hit, to strike
comitato
committee
commerciante
store keeper
comunicato
statement
conservazione
preservation
consigliabile
recommendable, wise
consumare
to use, to consume
contribuente
taxpayer
controllare
to verify, to inspect
coordinamento
coordination
copertina
cover page
coprirsi
to cover oneself, to dress
cosiddetto
so-called
cranio
skull
cuffie
headphones
degrado
decay
delfino
dolphin
diffuso
widespread
diga
dam
direttore scolastico
principal
discarica
dumping ground
discontinuo
intermittent
disperdere
to scatter
disporre
to dispose
dispositivo
device
disturbare
to disturb
disturbo
ailment
dormire sugli allori
to rest on one’s laurels
drastico
drastic
effetto serra
greenhouse effect
elezioni comunali
municipal elections
entrare in vigore
to come into force
eppure
and yet, but, still
esciuso
excluded
esercente
store keeper
essere conforme
to be consistent with
essere dovuto
to be due to
essere sottoposto
to be subject to
essere sulla cresta dell’ onda
to be riding high
estrarre
to extract