Chap 1 | Voc 101

Question 1

to pay on delivery

Answer 1

pagare in contrassegno

Question 2

to lend

Answer 2

prestare

Question 3

to mix / blend / merge

Answer 3

mescolare

Question 4

to plan

Answer 4

progettare

Question 5

to grow

Answer 5

crescere

Question 6

to hurry up

Answer 6

sbrigarsi

Question 7

to match

Answer 7

abbinare

Question 8

to involve

Answer 8

coinvolgere

Question 9

to retire

Answer 9

andare in pensione

Question 10

to earn

Answer 10

guadagnare

Question 11

to pollute

Answer 11

inquinare

Question 12

to disappear

Answer 12

scomparire

Question 13

to carry out

Answer 13

svolgere

Question 14

to take place / to happen

Answer 14

svolgersi

Question 15

to expire

Answer 15

scadere

Question 16

to continue

Answer 16

proseguire

Question 17

to rob

Answer 17

rubare

Question 18

to empty

Answer 18

svuotare

Question 19

to taste

Answer 19

assaggiare

Question 20

to cheat

Answer 20

truffare

Question 21

prominence

Answer 21

spicco

Question 22

leading / prominent

Answer 22

di spicco

Question 23

to finish off / to settle

Answer 23

sbrigare

un lavoro

Question 24

to pack / to wrap sth up

Answer 24

avvolgere

Question 25

to quote

Answer 25

quotare

Question 26

the packing / packaging

Answer 26

imballaggio

Question 27

the label / tag

Answer 27

etichetta

Question 28

inconvenient

Answer 28

scomodo

inconveniente

Question 29

uncomfortable

Answer 29

disagevole

Question 30

to store

to warehouse

Answer 30

immagazzinare

Question 31

firm / business / company

Answer 31

ditta

Question 32

cover / covering / coating

Answer 32

rivestimento

Question 33

wall coverings

Answer 33

rivestimenti murali

Question 34

to take advantage (of a situation)

to capitalize on

Answer 34

sfruttare

Question 35

to promote

Answer 35

promuovere

Question 36

purchase order

Answer 36

ordine d’acquisto

Question 37

to happen

to occur

Answer 37

accadere

Question 38

the sender (of goods)

Answer 38

mittente

Question 39

steel

Answer 39

acciaio

Question 40

stainless steel

Answer 40

acciaio inossidabile

Question 41

to value / to appraise

Answer 41

stimare

Question 42

reasonable

Answer 42

ragionevole

Question 43

due date

deadline

Answer 43

scadenza

Question 44

balance (accounting)

Answer 44

saldo

Question 45

to reject / to refuse (an offer, goods)

Answer 45

respingere

Question 46

to move (in space / objects, people)

Answer 46

spostare

Question 47

to load

Answer 47

caricare

Question 48

enterprise, company, firm

Answer 48

impresa

Question 49

manner, style, shape

Answer 49

foggia

Question 50

to adapt

Answer 50

adeguare

Question 51

the draft

Answer 51

bozza

Question 52

to enclose

Answer 52

allegare

Question 53

to turn (a page, a cloth, steak)

Answer 53

rivoltare

Question 54

to turn (attention)
to address (a request, a threat)
to direct (a critique, an attack)

Answer 54

rivolgere

Question 55

the assignment
the commission
the job

Answer 55

incarico

pl. incarichi

Question 56

if, in case

Answer 56

qualora

+ subj.

Question 57

excellent, remarkable

Answer 57

egregio

nelle lettere : Egregio signor …

Question 58

where

literary

Answer 58

laddove

Question 59

now
by this time
by now

Answer 59

ormai

Question 60

the line

the stripe

Answer 60

riga

pl. righe

Question 61

the (industrial) plant

establishment

Answer 61

stabilimento

Question 62

the factory

Answer 62

fabbrica

Question 63

the letterhead

the title, the heading (of a document, book)

Answer 63

intestazione

Question 64

however, nevertheless

Answer 64

tuttavia

Question 65

to direct (efforts, calls, critique)
to turn (anger)
to address (a letter)

Answer 65

indirizzare

Question 66

the effort

the strain

Answer 66

sforzo

Question 67

clarity

transparency

Answer 67

chiarezza

Question 68

conciseness

Answer 68

sinteticità

Question 69

rarely, seldom

Answer 69

di rado

Question 70

leave

permission to

Answer 70

commiato

• dare commiato a qcn
• prendere commiato da qcn

Question 71

profitable

useful

Answer 71

profittevole

Question 72

both

Answer 72

entrambi / entrambe

Question 73

obviously

Answer 73

ovviamente

Question 74

the ascent

the climb

Answer 74

ascesa

salita, crescita

Question 75

to bring under state control

Answer 75

statalizzare

Question 76

to surface
to emerge
to come out

Answer 76

emergere

Question 77

the updating

the modernization

Answer 77

ammodernamento

Question 78

the decollectivisation

Answer 78

decollettivizzazione

Question 79

across

through

Answer 79

attraverso

Question 80

liberalization

economics + politics

Answer 80

liberalizzazione

Question 81

entrepreneur

Answer 81

imprenditore

Question 82

incentive

Answer 82

incentivazione

Question 83

exemption

Answer 83

esenzione

Question 84

the enlargement, extension

the widening

Answer 84

ampliamento

Question 85

the attraction, the pull, the appeal

Answer 85

attrazione

Question 86

the turning (point)

Answer 86

svolta

- svolta decisiva / storica

Question 87

the resource

Answer 87

risorsa

- risorse naturali, umane

Question 88

to be subordinate to

to submit oneself to

Answer 88

sottostare (a)

- sottostare all’autorità di qcn

Question 89

the killing

the murder

Answer 89

uccisione

Question 90

the retaliation

Answer 90

ritorsione

Question 91

espionage

spying

Answer 91

spionaggio

Question 92

underestimate

underrate

Answer 92

sottovalutare

Question 93

comparable to

Answer 93

paragonabile (a)

Question 94

to prevent or stop sb to do sth
to obstruct
to hinder

Answer 94

impedire

Question 95

the theft

Answer 95

furto

- commertere un furto

Question 96

to charge sb with sth

Answer 96

incriminare qn per qc

Question 97

lecturer (teaching)

Answer 97

docente

Question 98

dam

dyke

Answer 98

diga

Question 99

to overpopulate

Answer 99

sovrappopolare

Question 100

to force

to compel

Answer 100

costringere

Question 101

to move, to touch, to affect

Answer 101

commuovere