Chapter 11 Vocab Flashcards by Tim Sexton

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La borsa di studio

A

Scholarship

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I’ll dipartimento

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The branch of a school

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Le esercitazioni

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Practice section

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La facoltà

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School (within a university)

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L’istituto

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Department, institute

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La laurea

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University degree

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Sparso

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Spread, scattered

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Dare statistica, latino, storia romana, un esame

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To take statistics, Latin, Roman history, an exam

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Fare il primo/ il secondo anno

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To be in the first/second year

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Frequentare

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To attend

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La linguistica

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Linguistics

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La media

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Grade point average

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Il piano di studio

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Program of study

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Le scienza gastronomiche

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Culinary arts

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Le tasse universitarie

A

Tuition

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Iscriversi

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To register

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Premiere diciotto/trenta e lode

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To get 18/30 cum laude

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Sostenere un esame

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To take an exam

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Superare un esame

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To pass an exam

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Improvisamente

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Suddenly

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Assai

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A lot

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Giammai

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Never

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Piano

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Slow

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Chiaro

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Frankly

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Forte

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Strong, loudly

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Svelto

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Fast

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Sodo

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Hard,intensely

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A poco a poco

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Little by little

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In tutti e per tutto

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Completely

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All’improvviso

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All of a sudden, suddenly

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Di solito

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Usually

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Di Tanto in tanto

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From time to time

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In sequito

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Later on

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Per caso

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By chance

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Per fortuna

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Fortunately

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Ad un tratto

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Suddenly

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Stracotta

A

Overcooked

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Ricco sfondato

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Filthy rich

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Pieno zeppo

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Overflowing

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Innamorato cotton

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Madly in love

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Stanco morto

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Dead tired

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Vecchio decrepito

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Very old, on one’s last leg

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Umbriaco fradicio

A

Drunk

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Pazzo da legare

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Rafting mad, fit to be tied

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Sourdough come una campana

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As deaf as a post

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L’appello

A

Exam session

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L’assistente universitario

A

Assistant lecturer

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La cattedra

A

Teacher’s desk

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I’ll fastidio

A

Annoyance, bother

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L’impegno

A

Diligence, commitment

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Il libretto (universitario)

A

Grade record book

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Lo scherzo

A

Trick, joke

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Uno scherzo di natura

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A freak of nature

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Farsi avanti

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To come forward, approach

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I’ll sollievo

A

Relief

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Regredire (isc)

A

To regress, go backward

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Rivolgere (rivolto)

A

To address

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Rivolgere una domanda

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To ask a question

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Scuotere (scosso)

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To shake

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Introdurre

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To introduce, to insert, to bring in

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Presentare

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To introduce, to get people acquainted

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Presentarsi

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To appear; to introduce yourself

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Fallire

A

Transitively: to fail, to botch something
Intransitively: to fail, to be unsuccessful

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Mancare di + infinitive

A

To fail, to neglect to do something

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Bocciare

A

To fail, to flunk someone

Often used in passive form (essere bocciato)