Chapter 11 Vocab

Question 1

La borsa di studio

Answer 1

Scholarship

Question 2

I’ll dipartimento

Answer 2

The branch of a school

Question 3

Le esercitazioni

Answer 3

Practice section

Question 4

La facoltà

Answer 4

School (within a university)

Question 5

L’istituto

Answer 5

Department, institute

Question 6

La laurea

Answer 6

University degree

Question 7

Sparso

Answer 7

Spread, scattered

Question 8

Dare statistica, latino, storia romana, un esame

Answer 8

To take statistics, Latin, Roman history, an exam

Question 9

Fare il primo/ il secondo anno

Answer 9

To be in the first/second year

Question 10

Frequentare

Answer 10

To attend

Question 11

La linguistica

Answer 11

Linguistics

Question 12

La media

Answer 12

Grade point average

Question 13

Il piano di studio

Answer 13

Program of study

Question 14

Le scienza gastronomiche

Answer 14

Culinary arts

Question 15

Le tasse universitarie

Answer 15

Tuition

Question 16

Iscriversi

Answer 16

To register

Question 17

Premiere diciotto/trenta e lode

Answer 17

To get 18/30 cum laude

Question 18

Sostenere un esame

Answer 18

To take an exam

Question 19

Superare un esame

Answer 19

To pass an exam

Question 20

Improvisamente

Answer 20

Suddenly

Question 21

Assai

Answer 21

A lot

Question 22

Giammai

Answer 22

Never

Question 23

Piano

Answer 23

Slow

Question 24

Chiaro

Answer 24

Frankly

Question 25

Forte

Answer 25

Strong, loudly

Question 26

Svelto

Answer 26

Fast

Question 27

Sodo

Answer 27

Hard,intensely

Question 28

A poco a poco

Answer 28

Little by little

Question 29

In tutti e per tutto

Answer 29

Completely

Question 30

All’improvviso

Answer 30

All of a sudden, suddenly

Question 31

Di solito

Answer 31

Usually

Question 32

Di Tanto in tanto

Answer 32

From time to time

Question 33

In sequito

Answer 33

Later on

Question 34

Per caso

Answer 34

By chance

Question 35

Per fortuna

Answer 35

Fortunately

Question 36

Ad un tratto

Answer 36

Suddenly

Question 37

Stracotta

Answer 37

Overcooked

Question 38

Ricco sfondato

Answer 38

Filthy rich

Question 39

Pieno zeppo

Answer 39

Overflowing

Question 40

Innamorato cotton

Answer 40

Madly in love

Question 41

Stanco morto

Answer 41

Dead tired

Question 42

Vecchio decrepito

Answer 42

Very old, on one’s last leg

Question 43

Umbriaco fradicio

Answer 43

Drunk

Question 44

Pazzo da legare

Answer 44

Rafting mad, fit to be tied

Question 45

Sourdough come una campana

Answer 45

As deaf as a post

Question 46

L’appello

Answer 46

Exam session

Question 47

L’assistente universitario

Answer 47

Assistant lecturer

Question 48

La cattedra

Answer 48

Teacher’s desk

Question 49

I’ll fastidio

Answer 49

Annoyance, bother

Question 50

L’impegno

Answer 50

Diligence, commitment

Question 51

Il libretto (universitario)

Answer 51

Grade record book

Question 52

Lo scherzo

Answer 52

Trick, joke

Question 53

Uno scherzo di natura

Answer 53

A freak of nature

Question 54

Farsi avanti

Answer 54

To come forward, approach

Question 55

I’ll sollievo

Answer 55

Relief

Question 56

Regredire (isc)

Answer 56

To regress, go backward

Question 57

Rivolgere (rivolto)

Answer 57

To address

Question 58

Rivolgere una domanda

Answer 58

To ask a question

Question 59

Scuotere (scosso)

Answer 59

To shake

Question 60

Introdurre

Answer 60

To introduce, to insert, to bring in

Question 61

Presentare

Answer 61

To introduce, to get people acquainted

Question 62

Presentarsi

Answer 62

To appear; to introduce yourself

Question 63

Fallire

Answer 63

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

Question 64

Mancare di + infinitive

Answer 64

To fail, to neglect to do something

Question 65

Bocciare

Answer 65

To fail, to flunk someone | Often used in passive form (essere bocciato)