Chapter 14 Vocab Flashcards

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l’abbazia

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abbey

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l’anfiteatro (romano)

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(Roman) amphitheater

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l’arena

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arena

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la basilica

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vasilica

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5
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la cattedrale

il duomo

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cathedral

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la cupola

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dome

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l’ingresso

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intrance, admission

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la lotta

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fight, struggle

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9
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andare in rovina

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to decay

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concedere

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to grant, allow

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costruire

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to build

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demolire

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to demolish

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distruggere (pp distrutto, pr distrussi)

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to destroy

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14
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il materiale da costruzione

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building material

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15
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il monasterio/la certosa

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monastery

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il percorso

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route

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la rovina

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ruin

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18
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la sinagoga

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synagogue

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19
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il tempio

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temple

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20
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il terremoto

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earthquake

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21
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il tragitto

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route, way

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erigere (pp eretto, pr eressi)

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to build, to erect

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iniziare

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to start, to begin

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risalire

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to date back / to date from

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stendere
to spread
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il borgo
village
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la carta (geografica), la cartina
map
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la cima
top, summit
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la lotta
fight
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appartenere (pr appartenni)
to belong
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collegare
to join, connect
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mozzare
to cut/chop off
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tuttavia
however
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il muro
wall
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il muro di cinta
surrounding wall
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le mura
city/castle walls
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la torre
tower
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risalire a
to date back to , to go back to
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scomparire (pp scomparso; pr scomparvi)
to disappear
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muovere
to move, to cause to change place or position Il vento muove le foglie. The wind moves the leaves
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muoversi
to move, to change place or position La luna si muove intorno alla terra The moon moves around the earth
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commuovere
to move, to touch, to arouse the feelings of La notizia della sua morte ci ha profondamente commossi The news of his death deeply moved us.
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commuoversi
to be moved, touched Io mi commuovo sempre quando sento quest'aria. I'm always moved when I hear this aria.
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traslocare or cambiare casa
to move, to change residence siamo molto occupati perché dobbiamo traslocare (cambiare casa) la settimana prossima. We're very busy because we have to move next week
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trasferirsi
to move, to change residence (to a specified location) Hanno intenzione di trasferirsi in Australia. They intend to move to Australia
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spostare
to move (something) from one place to another Deve spostare la macchina, qui c'è divieto di parcheggio you need to move your car, parking is not allowed here
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spostarsi
to move (oneself) from one place to another Durante il terremoto, il quadro si è spostato. During the earthquake, the painting shifted.
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salvare
to save, to rescue Ha salvato il bambino dal naufragio. She saved the boy from the shipwreck.
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risparmiare
to save up; to put aside; to economize on something Dobbiamo risparmiare i soldi se vogliamo andare in vacanza in Italia We must save money if we want to go on vacation in Italy
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conservare
to preserve (food, monuments); to keep unaltered; to maintain Conservo ancora un buon ricordo di San Gimignano
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preservare
to protect (someone/thing from /against someone/thing) Bisogna preservare il Colosseo dall'inquinamento. The Coliseum needs to be protected from pollution.
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Com'è monotono! | Che noia!
How boring!
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Che delusione!
How disappointing!
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Che seccatura!
What a nuisance!
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Che strazio! | Che scocciatura!
What a pain in the neck!
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Mi aspettavo qualcosa di diverso
I expect something different
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Ci si annoia facilmente qui
It's easy to get bored here
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Mi sono stancato/a di
I am tired of
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Sarebbe stato meglio se fossimo andati a...
It would have been better if we had gone...
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Non è come dici tu
It's not as you say
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Non è poi cosi brutto/noioso
It's not all that bad/boring
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È meglio di niente
It's better than nothing
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Stai esagerando | Che esagerazione!
You're exaggerating
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Lascia perdere, per favor.
Let's not talk about it, please.
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Ma non sei mai contento/a! | Sei un/a eterno/a insoddisfatto/a!
You're never happy/satisfied!
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Ho sentito dire che... Mi hanno riferito che... Le hanno detto che...
They told me/her that...
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Dicono che...
They say that...
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A quanto pare...
The way it looks/sounds...
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(In giro) si dice che... C'è in giro la voce che... Corre voce che...
There is a rumor that...