Chapter 6 Vocab

Question 1

le abitudini

Answer 1

Habits/customs

Question 2

la comunicazione

Answer 2

Communication

Question 3

La conferenza

Answer 3

Lecture

Question 4

La legge

Answer 4

Law

Question 5

La scoperta

Answer 5

Discovery

Question 6

Lo sviluppo

Answer 6

Development

Question 7

Ambientale

Answer 7

Environmental

Question 8

Cosiddetto

Answer 8

So-called

Question 9

Ebreo

Answer 9

Jewish

Question 10

Indotto

Answer 10

Induced

Question 11

Lento

Answer 11

Slow

Question 12

Straniero

Answer 12

Foreign

Question 13

Successivo

Answer 13

Following

Question 14

Dirigere

Answer 14

To direct

Question 15

Produrre

Answer 15

To produce/bring about

Question 16

Adattarsi

Answer 16

To adapt oneself to

Question 17

Entrare in vigore

Answer 17

To go into effect (a law)

Question 18

Proprio per questo

Answer 18

For this very reason

Question 19

Usi e costumi

Answer 19

Customs (of people)

Question 20

Entrarci

Answer 20

To have something to do with
Tu non c’entri
You have nothing to do with it

Question 21

Vederci (no direct object)

Answer 21

To be able to see
Ho acceso la luce perche non ci vedevo
I turned on the light because I couldn’t see

Question 22

Sentirci (no direct object)

Answer 22

To be able to hear
Dovete parlare più forte: non ci sentiamo
You must speak louder: we can’t hear

Question 23

Metterci

Answer 23

To take (time)
Used when the person or think taking time is indicated
Quanto tempo ci hai messo per finire la tesi?
How long did it take you to finish your thesis?

Question 24

Volerci

Answer 24

To take (time, money, effort, etc) (conjugated with essere)
Is used when only the length of time is indicated and not the thing or person taking the time.
Is used in the 3rd person singular or plural
Ci vuole molto tempo per imparare bene una lingua: ci vogliono anni
It takes a long time to learn a language well it takes years

Question 25

What are the forms of volerci that are used?

Answer 25

Ci vuole + singular noun Ci vogliono + noun C’e voluto/a + singular noun Ci sono voluti/e + plural noun

Question 26

If another verb follow metterci or volerci, what precedes the infinitive?

Answer 26

Per or a

Question 27

Avercela con qualcuno

Answer 27

To have a grudge against someone Perché ce l’hai con me Why do you have a grudge against me?

Question 28

Farcela

Answer 28

To manage, to cope Aveva studiato poco ma ce l’ha fatto agli esami. He hadn’t studied very much but he did alright on his exam.

Question 29

Cavarsela

Answer 29

To manage, to get by Laura non e una cuoca esperta però se la cava. Laura isn’t an experienced cook but she get by

Question 30

Prendersela

Answer 30

To take offense = offendersi Lui ci ha rimproverato e noi ce la siamo presa. Lui ci ha rimproverato e noi ci siamo offesi. He reprimanded us and we took offense

Question 31

Offendersi

Answer 31

To take offense Lui ci ha rimproverato e noi ci siamo offesi. He reprimanded us and we took offense

Question 32

Rimproverare

Answer 32

To reprimand

Question 33

L’amicizia

Answer 33

Friendship

Question 34

Fare amicizia

Answer 34

To make friends

Question 35

La fantasia

Answer 35

Imagination

Question 36

I fumetti

Answer 36

Comics

Question 37

Il pregiudizio

Answer 37

Prejudice

Question 38

Lo straniero

Answer 38

Foreigner

Question 39

Emarginato

Answer 39

Excluded

Question 40

Accorgersi di

Answer 40

To notice, to realize

Question 41

Andare a caccia

Answer 41

To go hunting

Question 42

Andare in pensione

Answer 42

To retire

Question 43

Conversare

Answer 43

To converse, to chat

Question 44

Farsi capire

Answer 44

To make oneself understood

Question 45

Giudicare

Answer 45

To judge

Question 46

Giurare

Answer 46

To swear, to promise

Question 47

Rendersi conto

Answer 47

To realize

Question 48

Rivolgere la parola

Answer 48

To talk to , to address

Question 49

Volere dire

Answer 49

To mean

Question 50

To happen

Answer 50

Accadere, avvenire, capitare, or succedere

Question 51

Accadere (accaduto)

Answer 51

To happen

Question 52

Avvenire (avvenuto)

Answer 52

To happen

Question 53

Capitare (capitato)

Answer 53

To happen

Question 54

Succedere (successo)

Answer 54

To happen | To not confuse succedere with “to succeed” which is riuscire

Question 55

Riuscire a + infinitive

Answer 55

To succeed in doing something Used in all persons. More common form of the expression The subject of the verb is the person who succeeds Io non riesco a parlare I cannot talk

Question 56

Riuscire di + infinitive

Answer 56

``` To succeed in doing something Used only in the third person singular. The person who succeeds is expressed by an indirect object Non mi riesce di parlare I cannot talk ```

Question 57

What is the equivalent of the adjective successful?

Answer 57

No direct equivalent | Expressed by avere successo or riuscire

Question 58

Cercare di + infinitive

Answer 58

To try to do something As in attempting to do something Ha cercato di convincermi ma non ci è riuscito He tried to convince me but he didn’t succeed

Question 59

Provare a + infinitive

Answer 59

To try to do something As in to try as an experiment or test Se non capisce, prova a parlargli in inglese. If he doesn’t understand, try to speak english to him.

Question 60

Provare + noun

Answer 60

To try , to try on, to try out Hai provato le fettuccine? Have you tried the fettuccine?

Question 61

Prova

Answer 61

Test, trial; rehearsal

Question 62

Scusa/scusi/scusate ...

Answer 62

Excuse me

Question 63

Permetti/permette

Answer 63

Excuse me

Question 64

Posso dire/aggiungere?

Answer 64

May I say/add?

Question 65

Vorrei dire una cosa

Answer 65

I would like to say something

Question 66

Si, dica/dimmi

Answer 66

Please, tell me

Question 67

Di’/Dica pure

Answer 67

Please, tell me

Question 68

Prego!

Answer 68

Go ahead!

Question 69

Proprio cosi

Answer 69

Exactly

Question 70

Hai/ha ragione

Answer 70

You are right

Question 71

Sono pienamente d’accordo

Answer 71

I fully agree

Question 72

E come dici tu/dice Lei

Answer 72

It’s just as you say

Question 73

No, non e così. Ti sbagli

Answer 73

No, that’s not so, You are wrong.

Question 74

Non sono d’accordo

Answer 74

I do not agree

Question 75

Non è come dici tu/dice Lei

Answer 75

It is not as you say

Question 76

A dire il vero, io penso che ...

Answer 76

Actually, I believe ...