i laghi italiani

Question 1

paessagio / paesaggi

pa·e·ṣàg·gio

Answer 1

landscape, scenery

Question 2

pianura /e

pia·nù·ra

Answer 2

plain(s), flat land

Question 3

origine

o·rì·gi·ne

Answer 3

origin, source

Question 4

forma / e

fór·ma

Answer 4

forma, shape

Question 5

indimenticabile / i

in·di·men·ti·cà·bi·le

Answer 5

unforgettable

Question 6

glaciale adj

gla·cià·le

Answer 6

glacial (also as in glacial / frigid expression / atmosphere)

Question 7

profondo / i profonda / e adj

pro·fón·do

Answer 7

deep, in depth

Question 8

insenatura / e (noun)

in·se·na·tù·ra

Answer 8

inlet, creek

Question 9

scavare

sca·và·re

Answer 9

to: dig, excavate, hollow, scoop out

to bore (e.g. a well)

Question 10

ghiacciaio / ghiacciai

ghiac·cià·io

Answer 10

glacier

Question 11

il ramo

rà·mo

Answer 11

branch (e.g. tree, of a river)

bough (branch)

Question 12

affacciarsi su

affa - char - si

Answer 12

to overlook

Question 13

affacciarsi (a)

affa - char - si

Answer 13

to appear (at)

Question 14

la riva / le rive

rì·va

Answer 14

the shore / s

Question 15

il borgo / i borghi

bór·go

Answer 15

borough / villages

Question 16

situare

si·tu·à·re

Answer 16

to situated (as in place ‘situated’, ‘located’

Question 17

il pescatore

pe·sca·tó·re

Answer 17

fisherman, angler

Question 18

il bacino

ba·cì·no

Answer 18

basin (lake, river), dock,

Question 19

incastonare

in·ca·sto·nà·re

Answer 19

to embed

Question 20

racchiudere

rac·chiù·de·re rakˈkjudere

Answer 20

to contain

Question 21

termale adj

terˈmale

Answer 21

thermal

Question 22

condividere

kondiˈvidere

Answer 22

to share

Question 23

arcipelago (m. noun)

ar·ci·pè·la·go

Answer 23

archipelago

Question 24

affascinante (adj)

af·fa·sci·nàn·te

Answer 24

fascinating, charming

Question 25

la meta (mè·ta)

destinazione

Answer 25

destination

Question 26

tingere

tìn·ge·re

Answer 26

to dye / to colour (hair, clothes etc)

Question 27

tingersi

Answer 27

to be coloured / tinged

Question 28

il suo affascinante paesaggio che si tinge di mille colori

Answer 28

the fascinating scenery that is tinged by (lit. of) a thousand coloured

Question 29

la clima

clì·ma

Answer 29

the climate

Question 30

la dolcezza

dol·céz·za

Answer 30

sweetness, mildness, softness

also gentleness, pleasantness, smoothness

Question 31

incantevole adj.

in·can·té·vo·le

Answer 31

enchanting, lovely, delightful

Question 32

trascorrere

tra·scór·re·re

Answer 32

to spend / pass time (giorni, vacanze)

Question 33

il laghetto

Answer 33

pond

Question 34

lacustre

la·cù·stre

Answer 34

of, or pertaining, to a lake

(acqua lacustre - ??? salt water

Question 35

costiero adj

ko·stiè·ro

Answer 35

coastal, in shore

Question 36

sottile (adj)

sot·tì·le

Answer 36

thin, slim

Question 37

una sottile striscia di terra

Answer 37

a thin strip of land

Question 38

la striscia

strì·scia

Answer 38

the strip, the stripe

Question 39

la macchia

màc·chia makkja

Answer 39

scrub (land)

Question 40

salmastro (adj)

sal·mà·stro

Answer 40

salty, brackish

Question 41

regalare

re·ga·là·re

Answer 41

to give, to offer (a present, a gift);  
to present  (e.g. the picture presents to us)

Question 42

trasmettere

tra·ṣmét·te·re

Answer 42

trasmit, convey, broadcast

Question 43

la limpidezza

lim·pi·déz·za

Answer 43

clearness (sky, water)

clarity (discourse)

Question 44

sospendere

so·spèn·de·re

Answer 44

to suspend, to hang up, to interrupt

Question 45

sospeso / a etc. adj.

so·spé·so

Answer 45

suspended, in suspense
interrupted, in abeyance
raised