Ponti Chapter 1

Question 1

a noleggio

Answer 1

rented

Question 2

accadere

Answer 2

to happen

Question 3

accogliente

Answer 3

cozy welcoming

Question 4

acquisto

Answer 4

purchase

Question 5

acre

Answer 5

harsh

Question 6

adeguarsi

Answer 6

to conform

Question 7

aggiungere

Answer 7

(pp. aggiunto) to add

Question 8

allestito

Answer 8

prepared

Question 9

amaro

Answer 9

bitter

Question 10

americaneggiante

Answer 10

(adj) American style

Question 11

americanizzato

Answer 11

Americanized

Question 12

appropriarsi

Answer 12

to appropriate

Question 13

arrabbiarsi

Answer 13

to get angry

Question 14

assenza

Answer 14

absence

Question 15

azienda

Answer 15

business

Question 16

bagnato fradicio

Answer 16

soaked drenched

Question 17

bancarella

Answer 17

stand (at a market)

Question 18

battersi

Answer 18

to fight

Question 19

caffe

Answer 19

(m.) coffee

Question 20

caffe corretto

Answer 20

coffee with liqueur

Question 21

caffe macchiato

Answer 21

coffee with a dash of milk

Question 22

caffe ristretto

Answer 22

strong coffee

Question 23

caffeine

Answer 23

caffeine

Question 24

caldo bestiale

Answer 24

unbearable heat

Question 25

cambiamento

Answer 25

change

Question 26

campo

Answer 26

field

Question 27

Celebre

Answer 27

famous

Question 28

chiaro e tondo

Answer 28

in no uncertain terms

Question 29

civiltö

Answer 29

civilization

Question 30

colpire

Answer 30

to strike to hit

Question 31

consumismo

Answer 31

(m.) consumerism

Question 32

Contraddistinguere

Answer 32

(pp. contraddistinto) to mark

Question 33

Convincere

Answer 33

(pp. convinto) to convince

Question 34

cosi… come

Answer 34

as .. as

Question 35

da asporto

Answer 35

takeout

Question 36

da portar via

Answer 36

takeout

Question 37

dai!

Answer 37

come on

Question 38

degno

Answer 38

worthy

Question 39

doppiatore/doppiatrice

Answer 39

dubber

Question 40

dubbio

Answer 40

doubt

Question 41

efficace

Answer 41

efficient

Question 42

enfatizzare

Answer 42

to emphasize

Question 43

esibire

Answer 43

to exhibit

Question 44

esortare

Answer 44

to exhort to urge

Question 45

essere a disagio

Answer 45

to be uncomfortable

Question 46

essere a posto

Answer 46

to be fine

Question 47

essere a proprio agio

Answer 47

to be at ease

Question 48

fare concorrenza

Answer 48

a to compete with (in business)

Question 49

fiducia

Answer 49

trust

Question 50

fornitore/fornitrice

Answer 50

supplier

Question 51

freccia

Answer 51

arrow

Question 52

godere

Answer 52

to enjoy

Question 53

godersi

Answer 53

to enjoy

Question 54

guastare

Answer 54

to spoil to damage

Question 55

guastarsi

Answer 55

to break (down)

Question 56

gusto

Answer 56

flavor

Question 57

inconfondibile

Answer 57

unmistakable

Question 58

influsso

Answer 58

influence

Question 59

innamorato cotto

Answer 59

madly in love

Question 60

intanto

Answer 60

meanwhile

Question 61

interprete

Answer 61

(m) interpreter

Question 62

italianizzato

Answer 62

Italianized

Question 63

legame

Answer 63

(m.) tie connection

Question 64

lusinghiero

Answer 64

flattering

Question 65

mal di schiena

Answer 65

backache

Question 66

malinconico

Answer 66

melancholy

Question 67

mandare in onda

Answer 67

to go on the air

Question 68

meritare

Answer 68

to deserve

Question 69

Minacciare

Answer 69

to threaten

Question 70

Miscela

Answer 70

mixture

Question 71

Misero

Answer 71

miserable

Question 72

morto stecchito

Answer 72

stone dead

Question 73

noleggiare

Answer 73

to rent (a car video etc.)

Question 74

occupato

Answer 74

busy

Question 75

orgoglio

Answer 75

pride

Question 76

Panineria

Answer 76

(f) sandwich shop

Question 77

Paninoteca

Answer 77

sandwich shop

Question 78

pazzo da legare

Answer 78

totally crazy

Question 79

perfino

Answer 79

even

Question 80

pieno zeppo

Answer 80

jampacked

Question 81

pizza al taglio

Answer 81

(f) pizza by the slice

Question 82

pore

Answer 82

(pp. posto) to establish to Set

Question 83

posta elettronica

Answer 83

email

Question 84

povero in canna

Answer 84

dirt poor

Question 85

pubblicitö

Answer 85

(f) publicity

Question 86

ravvicinare

Answer 86

to bring closer

Question 87

ricco sfondato

Answer 87

filthy rich

Question 88

rovinare

Answer 88

to ruin

Question 89

saggio

Answer 89

essay wise

Question 90

scambio culturale

Answer 90

cultural exchange

Question 91

scenografola

Answer 91

set designer

Question 92

scherzosamente

Answer 92

jokingly

Question 93

sempre meno

Answer 93

less and less

Question 94

sempre piť

Answer 94

more and more

Question 95

sentirsi a disagio

Answer 95

to be uncomfortable

Question 96

sentirsi a proprio agio

Answer 96

to be at ease

Question 97

sfruttare

Answer 97

to make use of to take to advantage of to exploit

Question 98

soffio

Answer 98

breath whiff

Question 99

stanco morto

Answer 99

dead tired

Question 100

stereotipo

Answer 100

(m.) stereotype

Question 101

stracciare

Answer 101

to tear to rip

Question 102

straniero

Answer 102

foreign

Question 103

svanire

Answer 103

to vanish to disappear

Question 104

tanto… quanto

Answer 104

as .. as

Question 105

tenersi

Answer 105

to keep to hold

Question 106

testardo

Answer 106

stubborn

Question 107

traccia

Answer 107

guideline

Question 108

trama

Answer 108

plot

Question 109

trucco

Answer 109

makeup

Question 110

ubriaco fradicio

Answer 110

dead drunk

Question 111

volerci

Answer 111

to take (impersonal Construction)