Ponti Chapter 2 Flashcards

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1
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a vicenda

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in turn

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abbaiare

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to bark

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abbassare

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to lower

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abbonamento

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subscription

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abbonarsi

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to subscribe

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accanto a

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next to

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affidare

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to entrust

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affrontare

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to face to confront

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allontanarsi

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to go away to depart

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annullare

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to cancel to annul

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annunciatore/annunciatrice

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announcer

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arredamento

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furnishings

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attesa

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wait

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avvenimento

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event

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avvisare

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to inform to advise

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azionista

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(m.) stockholder

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bagaglio

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luggage

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bancone

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(m.) counter

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battaglia

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battle fight

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binario

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railroad track railroad platform

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bontö

A

goodness

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canale

A

(m.) channel

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catturato

A

captured

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centinaia

A

hundreds

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chiarificare

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to clarify

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chirurgo

A

surgeon

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citare

A

to cite to quote

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colpa

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fault

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commuovere

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(pp. commosso) to move to touch (emotionally)

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conduttore/conduttrice

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anchorman anchorwoman

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Cronaca

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news

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Cronaca near

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crime news

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cronaca rosa

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celebrity news

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cronista

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(m) reporter

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cure termali

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(f pl) spa treatments curare to take care of

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curatore/curatrice

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curator

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37
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decollo

A

takeoff (plane)

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dibattere

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to debate

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difetto

A

defect

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disponibile

A

available

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41
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edicola

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newsstand

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editore/editrice

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publisher

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editoriale

A

(m.) editorial

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edizione straordinaria

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(f) special edition

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elencare

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to list

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emittente

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(f) television station

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errato

A

wrong

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fingere

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(pp. finto) to pretend

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fotoreporter

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(m.) news photographer

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fregare

A

to cheat to take someone for a ride; to rub

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fumetto

A

comic st rip

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giornale

A

newspaper

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giornalista

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(m) journalist

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imbarcare

A

to embark

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infine

A

in conclusion

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insomma

A

in short in other Words

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Intervistare

A

to interview

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inviato/a

A

correspondent

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maestro/a

A

teacher

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mensa

A

cafeteria

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mensile

A

(m.) monthly publication

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metodo

A

method

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mettere

A

to put to place

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Migliaio

A

thousand

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Moltiplicare

A

to multiply

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nascere

A

to be born

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nastro trasportatore

A

conveyor belt

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notizia d’apertura

A

lead story (in a newspaper)

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notiziario

A

(m.) newscast

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notizie

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(f. pl) news

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occhiello

A

subheading (newspaper)

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ostaggio

A

hostage

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pazzesco

A

mad insane

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peggiorare

A

to worsen; to make worse

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periodico

A

(m.) newspaper magazine

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pesante

A

heavy

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picchiare

A

to hit to strike

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piemontese

A

(adj or n) person from Piedmont

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piuttosto

A

rather

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portiere

A

(m.) doorman porter

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pregio

A

quality

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prenotare

A

to reserve

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programma

A

(m.) program

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purtroppo

A

unfortunately

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quarantenne

A

(m.) person in his/ her forties

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Quotidiano

A

daily newspaper

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reagire

A

to react

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redattore/redattrice capo

A

editor-in-chief

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redattore/redattrice

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member of editorial staff

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redazione

A

(f) editorial office editing

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rete

A

(f) channel network

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riassumere

A

(p.. riassunto) to summarize

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richiesta

A

request requirement

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rincasare

A

to return home

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riportare

A

to take to achieve to report

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riscontrare

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to verify

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rispecchiare

A

to reflect

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ritratto

A

portrait

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rivista

A

magazine

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rivolta

A

revolt

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rubare

A

to steal

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salire

A

to climb to board to get on

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sbadigliare

A

to yawn

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scattare una foto

A

to take a photo

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scendere

A

(pp. sceso) to descend to get off

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scioccare

A

to shock

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sciopero

A

(m.) strike

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scivolare

A

to slide

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settimanale

A

(m.) weekly magazine newspaper

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sfoglliare

A

to leaf through

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solito

A

usual

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spaventare

A

to scare

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spintone

A

(m.) big push

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Staccare

A

to take off to remove

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starnutire

A

to sneeze

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sviluppare

A

to develop

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telegiornale

A

(m.) television new newscast

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tenebre

A

(f. pl.) darkness

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tenersi aggiornato

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to keep one up-to-date

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testate

A

masthead

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tifo

A

(wild) support enthusiasm

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titolo

A

headline

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trascorrere

A

(pp. trascorso) to pass to spend

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trasmissione

A

(f) program

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vicenda

A

business

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vignette

A

cartoon

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vincita

A

win winnings