Ponti Chapter 8 Flashcards
A condizione che
provided that
adozione
(f) adoption
alcolista
(mf) alcoholic
allievoa
student
altrettanto
as much as likewise
ambientalista
(mf) environmentalist
ambiente
(m.) environment
analfabetismo
illiteracy
animale randagio
(m.) stray animal
animalista
(m.) animal rights supporter
apocalittico
apocalyptical
apparire
(pp. apparso) to appear
appoggio
support
aspettarsi
to expect
assistere
to attend
atteggiamento
attitude
attrezzare
to equip
augurarsi
to wish
aula
classroom hall
aviditö
(f) greed
avvelenare
to poison
barbone/barbona
homeless person
Beneficenza
charity
bimbo/a
baby
bisognoso
needy (person)
bomboletta
spray aerosol spray Can
canile
(m.) dog pound
Carcerato/carcerata
prisoner
Carcere
(m.) prison jail
Carico
loaded laden
casa di riposo
retirement home
casa popolare
low-cost/ subsidized housing
cementificazione
(f) overdevelopment
centrare
to hit the mark to work towards achieving
centro d’accoglienza
shelter
cioÔ
that is
ciononostante
nevertheless
coinvolgersi
(pp. coinvolto) to get involved
comportamento
behavior
comunitö
rehabilitation Center
dall’altro canto
on the other hand
danneggiare
to damage
depurare
to purify
detenuto/detenuta
prisoner
diffondere
(pp. diffuso) to spread to diffuse
dirittiumani
(m.pl.) human rights
disabile
(mf) handicapped person
discriminare
to discriminate
discriminazione
(f.) discrimination
disprezzo
contempt
distribuire
to distribute
doloso
fraudulent malicious
dubitare
to doubt
duello elettorale
electoral challenge
effetto serra
greenhouse effect
energia eolica
(f) wind energy
energia solare
(f) solar energy
esigenza
(f) demand necessity
esquimese
(m.) Eskimo
essere spiacente
to regret to be sorry
extracomunitario/extracomunitaria
person from outside the EU residing in an EU Co.
fango
mud
farcire
to stuff to fill
farcito
stuffed filled
fare beneficenza
to donate
fascia dell’ozono
ozone layer
fuoco
fire
gita
excursion
goccia
drop
immigrate/immigrate
immigrant
immigrazione
(f) immigration
impegnarsi
to get involved
impegnativo
demanding time consuming
impegno sociale
social commitment
imporre
(pp. imposto) to impose to inflict
incendio
fire
incentivo
incentive stimulus
iniziativa
initiative
inquinamento
pollution Smog
inquinare
to pollute
Intervenire
to intervene
lattina
(aluminum) can
manifesto
poster
Miscuglio
mix
Mitigare
to mitigate to appease
muovere
(pp. mosso) to move (an object)
mutare
to change
numero verde
(m.) 800 number
occuparsi di
to be responsible for to address to concern oneself with
operatore/operatrice sociale
(m.) social worker
ostracismo
ostracism
ostracizzare
to ostracize
pannelli solari
(m. pl) solar panels
pena
(f) punishment sentence
pena di morte
death penalty
pentirsi
to regret to be sorry
perch_
so that
pescatore
(m) fisherman
pieta
pity mercy
pila
battery
poich_
since
portatore/portatrice di handicap
(m.) handicapped person
potenziamento
strengthening
pretendere
(pp. preteso) to demand
previsione
(f) forecast
procurare
to obtain
prodotto
usa-e-getta disposable product
profugo/a
refugee
proteggere
(p.. protetto) to protect
protezione
(f) protection
protezione dellÍambiente
environmental protection
rallegrare
to make glad
rallegrarsi
to be happy
razza
race
recupero
recovery rescue
reddito
income
reggere
(pp. retto) to support
reinserimento
(m.) reintegration (in society after rehab)
reinserire
reinsert reinstate reintegrate
richiedere
(p.. richiesto) to require
riciclaggio
recycling
ricoverato
hospitalized
rifiuti
(m. pl) garbage
rifornimento
replenishment
rifugio
(m.) animal shelter
risanamento
recovery
risorsa
resource
ritenere
to believe to retain
Sardo
(adj. and n) from Sardegna
sciogliersi
(pp. sciolto) to loosen
scoprire
(pp. scoperto) to discover
sentirsi a proprio agio
to feel at ease
senzatetto
(mf) homeless person / people
soffiare
to blow
solidarietö
solidarity
soscritto/a
undersigned
sovraffollato
Overcrowded
Sprecare
to waste
straripamento
overflowing
supporre
(pp. supposto) to suppose
tossicodipendente
(m.) drug addict
veleno
poison
vietare
to prohibit
volontariato
volunteer work
volontariosa
volunteer