Towns, Cities and Buildings Flashcards

1
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il cantiere

A

work site, building site

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il capoluogo

A

the chief town of a region/area

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la cittadina

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town (small city)

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il/la cittadino/a

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city-dweller, citizen

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5
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la località

A

work site, locality

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la metropoli

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metropolis

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le mura

A

Noun (fem.pl.)
- walls (of a city)

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il paese

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village

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il/la pendolare

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commuter

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10
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il posto di villeggiatura

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tourist site
holiday resort

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la borsa

A

stock exchange

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la cappella

A

chapel

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la caserma

A

barracks

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il comune

A

town council

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15
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lo stabile

A

building

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16
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il luna park

A

fairground

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17
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il palazzo di giustizia

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law courts

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18
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la questura

A

police station

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19
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il tempio

A

temple

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il terreno

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building plot

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21
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il tribunale

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courthouse

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22
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l’ufficio

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office

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23
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il/la bottegaio/a

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shopkeeper

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24
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il calzolaio

A

show repair (shop)

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25
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la calzoleria

A

shoe shop

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26
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la cartoleria

A

stationery shop

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27
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la catena di negozi

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store chain

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28
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la copisteria

A

copy shop

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29
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l’edicola

A

Noun (fem.)
- newsstand

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30
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l’enoteca

A

Noun (fem.)
- wine shop

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31
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la lavanderia

A

dry cleaner’s

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32
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la lavanderia automatica

A

launderette

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33
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la macelleria

A

butcher shop

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34
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il magazzino (il grande magazzino)

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department store

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35
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il mercato delle pulci

A

Noun
- flea market

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36
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la merceria

A

haberdasher’s

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37
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il negozio di ferramenta

A

hardware store

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38
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il negozio dietetico

A

health food store

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39
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la pasticceria

A

pastry shop

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40
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l’acquisto

A

Noun (masc.)
- purchase

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41
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l’assegno

A

Noun (masc.)
- cheque

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42
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il/la commesso/a

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shop assistant

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43
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l’etichetta

A

Noun (fem.)
- label, price tag

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44
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la fattura

A

invoice

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45
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la fila, la coda

A

line-up, queue

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46
Q

(in) contanti

A

Adjective
- (in) cash

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47
Q

la svendita

A

liquidation sale

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48
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in saldo

A

on sale

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49
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in vendita

A

for sale

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50
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il pacco

A

package

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51
Q

provarsi

A

Verb (transitive)
- to try on (clothes)

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52
Q

il riparto

A

department

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53
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resituire

A

Verb (transitive)
- to return, bring back

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54
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il sacco, il sacchetto

A

shopping bag, small bag

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55
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lo sconto

A

discount

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56
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lo scontrino

A

receipt

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57
Q

affittare

A

Verb (transitive)
- to rent

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58
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l’affitto, la pigione, il fitto

A

rent

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59
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l’affituario/a

A

lodger, renter, tenant

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60
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abergare, ospitare

A

Verb (transitive)
- to put up (to house someone)

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61
Q

attiguo

A

Adjective
- adjoining

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62
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la cantina

A

(wine) cellar

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63
Q

il capanno

A

hut, beach house

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64
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la casa a schiera

A

row house, terraced house

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65
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la casa gemella

A

semi-detached house

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66
Q

la casa prefabbricata

A

pre-fab house

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67
Q

il contratto d’affito

A

lease

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68
Q

il cortile

A

forecourt

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69
Q

la governante

A

nanny, housekeeper

70
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l’inquilino/a, il/la locatorio/a

A

tenant

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la morosità

A

overdue rental payment

72
Q

il palazzo (di appartamenti)

A

apartment building, block of flats

73
Q

la pensione

A

flat

74
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il/la padrone/a

A

house-owner, landlord/lady

75
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lo scantinato

A

basement

76
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lo sfratto

A

eviction

77
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lo sgombero

A

moving out (of furniture), emptying out

78
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la terrazza

A

patio

79
Q

traslocare

A

Verb (intransitive)
- to move (change residence)
Verb (transitive)
- to move (something eg a company)

80
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il trasloco

A

moving

81
Q

il villino

A

small villa, cottage

82
Q

attraversare

A

Verb (transitive)
- to cross

83
Q

attraverso

A

across

84
Q

avanti

A

ahead

85
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diritto (dritto)

A

straight ahead

86
Q

est

A

east

87
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in cima a

A

at the top of

88
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in fondo a

A

at the end of

89
Q

meridionale

A

southern

90
Q

nord

A

north

91
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occidentale

A

western

92
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orientale

A

eastern

93
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ovest

A

west

94
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settentrionale

A

northern

95
Q

sud

A

south

96
Q

le affissioni pubbliche

A

public notices

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l’angolo

A

corner

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Q

il campanile

A

bell tower

99
Q

il corso

A

avenue, large road

100
Q

la cunetta

A

gutter

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la metropolitana

A

the metro, subway, underground

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la fognatura

A

sewer, sewerage

103
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l’incrocio

A

intersection

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il passaggio a livello

A

railway crossing

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il passaggio pedonale

A

pedestrian crossing

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il passaggio sotterraneo

A

underpass, subway

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la pianta della città

A

city map

108
Q

il raccordo stradale

A

by-pass, ring road

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il sentiero

A

drive, path

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Q

il viale

A

avenue, road

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il vicolo

A

alley, lane

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Q

l’abbaino

A

dormer (the sticky out bit in an attic room, that sticks out past the roof)

113
Q

l’architrave

A

Noun (masc.)
- lintel

114
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l’ascensore

A

Noun (masc.)
- lift

115
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la balaustra

A

banister

116
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il battente

A

shutter

117
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il camino

A

chimney

118
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il campanello

A

doorbell

119
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il cardine

A

hinge

120
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il citofono

A

intrercom

121
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il davanzale

A

window ledge

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il deposito

A

storage space

123
Q

la dispensa

A

pantry

124
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la facciata

A

facade

125
Q

la finestra sopra il tetto

A

skylight

126
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le fondamenta

A

Noun (fem. pl.)
- foundations

127
Q

il gradino

A

step

128
Q

l’ingresso

A

Noun (masc.)
- entrance

129
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l’interruttore

A

Noun (masc.)
- switch (light)

130
Q

la parete, il tramezzo

A

wall inside a house, partition

131
Q

il pavimento

A

floor

132
Q

la persiana, la serranda

A

shutter, blind

133
Q

il piancito

A

flooring (of wood, of marble etc.)

134
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il pianerottolo

A

landing

135
Q

il piano

A

floor level

136
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il pianterreno

A

ground floor

137
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la porta scorrevole

A

sliding door

138
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il portone

A

main door of a building

139
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la rampa

A

flight of stairs

140
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la ringhiera

A

handrail

141
Q

lo scuretto

A

blind

142
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il sistema idraulico

A

plumbing

143
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il soffitto

A

ceiling

144
Q

lo stipite

A

jamb (side of a door frame basically)

145
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la tegola

A

tile, shingle

146
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il telaio

A

window/door frame

147
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il tetto

A

roof

148
Q

l’uscita di sicurezza

A

emergency exit

149
Q

la valvola

A

fuse

150
Q

la vasca

A

bathtub

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Q

la vetrata dipinta, la finestra a vetri colorati

A

stained-glass wondow

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il vetro

A

pane

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lo zoccolo, il battiscopa

A

skirting-board

154
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l’antenna parabolica

A

(fem.) satellite dish

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l’arco (masc.), l’arcata (fem.)

A

arch, archway

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il colonnato

A

colonnade

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Q

l’eliminazione (fem.), lo smaltimento dei rifiuti

A

waste-disposal

158
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il focolare

A

hearth

159
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la grondaia

A

gutter

160
Q

la guglia

A

spire

161
Q

l’impianto elettrico

A

(masc.) wiring

162
Q

incastrare

A

Verb (transitive)
- to fit, wedge together
Verb (reflexive)
- to get stuck

163
Q

il pannello

A

panelling

164
Q

il piazzale

A

open square in front of a building

165
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il portale

A

portal

166
Q

il restauro

A

repairing

167
Q

il rimordenamento

A

remodeling, renovation

168
Q

lo spioncino

A

spy-hole

169
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il timpano

A

gable

170
Q

la torretta

A

turret

171
Q

la volta

A

vault