TRAVEL, TRADITIONS, ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY Flashcards

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sovraffollato

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extremely overcrowded

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centro storico

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the inner city

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campagna / rural

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countryside / rural

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scorcio / intravedere

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glimpse / to glimpse

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rumoroso / poco rumoroso / senza rumori

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noisy / low-noise / noiseless

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silenzio / silenzioso / senza suoni

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silence / silent / soundless

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dall’esterno / dall’interno / dall’interno verso l’esterno

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from the outside / from the inside / from the inside out

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da lontano / da vicino

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in the distance / closely

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intrattenimento, divertimento / divertente / intrattenere

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entertainment / entertaining / to entertain

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giro turistico, tour / fare un giro turistico

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sightseeing / to sightsee

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dappertutto

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all over

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ammirazione / ammirare

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admiration / to admire

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provenienza / provenire

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provenance / come from

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sede, location

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venue

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ghiaia, ciottoli

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gravel

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universale / locale

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universal / local

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ambiente / ambientale

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environment / environmental

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buio, oscurità / scuro, oscuro, buio

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darkness / dark

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tradizione / tradizionale / tipico

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tradition / traditional / typical

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vivere all’estero

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live abroad

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ampliare o espandere gli orizzonti

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to broaden or expand your horizons

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costumi / usi, abitudini

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customs / habits

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partenza / partire

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departure / to depart, set off

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prenotazione / prenotare / prenotare in anticipo

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booking, reservation / to book / to pre-book

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prevalenza / prevalente / prevalere
prevalence / prevalent / to prevail
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fascino / affascinante, suggestivo
fascination / fascinating
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meraviglia / meraviglioso
wonder / wonderful
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stupore, sorpresa / soprendente, incredibile / stupire, soprendere
amazement / amazing / to amaze
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extremely beautiful, very impressive (splendido, mozzafiato) / stupire, sbalordire
stunning / to stun
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venerabile / venerare
venerable / to venerate
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partecipare, unirsi
to join
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muoversi, spostarsi
to move around
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eccezionale, straordinario
outstanding, exceptional
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boring and making you feel unhappy
dreary
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essere calorosi e accoglienti/cordiali con gli stranieri
be warm and friendly to strangers
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accogliere gli ospiti
to welcome guests
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rituale
ritual
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interculturale / multiculturale
cross-cultural / multicultural
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abitanti / abitato / abitare
inhabitants, dwellers / inhabited / to inhabit
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interno / esterno, fuori
inside / outside
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ovest o occidente (n) / occidentale (adj) / oriente / orientale
west / western / east / eastern, oriental
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relegare, confinare
to relegate
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foresta pluviale, tropicale
rainforest
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ora di punta / picco
rush hour / peak
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treno proiettile, ad alta velocità
bullet train
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pendolare / pendolarismo / spostarsi, fare il pendolare
commuter / commuting / to commute
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riversarsi in, nel
to pour into
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a bordo / posti, sedili
on board / seats
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sistema della metropolitana
subway system
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ammassato, affollato
crammed (part)
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movimento / protesta pubblica
movement / public protest
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organismi internazionali
international bodies
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struttura, impianto / infrastruttura
facility / infrastructure
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attivismo / attivista
activism / activist
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membro della comunità
member of community
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riscaldamento globale / cambiamento climatico
global warming / climate change
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insediamento umano
human settlement
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materiali di scarto, rifiuti
waste material
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sostenibilità / sostenibile / sostenere
sustainability / sustainable / to sustain
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risorse globali / risorse limitate / riciclo / riciclare
global resources / limited resources / recycling / to recycle
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energia rinnovabile
renewable energy
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impatto ambientale / impronta, emissione di carbonio
ecological footprint / carbon footprint
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preservazione, salvaguardia / preservare la diversità
preservation / to preserve the diversity
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turismo ecologico / turismo di massa (convenzionale)
ecotourism / mass conventional tourism
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inquinamento / inquinante / inquinare
pollution / pollutant / to pollute
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viaggiare in aereo
travel by plane, air
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ecologico
ecologically friendly, eco-friendly
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incremento di / emissioni di gas serra
a build-up of / greenhouse gas emissions
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innalzamento dei livello del mare
rising sea levels
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gas di scarico / fumi tossici / biossido di carbonio
exhaust (adj) fumes / toxic fumes / carbon dioxide
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inondazioni
floods
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strato di ozono
ozone layer
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orientamento / orientarsi
orientation / to orient
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emisfero
hemisphere
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spese di viaggio
travel expenses
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traffico intenso
heavy traffic
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manifestanti / protestare contro
protestors / to protest against