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

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prevalence / prevalent / to prevail

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fascino / affascinante, suggestivo

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fascination / fascinating

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meraviglia / meraviglioso

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wonder / wonderful

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stupore, sorpresa / soprendente, incredibile / stupire, soprendere

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amazement / amazing / to amaze

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extremely beautiful, very impressive (splendido, mozzafiato) / stupire, sbalordire

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stunning / to stun

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venerabile / venerare

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venerable / to venerate

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partecipare, unirsi

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to join

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muoversi, spostarsi

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to move around

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eccezionale, straordinario

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outstanding, exceptional

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boring and making you feel unhappy

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dreary

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essere calorosi e accoglienti/cordiali con gli stranieri

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be warm and friendly to strangers

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accogliere gli ospiti

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to welcome guests

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rituale

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ritual

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interculturale / multiculturale

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cross-cultural / multicultural

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abitanti / abitato / abitare

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inhabitants, dwellers / inhabited / to inhabit

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interno / esterno, fuori

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inside / outside

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ovest o occidente (n) / occidentale (adj) / oriente / orientale

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west / western / east / eastern, oriental

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relegare, confinare

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to relegate

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foresta pluviale, tropicale

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rainforest

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ora di punta / picco

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rush hour / peak

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treno proiettile, ad alta velocità

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bullet train

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pendolare / pendolarismo / spostarsi, fare il pendolare

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commuter / commuting / to commute

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riversarsi in, nel

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to pour into

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a bordo / posti, sedili

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on board / seats

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sistema della metropolitana

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subway system

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ammassato, affollato

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crammed (part)

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movimento / protesta pubblica

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movement / public protest

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organismi internazionali

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international bodies

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struttura, impianto / infrastruttura

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facility / infrastructure

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attivismo / attivista

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activism / activist

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membro della comunità

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member of community

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riscaldamento globale / cambiamento climatico

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global warming / climate change

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insediamento umano

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human settlement

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materiali di scarto, rifiuti

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waste material

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sostenibilità / sostenibile / sostenere

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sustainability / sustainable / to sustain

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risorse globali / risorse limitate / riciclo / riciclare

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global resources / limited resources / recycling / to recycle

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energia rinnovabile

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renewable energy

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impatto ambientale / impronta, emissione di carbonio

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ecological footprint / carbon footprint

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preservazione, salvaguardia / preservare la diversità

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preservation / to preserve the diversity

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turismo ecologico / turismo di massa (convenzionale)

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ecotourism / mass conventional tourism

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inquinamento / inquinante / inquinare

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pollution / pollutant / to pollute

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viaggiare in aereo

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travel by plane, air

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ecologico

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ecologically friendly, eco-friendly

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incremento di / emissioni di gas serra

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a build-up of / greenhouse gas emissions

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innalzamento dei livello del mare

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rising sea levels

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gas di scarico / fumi tossici / biossido di carbonio

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exhaust (adj) fumes / toxic fumes / carbon dioxide

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inondazioni

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floods

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strato di ozono

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ozone layer

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orientamento / orientarsi

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orientation / to orient

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emisfero

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hemisphere

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spese di viaggio

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travel expenses

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traffico intenso

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heavy traffic

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manifestanti / protestare contro

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protestors / to protest against