U7/Storia Flashcards
historian
uno storico
archaeology
l’archeologia (f)
invade / occupy
invadere
inherit, acquire
ereditare
testimoniare, prove, show
testimoniare
paint
pitturare
transmit, pass down, impart, also broadcast
trasmettere
painting
la pittura
convert, change, transform, mutate
convertire (convertirsi)
domination / dominion
la dominazione
innovate, renovate, modernise
innovare
sign, symbol, gesture, motion, mark/scratch
un segno
mosaic
il mosaico
fuse together
fondere
melt/liquefy
fondersi
contaminate, infect, taint, corrupt, also influence/affect
contaminare
take root / establish roots / settle in
radicare
the caption (eg. of a photo)
la didascalia
habit/custom
una consuetudine
tradition
la tradizione
integration
l’integrazione (f)
empire
un impero
civilization
la civiltà
the downfall
la caduta
Hence, therefore, so
insomma
who knows, i wonder, perhaps, you never know
chissà
oh well / fair enough / whatever
vabbé
political fragmentation
la frammentazione politica
kingdom, reign, the crown
il regno
king
il re
queen
la regina
irreversible
irreversibile
majestic / grandiose
maestoso
the following generations
le generazione successive
habit
un’abitudine (f)
evolution
l’evoluzione (f)
an increase/ a growth
un aumento (m)
refine, purify, perfect
raffinare
become refined, become sophisticated
raffinarsi
in the event that, in case
nel caso in cui / nell’eventualità in cui
let’s assume/pretend that
mettiamo in caso che
discovered
scoperto
population
la popolazione
a process of
un processo di
custom / habit
un’usanza (f)
influence / effect
l’influenza (f)
authorship/ paternity
la paternità
the Twentieth Century / 1900s
Novecento
the nineteenth century / 1800s
Ottocento
twenty-first century
ventunesimo secolo
hesitation / delay
la remora
regarded as / seen as
ritenuto
mitigate, appease, alleviate, reduce, diminish, soften
mitigare
passage / step / stride / footprint
il passo
tricky / thorny
spinoso
rather than / instead of
anziché
debate
la diatriba
dome
la cupola
cinnamon
la cannella
island
l’isola (f)
in flight from / fleeing from
in fuga da
surrounding / neighbouring
circostante
grate / shave
grattugiare
misinterpretation, misconstruction, misunderstandin, deformation, distortion
la deformazione
to come as far as / go this far, also to arrive
giungere
delicacy
la prelibatezza
consisting of
costituito di
thanks to
per merito di
behind/ after
dietro a
a type of / sort of
una sorta di , una specie di
comma
la virgola
deepen / increase/ enhance
approfondire
a brand / make of something
una marca
distinguished, esteemed, fine, refined, precious, exquisite, select
pregiato
mill
un mulino (m)
profession, vocation, job, craft, trade
un mestiere (m)
buzz, hum, drone, whirr,
un ronzio (m)
trp / outing / excursion
gita
pasta manufacturing plant, pasta factory, pasta shop, pasta makers
un pastificio (f)
evacuate, clear, leave, vacate
sgomberare
thriving / blooming / luxuriant
rigoglioso
rite / ritual / ceremony / practise
un rito
shelf
uno scaffale
ample, wide, broad, extensive
ampio
the Hapsburgs
gli Asburgo
multi-coloured
variegato
the melting/ fusion / merge
la fusione
delicious, excellent, exquisite, perfect
squisito
to be on a diet
essere a dieta
from ____ origins
di origini ___ eg. di origini napoletane.
entrepreneur, businessman, businesswoman
imprenditore / imprenditrice
to boil
lessare
taste (preference)
il gusto
flavour
il sapore
to taste (small try of something)
assaggiare / un assaggio
a people / community
un popolo
jar
un barattolo
