VOCAB CH 10 + 11 Flashcards

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nido

A

nest

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severità

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severity

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sicurezza

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security

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4
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culla

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crib/cradle

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5
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contraccezione

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contraception

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6
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maternità

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maternity

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7
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tasso di natalità

A

birthrate

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8
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denatalità

A

dropping birthrate

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9
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decremento delle nascite

A

drop in birthrate

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10
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declino

A

decline

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11
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figlio unico

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‘only child’

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12
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prole

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offspring

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13
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gemelle

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twin

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14
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mammismo

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mamas boy

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15
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congedo

A

discharge/dismissal

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16
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riconoscenza

A

recognition

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17
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crescere

A

to grow

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18
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partorire

A

to give health

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19
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attribuire

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to attribute

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20
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convivere

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to live together

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21
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recidere il condone ombelicale

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to cut umbilical cord

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22
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fronteggiare

A

to confront

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23
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spiccare il volo

A

to take flight

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24
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lasciare il tetto familiare

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to leave home

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giocare un ruolo
to play a role
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prendersi cura di...
to take care of
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dare consigli a...
to give advise to
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osservare le regole
to follow the rules
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volere bene a...
to love
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trarre bene da...
to benefit from
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costringere
to constrain, force
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disoccupato
unemployed
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solidarietà
solidarity
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competitività
competitiveness
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rammarico
regret, bitterness
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vergogna
shame
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vivace
lively
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guardarsi dal fare qualcosa
to avoid doing something
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fornire
to furnish
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sottovalutare
to underestimate/undervalue
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caricare
to load
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corrompere
to corrupt
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perfino
even
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sebbene
although
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guarda caso
"what a surprise" sarcastically
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alla mano
at hand
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bensì
but, rather
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nonostante
despite
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affinché
so that
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a patto che
on the condition that
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purché
provided that
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Italia Settentrionale
Northern Italy
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Italia Meridionale
Southern Italy
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usanza
custom
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credenza popolare
popular belief
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ricorrenza
recurring event (i.e. holiday)
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circostanza
circumstance
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culto
cult
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rito
rite
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tramandarsi
to hand down
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festeggiare
to celebrate
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strega
witch
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scopa
broom
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morso
bite
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velenoso
poisonous
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cibo
food
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dono
gift
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giocattolo
toy
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guaio
trouble
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cenere
ash
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riguardare
to have to do with
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guarire
to heal
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impedire
to impede
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nascondere
to hide
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elencare
to list
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santuario
sanctuary
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miracolo
miracle
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pentirsi
to repent
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restituire
to restore/ give back
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riempire
to fill up
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dispettoso
disrespectful
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vendicativo
vindictive
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spietato
pitiless
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magari
if only, i wish
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mettere a disagio
to make uneasy
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urtare la sensibilità di qualcuno
to offend someone's sensibilities
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abbraccio
embrace
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sorriso
smile
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tenerezza
tenderness
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lacrima
tear
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ferita
wound
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abbracciare
to embrace
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sentirsi al sicuro
to feel safe
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accadere
to happen
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avvicinarsi
to approach
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adolescenza
adolescence
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abito da sposa
wedding dress
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luna di miele
honeymoon
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allora
then
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tuttora
still
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ovunque
everywhere
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solo
only
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da quell'istante in poi
ever since then
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così
so