Week 1: L'Abruzzo, p377 Flashcards

1
Q

le vette

A

peaks

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2
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che vi si respira

A

one can breathe

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3
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“il polmone verde d’Europa”

A

Europe’s green lung

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4
Q

metà

A

half

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5
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Situato tra il centro e il sud d’Italia, l’Abruzzo è una regione prevalentemente montuosa.

A

Located between central and southern Italy, Abruzzo is a predominantly mountainous region.

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6
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Qui si trovano il Gran Sasso (2914 metri)e la Maiella (2793 metri), le vette più alte degli Appennini.

A

Here are the Gran Sasso (2914 meters) and the Maiella (2793 meters), the highest peaks of the Apennines.

  • trovare = “find”
    Qui si trovano ≈ Here are

la Maiella - MAI-el-la
2914 - duemilanovecentoquattordici
2793 - duemilasettecentonovantatre

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7
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Per la presenza di boschi e di paesaggi incontaminati e per l’aria pulita che vi si respira, l’Abruzzo è chiamato “il polmone verde d’Europa”.

A

For the presence of woods and unspoiled landscapes and for the clean air that you breathe, Abruzzo is called “the green lung of Europe”.

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8
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2793

A

duemilasettecentonovantatre

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9
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2914

A

duemilanovecentoquattordici

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10
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La regione ha 129 km di costa sull’Adriatico, di cui quasi la metà e costituita da spiagge sabbiose.

A

The region has 129 km of coast on the Adriatic, almost half of which is made up of sandy beaches.

129 - centoventinove

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11
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129

A

centoventinove

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12
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km

A

chilometro, chilometri

kee-LOh-meh-tro

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