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miscellaneous vocabulary from IT2001
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scatento/a
energetic
citofono
intercom
infatti
sure enough, indeed
sebenne
even though
saputello/a
know-it-all
sterlina
pound coin
capoluogo
state capital
orientale
eastern
occidentale
western
ovest
west
portafortuna (m)
luckycharm
pregio
asset (good quality)
difetto
defect (bad quality)
sogno nel cassetto
life-long dream
avere sonno
to be sleepy
chi ben comincia è a metà dell’opera
well begun is half done
trascorrere
pass, spend (time)
bastare
to be enough
salotto
living room
racchiudere
to hold, to contain
millenaria
thousand-year-old
rinascimentale
of the Renaissance
scavo
excavation
dichiarazione
declaration, announcement
piuttosto
rather
vantare
to boast; be proud of
difesa
defence
sviluppo
development
tutelare
to protect; defend
secolo
century
reggia
palace
vitto e alloggio
bed and board
modi di dire
idioms
sentirsi a proprio aggio
to feel at ease
imprenditrice/-tore
businesswoman/ businessman
il titolare
the owner
essere soddisfatto/a di
to be satisfied with
incuriosito
curious
litigare
to argue
per caso
by chance
mettere in piedi
to establish
muoio di fame
i’m starving
prendere uno spavento
to give (sb) a fright
l’autrice spiega
the author explains
marchio
brand
svolgere
to carry out; to unroll; to develop
prendere in giro
to tease
a parte gli scherzi
all jokes aside
non sono tutte rose e fiori
it’s not all sunshine and rainbows
mettere tutte le carte in tavola
lay your cards on the table (to be frank)
tessile
textile industry
edilizia (costruzioni)
construction industry
agricoltura
agriculture
allevamento
rearing
industria alimentare
food industry
realizzare
realise; achieve
fondare
to found
partecipare
to participate
sostenere
to sustain
soddisfare
to satisfy
inquinare
to pollute
aprire
to open
creare
to create
operare
to work; surgically operate
sfilata
runway show
ecosostenibile
environmentally friendly
telaio
loom
tessuto
textile; cloth
eccedenza
excess
pasticceria
pastry-making; pastry shop
imprenditoriale
entrepreneurial
mandorla
almond
raw materials
materie prime
confezione
packaging
sprechi
waste
ospite
guest
cordialità
politeness; cordiality
accoglienza
welcome; hospitality
lodare
praise
l’ospite cortese loda il pranzo e il paese
a kind guest must be grateful (idiom)
aspre
rugged
giudizio
judgement
persino
even; just
spostare; trasferirsi; traslocare
to move
talvolta
sometimes
rendersi
to act like
sfumatura
nuance
ridurre
reduce
sforza
effort
scia
wake (like in the wake of)
riutilizare; riusare
to reuse
ormai
by now
non mi pare di
i don’t seem to …
il trasloco
move (house)
lati positivi
positive aspects
mutuo
loan; mortgage
per sé
for his/ herself
lavoro fisso; lavoro indeterminato
work that is not for a specific amount of time
lavoro precario; determinato
work which has an end date