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l’autista
driver
l’autostrada
highway
il bagagliaio
trunk
la cambio automatico/manuale
automatic/manual transmission
la cintura di sicurezza
seatbelt
il cofano
hood
il faro
headlight
il finestrino
car/train/plane window
i freni
brakes
la frizione
clutch
la gomma
tire
guidare la macchina
driving a car
il limite di velocità
speed limit
la macchina
car
il meccanico
mechanic
il motore
engine; motor
la multa
fine; traffic ticket
il parabrezza
windshield
la patente
driver’s license
la portiera
(car) door
la stazione di servizio
service station
il tergicristallo
windshield wiper
il traffico
traffic
il vigile urbano
traffic officer
il volante
steering wheel
allacciare
to buckle (seatbelt)
avere un incidente
to have/be in an accident
bucare una gomma
to get a flat tire
colpire (-isc-)
to hit
essere in panne
to break down
fare benzina
to get gas
fare il pieno
to fill the tank
frenare
to brake
noleggiare
to rent (car)
parcheggiare
to park
riparare
to repair
il binario
track; platform
la biglietteria
ticket office/window
il bigletto
ticket
il controllore
ticket collector
convalidare
to validate (ticket)
la fermata
(bus/train) stop
l’orario
timetable
prendere i mezzi pubblici
taking public transportation
prima/seconda classe
first/second class
la barca
boat
il camion
truck
la metro(politana)
subway
i mezzi di trasporto
means of transportation
il motorino
scooter
la nave
ship
il pullman
coach bus
il taxi
taxi
il traghetto
ferry
il treno
train
Comparatives of equality
così + [adjective or adverb] + come
tanto + [adjective or adverb] + quanto
When using pronouns after come and quanto...
use disjunctive pronouns (refer to Lezione 4A)
(tanto) quanto
as much as
Comparatives of inequality
più/meno + [adjective, adverb, or noun] + di/che to express less/fewer…than
Preposizioni articolate per di (for review)
(il) del
(lo) dello
(l’) dell’
(la) della
(i) dei
(gli) degli
(le) delle
che vs. di
di: two subjects in relation to the same quality
che: two nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc. in relation to same subject.
When using a pronoun after di…
Use the disjunctive pronoun
To express more/fewer than a certain number…
Use più/meno di + [number]
Irregular comparatives
Use grande and piccolo/a to denote size.
The irregular forms maggiore and minore are frequently used to mean older and younger in reference to family members
Relative superlatives
used to express the quality of a person or thing in relation to other people or things within a particular group
[definite article] + più/meno + [adjective]
Relative superlatives rules
- use di after the superlative to express in or of
- when describing noun, place noun between the definite article and più/meno
- with adjectives that generally precede the noun, place noun after the adjective in the superlative construction
- when forming the relative superlative w/ adverbs, do not include the definite article. use the phrase di tutti to differentiate it from the comparative form
più/meno + [adjective] + di tutti
Absolute superlatives
used to express the idea of very or extremely
form with either molto or by adding suffix -issimo/a to the adjective’s masculine plural form
Irregular superlatives
