ap ita unita 3

ABBELLIMENTO

embellishment, ornament

apertura

opening

bandire (un concorso)

to announce a competition

bravura

skill, ability

celluloide (mondo della)

the film/motion picture industry

censura

censorship

colonna sonora

soundtrack

corredo

dowry linens

disabitato

uninhabited, unoccupied

espandersi

to expand, extend

essere adatto

to be right/fit for

franchezza

straightforwardness

gestire (ISC)

to manage

indaffarato

someone is busy

lodare

to praise

meritare

to deserve

noto/a

well-known

passante

passerby

patrimonio dell'umanità

World Heritage Site

provvedimento

measure, precaution

raffinato

refined, sophisticated

la riva

shore, bank

sfuggire

to escape

stabile

a building

terremoto

earthquake

vettura

car

vernice

paint

vasto

wide

valere la pena

to be worth the effort

sventura

misfortune, disaster