Lymbery Sylvia. Colloquial Italian. Parte 1

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Exercise 1

1 Il nostro tecnico arriverà all’aeroporto East Midlands alle 16.00

del 17 luglio/il 17 luglio alle 16. 2 Comincerà l’installazione il 18.

3 Finirà entro la ﬁne del mese. 4 Avrà bisogno di una camera in

un albergo. 5 Sarà possibile prenderlo all’aeroporto? 6 Vi sarà

possibile dargli una macchina per questo periodo? 7 Spiegherà i

robots ai vostri tecnici durante l’installazione.

Exercise 2

1 spedirò 2 ﬁnirò 3 telefonerò 4 ritirerò 5 aiuterò

Business letters

First letter: 1 Ingegner Mancuso. 2 nostro, Vostro (the capital letter

is a courtesy). 3 It accompanies a quotation.

Second letter: 1 Technical help. 2 Because Meccanica Panigale have

already telephoned to ask for help. This is merely a conﬁrmation.

A formal email

1 automatic despatch 2 reference works 3. Joining is absolutely free

and there is no obligation to purchase 4 without images or attach-

ments 5 electronic mailbox (casella postale is a PO box) 6 Without

any cost or obligation.

Un invito

1 Gabriella and her husband will come and collect her from her

hotel. 2 On Saturday morning at 8 a.m.

Exercise 3

1 vista 2 smarriti 3 mangiata? 4 assaggiato

Unit 17

Desidero che mi dia un consiglio

1 The daughter of Angela’s cousin Gabriella. 2 It must be smart

but it must be suitable for important professional occasions as well

as the wedding. She wants something simple, well cut and made

of beautiful fabric.

300 Key to exercises

Exercise 1

1 venga 2 sia partita 3 possa 4 arrivi 5 abbia comprata 6 sia

andato

Exercise 2

1 faccia i letti 2 pulisca la cucina 3 lavi questi vestiti 4 stiri la

biancheria 5 prepari il pranzo

Exercise 3

Vorrei: 1 una camicetta che sia facile da stirare 2 una maglia che

si possa lavare in (nella) lavatrice 3 una borsa in cui ci sia spazio

(posto) per un libro

Exercise 4

1 capisca 2 abbia 3 sappia 4 sia

Alla boutique

1 Because he can then tell what fabric will be suitable 2 The skirt

is a bit too big 3 She ﬁnds an outﬁt she likes and it doesn’t take

long to do so; she has the rest of the morning free to visit an art

gallery (museum)

Exercise 5

1 andrebbe bene; potrebbe prendere 2 volevo (Mi ero presa is a

pluperfect ‘I had taken’) 3 ha comprato; non ha voluto; abbiamo

risparmiato 4 farà 5 Venga; andiamo; diamoci 6 la può sostituire

(direct object); Le sta molto bene (indirect object); che le piaccia

(indirect object); mi piace (indirect object); mi potete (indirect

object); lo prendo (direct object); diamoci (indirect, reciprocal).

You may also have picked: che ne dice? (‘of it’) 7 gliela possiamo

stringere 8 quello che cerca; quello che volevo; qualcosa che le

piaccia; il vestito che ha comprato

I borghi d.o.c.

Apricale: 1 It is not explicitly said, but the implication is that it is

because you are in a little town that hasn’t changed much since

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the thirteenth century. 2 The streets are designed for pack animals

(and people) only and are too narrow for cars. (The author knows

of someone who bought a house there; all the building materials

he needed to make the changes he wanted were brought up on a

donkey.)

Dozza: The national competition for painted walls. As the passage

says, many houses have paintings on their (outside) walls. The

competition takes place each year.

Castel di Tora: 1 Because the town is on the site of a Roman town.

It is in fact not far north east of Rome. 2 It is on a promontory,

which drops steeply into the lake. 3 It is an area of ruined castles

and places where brigands used to hide.

302 Key to exercises

a, ad to, at

abbandonare to abandon

abbastanza fairly

abbigliamento clothing

abbinamento matching,

combination

abbonato subscriber

abbondante abundant

abbra

ccio a hug; (at end of

letter) love

from

abitare to live

bito clothes, dress,

suit, outﬁt (can

be used for

men’s and

women’s)

abituarsi to become

accustomed to

abituato used to,

accustomed

accadere to happen

accanto a next to,

beside

accettare to accept

accidenti! good heavens!

acciottolato surface paved

with cobbles

acciuga anchovy

acco

gliere

(pp. accolto) to welcome, to

receive

Italian–English

glossary

The translations given are those applicable in this book. Where

gender is not clear, i.e. in the case of nouns not ending in -o

or -a, or not accompanied by an adjective, it is indicated. For verbs

in -ire, those that work like capire (i.e. have -isc- in certain tenses)

are indicated with *. Parts of speech (noun, adverb etc.) are indi-

cated only when there might be confusion. Words stressed on the

antepenultimate syllable and those where the learner might be

uncertain of stress (i.e. those ending in -io, -ia) have the vowel of

the stressed syllable underlined.

Abbreviations: n. = noun; sing. = singular; pl. = plural; m. = mascu-

line; f. = feminine; inv. = invariable; fam. = familiar, informal;

adj. = adjective; adv. = adverb; pp. = past participle, prep. =

preposition.

accomodarsi to make oneself

comfortable

accompagnare to accompany,

to go with

accordo agreement

essere to agree

d’accordo agreed, OK

acco

rgersi to realize, to

notice

aceto vinegar

acqua water

acqua minerale spring water

acqua minerale still spring

naturale water

acqua minerale carbonated

gassata spring water

acquistare to purchase

adattarsi to adapt

adatto/a suitable (for)

addi

rittura even

addormentarsi to fall asleep

aderire to join, belong

to (e.g. a

club)

adesso now

adria

tico/a Adriatic

adulto/a adult

reo aeroplane

aero

bica aerobics

aeroporto airport

affari (m. pl.) business

affatto not at all

affetto affection

affettuoso/a affectionate

affollare to crowd, to

ﬂock to

affollato/a crowded

affresco fresco, painting

done on to

fresh plaster

aggiornarsi to get up to

date, to do a

refresher

course

aggiu

ngere to add

(pp. aggiunto)

glio garlic

agnello lamb

agosto August

agricoltura agriculture

agrumi (m. pl.) citrus fruits

aiutare to help

aiuto help

albergatore, hotelier

-trice

albergo hotel

lbero tree

albicocca apricot

lcool (m.) alcohol

alcuni/e some

al di là di beyond

alimento food

allegro/a happy

allenarsi to train

allergi

a allergy

allo

ggio lodging,

dwelling, place

to live in

allora then, well then

allungarsi to stretch

almeno at least

alpino/a alpine

altare (m.) altar

alterazione (f.) modiﬁcation

of the

characteristics

of a substance

altitu

dine (f.) altitude

alto/a tall, high

altopiano plateau

altrimenti otherwise

altro/a other, another,

alzarsi to get up

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amare to love

ambasciata embassy

ambasciatore ambassador

(m.)

ambiente (m.) environment,

surroundings

Ame

rica America

americano/a American

amica friend (f.)

amici

zia friendship

amico friend (m.)

amministratore managing

delegato director

ammirare to admire

amore (m.) love

mpio/a spacious

anche also, too

ancora still; again; more

non . . . ancora not yet

andare to go; to suit

andare in to retire

pensione

andare via to go away

anda

rsene to go away,

to leave

andata outward journey

andata e ritorno a return ticket

anﬁteatro amphitheatre

ngolo corner

animale (m.) animal

animazione (f.) animation

annata year (see Unit

14)

anniversario anniversary

anno year

annoiarsi to be bored,

to get bored

annunciare to announce

antenna aerial

antenna satellite dish

parabolica

anticipatamente in advance

anti

cipo advance

antico/a old, ancient,

antique

antipasto hors d’oeuvre,

starter

anzi on the contrary,

indeed

anziano/a elderly (adj.);

(n. and adj.) elderly person

(n.)

aperitivo aperitif

aperto open

appartamento apartment, ﬂat

appassionato/a very fond of,

very keen on

appena just, scarcely,

hardly

appena as soon as

possibile possible

Appennini the Apennines

(m. pl.)

appetito appetite

appuntamento an appointment

appunto precisely,

exactly

aprile (m.) April

aprire to open

(pp. aperto)

ara

ncia orange

aranciata orangeade

arancione orange

architetto architect

architettura architecture

arco arch, arc

ria air

rido arid

arma branch, corps,

arm (of a

service)

arrabbiarsi to get angry

arrivare to arrive

arrivederci goodbye

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arrivederLa goodbye (formal,

to one person

only)

arrivo arrival

arrosto roast

arte (f.) art

arti

colo article

ascensore (m.) lift, elevator

ascoltare to listen to

asfaltato/a covered with

asphalt

aspettare to wait for

aspettativa leave of absence

assaggiare to taste, try

(food, drink)

assegno cheque

assenza absence

assi

stere to be present at

assolutamente absolutely, at

all costs

astrazione (f.) abstraction,

abstract idea

attenzione (f.) attention

ttimo moment

attirare attract

attività activity

attore, -ttrice actor, actress

(m.)

attraversare to cross

attraverso across, through

attuale current, present

attualmente at the moment,

at the present

time

augu

rio (good) wish

auguri (pl.) best wishes

Austra

lia Australia

australiano/a Australian

autenticamente authentically

autoambulanza ambulance

utobus (m.) bus

automa

tico/a automatic

automo

bile (f.) motor, car

automobilista motorist

(m. or f.)

automobili

stico/a motor (as adj.),

to do with the

motor car

autostrada motorway

autunno autumn, fall

avangua

rdia forefront, lead,

vanguard

avanti! come in!

avere to have

avvenimento event

avvocatessa (female) lawyer

(but see text)

avvocato lawyer

azienda business, ﬁrm

azienda per tourist ofﬁce

il turismo

azzurro blue, sky blue

bacio kiss

bacin(o) little kiss

badare to take notice of,

to look after

baga

glio baggage,

luggage

bagno bath, bathroom

balcone (m.) balcony

ballare to dance

bambino child, baby

banca bank

bancarella stall

banco bank

bandire* to ban

bar (m.) bar, café

barca boat

barca a vela sailing boat

barista (m.) barman

basare to base

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base (f.) basis

a base di based on

basi

lica basilica

basi

lico basil

basso/a low

bastare to be enough,

sufﬁcient

ttere to beat

battistero baptistry

bellezza beauty

llico/a relating to war

bello/a lovely, beautiful

benché although

bene well

benissimo very well (adv.)

bene

ssere (m.) well-being,

prosperity

benvenuto welcome

dare il to welcome

benvenuto

bere (pp. bevuto) to drink

bestiame (m.) cattle

biancheri

a linen

bianco/a white

biblioteca library

biglietteri

a ticket ofﬁce

biglietto ticket

bina

rio platform

biondo/a fair-haired

birra beer

bisognare to be necessary

bisogna it is necessary

bisogno need

avere bisogno to need

bistecca steak

blocchetto little block

blu navy blue,

dark blue

bocca mouth

in bocca al lupo! good luck!

bollente boiling

bollire to boil

bollito stewed

bolognese in the style

of Bologna

boom (m.) economic boom

borgo a small town

borsa bag

borsa da spesa shopping bag

bosco wood

botti

glia bottle

box (m.) garage

(integrated

into building

of house)

bra

ccio, (pl. le arm

bra

ccia)

Brasile (m.) Brazil

brasiliano/a Brazilian

bravo/a skilful, expert,

good (at doing

something)

breve short, brief

brioche (f.) bun

brita

nnico/a British

bro

ccoli (m.) broccoli

brutto/a ugly, bad

(of weather),

nasty

buonanotte goodnight

buonasera good evening

buongiorno good morning,

good day

buono/a good

burro butter

busta envelope

buttare to throw

cabina telephone box

telefo

nica

cadere to fall

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caffè (m.) coffee (black);

café, bar

calamaro squid

lcio football, soccer

calci

stico/a related to

football,

soccer

caldo/a hot

calmo/a calm

calore (m.) warmth

calza stocking

calzino sock

cambiare to change

cambiare aria to have a

change

of scene

mbio change,

exchange

mera room, bedroom

cameriere waiter

camicetta blouse

cami

cia shirt

camminare to walk

campagna country,

countryside

campanile (m.) bell tower

campe

ggio campsite

campo ﬁeld, (mil.)

camp

nada (m.) Canada

canadese Canadian

canale (m.) canal, channel

cancello gate

Cancro Cancer

candela candle

cantare to sing

cantina cellar

cao

tico/a chaotic

capace capable

capelli (m. pl.) hair

capire* to understand

capitale (f.) capital

cappello hat

cappotto overcoat

cappuccino white coffee

carabiniere (m.) carabiniere,

member of the

military force

with police

responsibilities

cara

ttere (m.) character

caratteri

stico/a characteristic,

typical (of a

place)

carciofo globe artichoke

rie (f.) caries, tooth

decay

carino/a pretty, cute,

sweet

carne (f.) meat

caro/a expensive, dear;

(n.) loved one

carota carrot

carta paper, card,

carta di cre

dito credit card

carta d’identità identity card

carta telefo

nica phonecard

cartello sign, notice

cartolina postcard

casa house, home

casalinga housewife,

homemaker

cascina farm, dairy,

dairy farm

casetta little house,

cottage

cassa cash desk, till;

also soundbox,

(loud)speaker

cassiere/a cashier

castello castle, palace

catena chain

cattedrale (f.) cathedral

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cattivo/a bad, naughty

catto

lico/a (Roman)

Catholic

causa cause

a causa di because of

cava

rsela to get by, to

manage

cavi

glia ankle

celeste blue, light blue

cellulare (m.) cellular, mobile

telephone

cena supper, evening

meal

centi

metro centimetre

cento a hundred

centrale central, middle

centralino exchange,

switchboard

centro centre

cercare to look for,

to seek,

to try

cerimo

nia ceremony

certo certainly; yes,

of course

certo/a certain, some

certe persone some people

che that, which,

who, whom

che! what!

che? che cosa? what?

chi? who?

chiacchierare to chat, chatter

chiamare to call

chiamarsi to be called

chiarimento clariﬁcation

chiaro/a clear

chiave (f.) key

chie

dere to ask

(pp. chiesto)

chiesa church

chilo kilo

chilo

metro kilometre

chissà (chi sa?) I wonder,

maybe, who

knows?

chiu

dere to close

(pp. chiuso)

ciao hello, hi

(informal);

goodbye

(informal)

cibo food

cielo sky

cilie

gia cherry

cima summit

Cina China

nema (m.) cinema

cinese Chinese

cinque ﬁve

ciò that

cioccolata chocolate

cioè that is, i.e.

cipolla onion

circa about,

approximately

circondare to surround

circostante surrounding

città city, town

cittadina small town

civiltà civilization

classe (f.) class

cla

ssico/a classic, classical

cliente (m. or f.) customer, client

clima (m.) climate

coda tail, queue

gliere to pick,

(pp.colto) pluck

cognato/a brother/sister-

in-law

colazione, prima breakfast

colazione

collaborazione collaboration

(f.)

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