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a 8A absorb assorbire Plants absorb carbon dioxide.

a 10B absorption assorbimento

a 2A academic accademico academic subjects/qualifications/books

a 10B academy accademia a military/police academy

a 7B acceptable accettabile

a 5C accepted accettata

a 3A accolade riconoscimento

a 6B accumulation accumulazione

a 7B accurately accuratamente

a 5C achievement successo

a 4B acquire acquisire

a 7B activate attivare

a 1B add up aggiungere

a 7B addition inoltre

a 9B additive-free senza additivi additive-free food

a 5A admirer ammiratori She's got plenty of admirers.

a 6B adopt adottare

a 2B adorable adorabile

a 8B adrenaline adrenalina

a 10C advanced avanzato an advanced English course

a 6A advancement progresso

a 6B advertiser pubblicitario

a 8A advisor consigliere She is the party's main economic advisor.

a 10A aeroplane aereo She has her own private aeroplane.

a 2A affectionate affettuoso He's an affectionate little boy.

a 9A affluence ricchezza

a 9C against contro

a 9C agriculture agricoltura

a 9C aid aiuto

a 10A airborne volanti

a 7C alarm allarme

a 10A alas ahimé

a 7A alibi alibi

a 8B alive vivo/a He must be ninety if he's still alive.

a 7B allege dichiarare

a 5A allegedly presumibilmente That's where he allegedly killed his wife.

a 10A allowance sussidio

a 1A all-time senza precedenti

a 10B amateur principiante

a 3B amaze stupire

a 3A amongst tra Relax, you're amongst friends.

a 6A amusing divertente an amusing story/person/situation

a 1A analysis analisi

a 8B ancestor antenato

a 8B anger rabbia

a 10B animation animazione

a 7A ankle caviglia I fell over and sprained/twisted my ankle.

a 1A annoy infastidire

a 6B antagonise antagonizzare

a 6A anti-social antisociale anti-social behaviour

a 9B anti-war antimilitarista an anti-war protest

a 10A anxiously ansiosamente

a 4B apparent apparente

a 9B appeal attrattiva Spielberg films have a wide appeal.

a 10A applicant candidato

a 1A appoint incaricare

a 9C apprenticeship tirocinio I started my apprenticeship last year.

a 8B architecture architettura Roman architecture

a 6A archive archivio archive film/footage/material

a 6C arrange organizzare

a 10A arrival arrivo

a 9A as opposed to invece

a 3A aspect aspetto

a 3B associate associare

a 3A astonish sorprendere

a 2A astounding incredibile an astounding fact/decision/revelation

a 4B astronaut astronauta

a 3C athletic atletico She looks very athletic.

a 2A atlas antlante an atlas of the world

a 8A atmospheric atmosferico

a 6C attend partecipare

a 2A autistic autistico One child in 5 000 is autistic.

a 4C avert evitare to avert a crisis/conflict/strike/famine

a 4A aviation aviazione the British Civil Aviation Authority

b 2B backwater stagno

b 8B bang colpo

b 9A bank account conto corrente bancario

b 9B banker banchiere

b 9B banking bancario international banking

b 10B Barbie doll Barbie

b 1B barely appena

b 4B base on basare su

b 1B (regular) basis regolarmente

b 6A basket cestino a shopping/picnic basket

b 10A BC Avanti Cristo

b 2B beard barba a flowing white beard

b 6C beckon chiamare con un cenno

b 2A belief fiducia

b 2A bellow urlo He gave a bellow of rage.

b 4C belly pancia The belly of the aircraft was painted red.

b 9C benefit giovare

b 10C benefit beneficio

b 1C besides oltretutto

b 2A bespectacled occhialuto a small, bespectacled man in a drab suit

b 6C better- piu'

b 3A beyond al di la'

b 1A bicker bisticciare Will you two stop bickering!

b 6B billboard tabellone an advertising billboard

b 7B biometric biometrico biometric data

b 3A bitterly amaramente

b 9C bleak tetro The economic outlook is bleak.

b 6C blissful meraviglioso a blissful childhood/holiday

b 1A blissfully beatamente They seemed blissfully happy.

b 3B blocked (up) tappato I've got a blocked (up) nose.

b 3A bluff bluffare Is he going to jump or is he only bluffing?

b 6C board room sala di riunione Let's meet in the board room.

b 5C bonus premio a productivity bonus

b 10C booklet libretto

b 1C boot portabagagli My suitcase is in the boot of my car.

b 1C bore annoiare "Am I boring you?" she asked anxiously.

b 6A boundary limite

b 9A brake freno She had no brakes on her bicycle.

b 9B branding branding

b 4C brash audace

b 7B break-up fine

b 2B breath-taking stupefacente a breath-taking view

b 7A bright-coloured acceso

b 2A brilliance genialita' Her first novel showed signs of brilliance.

b 1B broadly generalmente

b 4C broadsheet a foglio largo, broadsheet

b 2A bubble bolle

b 4A bug cimice

b 5A bulk grosso

b 6C burly corpulento a burly policeman

b 4B bustle trambusto

b 2C bustling animato

b 1A butt in interrompere Norma always butts in when we're talking.

b 10B buyer acquirente He's still looking for a buyer for his house.

b 6B buzz euforia

c 2B cabin capanna a log cabin

c 6C cajole convincere con le buone

c 2B canal canale

c 4B cancerous cancerogeno a cancerous growth/tumour

c 8A candidate candidato

c 5A 'can-do' attitude atteggiamento positivo

c 2B canoe canoa We travelled in a canoe.

c 6B capsule capsula

c 4C Capt Capitano Capt Walter Raleigh

c 10B captain capitano

c 5A captivate affascinare

c 9C career path percorso professionale How can I find a new career path?

c 9B cash-free non monetario a cash-free society

c 1A cashier cassiere/a

c 9A cast-offs smessi

c 4C catastrophe catastrofe

c 6B catchphrase slogan

c 2B cathedral cattedrale Salisbury Cathedral

c 7A cattle bestiame beef/dairy cattle

c 3A cautious cauto He's a cautious driver.

c 7B CCTV CCTV cameras

c 6C celebration celebrazione

c 4B cell cellula DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.

c 7B centralise centralizzare

c 5B cerebral palsy paralisi cerebrale He suffers from cerebral palsy.

c 5B champion campione an Olympic champion

c 2B channel canale a cable/terrestrial channel

c 2B chaotic caotico

c 5C chap tipo He's a friendly sort of a chap.

c 6B charitable benefico a charitable foundation/organization/trust

c 6A charming piacevole

c 6B chart tracciare

c 1A chatty chiacchierone/a

c 5C checkout cassa

c 9B checkup controlli medici, checkup

c 3B cheer up tirare su di morale

c 1A cheerful allegro/a He's usually fairly cheerful.

c 9B chip chip a silicon chip

c 8B chisel cesellare She chiselled a figure out of the marble.

c 4B cholera colera Hundreds died of cholera.

c 2B chuck buttare Chuck it over there/into the corner.

c 10B circuit circuito

c 4C circulation tiratura The paper has a circulation of 150 000.

c 4B circumstance circostanza

c 7A citizen cittadino/a

c 10A civilisation civilta'

c 4A civilised civile

c 8A clearing up riordinare Could you help me with the clearing up?

c 10A clearly chiaramente

c 2A cleverest la/il piu' intelligente She is the cleverest student in the class.

c 9C climbing scalata, scalare Chris has just taken up climbing.

c 7B closely attentamente Please examine this information closely.

c 9B closure chiusura factory/branch closures

c 2B clumsy maldestro/a

c 2B cluster gruppo

c 2C coastal costiera a coastal town

c 2B coconut milk latte di cocco This curry contains coconut milk.

c 4B coin moneta a 10p/ten pence coin

c 7C coincidence coincidenza

c 3B colourful colorato/a a colourful painting

c 4B commerce commercio the world of commerce and industry

c 6B commercial commerciale a commercial break

c 1B commitment impegno

c 10C communicator comunicatore/comunicatrice

c 9B community-led gestione della comunita' a community-led approach

c 9B companion compagno/a

c 9C computerised computerizzato The whole system is computerised.

c 5C concede ammettere

c 5A concentrate concentrare

c 3A conclude concludere

c 6C confession confessione

c 1B confidant confidente a close confidant

c 1B confide confidarsi

c 8B confidently con sicurezza in se stessi

c 10A conflict conflitto

c 7A confront affrontare

Lesson no.

Ita lian Ita liano

Some poisonous gases can enter the body by absorption through the skin.

This kind of attitude is simply not acceptable.

The idea is not accepted (= approved of) in pol itical ci rcles.

This is his centennial year and he's been granted the ul timate accolade - his face on a set of three postage stamps.

Despite th is accumulation of evidence, the Government persisted in do ing nothing.The plans should be drawn as accurate ly as possible , showing al l the measurements.An Olympic silver medal is a remarkable achievement for one so young.

As people grow older, their faces acquire more character.

The alarm is activated by the l ightest pressure.

It all added up to a lo t of hard work for all o f us.

In addi tion to his flat in London, he has a villa in Ita ly and a castle in Scotland.

I think i t's time to adopt a different stra tegy in my dealings with him.

She has the most adorable two-year-o ld girl.

These arguments always get my adrenal ine going (= make me excited or angry).

All she was interested in was the advancement o f her own career.

Whilst claiming to promote posi tive images of women, advertisers are in fact do ing the very opposite.

What we are seeing increasing ly is a society of private affluence and publ ic squalor.

She spoke against the decision to close the college.

Agricu lture is still large ly based on traditional methods in some countries.

The Vatican has agreed to donate $80 000 in humanitarian/emergency aid to countries affected by the war.

The airborne radioactive particles have covered a huge area of Russia.

If there's any trouble, ra ise/sound the alarm by pull ing the emergency cord.

I love footbal l but, a las, I have no talent as a player.

He has a cast-i ron al ibi - he was in hospital the week of the murder.

The two men al lege (that) the pol ice forced them to make false confessions.

The perks of the job include a company pension scheme and a generous travel allowance.After three years of drought, the water in the lake had reached an a ll-time low.

This tennis tournament is open to both amateurs and professionals.

It amazes me that she 's got the energy for a ll those parties.

Chemical analysis revealed a h igh content of copper.

There were portrai ts of his ancestors on the wal ls of the room.

I think he feels a lo t o f anger towards his father who treated h im very badly as a child.Encyclopaedias on CD-ROM include sound, i llustra tions and simple animations.

Tim really annoyed me in the meeting th is morning.

It's a very del icate si tuation and I've no wish to antagonise him.

Tomorrow the ch ildren wi ll rece ive thei r anxiously awai ted presents.

I was on the metro th is morning when for no apparent reason the man opposite suddenly screamed.

How many applicants d id you have for the job?

We've appointed three new teachers th is year.

She's arranged for her son to have swimming lessons.

Hundreds gathered to await the boxer' s arriva l at the a irport.

I'd prefer to go on holiday in May, as opposed to September.

Which aspects of the job do you most enjoy?

Most people associate this brand with good quality.

What astonished me was that he didn't seem to mind.

When I was young, I wanted to be an astronaut.

Plants are the main source of atmospheric oxygen.

Over two hundred people attended the funera l.

We tied the boat up in a qu iet backwater overn ight.

The window slammed shut with a loud bang.

How much money do you have in your bank account?

She was a successful banker by the time she was forty.

I often played with Barb ie do lls when I was young.

After paying for our travel costs, we bare ly broke even.

The fi lm is based on a short story by Thomas Mann.

Most o f our staff work for us on a regular basis

The Battle of Actium took place in 31 BC.

The customs official beckoned the woman to h is counter.

Recent revelations about corruption have shaken many people's bel ief in (= caused people to have doubts about) the pol ice.

I feel that I have benefi ted greatly from her wisdom.

The discovery of o il brought many benefits to the town.

She won't mind your being la te - besides, it's hard ly your faul t.

She is better-looking (= more attractive) than her brother.

She is, beyond question, the best actress of her generation.

He was b itterly disappointed not to get the job.

I always wri te my shopping lists in a booklet.

Electron ic publish ing is b lurring the boundaries between d ictionaries and encyclopedias.

The successful branding and marketing of the new beer has a lready boosted sales and increased profits.

Don't you think that suit's a bi t brash for a funera l?

Long separations had contributed to their marriage break-up.

We've just bought a new bright-coloured rug for the living room.

Broadly speaking, don't you think women make better drivers than men?

In Bri ta in, the broadsheets are genera lly bel ieved to be more serious than the tablo ids.As water begins to boi l, bubbles rise ever faster to the surface.

She suspected that her phone had been bugged (= that a l istening device had been hidden inside it).In fact, the bulk of the book is taken up with criticizing other works.

I sat in a café watch ing the (hustle and) bustle (= busy activity) of the street outside.This used to be a bustling town but a lot of people have moved away over recent years.

His new album is creating a real buzz in the music world.

He rea lly knows how to cajole people into do ing what he wants.

The Panama Canal provides a crucia l shipping link between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

There are three candidates standing in the election.

Her 'can-do' a ttitude is what made her our choice for the job.

The liquid is contained wi th in a small capsule.

It's unusual to have a goalkeeper as (the) captain of a footbal l team.

With her beauty and charm, she captivated fi lm audiences everywhere.

I smiled at the cashier and gave her my credi t card.

I always had to wear my sister's cast-offs as a chi ld.

They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come.

Advertising campaigns often use catchphrases.

te levisione a circu ito chiuso, CCTV

There were live ly New Year celebrations all over town.

Payment of bil ls is now centralized (= organized at one place instead of severa l).

The house is a bit chaotic at the moment - we've got all these extra people staying and we're sti ll decorating.

We had dinner with our di rector and his charming wi fe .

We need some sort o f graph on which we can chart our progress.

My manager said I am too chatty at work.

Your fruit and vegetables will be weighed at the checkout.

She goes to her doctor for regular checkups.

She was i ll so I sent her some flowers to cheer her up.

They fi rst met each other on the tennis circuit.

Obviously we can 't deal with the problem unti l we know all the circumstances.

The interests of British citizens living abroad are protected by the Bri tish Embassy.

Cuzco was the centre of one of the world's most famous civil izations, that o f the Incas.

A fai r justice system is a fundamenta l part of a civilised society.

The accident was clearly the lorry driver's fau lt.

That's the th ird glass you've smashed th is week, - you're so clumsy!

Have a look at the cluster o f ga laxies in th is photograph.

You chose exactly the same wal lpaper as us - what a coincidence!

her commitment to le ft-wing politics/the cause of femin ism/the company

Obviously teachers have to be good communicators.

The dog has been her constant companion these past ten years.

The Government has conceded (that) the new tax policy has been a disaster.

Come on, concentrate! We haven't got all day to do th is.

She concluded the speech by reminding us of our responsib ili ty.

I've got a bit of a confession to make - I've lost that book you lent me.

She's nice, but I don't feel I can confide in her.

Try to act confidently, even i f you fee l nervous.

We wish to avoid conflict between our countries if a t al l possible .

It's an issue we' ll have to confront at some point, no matter how unpleasant i t is.

c 2A confusing che confonde

c 7B congestion congestione del traffico

c 8A conscience coscienza a guilty conscience

c 3A consciously consapevolmente

c 9C consequently di conseguenza

c 9B considerable considerevole

c 1A constantly continuamente He's constantly changing his mind.

c 1A consumer consumatore/consumatrice

c 8A consumption consumo

c 8C contact lens lente a contatto

c 9B contactless-payment pagamanto senza contatto contactless-payment systems

c 2B contemporary contemporaneo/a contemporary music/literature/art/fashion

c 2C contribute contribuire Smoking contributed to his early death.

c 7B contribution contributo

c 10C conversational di conversazione

c 7A convict carcerato an escaped convict

c 1C convinced convinto/a

c 10C convincing convincente a convincing argument/explanation

c 7B cookie cookie

c 7B co-operation cooperazione

c 5B coordinate coordinare

c 6B copywriter pubblicitario We are advertising for a new copywriter.

c 6C copywriting redazione a copywriting course

c 6A corridor corridoio Her office is at the end of the corridor.

c 9A cost of living costo della vita

c 1C costs costi We need to cut our advertising costs.

c 4A costume drama in costume I love watching costume dramas on TV.

c 3A couch divano She sat down on the couch.

c 5C counter-argument contro-argomentazione

c 5A counter-attack contrattacco

c 5A counterbalance controbilanciare

c 9A courage coraggio

c 8B courageous coraggioso/a

c 8B courageously coraggiosamente

c 7A coursework compito/i Have you finished your coursework yet?

c 5A courtier cortigiano/a

c 4A coverage reportage

c 6A cow mucca a dairy cow

c 9A coward vigliacco/a

c 8B cowardly vigliacco/a

c 4C crash-land atterraggio di fortuna

c 8B crave desiderare intensamente Many young children crave attention.

c 4B creature creatura

c 5C crèche asilo nido Does your employer provide a crèche?

c 4C crisp conciso a crisp reply

c 7A crop raccolto

c 7A cross-country corsa campestre, sci di fondo cross-country skiing/running

c 1C crow corvo

c 1C crowd gruppo She goes about with a friendly crowd.

c 8B crunch scricchiolare

c 6A cunningly furbamente He behaved very cunningly.

c 8C curious curioso/a

c 9A current attuale

c 5B curriculum programma the school curriculum

c 2B curry curry a hot curry

c 10A cyclone ciclone We were caught in a cyclone.

c 6B cynical cinico/a

d 10C daddy papa'

d 6C dance-floor pista da ballo

d 1C data dati

d 5C dead-end job lavoro senza prospettive

d 9B debit card carta di debito I paid with my debit card.

d 5B debut album album di esordio

d 10A decade decade

d 6C deceive ingannare

d 6A decidedly decisamente

d 9C decline declino industrial decline

d 6B deed azione

d 9C deeply profondamente I'm deeply grateful to you.

d 4A defendant imputato

d 7C defensive difensiva

d 2A deficiency insufficienza

d 2A deficient insufficiente

d 7B delay ritardo

d 2B delightful piacevole His sister is a delightful girl.

d 1A demand richiesta There was little demand for tickets.

d 8C demonstrate dimostrare

d 9A dental dentale dental decay/treatment

d 10A dependent dipendente

d 3A depressing deprimente I find this weather so depressing.

d 3B depression depressione

d 1B (out of your) depth You're out of your depth.

d 6B despise disprezzare The two groups despise each other.

d 8B despondent scoraggiato

d 4C detach staccare

d 10B determination determinazione a man of fierce/ruthless determination

d 5A detract from sottrarre

d 8A devastating devastante

d 4B development sviluppo

d 2A developmentally (disturbo) dello sviluppo developmentally disabled

d 4A device dispositivo

d 10B devote dedicare

d 4B diagnostic diagnostica diagnostic techniques/tests

d 8A direct-debit addebitamento I pay my electricity bill by direct debit.

d 8A directly direttamente I'm not directly involved in the project.

d 2A directory elenco (telefonico)

d 2A disabled disabile The accident left him severely disabled.

d 1A disabled space parcheggio per disabili

d 6A disaffected disilluso/a

d 8B disapprove disapprovare

d 6C disastrous disastroso

d 3C discount sconto

d 9C discrimination discriminazione racial/sex discrimination

d 8B disgust disgusto She walked out in disgust.

d 8B disgusted disgustato/a

d 6B dislike non piacere

d 9A disposable disponibile disposable income

d 9B dispute contestare

d 9B disruptive deleterio

d 4C distinction distinzione

d 6A distinctly distintamente She looks distinctly fitter these days.

d 7A distinguishing distintivo

d 10B distraction distrazione

d 3A distress ansia

d 2A distribute distribuire

d 4A district distretto South Cambridgeshire District Council

d 8B disturbance disturbo

d 2C diverse vario

d 2C diversity diversita'

d 7A DNA DNA DNA research

d 7B documentation documentazione

d 3A dominate dominare

d 8A doorstep soglia di casa

d 10B (be) down to a causa It's all down to money.

d 4C downmarket a basso costo a downmarket tabloid newspaper

d 7B downpour acquazzone a torrential downpour

d 8B downstairs al piano di sotto I went downstairs to answer the phone.

d 10B down-to-earth con i piedi per terra

d 6C drag trascinare

d 5B dressage dressage a dressage competition

d 10B driving range driving range, campo pratica

d 5A drudgery sfacchinata the drudgery of housework

d 2A dub soprannominare

d 5C dubious incerto

d 6A duck anatra Let's go and feed the ducks.

e 9A e.g. per esempio

e 4B earthling terrestre

e 7B earthquake terremoto

e 8A ease calmare

e 8A east est Cambridge is in East Anglia.

e 10A ebb away declinare He could feel his strength ebbing away.

e 9B e-cash denaro virtuale I paid with e-cash.

e 8A eco-audit ecoaudit

e 7A ecology ecologia

e 3C economical economico I was being economical with the truth.

e 10A economics economia

e 9A economy economia the global economy

e 6B effectiveness efficacia

e 8A election elezione

e 10A element elemento

e 10C elementary elementare

e 9B eliminate eliminare

e 9B embedded inserito The chip is embedded in the computer.

e 8A emission emissione

e 8B emotion emozione

e 2A emotional emotivo a child's emotional development

e 2B enchanting incantevole

e 10B encouragement incoraggiamento

e 7B enforce implementare

e 4B engine motore a jet engine

e 5B enrol iscrivere I enrolled for/in/on the modern art course.

e 1C ensure assicurarsi

e 3C enthuse entusiasmarsi

e 1C entirely interamente I admit it was entirely my fault.

e 8A environmentalist ambientalista

e 8A environmentally ecologico environmentally-friendly washing powder

e 10A epitomise incarnare

e 10A equine equino equine flu

e 9B error errore

e 8A eruption eruzione a volcanic eruption

e 10A escalator scala mobile

e 6B essay tema

e 4C evacuate evacuare

e 8A ever(-) sempre

e 1B everyday quotidiano

e 7A ex- ex ex-prisoner

e 4B exasperating esasperante

e 5B exceptional eccezionale exceptional powers of concentration

e 10B exceptionally eccezionalmente an exceptionally fine portrait

e 7B exemption esenzione

e 3A exhilaration allegria

e 6A exit uscita a fire exit

e 2B exotic esotico/a exotic flowers/food/designs

e 1A expect aspettarsi He didn't expect to see me.

e 8C expectation aspettativa

e 6C expensive-looking che sembra costoso an expensive-looking ring

e 3A experiment esperimento

e 6B experimentation sperimentazione

e 10C expertise competenza

e 9C explanation spiegazione

e 4B exploration esplorazione

e 2C explore esplorare to explore space

e 6B expose esporre

e 6A extensive estensivo extensive repairs to the motorway

e 4A extraordinary straordinario/a

e 9A extravagance stravaganza

e 3A extravagant stravagante the extravagant lifestyle of a movie star

e 9C eye test visita oculistica Could I book an eye test please?

e 2B eye-mask mascherina I always wear an eye-mask in bed.

f 6A facial facciale facial hair

f 4A fact-based basato sui fatti a fact-based novel

f 10A failure fallimento The meeting was a complete/total failure.

f 2C fairytale favola They had a fairytale wedding.

f 9C faithfully fedelmente Yours faithfully

f 7C falling in calo falling birth/interest rates

f 10B fame fama

f 3C fanatic fanatico a fitness/film fanatic

f 8B fantastic fantastico/a You look fantastic in that dress.

f 8B fantasy fantasia

f 10A far-flung sparpagliato

f 8A far-reaching notevole

The transition from boyhood to manhood can be a confusing period.

The (tra ffic) congestion in the ci ty gets even worse during the summer.

I don't think she 's consciously rude to people - it's just her manner.

I spent most of my money in the fi rst week and consequently had very li ttle to eat by the end of the holiday.

The fi re caused considerable damage to the church.

The new telephone rates wil l affect al l consumers including businesses.

As a nation, our consumption of junk food is horrifying.

I usually wear contact lenses, but I sometimes wear glasses when my eyes are tired.

She didn't make much of a contribution (= She did not say much) at today's meeting, d id she?He seems to lack basic conversational skills.

My boyfriend says I'd enjoy a walking hol iday, but I'm not convinced.

I de leted a ll the cookies from my computer.

This documentary was made wi th the cooperation of Bri tish Rai l.

Cerebral palsy affects the sufferer's abi lity to coordinate body movements.

The increase in interest rates wil l raise the cost o f living.

He came up with an excellent counter-argument.

The rebels have launched a strong counter-attack against the government forces.

Her calm nature served as a natural counterbalance to his excitab le personal ity.

They showed great courage when they found out about the ir baby's d isabil ity.

It was a courageous decision to resign in protest at the company's po llu tion record.

She behaved very courageously during the incident.

Many of the courtiers were upset by the princess's resistance to tradition.

What d id you think of the BBC's election coverage?

They branded her a coward for informing on her colleagues during the interrogation.This was a particularly brutal and cowardly attack.

The jet crash-landed and burst in to flames.

Rain forests are fi lled with amazing creatures.

The main crops grown for export are coffee and rice.

My g irlfriend is scared of b irds, especial ly crows.

The gravel crunched underfoot as we walked up to the house.

I was curious to know what would happen next.

Have you seen the current issue of Vogue magazine?

I've a lways been deeply cynical about pol iticians.

Mummy and Daddy are taking me to the circus on Saturday.

Have you seen h im on the dance-floor (= dancing)?

The data was/were col lected by various researchers.

I am planning to escape from my dead-end job.

His debut album was released in January 2008.

The country has experienced two decades of growth.

The company deceived customers by sell ing o ld computers as new ones.

An agreement is looking decidedly difficul t according to the newspapers.

It seems to me that a lot of evil deeds are done in the name of rel igion.

The jury concluded from the evidence that the defendant was innocent.

The merest hin t of criticism makes h im defensive.

Pregnant women often suffer from i ron deficiency.

A d iet deficient in vitamin D may cause the disease rickets.

There has been a delay in the book's publication.

These figures clearly demonstrate the size of the economic problem facing the country.

It's very easy to become dependent on sleeping pil ls.

I was overwhelmed by feelings of depression.

essere in al to mare, trovarsi in di ffico lta'

He became/grew increasingly despondent when she fai led to return his phone ca lls.

You can detach the hood i f you prefer the coat without i t.

All that make-up she wears actually detracts from her beauty, I th ink.

If the bomb had exploded in the main shopping area, it would have been devastating.Technological developments have changed the shape of industry.

Rescuers used a specia l device for finding people trapped in co llapsed bui ldings.She has devoted a ll her energies/l ife to the care of homeless people.

Look up their number in the te lephone directory.

If you have a disabled badge in your car, you can park in a disabled space.

The party needs to take steps to attract disaffected voters.

The survey showed that 32% of respondents approve, 54% disapprove and the rest are undecided.

Such a war would be disastrous for the country.

They usually give you a discount i f you buy mul tiple copies.

She was d isgusted at the way they treated thei r ch ildren.

I dislike walking and I hate the countryside.

Few would dispute his status as the finest artist o f the period.

His teacher described h im as a no isy, disruptive in fluence in class.

There's a clear distinction between the dia lects spoken in the two regions.

The main d istinguish ing feature of the new car is i ts fast acceleration.

I can turn the television off if you find it a distraction.

She cla imed that the way she had been treated at work had caused her extreme emotional and psychologica l distress.

Their teacher distributed a rev iew for the exam.

Residents are fed up with the disturbance caused by the nightclub.

Linguistics embraces a d iverse range of subjects such as phonetics and styl istics.

Does television adequately re flect the ethnic and cul tural diversity of the country?

Passengers wi thout proper documentation wil l not be a llowed to travel.He refuses to le t others speak and dominates every meeting.

There's a lovely park right on our doorstep.

She's a down-to-earth sort of woman with no pretensions.

Pick the chai r up instead of dragging it behind you!

I often practise my golf swing at the driving range.

She was dubbed by the newspapers 'The Angel of Death '.

I'm dubious about his promises to change his ways.

You should eat more food that conta ins a lot of fibre, e .g. fruit, vegetables and bread.

The fi lm te lls the story of a group of aliens who come to Earth to study earthl ings.

In 1906 an earthquake destroyed much of San Francisco.

If it w ill ease your mind, I' ll have a word with Charlo tte for you.

Our company is carrying out an eco-audit.

The oil sp ill caused terrible damage to the fragile ecology of the coast.

She's in her th ird year of economics at York university.

There are doubts about the effectiveness of the new drug in treating the disease.The Government is expected to ca ll an election very soon.

There was certa inly an element of tru th in what she said.

I have an elementary knowledge of physics.

A move towards heal thy eating could help eliminate heart disease.

The increased use of natura l gas wi ll help reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

Like a lot o f men, he finds it hard to express h is emotions.

It's described in the guide book as 'an enchanting medieval ci ty' .

Chi ldren need lots of encouragement from the ir parents.

It isn't always easy for the police to enforce speed l imits.

The role of the police is to ensure (that) the law is obeyed.

He was enthusing over a wonderful restaurant he'd been to.

The expansion plans wil l face fierce resistance from environmenta lists.

With l ittle equipment and unsui table footwear, she epitomises the inexperienced and unprepared mounta in walker.

The letter contains a number of typ ing errors.

I'l l meet you by the up/down escalator on the second floor.

For homework I want you to write an essay on endangered species.

A thousand people were evacuated from the ir homes fol lowing the floods.

The ever-increasing demand for private cars could be halted by more investment in public transport.the everyday lives of ord inary Russian citizens

It's so exasperating when he won' t listen to a word that I say.

Candidates with a quali fication in Chemistry have exemption from this course.

I had a fantastic feel ing of exhilaration when I won the race.

She could never measure up to her mother's expectations.

Some people bel ieve that experiments on animals should be banned.

Extensive experimentation (= testing) is needed before new drugs can be so ld.

We admired the expertise with which he prepared the meal.

Could you g ive me a quick explanation of how it works?

Livingstone was the first European to make an exploration of the Zambezi river.

About 800,000 ch ildren are exposed to poisons each year.

He told the extraordinary story of his escape.

I think she was shocked by my extravagance.

She first rose to fame as a singer at the age of 16.

Steve's favouri te fantasy was to own a big house and a flashy car.

The news spread to al l corners of our far-flung empire.

These new laws will have far-reaching benefits for al l working mothers.

f 10A fascinate affascinare Science has always fascinated me.

f 9B fashion-conscious alla moda your average fashion-conscious teenager

f 10C fast track corsia preferenziale

f 8B fear-avoider qualcuno che evita la paura

f 8A federal law legge federale

f 6A feedback commento

f 9A feel good factor ottimismo

f 7A ferry traghetto a car ferry

f 5A fetch prendere

f 7A fibre fibra The fibres are woven into fabric.

f 8A fight combattere

f 9B finance finanza corporate/personal/public finance

f 7C financially finanziaramente The project is not financially viable.

f 7B fingerprint impronta digitale His fingerprints were all over the gun.

f 3A finicky pignolo

f 3A finishing line traguardo

f 2A firmly fermamente

f 1A fishcake frittelle di pesce Fishcakes are on the menu today.

f 10B fitness forma

f 7A fjord fiordo the Norwegian fjords

f 5A flash lampeggiare

f 9A flat screen schermo piatto a flat screen television

f 8B flattering lusinghiero a flattering photograph

f 2A flit volteggiare

f 10A flock gregge a flock of sheep/goats/geese

f 2B flooding allagamento

f 7A flour farina Thicken the sauce with a little flour.

f 6C flow scorrere the flow of ideas/information

f 9A flying volare Annette's scared of flying.

f 5B focus obiettivo

f 8A focus focalizzarsi

f 2B footstep passo

f 4A forbid vietare

f 8C forcefully con forza

f 2B forehead fronte

f 7A forensic forense forensic evidence/medicine/science

f 4B forerunner precursore

f 7A forest foresta the Black Forest

f 6B forgivable perdonabile a forgivable mistake

f 5C forgive perdonare

f 4C format impaginazione

f 4A formula formula There's no magic formula for success.

f 9A foundation fondazione the British Heart Foundation

f 10A four-month quadrimestrale a four-month course

f 7A fragment frammento

f 8C frankly francamente

f 7A fraudster truffatore/ice

f 10C free-flowing scorrevole a free-flowing river

f 7C freeze congelare

f 1A friendliness cordialita'

f 1B friendship amicizia

f 1C frighten spaventare He frightens me when he drives so fast.

f 6C frown aggrottare le sopracciglia She frowned at me, clearly annoyed.

f 6C fry friggere Fry the mushrooms in a little butter.

f 9A fulfilment appagamento She finally found fulfilment in motherhood.

f 6B fundraising beneficienza

f 1B funnily enough strano a dirsi I have met him, funnily enough.

f 10A further piu' lontano

f 6A furthermore oltretutto

f 3C fussy pieno di fronzoli

g 4B gadget dispositivo

g 1C gain ottenere

g 2A gait andatura He walked with a slow stiff gait.

g 9B games console console per videogiochi Do you have a games console?

g 5A gatekeeper custode social gatekeepers

g 4B gaze fissare

g 4B geek secchione He's such a geek.

g 9C gender sesso

g 2A generate generare

g 2A genius genio (an) artistic/creative/musical genius

g 10B gentle lieve a gentle wind

g 5A genuine autentico/a

g 1A genuinely sinceramente

g 7B get-together incontrare a family get-together

g 8B ghost story storie di fantasmi Sarah doesn't like ghost stories.

g 10B gift dono He has a gift for languages.

g 10B gifted dotato a gifted dancer/musician

g 10B give up rinunciare I've given up trying to help her.

g 5A glamour fascino (or glamour)

g 2B glide scivolare The boat glided silently across the lake.

g 2C glimpse intravedere

g 6C gloat gongolare

g 9C gloomy cupo a gloomy economic forecast

g 4A glossy patinato/a a glossy magazine

g 10B God-given divino She has a God-given talent as a painter.

g 10A gold rush corsa all'oro He became rich during the gold rush.

g 6B golden d'oro the golden days of our youth

g 10B golfer giocatore di golf

g 2A Google Google

g 4B govern governare

g 1A grab afferrare

g 4B grain grano grains of wheat/rice

g 8B grandma nonna My grandma is in her eighties.

g 8B grandpa nonno

g 4C grassy erboso a grassy slope/hillside

g 9B grave tomba a mass grave

g 10C gregarious socievole

g 9B grip presa

g 1A gritted serrato gritted teeth

g 9B groceries generi alimentari Could you buy some groceries for me?

g 8C gross grossolano a gross violation of justice

g 7B grounds base

g 9A growing crescente

g 9C growth crescita economic growth

g 1A grumble brontolare

g 3A gullible credulone/a

g 10C guru guru

g 6B gush sgorgare

h 4B habitat habitat

h 3C hairstyle capigliatura Do you like my new hairstyle?

h 6A hallway ingresso

h 2B hammock amaca He loved sleeping in his hammock.

h 7C handbag borsa

h 10B handicap handicap My current golf handicap is nine.

h 3C handmade artigianale handmade chocolates/paper/shoes

h 9B handset ricevitore The shop sells all the latest handsets.

h 2B hang appendere

h 6A hardly appena I could hardly hear her at the back.

h 2B healthcare assistenza sanitaria

h 9B health-conscious salutista My wife is very health-conscious.

h 3C hearing udito

h 3C heating riscaldamento Is the heating on?

h 6A heel tacco high-heeled shoes

h 4A height picco

h 6A held mantenuto/a firmly held beliefs

h 2A hemisphere emisfero The brain is divided into two hemispheres.

h 4B herd gregge a herd of cattle/elephants/goats

h 4C heroic eroico

h 1A high street strada principale

h 8B higher superiore a higher calling

h 1A highly molto a highly profitable line of products

h 9B high-street strada principale

h 10B himself se stesso Any fool can teach himself to type.

h 6C hiss fischiare

h 4B historian storico Her father was an eminent historian.

h 10A historic storico historic buildings

h 1B hobby hobby

h 10A homing viaggiatore

h 4B homo urbanus homo urbanus

h 8C honestly onestamente

h 6A hooligan teppista, hooligan

h 6A hop saltellare The rabbit/bird hopped across the grass.

h 10A horseback a cavallo police on horseback

h 5B horse-riding equitazione I enjoyed horse-riding when I was young.

h 9A hot-air balloon mongolfiera hot-air balloon flights

h 9C housing abitazione

h 4B hub centro

h 2A hug abbraccio Come here and give me a big hug.

h 5A humble modesto/a He's very humble about his success.

h 3C hundred-year-old centenario/a

h 8C hunter cacciatore Animals in the cat family are hunters.

h 10A husky husky The huskies pulled our sledge.

h 3B hygiene igiene

h 6B hype grande pubblicita' media hype

h 2B hypnotic ipnotico/a The beauty of the place was hypnotic.

i 7A icicle ghiacciolo Icicles hung from the roof.

i 10A iconic iconico/a

i 1C icy ghiacciato/a icy roads

i 3C ideal ideale the ideal employer

i 9B idealistic idealistico/a

i 7B identification identificazione personal identification number

i 8C identity identita'

i 9B idiot-proof a prova d'idiota an idiot-proof guide

i 7A idyllic idillico an idyllic childhood/summer

i 9C illegal illegale

i 6A illustrate illustrare

i 10C image immagine television images of starving children

i 6B image-conscious attento all'immagine He's terribly image-conscious.

i 6B imaginative fantasioso an imaginative new approach/policy

i 8B imagine immaginare

i 2A immeasurable incommensurabile

i 4A immigrant immigrato/a a large immigrant population

i 7A impact impatto

i 3A impetuous impetuoso/a

i 7B implant impianto breast/heart valve implants

i 7B implant impiantare

i 6C imply insinuare Are you implying (that) I'm fat?

i 3A impostor impostore/rice

i 2A impractical poco pratico

i 1A impressed

i 1A impression impressione

i 4B improvement miglioramento a slight improvement in the economy

i 4C in tune in sintonia

i 6A inability incapacita'

i 1C inaccessible inaccessibile

i 4B Inc. SpA Bishop Computer Services Inc.

i 8A incinerator inceneritore a garbage/hazardous-waste incinerator

i 1B include includere The bill includes tax and service.

i 1B increasingly sempre piu' to be increasingly important/common

i 8C indecision indecisione

i 1A indication indicazione

i 2B inexpensive economico It's an inexpensive perfume.

i 10A autostrada dell'informazione

i 6B informative informativo/a

i 7A informer informatore/rice

i 4B infuriating esasperante

i 7A inhabitant abitante a city of 5 million inhabitants

i 5C inheritance eredita'

i 1A initially inizialmente

i 4C injury infortunio a head/back/knee injury

i 1C in-laws suoceri My in-laws are coming for Christmas.

i 7A inmate detenuto/a

i 4B innovation innovazione

i 7A innovative innovativo/a innovative ideas/methods

i 7B input contributo I didn't have much input into the project.

i 9B input inserire

i 5C inseparable inseparabile

i 1A insincere falso/a an insincere apology

i 10B inspire ispirare

i 9B insurance assicurazione life/health/car/travel insurance

i 7C insure assicurare

A degree in computer science offers a fast track to the top.

He never takes risks because he is a fear-avoider.

They were charged with vio lating federa l law.

Have you had any feedback from customers about the new soap?

The feel good factor persists despi te the current economic problems.

Could you fetch me my glasses/fetch my g lasses for me from the other room, please?

We need the publ ic's he lp in fighting crime.

Repairing watches must be a very finicky job.

The winner crossed the finish ing line 9 seconds before the second-placed runner.We are fi rmly committed to reducing unemployment.

I'm trying to improve my fi tness by cycling to work.

The lightning flashed and distant thunder rolled.

Sara finds i t very di fficu lt to settle - she 's always fl itting from one thing to another.

Some roads have been closed because of flooding.

The main focus of in terest a t the fashion show was Christian Lacroix's outrageous evening wear.

Tonight's programme focuses on the way that homelessness affects the young.

Walking along the darkened street, he heard footsteps close behind h im.

The law forb ids the sale of cigarettes to people under the age of 16.

He argued forcefu lly that stricter laws were necessary to deal wi th the problem.

She wiped the beads of sweat from her forehead.

Germany's Green party was said to be the forerunner of envi ronmental parties throughout Europe.

I don't think she 's ever qui te forgiven me for getting her name wrong that time.

The format o f the magazine has changed.

The road was covered with fragments of glass from the shattered window.

Frankly, I think this whole situation is ridic ulous.

New measures are needed to prevent fraudsters opening bank accounts with sto len cheques.

Water freezes to ice at a temperature of 0°C.

Serena is very popular because of her friendliness.

Their friendship goes back to when they were at school together.

The summer fête wil l be the school 's main fundraising event th is year.

It was much further to the town centre than I remembered.

I suggest we use Barkers as our main suppliers - they're good and furthermore they're cheap.

They've got those curtains that tie up with big bows - they' re a bit fussy for my taste.

Have you seen this handy little gadget - it's for separating egg yolks from whi tes.

What do you hope to ga in from the course?

Annette gazed admiringly a t Warren as he spoke.

I think both genders are capable of looking after chi ldren.

The new development will generate 1500 new jobs.

Machiko looked at me in genuine surprise - "Are you real ly going?" she said.I'm genuinely sorry for what I said, I real ly am.

Who can resist the glamour of Hol lywood?

I on ly caught a fleeting glimpse of the driver o f the getaway car, but I doubt I would recognize her if I saw her again.

She's continually g loating over/about her new job.

He's one of the highest-earning professional gol fers in the world.

Google is a popular Internet search engine.

Prices of goods are governed by the cost o f the raw materials, as well as by the cost o f production and distribution.

A mugger grabbed her handbag as she was walking across the park.

My grandpa is getting old and can't hear very wel l.

Emma's a gregarious, outgoing sort of person.

Rebels have tightened the ir grip on the city.

He refused to answer on the grounds that she was unfa irly dismissed.

There is a growing awareness of the seriousness of this disease.

She spent the evening grumbl ing to me about her job.

There are any number of mi racle cures on the market for people gul lib le enough to buy them.For the last decade she has acted as the president' s economics guru.

Her arm gushed b lood where the kni fe had gone in.

With so many areas of woodland being cut down, a lo t of wildli fe is losing its natura l habitat.

I walked through the door and in to the hal lway.

She took her hairbrush from her handbag and began to brush her ha ir.

I hung from the window with my fingertips.

Healthcare workers are some of the lowest paid people in the country.

My father is quite old now and he's increasingly hard of hearing.

August is the height o f the tourist season.

My great grandfather was a hero ic sold ier.

There's a new Ita lian restaurant opening on the high street.

There are signs of economic recovery in the high street.

People in the audience were h issing their disapproval .

Ben's hobby is restoring vintage motorcycles.

Migrating bi rds and fish have a strong homing instinct.

Homo sapiens have become homo urbanus.

They have a lways deal t honestly and fa irly with the ir customers.

Hooligans had sprayed paint all over the car.

There's a shortage of cheap housing in the region.

The City of London is the hub of Britain 's financial world.

There's a hundred-year-old tree in the garden.

Poor standards of hygiene mean that the disease spreads fast.

John Lennon gained iconic status fo llowing his death.

When I was young and idealistic I bel ieved it was possible to change the world.

The man's identity was being kept secret whi le he was helping police with enquiries.

a campaign to stop the i llegal sa le of cigarettes to chi ldren under 16

The lecturer i llustra ted his po int with a diagram on the b lackboard.

I've never heard her criticize you - I th ink you imagine it.

Her films had an immeasurable effect on a generation of Americans.

The anti-smoking campaign had had/made quite an impact on young people.He's so impetuous - why can't he think th ings over before he rushes into them?

The owner's name and address is stored on a microchip and implanted in the dog 's body.

He felt like an impostor among a ll those intel ligent people, as if he had no right to be there.I love high heels but they're ra ther impractical.

impressionato/a favorevolmente

I wasn't very impressed with the performance.

It makes/gives/creates a very bad impression i f you 're late for an interview.

Much of his success comes from being in tune with what his customers want.

Inabi lity to use a computer is a serious disadvantage when you are applying for jobs.one of the most inaccessib le p laces in the world

A moment's indecision when you've got the bal l and you could lose the game.

Helen's face gave no indication of what she was thinking.

information superhighway

The information superhighway extends throughout most of the world.

This is an in teresting and h igh ly informative book.

Most police informers receive a reward for the ir information.

It's infuriating when people keep spel ling your name wrong, isn't it?

The large inheritance from h is aunt meant that he could buy his own boat.

In itial ly, most people approved of the new scheme.

Women make up about 6 per cent of all inmates in the U.S.

the latest innovations in computer technology

I've spent the morn ing inputting data into the computer.

When we were kids Zoe and I were inseparable.

His confident leadership inspi red h is fo llowers.

All our household goods are insured against accidental damage.

i 9B insurer assicuratore/rice

i 7B intake afflusso

i 9C intellectual intellettuale

i 4A intellectually intellettualmente

i 5B intend avere l'intenzione We intend to go to Australia next year.

i 1B intentionally intenzionalmente

i 10C interact interagire

i 5A interaction interazione

i 9B inter-city inter-city an inter-city train

i 1B interest interesse I've always had an interest in astronomy.

i 5A interlocked incastrato/a interlocked paving

i 8C interpretation interpretazione

i 1A intervene intervenire

i 2A intimidating intimidatorio an intimidating array of weapons

i 2C intriguing intrigante an intriguing possibility/question

i 7C intruder intruso

i 7B intrusion intrusione

i 6B intrusive importuno/a intrusive questioning

i 10C intuitive intuitivo/a

i 10C invariably invariabilmente The train is invariably late.

i 8A involved coinvolto/a emotionally/romantically involved

i 3A inwardly nel proprio intimo

i 7B iris iride iris recognition software

i 1B irritate irritare

i 1A -ish piu' o meno

j 7A jail prigione the country's overcrowded jails

j 4C jet jet a jet plane

j 7C (be) joined at the hip attaccati They seem to be joined at the hip.

j 8B joy gioia

j 10B judgment giudizio to show good/sound/poor judgment

j 7A justice giustizia

j 7B justified giustificato/a

j 5C justify giustificare

k 1B keep track seguire

k 1A keep up stare al passo

k 3A kicked-in-the-guts pugno nello stomaco

k 7B kick-off calcio d'inizio What time is the kick-off?

k 7A kidnapper rapitore The police have arrested the kidnapper.

k 7A killer assassino

k 2A kindly gentile a kindly old lady

k 6A kitten gattino

k 7A knives coltelli

l 3A lack mancare He just lacks a little confidence.

l 10C lack mancanza Her only problem is lack of confidence.

l 6C lad ragazzo

l 2B lagoon laguna a tropical lagoon

l 7C landlord proprietario

l 7A landscape paesaggio a rural/barren landscape

l 5A laundry bucato I've got to do my laundry.

l 4A lawsuit causa

l 4C layout impaginazione page layout

l 6B leap saltare

l 6C leap up balzare su I leaped up to answer the phone.

l 10C learner allievo/a He's a quick learner.

l 9C leave aside mettere da parte

l 4A legally legalmente

l 4A legitimate leggittimo/a

l 9A leisure svago leisure activities

l 4B lengthen prolungare

l 9C less-developed meno sviluppato/a less-developed countries

l 4A libel diffamazione

l 2B lick leccare He licked the chocolate off his fingers.

l 2A lifespan durata della vita

l 2B lifetime vita

l 9A likely probabile

l 6B likewise ugualmente

l 7B limit limitare

l 5A limo limousine I arrived at the party in a limo.

l 10C linguistic linguistico

l 6C literally letteralmente I was literally bowled over by the news.

l 10A litre litro

l 8A litter immondizia

l 6C lively vivace

l 9C loan prestito

l 6B loathing avversione

l 2A lobby atrio Let's meet in the lobby of the hotel.

l 7B locate localizzare

l 7B locker armadietto

l 2B log legno a log cabin

l 9C logical logico/a a logical choice/conclusion

l 8B lovable amabile a lovable child

l 10A loved one caro/a

l 6C love-struck fulminato dall'amore

l 6C luckless sfortunato/a

l 7A lush rigoglioso/a lush green valleys

l 8C luxurious lussuoso/a They have a very luxurious house.

m 8A mad pazzo/a I think I must be going mad.

m 7A maggot verme a maggot farm

m 10A mail posta

m 7A maintain mantenere

m 4B majority maggioranza

m 10A making fare (filmografia) the art of film making

m 6B manipulate manipolare

m 1C manual manuale a DIY manual

m 2B marble marmo a marble floor/statue

m 6A marginally marginalmente marginally more expensive

m 7A mark segno a distinguishing mark

m 2A marked marcato

m 8B marker indice development markers

m 1A marketing marketing a career in marketing

m 2B massive enorme They've got a massive house.

m 9C mass-produced prodotto in serie mass-produced souvenirs

m 6A matching abbinato/a

m 9A materialism materialismo

m 8C materialistic materialistico/a

m 2A mathematical matematico/a a mathematical formula

m 2C meandering meandro a meandering river

m 1B meaningful significante

m 10A means mezzo

m 4A measure misura

m 6A mechanism meccanismo

m 2B medieval medievale a medieval building/painting/town

m 8B mediocre mediocre

m 2B Mediterranean mediterraneo/a Mediterranean cuisine

m 2A mega- mega megacomputer/mega-savant

m 9A membership iscrizione

m 2A memorise memorizzare

m 6A mental mentale

m 10B mentor mentore I've learned a lot from my mentor.

m 10A messenger messaggero

m 2B metallic metallico/a Our new car is metallic blue.

m 3A meticulous meticoloso/a

m 10A mice topi field mice

m 7B microchip microchip

m 4C middle-of-the-road ordinario middle-of-the-road pop music

m 4B millennia millenni

m 10C mind map mappa mentale I'd like to learn how to draw mind maps.

m 6A mindset punto di vista to have a different/the same mindset

m 5C minimum wage salario minimo

m 4A minister ministro the foreign/health minister

m 6C minor minore a minor operation

m 4B misgovernment malgoverno

m 5C misguided malaccorto/a

m 7A model modello/a

m 10B modelling fare da modello/a

m 3B moderate limitato/a a moderate amount of food

m 2C modernity modernita'

m 1C molehill montagnella

m 9B money-minded attento ai soldi

m 7B monitoring monitoraggio secret monitoring of phone calls

m 2B monsoon monsone

m 8B monster mostro a sea monster

m 9B monthly mensile monthly payments

m 6B motivated motivato a racially-motivated murder

m 8B motivation motivazione

m 2A motor motorio He has poor motor control/functions.

m 7B motorist automobilista

m 1C motorway autostrada

m 7B movement movimento

m 6B much molto This is a much discussed issue.

m 4B multitude moltitudine

m 8B mundane banale

m 1C must dovere We must get someone to fix that wheel.

m 2B must- da- (verb in infinite form)

m 2A mutter borbottare Stop muttering and speak up!

m 1A myself me stesso I've bought myself a new coat.

n 3A nagging persistente a nagging feeling

n 2C nail scissors forbicine silver nail scissors

n 7A narrow stretto/a a narrow bridge/passage/gap

n 5B necessitate necessitare

n 1B necessity necessita'

n 2A neck collo He had the thickest neck I'd ever seen.

n 9A need bisogno

n 2B net rete a fishing net

n 4A newly recentemente the newly formed residents' association

n 9B newsworthy meritevole di attenzione

n 1A niceness gentilezza Our company values niceness.

n 1B nightclub discoteca We went dancing at a nightclub.

n 1B no longer non piu' The cinema is no longer used.

n 6C nod annuire

n 9A no-expense-spared senza limiti di soldi a no-expense-spared holiday

n 4C nonetheless ciononostante

n 9C noon mezzogiorno

n 2C nor neanche "I've never been to Iceland." "Nor have I."

n 7B norm norma

n 2C northwest nord ovest

n 7A Norwegian norvegese She is a Norwegian student.

n 8A notably specialmente

n 10B note appunto

n 10C note-taking prendere appunti

n 9B noteworthy degno di nota a noteworthy example/event

n 9C nuclear power potenza nucleare nuclear power stations

n 6C nudge spintarella

n 7B number plate targa

o 7B obesity obesita'

o 4A objection obiezione

o 4B obstinate ostinato/a He can be very obstinate at times.

o 3C occurrence evento

o 7A offender colpevole first-time offenders

o 2B oil olio bath oil

o 10C Olympic olimpico the International Olympic Committee

o 9B on the contrary al contrario

o 7A one-square-mile di un miglio quadrato a one-square-mile island

o 7B onset insorgenza the onset of cancer

o 2C open-air all'aperto an open-air concert/market

o 7B operate operare

o 6C operation operazione

o 5A opposition opposizione

o 9B optimistic ottimista

o 5B optional opzionale

o 5A originate originare

o 10A orphan orfano/a

o 2A Oscar-winning vincitore dell'Oscar She is an Oscar-winning actress.

o 9C outcome risultato

o 6A out-do superare

o 7B outlook previsione

o 6C out-of-this-world fuori da questo mondo It was an out-of-this-world experience.

o 9B ovenproof da forno Is this dish definitely ovenproof?

o 6B overcome superare

Please contact your insurer if you have any inqui ries.

The teacher-tra ining col lege has increased i ts in take of students by 50% th is year.

Looking after a baby at home a ll day is nice but i t doesn' t provide much intel lectua l stimulation.

She's hoping to find a job which is more demanding in te llectually.

I didn't ignore her intentionally - I just didn't recognize her.

Domin ique's teacher says that she interacts well wi th the other children.

There's not enough in teraction between the management and the workers.

The dispute is based on two widely differing interpretations of the law.

The Centra l Bank in tervened in the currency markets today to try to stabil ize the exchange rate.

I feel l ike an intruder when I visi t thei r home.

They complained about excessive government in trusion into thei r leg itimate activi ties.

Men are often regarded as less intui tive than women.

He was inwardly rel ieved that the test was cancelled.

After a while her behaviour rea lly began to i rritate me.

They have a four-bedroom house on a newish estate.

They were fil led with joy when the ir first child was born.

The justice system in this country consists of a series of law courts at different levels.

I think you were quite justi fied in complain ing.

I can 't rea lly justi fy taking another day off work.

My sister has had so many different jobs, I find it hard to keep track (of what she's do ing).

Supply of the goods is fa iling to keep up with demand.

I can clearly remember the kicked-in-the-guts feel ing I had when I lost my job.

Police are still hoping to find the dead woman's killer.

I'm going to buy my daughter a kitten for her bi rthday.

In the car the police found guns, knives and other letha l weapons.

A group of young lads were standing outside the shop.

The landlord had promised to redecorate the bedrooms before we moved in.

Two of the d irectors have brought/filed a lawsuit against their former employer.

He leapt out of h is car and ran towards the house.

Leaving aside the question of cost, how many people do we need on the job?

Chi ldren under sixteen are not legal ly allowed to buy cigarettes.

He cla imed that the restaurant bi ll was a leg itimate business expense.

There is a plan to lengthen the three-year course to four years.

She threatened to sue the magazine for libel.

The average human li fespan in the developed countries has increased over the last hundred years.We'll see a tremendous lo t of technological changes during/in our lifetime.

Do remind me because I'm likely to forget.

Just water these plants twice a week, and l ikewise the ones in the bedroom.

Having so li ttle money to spend on an apartment does limit you in your choice.

I'm particularly interested in the linguistic development o f young children.

The tax increase wil l add 4p to a litre of petrol .

About 2% of fast-food packaging ends up as li tter.

The room was painted a live ly electric blue.

She's trying to get a $50 000 loan to start her own business.

The thought o f him touching her fil led her wi th deep loathing.

Police are still trying to locate the suspect.

We had several hours to wait for our tra in, so we le ft our bags in a (luggage) locker, and went to look around the town.

People, natura lly enough, want to know that the ir loved ones are out of danger.

Look at me, I' m behaving l ike a love-struck teenager!

The luckless defender, Mark Emery, sustained his thi rd injury of the season.

She spent the morning reading and answering her mai l.

Despite living in d ifferent countries, the two families have maintained close links.The majority o f the employees have university degrees.

Throughout her career she has very successful ly manipulated the media.

The president spoke with passion for an hour, in marked contrast to his subdued address to the parliament yesterday.

a green dress wi th match ing green handbag

So have we become a sel f-centred society, preoccupied wi th material ism?

I was a material istic person, with a large ego.

She seems to find i t di fficu lt to form meaningfu l rela tionships.

We need to find some other means of transportation.

What further measures can we take to avoid terrorism?

She's actually rather insecure, and her rudeness is just a defence mechanism.

The fi lm's plo t is predictable and the acting is mediocre.

You have to apply for membership of the sports club.

When I was at school , we were requi red to memorize a poem every week.

His physical and menta l health had got worse.

The documents were delivered by special messenger.

Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book.

The microchip compresses and decompresses a co lour image in less than a second.

The book is a h istory of the last two mi llennia.

It is very difficul t to survive on the minimum wage.

A decade of misgovernment has bankrupted the country.

He was shot as he made a misguided attempt to stop the robbers single-handed.

The educational system was a model for those of many other countries.

Ashley's a lways wanted to go into modelling.

There is a stark contrast between tradition and modern ity on the streets of the city.You're making a mounta in out of a molehil l. You wrote one bad essay - it doesn't mean you're go ing to fai l your exam.

I've never been very money-minded - I leave all my business affai rs to my financial adviser.

The fa ilure of the monsoon would destroy harvests on which 1000 mil lion people re ly.

He's a bright enough student - he just lacks motivation.

A passing motorist stopped and gave her a li ft to the nearby town.

Because of the bad weather, motorway (driving) conditions are expected to be hazardous ton ight.

He made a sudden movement and frightened the bi rd away.

The city has a multitude of problems, from homelessness to drugs and murder.

Mundane matters such as paying bi lls and shopping for food do not in terest her.

It's moderately entertain ing but i t' s certain ly not a must-see film.

Reduction in government spending will necessitate further cuts in public services.With a personal fortune of six mil lion pounds, she certainly doesn 't work out of necessi ty (= because she needs to).

There's a growing need for cheap housing in the larger cities.

Nothing newsworthy ever happens around here. It's so boring.

Many people in the audience nodded in agreement.

There are serious problems in our country. Nonetheless, we feel this is a good time to re turn.We used to ski before noon then take a long lunch.

One child per family is fast becoming the norm in some countries.

the sale of the company's northwest division

They have begun attracting investors, most notably b ig Japanese financia l houses.He le ft a note to say he would be home late.

Note-taking is an important skil l for students.

The children were giggl ing and nudging each other.

Police are looking for a small blue car with the number plate K17 EMW.

A d iet that is h igh in fa t can lead to obesity.

Her ob jection to /against the plan is based on incorrect facts.

Street-fights are an everyday occurrence in this area of the city.

"Didn't you find the film exciting?" "On the contrary, I nearly fell asleep half way through it!"

How do you operate the remote control uni t?

There are several reactors of the type in operation at the moment.

There is a lo t of opposition to the proposed changes.

She is optimistic about her chances of winning a gold medal.

Engl ish is compulsory for al l students, but art and music are optional.

Although the technology originated in the UK, i t has been developed in the US.

The civil war is making orphans of many children.

It's too early to predict the outcome of the meeting.

He always tries to out-do everybody else in the class.

The outlook for today is cloudy and dry at first with showers la ter.

to overcome difficul ties/obstacles/problems/resistance

o 9C overdraft scoperto to run up/pay off an overdraft

o 5A overhead sopra A flock of geese flew overhead.

o 1A overhear sentire per caso

o 1B overload sovraccarico

o 9B over-priced sovrapprezzato Train fares are ridiculously over-priced.

o 9C overseas oltremare

o 5B overspend spendere troppo

o 8B overtake superare

o 6B overuse abusare

o 1A overused abusato/a overused expressions

o 5A overworked affaticato an overworked civil servant

o 9C owing to a causa di

p 2A painter pittore

p 9B Pakistani pachistano/a a Pakistani film

p 4B palm palmo

p 2B pancake frittella

p 5B paralympics paraolimpiadi

p 6A participant participante

p 9C pass on tramandare

p 6C passer-by passante

p 3B path via

p 6A patrol pattugliare

p 10B patterned decorato patterned textiles/wallpaper

p 6C pause fare una pausa He paused and thought for a moment.

p 9B payment pagamento

p 9B peace pace peace talks/proposals

p 1C peanuts noccioline

p 6A pebble ciottolo

p 6A peculiar strano/a She has the most peculiar ideas.

p 9A penny centesimo

p 10A pension off andare in pensione

p 4A percent percento

p 1A perfectly perfettamente

p 6A perform compiere

p 6A perk beneficio

p 1A perky allegro You look very perky this morning.

p 10C permeate permeare

p 10B persist persistere

p 4B pestilence pestilenza Thousands were killed by the pestilence.

p 6A phenomenon fenomeno

p 7A philosophy filosofia

p 3B physically fisicamente Physically I find him very attractive.

p 2B picture-book libro di fotografie the picture-book English countryside

p 10A pigeon piccione racing/homing pigeons

p 7B PIN PIN Do not reveal your PIN to anybody.

p 10A pioneering pionere a pioneering spirit

p 6A pittance miseria He works hard but he's paid a pittance.

p 8A playground campo giochi

p 2B plentiful abbondante Strawberries are plentiful in the summer.

p 6C pluck up (courage) farsi coraggio

p 3A podium podio

p 8C poem poema a book of love poems

p 1C pointless senza senso This is a pointless exercise.

p 4A poke fun prendere in giro Stop poking fun at your sister.

p 7B political politico political leaders

p 9B politically-minded politicamente impegnato a politically-minded pop star

p 9B pollution-free privo di inquinamento pollution-free cars

p 6A pond stagno a duck pond

p 7C population popolazione

p 2C port porto a naval/fishing/container port

p 2A possess possedere I don't possess a single DVD.

p 10A postal service servizio postale The United States Postal Service

p 2B pour versare I spilled the juice while I was pouring it.

p 7C pour down fare un'acquazzone

p 6C pout broncio

p 5A powerful potente

p 9B praiseworthy lodevole

p 4B precede precedere

p 1A pregnant incinta She's five and a half months pregnant.

p 5A premiere la prima

p 4A premium sovrapprezzo

p 7B pre-paid pre-pagato

p 2B preserve preservare

p 4A press release conferenza stampa

p 8B presumably presumibilmente

p 6B previously precedentemente

p 9B priced prezzato a reasonably priced product

p 7C primary elementare a primary school

p 5A principal responsabile

p 5C prior prima di

p 9A priority priorita'

p 7A prisoner prigioniero

p 8C pro vantaggio

p 4B process processo

p 4C Prof. prof. Prof. Tina Pritchard

p 5A profession professione

p 6A professor professore Professor Stephen Hawking

p 8A profound profondo

p 4A palinsesto

p 9A properly correttamente It's still not working properly.

p 8C proportion proporzione

p 4A proposal proposta

p 1C prospect prospettiva

p 10B protégé pupillo

p 2A prove dimostrare That theory was proved false.

p 7B provider provider an Internet service provider

p 5C provision fornitura

p 5A proximity prossimita'

p 5A pseud(o)- pseudo pseudo-friendship

p 1A publisher editore

p 7A puddle pozzanghera a puddle of water

p 7B pull down demolire

p 7A punish punire

p 3B punishing castigante

p 7B pupil alunno/a a second-year pupil

p 9B purchase acquisto

p 1B purely meramente

p 6A push spingere push boundaries

p 1A pushy insistente a pushy salesman

q 6A quack il qua qua I heard quacks coming from the pond.

q 2C quaint caratteristico a quaint old cottage

q 1C quietly silenziosamente I slipped quietly out of the back door.

q 6A quirky non convenzionale

r 7B race razza

r 8B racer corridore My brother is a kart racer.

r 6B racism razzismo

r 7B radio-transmitting radio trasmettitore a radio-transmitting device

r 9B rail ticket biglietto del treno

r 10A railroad station stazione ferroviaria Central Railroad Station

r 5B rapper rapper Who is your favourite rapper?

r 3B rarely raramente We rarely see each other now.

r 10A rat ratto Rats carry disease.

r 10B rather piuttosto

r 9A rational razionale He was too upset to be rational.

r 8B rationalise razionalizzare

r 1C rave impazzire

r 1A readership numero di lettori

r 9A realisation realizzazione

r 1B realistically realisticamente

r 8B realm nei limiti

r 9B reasonable accessibile

r 8C reassure rassicurare

r 7B rebel ribelle

r 6C recall ricordare

r 4B reckless spericolato/a He was found guilty of reckless driving.

r 10A recruit assumere

r 5A recurrent ricorrente

r 4C red-top tabloid I read the red-tops every morning.

r 10C reflect riflettere

r 7A reformer riformatore/ice a social reformer

r 6B refusal rifiuto

r 6A regard considerare

r 5B regardless a prescindere

r 2C region regione the semi-desert regions of Australia

r 1B regularly regolarmente Accidents regularly occur on this bend.

r 7A rehabilitation reabilitazione the rehabilitation of prisoners

r 6A relaxing rilassante a relaxing holiday

r 8A relieve alleviare

r 5C relieved sollevato/a

r 7B religion religione the Christian religion

r 8A religious religioso/a religious education

r 9C renewable rinnovabile

r 6B renovation rinnovazione The museum is closed for renovation.

r 7A re-offend ricommettere un crimine

r 9C repeated ripetuto/a repeated attempts/mistakes/warnings

r 7A repeatedly ripetutamente

r 7A repressive repressivo/a a repressive military regime

r 7A requirement requisito

r 7B resign dimettere

r 1C resist resistere

r 6B resistance resistenza resistance to disease

r 9C resource risorsa

r 5B restless irrequieto

r 7A restore restaurare

r 7B restrict limitare measures to restrict the sale of alcohol

r 4A restriction restrizione import/export/currency restrictions

r 7B retailer rivenditore a big electronics retailer

r 5C retirement pensione

r 6A reverse al contrario

r 2B revolting rivoltante a revolting smell of rotting cabbage

r 10C revolution rivoluzione a technological revolution

r 4A ridiculous ridicolo/a Do I look ridiculous in this hat?

r 7C rising crescente rising inflation

r 3A rival rivale

r 1C roadworks lavori stradali

r 6B roam girovagare

r 8B roller-coaster montagne russe She loves roller-coasters.

r 2B round-necked girocollo a round-necked T-shirt

r 5A round-the-clock 24 ore su 24 She needed round-the-clock nursing.

r 7A route tragitto

r 10C rowing canottaggio I love rowing.

r 5A rub shoulders (with) socializzare

r 2C rugged roccioso/a rugged landscape/terrain/hills/cliffs

r 6C ruin rovinare

r 4A ruling sentenza

r 7B rumoured si dice che..

r 1A runaway eclatante

r 6A run-of-the-mill comune He gave a fairly run-of-the-mill speech.

r 4C runway pista

r 4B rural rurale

r 1A rush up avvicinarsi precipitosamente

r 2B rustic rustico/a a rustic bench/cabin

r 5C rut routine quotidiana

s 5A sacrifice sacrificio

s 9B safety-conscious cauto/a safety-conscious behaviour

s 7A saliva saliva saliva specimens

s 7C sarcastic sarcastico/a a sarcastic comment/remark

s 4A satisfaction soddisfazione

s 2A savant savant savant syndrome

s 7A saw sega a hand/power/chain/circular saw

s 4C saxophone sassofono My father plays the saxophone.

s 1C saying detto

s 4B scale portata

s 6C scam truffa an insurance scam

s 2A scan scanning an ultrasound scan

s 8B scare spaventare Sudden noises scare her.

s 6C scary pauroso a scary movie/story

s 7C scene scena

s 7C scheme piano a training/housing/play scheme

s 10C scientific scientifico/a a scientific discovery/experiment/theory

s 8B scrape raschiare

I overheard a very funny conversation on the bus this morning.

People today suffer from in formation overload.

Many more people go/travel/live/work overseas these days.

The council seems l ikely to overspend th is year.

Always check your rear view mirror before you overtake (another car).

I tend to overuse certa in favourite expressions.

The concert has been cancelled owing to lack of support.

J.M.W. Turner is one of Britain 's best-known landscape painters.

This tiny device fi ts in to the palm of your hand.

Do you want a sweet pancake or a savoury one?

The Paralympic Games are held in a different country on each occasion.

The students cla im to be wil ling participants in the experiment.

My grandmother passed on her cooking skills to me.

The gunmen opened fire, kill ing a pol iceman and a passer-by.

The path to success is fraught with difficul ties.

The whole town is patrolled by police because of the possibi lity of riots.

Usually we ask for payment on receipt of the goods.

They pay people peanuts in that organization.

This part of the coast has pebble beaches.

I keep pennies and other small co ins in a jar.

After flying for 38 years, thei r Wessex hel icopter is about to be pensioned off.

You got 20 percent o f the answers right - that means one in every five.

The jacket fits perfectly, the skirt not so wel l.

Computers can perform a variety of tasks.

A company car and a mobile phone are some of the perks that come with the job.

Dissatisfaction wi th the government seems to have permeated every section of society.The government is persisting with its ambi tious public works programme.

Do you believe in the paranormal and other psychic phenomena?

Live now, pay la ter - that's my phi losophy of life!

There were children fighting in the playground.

He fina lly plucked up courage to ask her to marry h im.

Tears ran down her face as she stood on the winner's podium.

There's been a 9% rise in the prison population (= the number of people in prison).

It looks as though i t' s about to pour down (with rain).

Vanessa always pouts if she doesn 't get what she wants.

The President is more powerful than the Prime Min ister.

His actions during the crisis were truly praiseworthy.

Boutros Boutros-Ghali preceded Kofi Annan as the Secretary-Genera l of the UN.

The world premiere of the opera wi ll be at the Metropol itan Opera House in New York.

We're wil ling to pay a premium for the best location.

Admission tickets are $20 pre-paid, $25 at the door.

We want to preserve the character o f the town while improving the faci lities.

The minister issued a press release shortly after her resignation.

They can presumably afford to buy a bigger apartment.

She was previously employed as a tour guide.

None of the principals in the production received any payment for thei r performances.The course requi red no prior knowledge of Spanish.

The management d id not seem to consider office safety to be a priority.

Prisoners climbed onto the prison roof to protest a t the condi tions inside the prison.One of the b ig pros of l iving in Madrid is the night l ife.

Visa applications take 28 days to process.

He le ft the teaching profession in 1965 to set up h is own business.

The invention of the contraceptive pil l brought about profound changes in the lives of women.

programming schedule

I am responsible for the station's programming schedule.

The level of crime in an area is a lmost always in di rect proportion to the number of unemployed.

Congress has re jected the latest economic proposal put forward by the president.

The prospect o f spending three whole days wi th her fi lls me wi th horror.

Shapur's restaurant is fu ll every n ight as trendy Londoners en joy the wonders of his young protégé, chef Glyn Fussel l.

The provision of good publ ic transport will be essential for developing the area.

The best th ing about the location of the house is its proximi ty to the town centre.

Janet ed ited books for a varie ty of publishers.

They pul led down the warehouse to bui ld a new supermarket.

Those responsible for these crimes must be brought to court and punished.

Currently she has a punishing schedule of five presentations a day.

Tick ets must be purchased two weeks in advance.

On a purely practical level , it is difficu lt to see how such proposals would work.

He was tal l and had a quirky, off-beat sense of humour.

People of many di fferent races were living side by side.

The authorities are taking steps to combat/fight/tackle racism in schools.

The cost o f rai l tickets was increased by 11%.

I think I'd like to stay at home th is evening rather than go out.

She rational ised the expense by saying that the costly carpet she had bought would last longer than a cheaper one.

She raved about/over the clo thes she had seen at the Paris fashion shows.

The magazine has a readership of over 250 000.

The real ization was dawning (= They were starting to realize) that th is was a major d isaster.Realistica lly speaking, he hadn't a hope, but that d idn 't stop h im trying.

A pay rise is not wi th in the rea lms of possibil ity, I'm afra id.

Tomatoes are very reasonable at th is time of year.

I was nervous on my first day at col lege, but I was reassured to see some friendly faces.The rebels took over the capital and set up a new government.

The old man recal led the ci ty as i t had been before the war.

Charities such as Oxfam are always trying to recrui t volunteers to help in their work.LeFanu suffered al l his li fe from a recurrent n ightmare that he was trapped in a fall ing house.

The statistics re flect a change in people 's spending habits.

Our request for permission to travel met with/received a fla t/po int-blank refusal from the authori ties.Her parents always regarded her as the cleverest o f thei r ch ildren.

She knew it was dangerous to visit him except at night, but she set out regardless (of the risk).

She was g iven a shot o f morphine to re lieve the pain.

I'm so rel ieved to find you - I thought you'd a lready gone.

renewable energy sources such as wind and wave power

If he re-offends, he wil l go back to jail for a long time.

He telephoned repeatedly, begging her to re turn.

A good degree is a minimum requirement for many jobs.

He resigned from the company in order to take a more chal lenging job.

She couldn 't resist laughing at h im in those clo thes.

Britain 's minera l resources inc lude oil , coal and gas deposits.

He's a restless type - he never stays in one country for long.

The badly neglected paintings have al l been careful ly restored.

Many teachers over the age of 50 are taking early retirement.

To stop the engine, you repeat the same procedures, but in reverse.

He beat h is closest/nearest riva l by 20 marks.

There are delays on the M4 because of roadworks.

After the pubs close, gangs of youths roam the city streets.

A co llege education is often the best route to a good job.

She cla ims that she rubs shoulders wi th royal ty al l the time.

Huge modern hotels have ru ined th is once unspoilt coastline.

The court has made a fina l ruling on the case that the companies acted il legally.

The president is rumoured to be seriously il l.

Her first novel 's runaway (= surprisingly big) success came as a great surprise.

The envi ronmentalists protested against the government' s decision to bui ld a th ird runway at the airport.

The area is stil l very rural and undeveloped.

She rushed up to me and asked me a question.

I've got to change jobs - after 15 years here I feel I'm (stuck) in a rut (= I'm bored).

Many women sacri fice interesting careers for thei r fami ly.

You've so ld me a fau lty product and I demand satisfaction.

As the saying goes, 'Don't count your chickens before they're hatched' .

We don't yet know the scale of the problem.

Evidence was found at the scene of the crime.

I was woken up by the noise of branches scraping against my bedroom window.

s 7A scratch graffiare

s 2A screenwriter sceneggiatore/ice Who is the best young screenwriter?

s 8A scriptwriter sceneggiatore/ice She is a well-known scriptwriter.

s 8A scrub strofinare

s 2B scruffy trasandato/a a small, scruffy-looking man

s 2C seaside al mare a seaside holiday/hotel/resort

s 7C seatbelt cintura di sicurezza to fasten your seatbelt

s 5B secondary secondaria secondary education

s 10A secretly segretamente

s 4A seek cercare

s 2A seek out scovare

s 3B seldom raramente

s 7A select selezionare

s 9A selection selezione

s 3A self-awareness autoconsapevolezza I think I have good self-awareness.

s 1A self-help self-help self-help books

s 5A selfless disinteressato/a selfless devotion to duty

s 5A semi- semi- semi-circle/semi-famous

s 3C senior citizen cittadino anziano Discounts are available for senior citizens.

s 8B sensation sensazione a burning sensation

s 7B setback contrattempo

s 9A setting posizione Their cottage is in an idyllic rural setting.

s 4A settle for accontentarsi

s 5C settle in stabilirsi

s 4B settlement insediamento

s 1A several molti

s 7A severely severamente I was severely reprimanded by my boss.

s 1B sex sesso What sex is your cat?

s 5C shadow ombra

s 4B shape forma

s 3A sheer assoluto/a The suggestion is sheer nonsense.

s 7B shelter rifugio

s 6C shoo cacciare

s 6A shopper compratore crowds of Christmas shoppers

s 10A shortage scarsita'

s 10B shot colpo

s 6B showing visione

s 2A shuffle strascicare

s 10A siege assedio

s 8A significant significativo/a

s 6A significantly significativamente

s 3A similarly similmente

s 1A simply semplicemente

s 2A simultaneously simultaneamente

s 2B sip sorseggiare This tea is very hot, so sip it carefully.

s 7A situated situato/a The school is situated near to the station.

s 7A six-year di sei anni a six-year sentence

s 4C skid slittare

s 10C skill abilita' Ruth had/possessed great writing skills.

s 5A skimmed scremato skimmed milk

s 10A skinny magro/a

s 10A sled slitta

s 5C sleepover pigiama party Let's have a sleepover at my house.

s 4C slide diapositiva an emergency slide

s 7A slide scivolare

s 10A slowly lentamente Could you please speak more slowly?

s 1A slump crollare She slumped into the chair, exhausted.

s 7A small-scale di piccola portata a small-scale investigation

s 9B smart card carta intelligente

s 7A smuggling contrabbando

s 9B snack spuntino

s 4C snappy d'effetto

s 6B sneaky furtivo a sneaky plan

s 2B snow-capped coperto/a di neve snow-capped mountains

s 5C snowed under occupatissimo/a

s 4C so-called detto/a

s 2A socially socialmente

s 9A sociologist sociologo/a a renowned sociologist

s 10B soloist solista

s 7C somebody qualcuno There's somebody at the door.

s 6C somersault sobbalzo, sobbalzare My stomach somersaulted.

s 6A somewhat alquanto

s 8A soot fuliggine

s 4B sophistication sofisticatezza

s 9B sort tipo We both like the same sort of music.

s 10A sorting office smistamento I work at the sorting office.

s 10B sour agro/a These plums are a bit sour.

s 2C southwest sud ovest

s 6A speciality specialita'

s 3A spectrum gamma

s 9A spending spesa government spending on health

s 2B spice spezia

s 4C splash scoop

s 2C splendour splendore

s 1C spoil viziare

s 6B sponsored sponsorizzato/a a sponsored run

s 3A spontaneous spontaneo/a She's such a spontaneous, lively woman.

s 2C sporting sportivo

s 3A spotlight sotto I riflettori

s 5A spouse coniuge

s 2B sprawling disordinatamente esteso/a sprawling suburbs

s 3A spray spruzzare She sprayed herself with perfume.

s 7C spy hole spioncino

s 4C St via My address is 19 East Norwood St.

s 7A stable zuccheroso/a The horses are in the stables.

s 8B stair scala

s 5B standard standard

s 4B standstill interruzione

s 5A stardom celebrita'

s 2B stark austero/a

s 2C stately signorile stately homes

s 9A statement dichiarazione a provocative statement

s 9A state-of-the-art all'avanguardia a state-of-the-art computer

s 6B stealth circospezione

s 5A stepping stone trampolino

s 10B stick with rimanere

s 7B stock provviste

s 7A stolen rubato stolen goods

s 2B stopover scalo

s 7B store card carta fedelta' Do you have a store card?

s 10B straightaway subito

s 2B strain tensione

s 2B straw cannuccia

s 9B stress-free senza stress a stress-free life

s 2B stretch tratta

s 3B stroke ictus

s 10A stroke of genius colpo di genio

s 1A strongly fortemente

s 9C structure struttura

s 5C stuck incastrato I'm stuck in a rut (= I'm bored).

s 6A stuffed toy giocattolo in peluche

s 10B stunning favoloso a stunning dress

s 2B stupid-looking dall'apparenza studida a stupid-looking animal

s 5A stupor stupore

s 6A stylish con stile The film's direction is subtle and stylish.

s 6A subconscious inconscio

s 6A submission presentazione

s 5C subsequent successivo/a

s 1B substitute sostituto/a a substitute teacher

s 10C successfully con successo

s 4B succumb soccombere

s 4A sue denunciare

s 8A suffering sofferenza

s 9C sugar-free senza zucchero sugar-free chewing-gum

s 6A sugary zuccheroso/a all those sugary snacks that kids eat

s 9C sum up ricapitolare

s 3B sunlight luce del sole a ray/beam/shaft/pool of sunlight

s 2B sun-roof decapottabile My new car has a sun-roof.

s 9A super- stra- the super-rich

s 2C superbly superbamente The orchestra played superbly.

s 2B superbly-acted recitato/a in modo superbo It is a superbly-acted drama.

s 5A superficial superficiale

s 5A superwoman superdonna

s 2B supper spuntino

s 5A supplement integrare

s 6A supporter tifoso/a

s 8B supposedly presumibilmente

s 3A supremely estremamente

s 8C surprisingly sorprendentemente

s 2C surround circondare

s 9B suspicious sospettoso/a

s 7A sweat sudore/sudare (verb)

s 6A sweater maglione Put a sweater on if you're cold.

s 3B swell (up) gonfiare

s 10A swift rapido

s 6B swimming pool piscina an indoor/outdoor swimming pool

s 1A swing spalancare The door swung open.

s 10C switch cambiare

s 4C swoop picchiata

s 3A syndrome sindrome

s 10C systematic sistematico/a

t 4C tabloid tabloid the tabloid press

t 3C tactful delicato

t 7B tagging sorveglianza electronic tagging

t 3A tailor adattare

t 10B talent talento

t 6B tap rubinetto the hot/cold tap

t 1A technique tecnica

t 4B technological tecnologico/a

t 2B teeth denti I brush my teeth three times a day.

t 10A telegraph telegrafo The news came by telegraph.

t 5C telephone telefono a telephone survey

t 2A temporal lobe lobo temporale the temporal lobe of the brain

t 7A tempt tentare

t 3C ten kilometre (di) dieci chilometri a ten kilometre road race

t 9A term termine

t 1B terms termini

t 1B text-based fondato/a su sms

t 7C thank goodness grazie a Dio

t 8B thankful grato/a

t 5A the Internet internet

t 2A theory teoria Darwin's theory of evolution

t 6B thereby pertanto

t 9C thinker pensatore/ice a political/religious thinker

t 2A thoroughly estremamente I thoroughly enjoyed the performance.

t 10C thought pensiero

t 9C three-day tre giorni a three-day weekend

t 3A thrifty parsimonioso/a

t 8B thrill-seeker alla ricerca del brivido I would describe myself as a thrill-seeker.

t 8B thrill-seeking ricerca del brivido Thrill-seeking is in my genes.

t 3A tight-fisted spilorcio/a

t 5A tightly strettamente

t 7A timber legname a timber forest

t 2C timelessness senza tempo

t 6C time-share multiproprieta' We've bought a time-share in Spain.

t 3A timid timido/a Lucy is a rather timid child.

t 4A token gettone a metal/plastic token

t 7A tool utensile power tools

t 1A total totale

t 1C totally completamente

t 7A tournament torneo a tennis/chess/golf tournament

t 1A towards verso

t 7A trace traccia Traces of drugs were found in his blood.

t 7B track traccia

t 7B tracking inseguimento a tracking device

t 10C traditionally tradizionalmente

t 8B traffic jam traffico

t 3A trait caratteristica

t 9B transaction transazione a business transaction

We scratched the paintwork trying to get the bed into Martha 's room.

She scrubbed (at) the mark on the wal l for ages, but it wouldn' t come off.

He was convicted on the evidence of secretly recorded telephone conversations.Hundreds of dissidents are seeking refuge/asylum in the US embassy.

While he was at the library, Steve decided to seek out some in formation on accommodation in the area.Now that we have a baby, we seldom get the chance to go to the cinema.

There was a choice of four prizes, and the winner could select one of them.

The larger shops are able to stock a wider selection of goods.

There has been a sl ight/temporary setback in our plans.

They were hoping to sell their car for £2000, but settled for £1500.

Once we've settled in , you must come round for d inner.

A large Roman settlement has been discovered just outside the town.

Severa l people have compla ined about the scheme.

Your first week in the job wi ll be spent shadowing one of our more experienced employees.

We watched the vase begin to take shape in the potter' s hands.

We were caught in a thunderstorm, without anywhere to shelter.

Go and shoo that cat away before it catches a bi rd.

There's a shortage of food and shelter in the refugee camps.

Woods hi t a perfect shot out o f the bunker.

This is the fi lm's fi rst showing on Bri tish te levision.

He shuffled into the kitchen, leaning on his walking stick.

The siege of Mafeking lasted for eight months.

The ta lks between the USA and the USSR were very sign ificant for the re la tionship between the two countries.

My p iano playing has improved sign ificantly since I've had a new teacher.Cars must stop at red tra ffic lights: similarly (= in a similar way), b icycles should stop too.

I don't l ike my job - I simply do it for the money.

I was trying to do three things simultaneously.

Trevor's bus skidded on some ice and hit a tree.

You should eat more, you're much too skinny.

The children are playing in the snow with thei r sleds.

When I was little I used to like slid ing on the pol ished floor in my socks.

I always use my smart card on the underground.

The murdered man is thought to have been involved in drug smuggling.

I had a huge lunch, so I'l l only need a snack for dinner.

They're looking for a snappy slogan to communicate the campaign's message.

I'm absolute ly snowed under with work at the moment.

It isn't yet clear how destructive th is so-called 'super virus' is.

Socia lly, she's a d isaster - she's always offending someone or picking a fight.

The solo ist in the viol in concerto was Yehudi Menuhin.

She's somewhat more confident than she used to be.

It can be dangerous to let too much soot accumulate inside a ch imney.

Her sophistication is evident from the way she dresses.

I come from the southwest part of the island.

The pol itical economy of European integration is one of the professor's speciali ties.

A wide spectrum of opin ion was represented at the meeting.

Cinnamon, g inger and cloves are all spices.

The newspaper's splash is usually a business story.

They bought a decaying 16th-century manor house and restored it to i ts orig ina l splendour.

When I'm fee ling miserable I go shopping and spoil myself - a couple of new dresses always make me fee l better.

The Olympics is the biggest sporting event in the world .

The senator has been in the spotlight recently since the revelation of his tax frauds.

In 60% of the households surveyed both spouses went out to work.

I have a securi ty spy hole in my front door.

The top sta ir creaked as she went upstai rs and the noise woke up her mother.

This essay is not of an acceptable standard - do it again.

The runaway bus eventually came to a standstil l when it ro lled into a muddy field .

From childhood, Bri tney Spears seemed destined for stardom.

It was a stark room wi th i ts white wal ls, and a bed and chair as the only furniture.

These thieves operate with terri fying stealth - they can easily stea l from the pockets of unsuspecting travel lers.

I see this job just as a stepping stone to better th ings.

He said that he was going to stick wi th the traditions establ ished by his grandfather.

It is now halfway through winter and food stocks are al ready low.

Our tickets to Australia include a stopover for two nights in Singapore.

We don't have to go stra ightaway, do we?

Their constant arguments were putting a stra in on the ir marriage.

Why don't you drink your mi lkshake through a straw?

The Andes stretch for 7250 km along the west coast of South America.

She suffered/had a stroke which left her unable to speak.

It was such a brill iant idea - a rea l stroke of genius.

They strongly believe thei r ch ildren should make choices for themselves.

We must carefu lly structure and rehearse each scene.

My baby daughter loves p laying wi th her stuffed toys.

He was lying under the tab le in a drunken stupor.

The memory was buried deep within my subconscious.

The final deadline for submiss ions is February 21st.

The book d iscusses h is illness and subsequent resignation from the government.

A number of patients have been successful ly treated wi th the new drug.

Thousands of cows have succumbed to the disease in the past few months.

He was so furious about the accusations in the letter that he threatened to sue.

The war wi ll cause widespread human suffering.

She summed up the situation quickly and took charge.

He's fun to be with, but he's very superficial .

She said that she was tired of being expected to be a superwoman.

We usual ly have tea at about 5.30 p.m., then supper before we go to bed.

He supplements his income by working in a bar in the evening.

Thousands of supporters have travelled to London for the cup final.

Well, the tickets are supposedly in the mail .

Wales are supremely confident of winning the match.

Surprising ly, the restaurant turned out to be cheap.

Snow-capped mountains surround the city.

His col leagues became suspicious when he did not appear at work, since he was a lways punctual.

It was so hot when we arrived in Tripo li that we started to sweat as soon as we got off the plane.

It was obvious she had broken her toe, because it immediately started to swell (up).

The local pol ice took swi ft action against the squatters.

She started studying English at co llege, but switched to Business S tudies in her second year.

The eagle swooped down to snatch a young rabbit.

It's a classic case of the bored-housewi fe syndrome - she 's got nothing to do all day except drink and go shopping.

We've got to be a bi t more systematic in the way that we approach this task.

Mentioning his ba ldness wasn 't very tactful .

I can tai lor my working hours to su it my lifestyle .

Her talent for music showed at an early age.

We have developed a new technique for detecting errors in the manufacturing process.

Technological advances in computing and telecommunications wi ll reduce the need for many people to travel to work.

The offer o f a free car stereo tempted her in to buying a new car.

'Wi thout let or hindrance' is a legal term which means 'free ly'.

I've a lways been on good terms with my neighbours.

My g irlfriend lives in another city so our re la tionship is almost total ly text-based.

I managed to catch the tra in, thank goodness.

I was thankful that the meeting didn' t last long, because I had a train to catch.

I found out about the bombings from/on the In ternet.

Diets that are high in saturated fat and cholesterol tend to clog up our arteries, thereby reducing the b lood flow to our hearts and brains.

Let me have your thoughts on that report by Friday.

They have p lenty of money now, but they sti ll tend to be thri fty.

Don't imagine Gi llian' ll buy you a drink - she's too tight-fisted.

Many commuters are forced to stand, tightly packed in , like sardines .

Rothko 's paintings have a unique timelessness.

At that time of day, cars with on ly one occupant accounted for almost 80% of the to ta l.Her second husband is totally d ifferent from Mark.

They've always been very friendly towards me.

The mili tary use radar sate lli tes to track targets through clouds and at n ight.

Quaker meetings are trad itional ly held in silence.

Roadworks have caused traffic jams throughout the city centre.

His sense of humour is one of his better tra its.

t 10A transcontinental transcontinentale

t 9C transfer trasferimento the transfer of information

t 4B transform trasformare

t 7B transmit trasmettere

t 10C trashy spazzatura trashy programmes

t 3B treadmill tapis roulant There are ten treadmills in the gym.

t 8B trigger scatenare

t 3A triumph trionfo

t 5A trivial insignificante

t 5A trusted fidata/o She is my most trusted friend.

t 3A trusting che si fida The child gave a lovely, trusting smile.

t 1A try out provare

t 4B tuberculosis tubercolosi Tuberculosis is a very serious disease.

t 2B tuck into mangiare di gusto

t 4C Tues martedi' See you on Tues.

t 10C tune in sintonizzare

t 1A turn-off repellente

t 2B turquoise turchese the clear turquoise water of the bay

t 9B twenties ventenni They both got married in their twenties.

t 7A twice-daily due volte al giorno There is a twice-daily bus to the city.

t 6C twist piega

t 7A twist slogare I twisted my ankle last week.

t 1B two-fifths due quinti What is two-fifths of 1210?

u 6B ultimately sostanzialmente

u 5B unaided senza assistenza

u 6B unannounced inaspettato/a

u 9C unauthorised non-autorizzato/a No admittance to unauthorised personnel.

u 6A unaware inconsapevole I was quite unaware of the problem.

u 1B unburden sfogarsi

u 2A uncertain incerto/a New arrivals face an uncertain future.

u 10C unclear non chiaro

u 1A uncomfortable scomodo/a an uncomfortable silence

u 2A unconditional incondizionato/a

u 4C undercarriage carrello an aircraft undercarriage

u 5A underfoot sotto I piedi

u 4A undergo sottoporsi

u 4B uneducated incolto/a an uneducated man

u 4B unexpectedly inaspettatemente I met her unexpectedly in a coffee shop.

u 7A unfairly ingiustamente I think you are blaming Roger unfairly.

u 4A unfaithful infedele

u 1A unfinished incompiuto

u 9B unforgettable indimenticabile an unforgettable experience

u 3A unfounded infondato/a

u 1B ungrateful ingrato/a He is always so ungrateful.

u 8B uninvited non invitato/a She came to the party uninvited.

u 7B universally universalmente

u 8B unknown sconosciuto/a

u 8A unlimited illimitato/a

u 1B unload scaricare

u 7C unmarked non contrassegnato an unmarked police car

u 6B unofficial inufficiale unofficial estimates/figures/reports

u 7A unpleasant sgradevole an unpleasant surprise

u 9B unpredictable imprevedibile

u 3A unquestionable indiscutibile

u 6A unrelated non collegato

u 2B unspoilt non rovinato

u 2A unsuitable inadatto/a

u 9A unusually inusualmente He was unusually polite .

u 10B upbringing educazione

u 8A upcoming prossimo

u 10A upkeep mantenimento

u 9B upload caricare How can I upload these files?

u 2C upon su hours upon hours

u 10C up-to-date aggiornato/a

u 4B urban urbano urban development

u 2A urge esortare

u 6C urge impulso

u 4A user-generated creato dall'utente user-generated content

u 3A utterly completamente What an utterly stupid thing to do!

v 10B vague vago/a

v 5A vain vanitoso/a

v 9A value valorizzare I've always valued her advice.

v 2A variable variabile a variable interest rate

v 4B varied vario a varied group of people

v 9C vary variare

v 2B vegetation vegetazione

v 4B vehicle veicolo

v 1C venture azzardare

v 4A verge orlo

v 2C vibrancy vitalita'

v 2B vibrant energica a vibrant city

v 2B Victorian vittoriana/o a Victorian terraced house

v 3A victory vittoria

v 4B villager paesano

v 8C VIP VIP

v 9C visibility visibilita'

v 6B visual visivo/a visual stimulus/impact/abilities

v 5B visualise visualizzare

v 10A vital vitale

v 2C vitamin vitamina a vitamin pill

v 3A vividly in modo vivido I vividly remember my first day at school.

v 7C vote votare

w 4A wall muro

w 2C walled murato/a

w 1A wander girovagare

w 2C warden guardiano/a a dog warden

w 7B watcher spettatore

w 9B waterproof impermeabile

w 1B wavelength lunghezza d'onda

w 2C wealth ricchezza Jim has a wealth of teaching experience.

w 1A weapon arma a lethal weapon

w 6B welfare benessere

w 6B well-being benessere

w 2B well-decorated ben decorato/a He has a very well-decorated house.

w 2B well-written ben scritto/a Her latest novel is very well-written.

w 6B whaling caccia alla balena Whaling is legal in some countries.

w 8B whichever qualsiasi

w 6C whisper sussurrare

w 2A whom chi I met a man with whom I used to work.

w 7B widely largamente They have both travelled widely.

w 8B widen allargare His eyes/smile widened.

w 10A wilderness selvaggio a beautiful mountain wilderness

w 10A willing disposto/a

w 10A winged alato a high-winged aeroplane

w 10A wiry asciutto/a He has a runner's wiry frame.

w 10B wise saggio/a I think you made a wise choice.

w 4B wisely saggiamente

w 7B withdraw ritirare

w 7B withdrawal prelievo

w 1A witter on sparlare

w 6B witty astuto a witty comment/remark

w 3A wolf lupo Wolves hunt in groups known as packs.

w 2B wonderfully meravigliosamente

w 2C woodland foresta

w 10C woolly confuso

w 6B word-of-mouth passaparola

w 10A workforce forza lavoro

w 1A working lavorativo/a a 37-hour working week

w 10C workings meccanismi the workings of government

w 8A wreck demolire

w 6A wrinkled rugoso a wrinkled face

w 6B wristband polsino a rubber wristband

y 5A yourselves voi stessi Did you make the dresses yourselves?

y 1A youth giovani the youth of today

z 3B zip andare velocemente

© Cambridge University Press 2009

The transcontinenta l railway goes from New York to San Francisco.

Whenever a camera was pointed at her, Marilyn would instantly transform herse lf into a rad iant star.

Radio Seven transmits on 201 medium wave .

Some people find that certain foods trigger the ir headaches.

The book ce lebrates the hostages' remarkable triumph over appalling adversity.

I don't know why he gets so upset about something that is utterly trivial .

Don't forget to try out the equipment before setting up the experiment.

Judging by the way they tucked into their dinner, they must have been very hungry.

The current financia l situation certainly tunes in with what economic experts predicted over a year ago.This system may provide a powerful too l for adul ts who find computers a turn-off yet need to learn to use them.

The story took a surprise twist today with media reports that the doctor had resigned.

Everything wil l ultimate ly depend on what is said at the meeting with the directors next week.Since h is accident, he hasn't been able to walk unaided.

She appeared unannounced and took control o f the meeting.

He'l l unburden himself to anyone who'll listen.

The ownership of the painting remains unclear.

the uncondi tional love that one has for one 's ch ild

The grass was cool and pleasant underfoot.

Ath letes must undergo a mandatory drugs test before competing in the championship.

If a man was unfaithful to me I'd leave him no matter what the ci rcumstances.

I still have some unfinished business with you.

I'm pleased to see that our fears about the weather proved to tally unfounded.

The new roundabout is universal ly loathed by motorists.

The exact number of people carrying the virus is unknown.

Passes are available for one month's unl imited travel within Europe.

I'm afraid I' ve been unloading my worries on poor Ann here.

The weather there can be a bi t unpredictable - one minute it's b lue skies and the next minute it's pouring down.

The fact that everyone will d ie someday is one of the unquestionables of l ife.

Police said h is death was unrela ted to the attack.

The mansion is set in 90 acres of beautiful, unspoil t countryside.

Completely unsui table candidates were screened out at the first interview.

Is it right to say all the crimes he committed were simply the result of h is upbring ing?Tick ets are sell ing well for the group 's upcoming concert tour.

The upkeep of larger old properties is very expensive.

Great trouble is taken to keep our database up-to-date.

Lawyers wil l urge the parents to take further legal action.

The urge to steal is very strong in many of the young men we look after here.

I do have a vague memory of meeting her many years ago.

He was very va in about his ha ir and his clothes.

Some people give a regular month ly donation while others vary the amount they give.The railway track wil l have to be cleared of vegetation if i t is to be used again.

A truck driver died last night when his vehicle overturned.

She tentative ly ventured the opinion that the project would be too expensive to complete, but the boss ignored her.

on the verge of collapse/success/tears/death/disaster/war

No one can fail to be struck by the vibrancy of New York.

The Redskins opened the season by scoring a resounding/stunning/impressive 25-3 victory against/over Detro it.

All of the villagers attended the loca l festival.

They were in the VIP lounge at the airport.

Mist is stil l causing poor visib ili ty - down to five metres in parts of the south-east.

I was so surprised when he turned up - I'd visual ised someone much o lder.

A strong opposition is vital to a healthy democracy.

She was too young to vote in the national e lection.

The wal ls in this apartment are so thin you can hear just about every word the neighbours say.

Why not visit the beauti fu l walled city o f York?

We spent the morning wandering around the old part of the city.

The new channel is certainly good news for the movie watcher.

Canvas boots are a ll right but they're not as waterproof as leather.

I can 't seem to get on with him - we 're just not on the same wavelength.

The pol ice are very concerned for the wel fare of the missing ch ild .

People do ing yoga benefi t from an increased fee ling of well -being.

It's going to be expensive whichever way you do it.

She leaned over and whispered something in h is ear.

If you're will ing to fly at night, you can get a much cheaper ticket.

Sian had very wisely le ft the party before a ll the trouble started.

The UN has withdrawn its troops from the country.

The bank became suspicious after severa l large withdrawals were made from h is account in a sing le week.He'd been wittering on about his neighbours for hal f the morning.

This sauce goes wonderfu lly well wi th fish, asparagus or new potatoes.

The Forestry Commission is responsible for preserving over 2 mi llion acres of woodland.It's the woolly thinking behind the book that I find so in furiating.

All the orders were g iven by word of mouth so that no wri tten evidence could be discovered later.The majority o f factories in the reg ion have a workforce of 50 to 100 (people).

The explosion shattered nearby windows and wrecked two cars.

I'm just go ing to zip along to the shops - I won't be long.

Advanced wordlist: English to ItalianEnglish word Example sentence

a 1A all-time senza precedenti

a 1A analysis analisi

a 1A annoy infastidire

a 1A appoint incaricare

b 1A bicker bisticciare Will you two stop bickering!

b 1A blissfully beatamente They seemed blissfully happy.

b 1A butt in interrompere

c 1A cashier cassiere/a

c 1A chatty chiacchierone/a

c 1A cheerful allegro/a He's usually fairly cheerful.

c 1A constantly continuamente He's constantly changing his mind.

c 1A consumer consumatore/consumatrice

d 1A demand richiesta There was little demand for tickets.

d 1A disabled space parcheggio per disabili

e 1A expect aspettarsi He didn't expect to see me.

Lesson no.

Italian Italiano

After three years of drought, the water in the lake had reached an all-time low.

Chemical analysis revealed a high content of copper.

Tim really annoyed me in the meeting this morning.

We've appointed three new teachers this year.

Norma always butts in when we're talking.

I smiled at the cashier and gave her my credit card.

My manager said I am too chatty at work.

The new telephone rates will affect all consumers including businesses.

If you have a disabled badge in your car, you can park in a disabled space.

f 1A fishcake frittelle di pesce Fishcakes are on the menu today.

f 1A friendliness cordialita'

g 1A genuinely sinceramente

g 1A grab afferrare

g 1A gritted serrato gritted teeth

g 1A grumble brontolare

h 1A high street strada principale

h 1A highly molto a highly profitable line of products

i 1A impressed

i 1A impression impressione

i 1A indication indicazione

i 1A initially inizialmente

i 1A insincere falso/a an insincere apology

i 1A intervene intervenire

i 1A -ish piu' o meno

k 1A keep up stare al passo

m 1A marketing marketing a career in marketing

m 1A myself me stesso I've bought myself a new coat.

n 1A niceness gentilezza Our company values niceness.

o 1A overhear sentire per caso

Serena is very popular because of her friendliness.

I'm genuinely sorry for what I said, I really am.

A mugger grabbed her handbag as she was walking across the park.

She spent the evening grumbling to me about her job.

There's a new Italian restaurant opening on the high street.

impressionato/a favorevolmente

I wasn't very impressed with the performance.

It makes/gives/creates a very bad impression if you're late for an interview.

Helen's face gave no indication of what she was thinking.

Initially, most people approved of the new scheme.

The Central Bank intervened in the currency markets today to try to stabilize the exchange rate.They have a four-bedroom house on a newish estate.

Supply of the goods is failing to keep up with demand.

I overheard a very funny conversation on the bus this morning.

o 1A overused abusato/a overused expressions

p 1A perfectly perfettamente

p 1A perky allegro You look very perky this morning.

p 1A pregnant incinta She's five and a half months pregnant.

p 1A publisher editore

p 1A pushy insistente a pushy salesman

r 1A readership numero di lettori

r 1A runaway eclatante

r 1A rush up avvicinarsi precipitosamente

s 1A self-help self-help self-help books

s 1A several molti

s 1A simply semplicemente

s 1A slump crollare She slumped into the chair, exhausted.

s 1A strongly fortemente

s 1A swing spalancare The door swung open.

t 1A technique tecnica

t 1A total totale

t 1A towards verso

t 1A try out provare

The jacket fits perfectly, the skirt not so well.

Janet edited books for a variety of publishers.

The magazine has a readership of over 250 000.

Her first novel's runaway (= surprisingly big) success came as a great surprise.

She rushed up to me and asked me a question.

Several people have complained about the scheme.

I don't like my job - I simply do it for the money.

They strongly believe their children should make choices for themselves.

We have developed a new technique for detecting errors in the manufacturing process.At that time of day, cars with only one occupant accounted for almost 80% of the total.They've always been very friendly towards me.

Don't forget to try out the equipment before setting up the experiment.

t 1A turn-off repellente

u 1A uncomfortable scomodo/a an uncomfortable silence

u 1A unfinished incompiuto

w 1A wander girovagare

w 1A weapon arma a lethal weapon

w 1A witter on sparlare

w 1A working lavorativo/a a 37-hour working week

y 1A youth giovani the youth of today

a 1B add up aggiungere

b 1B barely appena

b 1B (regular) basis regolarmente

b 1B broadly generalmente

c 1B commitment impegno

c 1B confidant confidente a close confidant

c 1B confide confidarsi

d 1B (out of your) depth You're out of your depth.

e 1B everyday quotidiano

f 1B friendship amicizia

f 1B funnily enough strano a dirsi I have met him, funnily enough.

h 1B hobby hobby

This system may provide a powerful tool for adults who find computers a turn-off yet need to learn to use them.

I still have some unfinished business with you.

We spent the morning wandering around the old part of the city.

He'd been wittering on about his neighbours for half the morning.

It all added up to a lot of hard work for all of us.

After paying for our travel costs, we barely broke even.

Most of our staff work for us on a regular basis

Broadly speaking, don't you think women make better drivers than men?

her commitment to left-wing politics/the cause of feminism/the company

She's nice, but I don't feel I can confide in her.

essere in alto mare, trovarsi in difficolta'

the everyday lives of ordinary Russian citizens

Their friendship goes back to when they were at school together.

Ben's hobby is restoring vintage motorcycles.

i 1B include includere The bill includes tax and service.

i 1B increasingly sempre piu' to be increasingly important/common

i 1B intentionally intenzionalmente

i 1B interest interesse

i 1B irritate irritare

k 1B keep track seguire

m 1B meaningful significante

n 1B necessity necessita'

n 1B nightclub discoteca We went dancing at a nightclub.

n 1B no longer non piu' The cinema is no longer used.

o 1B overload sovraccarico

p 1B purely meramente

r 1B realistically realisticamente

r 1B regularly regolarmente Accidents regularly occur on this bend.

s 1B sex sesso What sex is your cat?

s 1B substitute sostituto/a a substitute teacher

t 1B terms termini

t 1B text-based fondato/a su sms

t 1B two-fifths due quinti What is two-fifths of 1210?

I didn't ignore her intentionally - I just didn't recognize her.

I've always had an interest in astronomy.

After a while her behaviour really began to irritate me.

My sister has had so many different jobs, I find it hard to keep track (of what she's doing).She seems to find it difficult to form meaningful relationships.

With a personal fortune of six million pounds, she certainly doesn't work out of necessity (= because she needs to).

People today suffer from information overload.

On a purely practical level, it is difficult to see how such proposals would work.

Realistically speaking, he hadn't a hope, but that didn't stop him trying.

I've always been on good terms with my neighbours.

My girlfriend lives in another city so our relationship is almost totally text-based.

u 1B unburden sfogarsi

u 1B ungrateful ingrato/a He is always so ungrateful.

u 1B unload scaricare

w 1B wavelength lunghezza d'onda

b 1C besides oltretutto

b 1C boot portabagagli My suitcase is in the boot of my car.

b 1C bore annoiare "Am I boring you?" she asked anxiously.

c 1C convinced convinto/a

c 1C costs costi We need to cut our advertising costs.

c 1C crow corvo

c 1C crowd gruppo She goes about with a friendly crowd.

d 1C data dati

e 1C ensure assicurarsi

e 1C entirely interamente I admit it was entirely my fault.

f 1C frighten spaventare He frightens me when he drives so fast.

g 1C gain ottenere

i 1C icy ghiacciato/a icy roads

i 1C inaccessible inaccessibile

i 1C in-laws suoceri My in-laws are coming for Christmas.

m 1C manual manuale a DIY manual

He'll unburden himself to anyone who'll listen.

I'm afraid I've been unloading my worries on poor Ann here.

I can't seem to get on with him - we're just not on the same wavelength.

She won't mind your being late - besides, it's hardly your fault.

My boyfriend says I'd enjoy a walking holiday, but I'm not convinced.

My girlfriend is scared of birds, especially crows.

The data was/were collected by various researchers.

The role of the police is to ensure (that) the law is obeyed.

What do you hope to gain from the course?

one of the most inaccessible places in the world

m 1C molehill montagnella

m 1C motorway autostrada

m 1C must dovere We must get someone to fix that wheel.

p 1C peanuts noccioline

p 1C pointless senza senso This is a pointless exercise.

p 1C prospect prospettiva

q 1C quietly silenziosamente I slipped quietly out of the back door.

r 1C rave impazzire

r 1C resist resistere

r 1C roadworks lavori stradali

s 1C saying detto

s 1C spoil viziare

t 1C totally completamente

v 1C venture azzardare

a 2A academic accademico academic subjects/qualifications/books

a 2A affectionate affettuoso He's an affectionate little boy.

a 2A astounding incredibile an astounding fact/decision/revelation

a 2A atlas antlante an atlas of the world

You're making a mountain out of a molehill. You wrote one bad essay - it doesn't mean you're going to fail your exam.

Because of the bad weather, motorway (driving) conditions are expected to be hazardous tonight.

They pay people peanuts in that organization.

The prospect of spending three whole days with her fills me with horror.

She raved about/over the clothes she had seen at the Paris fashion shows.

She couldn't resist laughing at him in those clothes.

There are delays on the M4 because of roadworks.

As the saying goes, 'Don't count your chickens before they're hatched'.

When I'm feeling miserable I go shopping and spoil myself - a couple of new dresses always make me feel better.

Her second husband is totally different from Mark.

She tentatively ventured the opinion that the project would be too expensive to complete, but the boss ignored her.

a 2A autistic autistico One child in 5 000 is autistic.

b 2A belief fiducia

b 2A bellow urlo He gave a bellow of rage.

b 2A bespectacled occhialuto a small, bespectacled man in a drab suit

b 2A brilliance genialita'

b 2A bubble bolle

c 2A cleverest la/il piu' intelligente

c 2A confusing che confonde

d 2A deficiency insufficienza

d 2A deficient insufficiente

d 2A developmentally (disturbo) dello sviluppo developmentally disabled

d 2A directory elenco (telefonico)

d 2A disabled disabile The accident left him severely disabled.

d 2A distribute distribuire

d 2A dub soprannominare

e 2A emotional emotivo a child's emotional development

f 2A firmly fermamente

f 2A flit volteggiare

g 2A gait andatura He walked with a slow stiff gait.

Recent revelations about corruption have shaken many people's belief in (= caused people to have doubts about) the police.

Her first novel showed signs of brilliance.

As water begins to boil, bubbles rise ever faster to the surface.

She is the cleverest student in the class.

The transition from boyhood to manhood can be a confusing period.

Pregnant women often suffer from iron deficiency.

A diet deficient in vitamin D may cause the disease rickets.

Look up their number in the telephone directory.

Their teacher distributed a review for the exam.

She was dubbed by the newspapers 'The Angel of Death'.

We are firmly committed to reducing unemployment.

Sara finds it very difficult to settle - she's always flitting from one thing to another.

g 2A generate generare

g 2A genius genio (an) artistic/creative/musical genius

g 2A Google Google

h 2A hemisphere emisfero

h 2A hug abbraccio Come here and give me a big hug.

i 2A immeasurable incommensurabile

i 2A impractical poco pratico

i 2A intimidating intimidatorio an intimidating array of weapons

k 2A kindly gentile a kindly old lady

l 2A lifespan durata della vita

l 2A lobby atrio Let's meet in the lobby of the hotel.

m 2A marked marcato

m 2A mathematical matematico/a a mathematical formula

m 2A mega- mega megacomputer/mega-savant

m 2A memorise memorizzare

m 2A motor motorio He has poor motor control/functions.

m 2A mutter borbottare Stop muttering and speak up!

n 2A neck collo He had the thickest neck I'd ever seen.

o 2A Oscar-winning vincitore dell'Oscar She is an Oscar-winning actress.

The new development will generate 1500 new jobs.

Google is a popular Internet search engine.

The brain is divided into two hemispheres.

Her films had an immeasurable effect on a generation of Americans.

I love high heels but they're rather impractical.

The average human lifespan in the developed countries has increased over the last hundred years.

The president spoke with passion for an hour, in marked contrast to his subdued address to the parliament yesterday.

When I was at school, we were required to memorize a poem every week.

p 2A painter pittore

p 2A possess possedere I don't possess a single DVD.

p 2A prove dimostrare That theory was proved false.

s 2A savant savant savant syndrome

s 2A scan scanning an ultrasound scan

s 2A screenwriter sceneggiatore/ice Who is the best young screenwriter?

s 2A seek out scovare

s 2A shuffle strascicare

s 2A simultaneously simultaneamente

s 2A socially socialmente

t 2A temporal lobe lobo temporale the temporal lobe of the brain

t 2A theory teoria Darwin's theory of evolution

t 2A thoroughly estremamente I thoroughly enjoyed the performance.

u 2A uncertain incerto/a New arrivals face an uncertain future.

u 2A unconditional incondizionato/a

u 2A unsuitable inadatto/a

u 2A urge esortare

v 2A variable variabile a variable interest rate

w 2A whom chi I met a man with whom I used to work.

a 2B adorable adorabile

J.M.W. Turner is one of Britain's best-known landscape painters.

While he was at the library, Steve decided to seek out some information on accommodation in the area.He shuffled into the kitchen, leaning on his walking stick.

I was trying to do three things simultaneously.

Socially, she's a disaster - she's always offending someone or picking a fight.

the unconditional love that one has for one's child

Completely unsuitable candidates were screened out at the first interview.

Lawyers will urge the parents to take further legal action.

She has the most adorable two-year-old girl.

b 2B backwater stagno

b 2B beard barba a flowing white beard

b 2B breath-taking stupefacente a breath-taking view

c 2B cabin capanna a log cabin

c 2B canal canale

c 2B canoe canoa We travelled in a canoe.

c 2B cathedral cattedrale Salisbury Cathedral

c 2B channel canale a cable/terrestrial channel

c 2B chaotic caotico

c 2B chuck buttare Chuck it over there/into the corner.

c 2B clumsy maldestro/a

c 2B cluster gruppo

c 2B coconut milk latte di cocco This curry contains coconut milk.

c 2B contemporary contemporaneo/a

c 2B curry curry a hot curry

d 2B delightful piacevole His sister is a delightful girl.

e 2B enchanting incantevole

e 2B exotic esotico/a exotic flowers/food/designs

e 2B eye-mask mascherina I always wear an eye-mask in bed.

We tied the boat up in a quiet backwater overnight.

The Panama Canal provides a crucial shipping link between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

The house is a bit chaotic at the moment - we've got all these extra people staying and we're still decorating.

That's the third glass you've smashed this week, - you're so clumsy!

Have a look at the cluster of galaxies in this photograph.

contemporary music/literature/art/fashion

It's described in the guide book as 'an enchanting medieval city'.

f 2B flooding allagamento

f 2B footstep passo

f 2B forehead fronte

g 2B glide scivolare The boat glided silently across the lake.

h 2B hammock amaca He loved sleeping in his hammock.

h 2B hang appendere

h 2B healthcare assistenza sanitaria

h 2B hypnotic ipnotico/a The beauty of the place was hypnotic.

i 2B inexpensive economico It's an inexpensive perfume.

l 2B lagoon laguna a tropical lagoon

l 2B lick leccare He licked the chocolate off his fingers.

l 2B lifetime vita

l 2B log legno a log cabin

m 2B marble marmo a marble floor/statue

m 2B massive enorme They've got a massive house.

m 2B medieval medievale a medieval building/painting/town

m 2B Mediterranean mediterraneo/a Mediterranean cuisine

m 2B metallic metallico/a Our new car is metallic blue.

m 2B monsoon monsone

m 2B must- da- (verb in infinite form)

Some roads have been closed because of flooding.

Walking along the darkened street, he heard footsteps close behind him.

She wiped the beads of sweat from her forehead.

I hung from the window with my fingertips.

Healthcare workers are some of the lowest paid people in the country.

We'll see a tremendous lot of technological changes during/in our lifetime.

The failure of the monsoon would destroy harvests on which 1000 million people rely.It's moderately entertaining but it's certainly not a must-see film.

n 2B net rete a fishing net

o 2B oil olio bath oil

p 2B pancake frittella

p 2B picture-book libro di fotografie the picture-book English countryside

p 2B plentiful abbondante

p 2B pour versare I spilled the juice while I was pouring it.

p 2B preserve preservare

r 2B revolting rivoltante a revolting smell of rotting cabbage

r 2B round-necked girocollo a round-necked T-shirt

r 2B rustic rustico/a a rustic bench/cabin

s 2B scruffy trasandato/a a small, scruffy-looking man

s 2B sip sorseggiare This tea is very hot, so sip it carefully.

s 2B snow-capped coperto/a di neve snow-capped mountains

s 2B spice spezia

s 2B sprawling disordinatamente esteso/a sprawling suburbs

s 2B stark austero/a

s 2B stopover scalo

s 2B strain tensione

s 2B straw cannuccia

s 2B stretch tratta

Do you want a sweet pancake or a savoury one?

Strawberries are plentiful in the summer.

We want to preserve the character of the town while improving the facilities.

Cinnamon, ginger and cloves are all spices.

It was a stark room with its white walls, and a bed and chair as the only furniture.Our tickets to Australia include a stopover for two nights in Singapore.

Their constant arguments were putting a strain on their marriage.

Why don't you drink your milkshake through a straw?

The Andes stretch for 7250 km along the west coast of South America.

s 2B stupid-looking dall'apparenza studida a stupid-looking animal

s 2B sun-roof decapottabile My new car has a sun-roof.

s 2B superbly-acted recitato/a in modo superbo It is a superbly-acted drama.

s 2B supper spuntino

t 2B teeth denti I brush my teeth three times a day.

t 2B tuck into mangiare di gusto

t 2B turquoise turchese the clear turquoise water of the bay

u 2B unspoilt non rovinato

v 2B vegetation vegetazione

v 2B vibrant energica a vibrant city

v 2B Victorian vittoriana/o a Victorian terraced house

w 2B well-decorated ben decorato/a He has a very well-decorated house.

w 2B well-written ben scritto/a Her latest novel is very well-written.

w 2B wonderfully meravigliosamente

b 2C bustling animato

c 2C coastal costiera a coastal town

c 2C contribute contribuire Smoking contributed to his early death.

d 2C diverse vario

d 2C diversity diversita'

We usually have tea at about 5.30 p.m., then supper before we go to bed.

Judging by the way they tucked into their dinner, they must have been very hungry.

The mansion is set in 90 acres of beautiful, unspoilt countryside.

The railway track will have to be cleared of vegetation if it is to be used again.

This sauce goes wonderfully well with fish, asparagus or new potatoes.

This used to be a bustling town but a lot of people have moved away over recent years.

Linguistics embraces a diverse range of subjects such as phonetics and stylistics.Does television adequately reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of the country?

e 2C explore esplorare to explore space

f 2C fairytale favola They had a fairytale wedding.

g 2C glimpse intravedere

i 2C intriguing intrigante an intriguing possibility/question

m 2C meandering meandro a meandering river

m 2C modernity modernita'

n 2C nail scissors forbicine silver nail scissors

n 2C nor neanche

n 2C northwest nord ovest

o 2C open-air all'aperto an open-air concert/market

p 2C port porto a naval/fishing/container port

q 2C quaint caratteristico a quaint old cottage

r 2C region regione the semi-desert regions of Australia

r 2C rugged roccioso/a rugged landscape/terrain/hills/cliffs

s 2C seaside al mare a seaside holiday/hotel/resort

s 2C southwest sud ovest

s 2C splendour splendore

s 2C sporting sportivo

s 2C stately signorile stately homes

I only caught a fleeting glimpse of the driver of the getaway car, but I doubt I would recognize her if I saw her again.

There is a stark contrast between tradition and modernity on the streets of the city.

"I've never been to Iceland." "Nor have I."

the sale of the company's northwest division

I come from the southwest part of the island.

They bought a decaying 16th-century manor house and restored it to its original splendour.The Olympics is the biggest sporting event in the world.

s 2C superbly superbamente The orchestra played superbly.

s 2C surround circondare

t 2C timelessness senza tempo

u 2C upon su hours upon hours

v 2C vibrancy vitalita'

v 2C vitamin vitamina a vitamin pill

w 2C walled murato/a

w 2C warden guardiano/a a dog warden

w 2C wealth ricchezza

w 2C woodland foresta

a 3A accolade riconoscimento

a 3A amongst tra Relax, you're amongst friends.

a 3A aspect aspetto

a 3A astonish sorprendere

b 3A beyond al di la'

b 3A bitterly amaramente

b 3A bluff bluffare

c 3A cautious cauto He's a cautious driver.

c 3A conclude concludere

Snow-capped mountains surround the city.

Rothko's paintings have a unique timelessness.

No one can fail to be struck by the vibrancy of New York.

Why not visit the beautiful walled city of York?

Jim has a wealth of teaching experience.

The Forestry Commission is responsible for preserving over 2 million acres of woodland.This is his centennial year and he's been granted the ultimate accolade - his face on a set of three postage stamps.

Which aspects of the job do you most enjoy?

What astonished me was that he didn't seem to mind.

She is, beyond question, the best actress of her generation.

He was bitterly disappointed not to get the job.

Is he going to jump or is he only bluffing?

She concluded the speech by reminding us of our responsibility.

c 3A consciously consapevolmente

c 3A couch divano She sat down on the couch.

d 3A depressing deprimente I find this weather so depressing.

d 3A distress ansia

d 3A dominate dominare

e 3A exhilaration allegria

e 3A experiment esperimento

e 3A extravagant stravagante the extravagant lifestyle of a movie star

f 3A finicky pignolo

f 3A finishing line traguardo

g 3A gullible credulone/a

i 3A impetuous impetuoso/a

i 3A impostor impostore/rice

i 3A inwardly nel proprio intimo

k 3A kicked-in-the-guts pugno nello stomaco

l 3A lack mancare He just lacks a little confidence.

m 3A meticulous meticoloso/a

n 3A nagging persistente a nagging feeling

p 3A podium podio

I don't think she's consciously rude to people - it's just her manner.

She claimed that the way she had been treated at work had caused her extreme emotional and psychological distress.

He refuses to let others speak and dominates every meeting.

I had a fantastic feeling of exhilaration when I won the race.

Some people believe that experiments on animals should be banned.

Repairing watches must be a very finicky job.

The winner crossed the finishing line 9 seconds before the second-placed runner.There are any number of miracle cures on the market for people gullible enough to buy them.He's so impetuous - why can't he think things over before he rushes into them?

He felt like an impostor among all those intelligent people, as if he had no right to be there.He was inwardly relieved that the test was cancelled.

I can clearly remember the kicked-in-the-guts feeling I had when I lost my job.

Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book.

Tears ran down her face as she stood on the winner's podium.

r 3A rival rivale

s 3A self-awareness autoconsapevolezza I think I have good self-awareness.

s 3A sheer assoluto/a The suggestion is sheer nonsense.

s 3A similarly similmente

s 3A spectrum gamma

s 3A spontaneous spontaneo/a

s 3A spotlight sotto I riflettori

s 3A spray spruzzare She sprayed herself with perfume.

s 3A supremely estremamente

s 3A syndrome sindrome

t 3A tailor adattare

t 3A thrifty parsimonioso/a

t 3A tight-fisted spilorcio/a

t 3A timid timido/a Lucy is a rather timid child.

t 3A trait caratteristica

t 3A triumph trionfo

t 3A trusting che si fida The child gave a lovely, trusting smile.

u 3A unfounded infondato/a

u 3A unquestionable indiscutibile

He beat his closest/nearest rival by 20 marks.

Cars must stop at red traffic lights: similarly (= in a similar way), bicycles should stop too.A wide spectrum of opinion was represented at the meeting.

She's such a spontaneous, lively woman.

The senator has been in the spotlight recently since the revelation of his tax frauds.

Wales are supremely confident of winning the match.

It's a classic case of the bored-housewife syndrome - she's got nothing to do all day except drink and go shopping.

I can tailor my working hours to suit my lifestyle.

They have plenty of money now, but they still tend to be thrifty.

Don't imagine Gillian'll buy you a drink - she's too tight-fisted.

His sense of humour is one of his better traits.

The book celebrates the hostages' remarkable triumph over appalling adversity.

I'm pleased to see that our fears about the weather proved totally unfounded.

The fact that everyone will die someday is one of the unquestionables of life.

u 3A utterly completamente What an utterly stupid thing to do!

v 3A victory vittoria

v 3A vividly in modo vivido

w 3A wolf lupo Wolves hunt in groups known as packs.

a 3B amaze stupire

a 3B associate associare

b 3B blocked (up) tappato I've got a blocked (up) nose.

c 3B cheer up tirare su di morale

c 3B colourful colorato/a a colourful painting

d 3B depression depressione

h 3B hygiene igiene

m 3B moderate limitato/a a moderate amount of food

p 3B path via

p 3B physically fisicamente Physically I find him very attractive.

p 3B punishing castigante

r 3B rarely raramente We rarely see each other now.

s 3B seldom raramente

s 3B stroke ictus

s 3B sunlight luce del sole a ray/beam/shaft/pool of sunlight

The Redskins opened the season by scoring a resounding/stunning/impressive 25-3 victory against/over Detroit.

I vividly remember my first day at school.

It amazes me that she's got the energy for all those parties.

Most people associate this brand with good quality.

She was ill so I sent her some flowers to cheer her up.

I was overwhelmed by feelings of depression.

Poor standards of hygiene mean that the disease spreads fast.

The path to success is fraught with difficulties.

Currently she has a punishing schedule of five presentations a day.

Now that we have a baby, we seldom get the chance to go to the cinema.

She suffered/had a stroke which left her unable to speak.

s 3B swell (up) gonfiare

t 3B treadmill tapis roulant There are ten treadmills in the gym.

z 3B zip andare velocemente

a 3C athletic atletico She looks very athletic.

d 3C discount sconto

e 3C economical economico I was being economical with the truth.

e 3C enthuse entusiasmarsi

f 3C fanatic fanatico a fitness/film fanatic

f 3C fussy pieno di fronzoli

h 3C hairstyle capigliatura Do you like my new hairstyle?

h 3C handmade artigianale handmade chocolates/paper/shoes

h 3C hearing udito

h 3C heating riscaldamento Is the heating on?

h 3C hundred-year-old centenario/a

i 3C ideal ideale the ideal employer

o 3C occurrence evento

s 3C senior citizen cittadino anziano

t 3C tactful delicato

t 3C ten kilometre (di) dieci chilometri a ten kilometre road race

a 4A aviation aviazione the British Civil Aviation Authority

It was obvious she had broken her toe, because it immediately started to swell (up).

I'm just going to zip along to the shops - I won't be long.

They usually give you a discount if you buy multiple copies.

He was enthusing over a wonderful restaurant he'd been to.

They've got those curtains that tie up with big bows - they're a bit fussy for my taste.

My father is quite old now and he's increasingly hard of hearing.

There's a hundred-year-old tree in the garden.

Street-fights are an everyday occurrence in this area of the city.

Discounts are available for senior citizens.

Mentioning his baldness wasn't very tactful.

b 4A bug cimice

c 4A civilised civile

c 4A costume drama in costume I love watching costume dramas on TV.

c 4A coverage reportage

d 4A defendant imputato

d 4A device dispositivo

d 4A district distretto South Cambridgeshire District Council

e 4A extraordinary straordinario/a

f 4A fact-based basato sui fatti a fact-based novel

f 4A forbid vietare

f 4A formula formula There's no magic formula for success.

g 4A glossy patinato/a a glossy magazine

h 4A height picco

i 4A immigrant immigrato/a a large immigrant population

i 4A intellectually intellettualmente

l 4A lawsuit causa

l 4A legally legalmente

l 4A legitimate leggittimo/a

l 4A libel diffamazione

She suspected that her phone had been bugged (= that a listening device had been hidden inside it).A fair justice system is a fundamental part of a civilised society.

What did you think of the BBC's election coverage?

The jury concluded from the evidence that the defendant was innocent.

Rescuers used a special device for finding people trapped in collapsed buildings.

He told the extraordinary story of his escape.

The law forbids the sale of cigarettes to people under the age of 16.

August is the height of the tourist season.

She's hoping to find a job which is more demanding intellectually.

Two of the directors have brought/filed a lawsuit against their former employer.

Children under sixteen are not legally allowed to buy cigarettes.

He claimed that the restaurant bill was a legitimate business expense.

She threatened to sue the magazine for libel.

m 4A measure misura

m 4A minister ministro the foreign/health minister

n 4A newly recentemente the newly formed residents' association

o 4A objection obiezione

p 4A percent percento

p 4A poke fun prendere in giro Stop poking fun at your sister.

p 4A premium sovrapprezzo

p 4A press release conferenza stampa

p 4A palinsesto

p 4A proposal proposta

r 4A restriction restrizione import/export/currency restrictions

r 4A ridiculous ridicolo/a Do I look ridiculous in this hat?

r 4A ruling sentenza

s 4A satisfaction soddisfazione

s 4A seek cercare

s 4A settle for accontentarsi

s 4A sue denunciare

t 4A token gettone a metal/plastic token

u 4A undergo sottoporsi

What further measures can we take to avoid terrorism?

Her objection to/against the plan is based on incorrect facts.

You got 20 percent of the answers right - that means one in every five.

We're willing to pay a premium for the best location.

The minister issued a press release shortly after her resignation.

programming schedule

I am responsible for the station's programming schedule.

Congress has rejected the latest economic proposal put forward by the president.

The court has made a final ruling on the case that the companies acted illegally.

You've sold me a faulty product and I demand satisfaction.

Hundreds of dissidents are seeking refuge/asylum in the US embassy.

They were hoping to sell their car for £2000, but settled for £1500.

He was so furious about the accusations in the letter that he threatened to sue.

Athletes must undergo a mandatory drugs test before competing in the championship.

u 4A unfaithful infedele

u 4A user-generated creato dall'utente user-generated content

v 4A verge orlo

w 4A wall muro

a 4B acquire acquisire

a 4B apparent apparente

a 4B astronaut astronauta

b 4B base on basare su

b 4B bustle trambusto

c 4B cancerous cancerogeno a cancerous growth/tumour

c 4B cell cellula DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.

c 4B cholera colera Hundreds died of cholera.

c 4B circumstance circostanza

c 4B coin moneta a 10p/ten pence coin

c 4B commerce commercio the world of commerce and industry

c 4B creature creatura

d 4B development sviluppo

d 4B diagnostic diagnostica diagnostic techniques/tests

e 4B earthling terrestre

If a man was unfaithful to me I'd leave him no matter what the circumstances.

on the verge of collapse/success/tears/death/disaster/warThe walls in this apartment are so thin you can hear just about every word the neighbours say.As people grow older, their faces acquire more character.

I was on the metro this morning when for no apparent reason the man opposite suddenly screamed.When I was young, I wanted to be an astronaut.

The film is based on a short story by Thomas Mann.

I sat in a café watching the (hustle and) bustle (= busy activity) of the street outside.

Obviously we can't deal with the problem until we know all the circumstances.

Rain forests are filled with amazing creatures.

Technological developments have changed the shape of industry.

The film tells the story of a group of aliens who come to Earth to study earthlings.

e 4B engine motore a jet engine

e 4B exasperating esasperante

e 4B exploration esplorazione

f 4B forerunner precursore

g 4B gadget dispositivo

g 4B gaze fissare

g 4B geek secchione He's such a geek.

g 4B govern governare

g 4B grain grano grains of wheat/rice

h 4B habitat habitat

h 4B herd gregge a herd of cattle/elephants/goats

h 4B historian storico Her father was an eminent historian.

h 4B homo urbanus homo urbanus

h 4B hub centro

i 4B improvement miglioramento a slight improvement in the economy

i 4B Inc. SpA Bishop Computer Services Inc.

i 4B infuriating esasperante

i 4B innovation innovazione

l 4B lengthen prolungare

It's so exasperating when he won't listen to a word that I say.

Livingstone was the first European to make an exploration of the Zambezi river.Germany's Green party was said to be the forerunner of environmental parties throughout Europe.Have you seen this handy little gadget - it's for separating egg yolks from whites.

Annette gazed admiringly at Warren as he spoke.

Prices of goods are governed by the cost of the raw materials, as well as by the cost of production and distribution.

With so many areas of woodland being cut down, a lot of wildlife is losing its natural habitat.

Homo sapiens have become homo urbanus.

The City of London is the hub of Britain's financial world.

It's infuriating when people keep spelling your name wrong, isn't it?

the latest innovations in computer technology

There is a plan to lengthen the three-year course to four years.

m 4B majority maggioranza

m 4B millennia millenni

m 4B misgovernment malgoverno

m 4B multitude moltitudine

o 4B obstinate ostinato/a He can be very obstinate at times.

p 4B palm palmo

p 4B pestilence pestilenza

p 4B precede precedere

p 4B process processo

r 4B reckless spericolato/a He was found guilty of reckless driving.

r 4B rural rurale

s 4B scale portata

s 4B settlement insediamento

s 4B shape forma

s 4B sophistication sofisticatezza

s 4B standstill interruzione

s 4B succumb soccombere

t 4B technological tecnologico/a

t 4B transform trasformare

The majority of the employees have university degrees.

The book is a history of the last two millennia.

A decade of misgovernment has bankrupted the country.

The city has a multitude of problems, from homelessness to drugs and murder.

This tiny device fits into the palm of your hand.

Thousands were killed by the pestilence.

Boutros Boutros-Ghali preceded Kofi Annan as the Secretary-General of the UN.Visa applications take 28 days to process.

The area is still very rural and undeveloped.

We don't yet know the scale of the problem.

A large Roman settlement has been discovered just outside the town.

We watched the vase begin to take shape in the potter's hands.

Her sophistication is evident from the way she dresses.

The runaway bus eventually came to a standstill when it rolled into a muddy field.Thousands of cows have succumbed to the disease in the past few months.

Technological advances in computing and telecommunications will reduce the need for many people to travel to work.

Whenever a camera was pointed at her, Marilyn would instantly transform herself into a radiant star.

t 4B tuberculosis tubercolosi Tuberculosis is a very serious disease.

u 4B uneducated incolto/a an uneducated man

u 4B unexpectedly inaspettatemente I met her unexpectedly in a coffee shop.

u 4B urban urbano urban development

v 4B varied vario a varied group of people

v 4B vehicle veicolo

v 4B villager paesano

w 4B wisely saggiamente

a 4C avert evitare to avert a crisis/conflict/strike/famine

b 4C belly pancia The belly of the aircraft was painted red.

b 4C brash audace

b 4C broadsheet a foglio largo, broadsheet

c 4C Capt Capitano Capt Walter Raleigh

c 4C catastrophe catastrofe

c 4C circulation tiratura The paper has a circulation of 150 000.

c 4C crash-land atterraggio di fortuna

c 4C crisp conciso a crisp reply

d 4C detach staccare

d 4C distinction distinzione

d 4C downmarket a basso costo a downmarket tabloid newspaper

A truck driver died last night when his vehicle overturned.

All of the villagers attended the local festival.

Sian had very wisely left the party before all the trouble started.

Don't you think that suit's a bit brash for a funeral?

In Britain, the broadsheets are generally believed to be more serious than the tabloids.

They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come.

The jet crash-landed and burst into flames.

You can detach the hood if you prefer the coat without it.

There's a clear distinction between the dialects spoken in the two regions.

e 4C evacuate evacuare

f 4C format impaginazione

g 4C grassy erboso a grassy slope/hillside

h 4C heroic eroico

i 4C in tune in sintonia

i 4C injury infortunio a head/back/knee injury

j 4C jet jet a jet plane

l 4C layout impaginazione page layout

m 4C middle-of-the-road ordinario middle-of-the-road pop music

n 4C nonetheless ciononostante

p 4C Prof. prof. Prof. Tina Pritchard

r 4C red-top tabloid I read the red-tops every morning.

r 4C runway pista

s 4C saxophone sassofono My father plays the saxophone.

s 4C skid slittare

s 4C slide diapositiva an emergency slide

s 4C snappy d'effetto

s 4C so-called detto/a

s 4C splash scoop

A thousand people were evacuated from their homes following the floods.

The format of the magazine has changed.

My great grandfather was a heroic soldier.

Much of his success comes from being in tune with what his customers want.

There are serious problems in our country. Nonetheless, we feel this is a good time to return.

The environmentalists protested against the government's decision to build a third runway at the airport.

Trevor's bus skidded on some ice and hit a tree.

They're looking for a snappy slogan to communicate the campaign's message.

It isn't yet clear how destructive this so-called 'super virus' is.

The newspaper's splash is usually a business story.

s 4C St via My address is 19 East Norwood St.

s 4C swoop picchiata

t 4C tabloid tabloid the tabloid press

t 4C Tues martedi' See you on Tues.

u 4C undercarriage carrello an aircraft undercarriage

a 5A admirer ammiratori She's got plenty of admirers.

a 5A allegedly presumibilmente That's where he allegedly killed his wife.

b 5A bulk grosso

c 5A 'can-do' attitude atteggiamento positivo

c 5A captivate affascinare

c 5A concentrate concentrare

c 5A counter-attack contrattacco

c 5A counterbalance controbilanciare

c 5A courtier cortigiano/a

d 5A detract from sottrarre

d 5A drudgery sfacchinata the drudgery of housework

f 5A fetch prendere

f 5A flash lampeggiare

g 5A gatekeeper custode social gatekeepers

The eagle swooped down to snatch a young rabbit.

In fact, the bulk of the book is taken up with criticizing other works.

Her 'can-do' attitude is what made her our choice for the job.

With her beauty and charm, she captivated film audiences everywhere.

Come on, concentrate! We haven't got all day to do this.

The rebels have launched a strong counter-attack against the government forces.Her calm nature served as a natural counterbalance to his excitable personality.Many of the courtiers were upset by the princess's resistance to tradition.

All that make-up she wears actually detracts from her beauty, I think.

Could you fetch me my glasses/fetch my glasses for me from the other room, please?The lightning flashed and distant thunder rolled.

g 5A genuine autentico/a

g 5A glamour fascino (or glamour)

h 5A humble modesto/a He's very humble about his success.

i 5A interaction interazione

i 5A interlocked incastrato/a interlocked paving

l 5A laundry bucato I've got to do my laundry.

l 5A limo limousine I arrived at the party in a limo.

o 5A opposition opposizione

o 5A originate originare

o 5A overhead sopra A flock of geese flew overhead.

o 5A overworked affaticato an overworked civil servant

p 5A powerful potente

p 5A premiere la prima

p 5A principal responsabile

p 5A profession professione

p 5A proximity prossimita'

p 5A pseud(o)- pseudo pseudo-friendship

r 5A recurrent ricorrente

r 5A round-the-clock 24 ore su 24 She needed round-the-clock nursing.

Machiko looked at me in genuine surprise - "Are you really going?" she said.Who can resist the glamour of Hollywood?

There's not enough interaction between the management and the workers.

There is a lot of opposition to the proposed changes.

Although the technology originated in the UK, it has been developed in the US.

The President is more powerful than the Prime Minister.

The world premiere of the opera will be at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.None of the principals in the production received any payment for their performances.He left the teaching profession in 1965 to set up his own business.

The best thing about the location of the house is its proximity to the town centre.

LeFanu suffered all his life from a recurrent nightmare that he was trapped in a falling house.

r 5A rub shoulders (with) socializzare

s 5A sacrifice sacrificio

s 5A selfless disinteressato/a selfless devotion to duty

s 5A semi- semi- semi-circle/semi-famous

s 5A skimmed scremato skimmed milk

s 5A spouse coniuge

s 5A stardom celebrita'

s 5A stepping stone trampolino

s 5A stupor stupore

s 5A superficial superficiale

s 5A superwoman superdonna

s 5A supplement integrare

t 5A the Internet internet

t 5A tightly strettamente

t 5A trivial insignificante

t 5A trusted fidata/o She is my most trusted friend.

u 5A underfoot sotto I piedi

v 5A vain vanitoso/a

y 5A yourselves voi stessi Did you make the dresses yourselves?

c 5B cerebral palsy paralisi cerebrale He suffers from cerebral palsy.

She claims that she rubs shoulders with royalty all the time.

Many women sacrifice interesting careers for their family.

In 60% of the households surveyed both spouses went out to work.

From childhood, Britney Spears seemed destined for stardom.

I see this job just as a stepping stone to better things.

He was lying under the table in a drunken stupor.

He's fun to be with, but he's very superficial.

She said that she was tired of being expected to be a superwoman.

He supplements his income by working in a bar in the evening.

I found out about the bombings from/on the Internet.

Many commuters are forced to stand, tightly packed in, like sardines.

I don't know why he gets so upset about something that is utterly trivial.

The grass was cool and pleasant underfoot.

He was very vain about his hair and his clothes.

c 5B champion campione an Olympic champion

c 5B coordinate coordinare

c 5B curriculum programma the school curriculum

d 5B debut album album di esordio

d 5B dressage dressage a dressage competition

e 5B enrol iscrivere

e 5B exceptional eccezionale exceptional powers of concentration

f 5B focus obiettivo

h 5B horse-riding equitazione

i 5B intend avere l'intenzione We intend to go to Australia next year.

n 5B necessitate necessitare

o 5B optional opzionale

o 5B overspend spendere troppo

p 5B paralympics paraolimpiadi

r 5B rapper rapper Who is your favourite rapper?

r 5B regardless a prescindere

r 5B restless irrequieto

s 5B secondary secondaria secondary education

s 5B standard standard

Cerebral palsy affects the sufferer's ability to coordinate body movements.

His debut album was released in January 2008.

I enrolled for/in/on the modern art course.

The main focus of interest at the fashion show was Christian Lacroix's outrageous evening wear.I enjoyed horse-riding when I was young.

Reduction in government spending will necessitate further cuts in public services.English is compulsory for all students, but art and music are optional.

The council seems likely to overspend this year.

The Paralympic Games are held in a different country on each occasion.

She knew it was dangerous to visit him except at night, but she set out regardless (of the risk).He's a restless type - he never stays in one country for long.

This essay is not of an acceptable standard - do it again.

u 5B unaided senza assistenza

v 5B visualise visualizzare

a 5C accepted accettata

a 5C achievement successo

b 5C bonus premio a productivity bonus

c 5C chap tipo He's a friendly sort of a chap.

c 5C checkout cassa

c 5C concede ammettere

c 5C counter-argument contro-argomentazione

c 5C crèche asilo nido Does your employer provide a crèche?

d 5C dead-end job lavoro senza prospettive

d 5C dubious incerto

f 5C forgive perdonare

i 5C inheritance eredita'

i 5C inseparable inseparabile

j 5C justify giustificare

m 5C minimum wage salario minimo

m 5C misguided malaccorto/a

p 5C prior prima di

Since his accident, he hasn't been able to walk unaided.

I was so surprised when he turned up - I'd visualised someone much older.

The idea is not accepted (= approved of) in political circles.

An Olympic silver medal is a remarkable achievement for one so young.

Your fruit and vegetables will be weighed at the checkout.

The Government has conceded (that) the new tax policy has been a disaster.

He came up with an excellent counter-argument.

I am planning to escape from my dead-end job.

I'm dubious about his promises to change his ways.

I don't think she's ever quite forgiven me for getting her name wrong that time.The large inheritance from his aunt meant that he could buy his own boat.

When we were kids Zoe and I were inseparable.

I can't really justify taking another day off work.

It is very difficult to survive on the minimum wage.

He was shot as he made a misguided attempt to stop the robbers single-handed.The course required no prior knowledge of Spanish.

p 5C provision fornitura

r 5C relieved sollevato/a

r 5C retirement pensione

r 5C rut routine quotidiana

s 5C settle in stabilirsi

s 5C shadow ombra

s 5C sleepover pigiama party Let's have a sleepover at my house.

s 5C snowed under occupatissimo/a

s 5C stuck incastrato I'm stuck in a rut (= I'm bored).

s 5C subsequent successivo/a

t 5C telephone telefono a telephone survey

a 6A advancement progresso

a 6A amusing divertente an amusing story/person/situation

a 6A anti-social antisociale anti-social behaviour

a 6A archive archivio archive film/footage/material

b 6A basket cestino a shopping/picnic basket

b 6A boundary limite

c 6A charming piacevole

c 6A corridor corridoio Her office is at the end of the corridor.

The provision of good public transport will be essential for developing the area.

I'm so relieved to find you - I thought you'd already gone.

Many teachers over the age of 50 are taking early retirement.

I've got to change jobs - after 15 years here I feel I'm (stuck) in a rut (= I'm bored).Once we've settled in, you must come round for dinner.

Your first week in the job will be spent shadowing one of our more experienced employees.

I'm absolutely snowed under with work at the moment.

The book discusses his illness and subsequent resignation from the government.

All she was interested in was the advancement of her own career.

Electronic publishing is blurring the boundaries between dictionaries and encyclopedias.We had dinner with our director and his charming wife.

c 6A cow mucca a dairy cow

c 6A cunningly furbamente He behaved very cunningly.

d 6A decidedly decisamente

d 6A disaffected disilluso/a

d 6A distinctly distintamente She looks distinctly fitter these days.

d 6A duck anatra Let's go and feed the ducks.

e 6A exit uscita a fire exit

e 6A extensive estensivo extensive repairs to the motorway

f 6A facial facciale facial hair

f 6A feedback commento

f 6A furthermore oltretutto

h 6A hallway ingresso

h 6A hardly appena I could hardly hear her at the back.

h 6A heel tacco high-heeled shoes

h 6A held mantenuto/a firmly held beliefs

h 6A hooligan teppista, hooligan

h 6A hop saltellare

i 6A illustrate illustrare

i 6A inability incapacita'

k 6A kitten gattino

An agreement is looking decidedly difficult according to the newspapers.

The party needs to take steps to attract disaffected voters.

Have you had any feedback from customers about the new soap?

I suggest we use Barkers as our main suppliers - they're good and furthermore they're cheap.I walked through the door and into the hallway.

Hooligans had sprayed paint all over the car.

The rabbit/bird hopped across the grass.

The lecturer illustrated his point with a diagram on the blackboard.

Inability to use a computer is a serious disadvantage when you are applying for jobs.I'm going to buy my daughter a kitten for her birthday.

m 6A marginally marginalmente marginally more expensive

m 6A matching abbinato/a

m 6A mechanism meccanismo

m 6A mental mentale

m 6A mindset punto di vista to have a different/the same mindset

o 6A out-do superare

p 6A participant participante

p 6A patrol pattugliare

p 6A pebble ciottolo

p 6A peculiar strano/a She has the most peculiar ideas.

p 6A perform compiere

p 6A perk beneficio

p 6A phenomenon fenomeno

p 6A pittance miseria He works hard but he's paid a pittance.

p 6A pond stagno a duck pond

p 6A professor professore Professor Stephen Hawking

p 6A push spingere push boundaries

q 6A quack il qua qua I heard quacks coming from the pond.

q 6A quirky non convenzionale

r 6A regard considerare

a green dress with matching green handbag

She's actually rather insecure, and her rudeness is just a defence mechanism.

His physical and mental health had got worse.

He always tries to out-do everybody else in the class.

The students claim to be willing participants in the experiment.

The whole town is patrolled by police because of the possibility of riots.

This part of the coast has pebble beaches.

Computers can perform a variety of tasks.

A company car and a mobile phone are some of the perks that come with the job.Do you believe in the paranormal and other psychic phenomena?

He was tall and had a quirky, off-beat sense of humour.

Her parents always regarded her as the cleverest of their children.

r 6A relaxing rilassante a relaxing holiday

r 6A reverse al contrario

r 6A run-of-the-mill comune He gave a fairly run-of-the-mill speech.

s 6A shopper compratore crowds of Christmas shoppers

s 6A significantly significativamente

s 6A somewhat alquanto

s 6A speciality specialita'

s 6A stuffed toy giocattolo in peluche

s 6A stylish con stile The film's direction is subtle and stylish.

s 6A subconscious inconscio

s 6A submission presentazione

s 6A sugary zuccheroso/a all those sugary snacks that kids eat

s 6A supporter tifoso/a

s 6A sweater maglione Put a sweater on if you're cold.

u 6A unaware inconsapevole I was quite unaware of the problem.

u 6A unrelated non collegato

w 6A wrinkled rugoso a wrinkled face

a 6B accumulation accumulazione

a 6B adopt adottare

a 6B advertiser pubblicitario

To stop the engine, you repeat the same procedures, but in reverse.

My piano playing has improved significantly since I've had a new teacher.She's somewhat more confident than she used to be.

The political economy of European integration is one of the professor's specialities.My baby daughter loves playing with her stuffed toys.

The memory was buried deep within my subconscious.

The final deadline for submissions is February 21st.

Thousands of supporters have travelled to London for the cup final.

Police said his death was unrelated to the attack.

Despite this accumulation of evidence, the Government persisted in doing nothing.I think it's time to adopt a different strategy in my dealings with him.Whilst claiming to promote positive images of women, advertisers are in fact doing the very opposite.

a 6B antagonise antagonizzare

b 6B billboard tabellone an advertising billboard

b 6B buzz euforia

c 6B capsule capsula

c 6B catchphrase slogan

c 6B charitable benefico

c 6B chart tracciare

c 6B commercial commerciale a commercial break

c 6B copywriter pubblicitario We are advertising for a new copywriter.

c 6B cynical cinico/a

d 6B deed azione

d 6B despise disprezzare The two groups despise each other.

d 6B dislike non piacere

e 6B effectiveness efficacia

e 6B essay tema

e 6B experimentation sperimentazione

e 6B expose esporre

f 6B forgivable perdonabile a forgivable mistake

f 6B fundraising beneficienza

g 6B golden d'oro the golden days of our youth

It's a very delicate situation and I've no wish to antagonise him.

His new album is creating a real buzz in the music world.

The liquid is contained within a small capsule.

Advertising campaigns often use catchphrases.

a charitable foundation/organization/trust

We need some sort of graph on which we can chart our progress.

I've always been deeply cynical about politicians.

It seems to me that a lot of evil deeds are done in the name of religion.

I dislike walking and I hate the countryside.

There are doubts about the effectiveness of the new drug in treating the disease.For homework I want you to write an essay on endangered species.

Extensive experimentation (= testing) is needed before new drugs can be sold.

About 800,000 children are exposed to poisons each year.

The summer fête will be the school's main fundraising event this year.

g 6B gush sgorgare

h 6B hype grande pubblicita' media hype

i 6B image-conscious attento all'immagine He's terribly image-conscious.

i 6B imaginative fantasioso an imaginative new approach/policy

i 6B informative informativo/a

i 6B intrusive importuno/a intrusive questioning

l 6B leap saltare

l 6B likewise ugualmente

l 6B loathing avversione

m 6B manipulate manipolare

m 6B motivated motivato a racially-motivated murder

m 6B much molto This is a much discussed issue.

o 6B overcome superare

o 6B overuse abusare

p 6B previously precedentemente

r 6B racism razzismo

r 6B refusal rifiuto

r 6B renovation rinnovazione The museum is closed for renovation.

r 6B resistance resistenza resistance to disease

r 6B roam girovagare

Her arm gushed blood where the knife had gone in.

This is an interesting and highly informative book.

He leapt out of his car and ran towards the house.

Just water these plants twice a week, and likewise the ones in the bedroom.

The thought of him touching her filled her with deep loathing.

Throughout her career she has very successfully manipulated the media.

to overcome difficulties/obstacles/problems/resistanceI tend to overuse certain favourite expressions.

She was previously employed as a tour guide.

The authorities are taking steps to combat/fight/tackle racism in schools.

Our request for permission to travel met with/received a flat/point-blank refusal from the authorities.

After the pubs close, gangs of youths roam the city streets.

s 6B showing visione

s 6B sneaky furtivo a sneaky plan

s 6B sponsored sponsorizzato/a a sponsored run

s 6B stealth circospezione

s 6B swimming pool piscina an indoor/outdoor swimming pool

t 6B tap rubinetto the hot/cold tap

t 6B thereby pertanto

u 6B ultimately sostanzialmente

u 6B unannounced inaspettato/a

u 6B unofficial inufficiale unofficial estimates/figures/reports

v 6B visual visivo/a visual stimulus/impact/abilities

w 6B welfare benessere

w 6B well-being benessere

w 6B whaling caccia alla balena Whaling is legal in some countries.

w 6B witty astuto a witty comment/remark

w 6B word-of-mouth passaparola

w 6B wristband polsino a rubber wristband

a 6C arrange organizować

a 6C attend uczęszczać

This is the film's first showing on British television.

These thieves operate with terrifying stealth - they can easily steal from the pockets of unsuspecting travellers.

Diets that are high in saturated fat and cholesterol tend to clog up our arteries, thereby reducing the blood flow to our hearts and brains.

Everything will ultimately depend on what is said at the meeting with the directors next week.She appeared unannounced and took control of the meeting.

The police are very concerned for the welfare of the missing child.

People doing yoga benefit from an increased feeling of well-being.

All the orders were given by word of mouth so that no written evidence could be discovered later.

She's arranged for her son to have swimming lessons.

Over two hundred people attended the funeral.

b 6C beckon przywoływać, machać do

b 6C better- lepiej

b 6C blissful błogi, rozkoszny, niebiański a blissful childhood/holiday

b 6C board room pomieszczenie zarządu Let's meet in the board room.

b 6C burly a burly policeman

c 6C cajole

c 6C celebration świętowanie, obchody

c 6C confession wyznanie, wyznawać

c 6C copywriting redakcja tekstu, copywriting a copywriting course

d 6C dance-floor podest taneczny

d 6C deceive zwodzić

d 6C disastrous katastrofalny

d 6C drag

e 6C expensive-looking an expensive-looking ring

f 6C flow przepływ the flow of ideas/information

f 6C frown She frowned at me, clearly annoyed.

f 6C fry smażyć Fry the mushrooms in a little butter.

g 6C gloat

h 6C hiss syk, syczeć

i 6C imply insynuować Are you implying (that) I'm fat?

The customs official beckoned the woman to his counter.

She is better-looking (= more attractive) than her brother.

korpulentny, szeroki w ramionach, krzepki, tęgi

przekonać, nakłaniać, przychoplebić się

He really knows how to cajole people into doing what he wants.

There were lively New Year celebrations all over town.

I've got a bit of a confession to make - I've lost that book you lent me.

Have you seen him on the dance-floor (= dancing)?

The company deceived customers by selling old computers as new ones.

Such a war would be disastrous for the country.

ciągnąć, przeciągać, powłóczyć nogami

Pick the chair up instead of dragging it behind you!

wyglądający na kosztowny, drogi

marszczyć brwi, zmarszczenie brwi

napawać się, pożerać wzrokiem

She's continually gloating over/about her new job.

People in the audience were hissing their disapproval.

l 6C lad chłopak

l 6C leap up podskoczyć, zerwać się I leaped up to answer the phone.

l 6C literally dosłownie I was literally bowled over by the news.

l 6C lively żywy, żwawy, pełen życia

l 6C love-struck

l 6C luckless

m 6C minor niewielki, nieznaczny a minor operation

n 6C nod skinąć głową

n 6C nudge szturchać

o 6C operation operacja

o 6C out-of-this-world nie z tego świata It was an out-of-this-world experience.

p 6C passer-by przechodzień

p 6C pause He paused and thought for a moment.

p 6C pluck up (courage)

p 6C pout nadymać wargi, dąsać się

r 6C recall

r 6C ruin zrujnować

s 6C scam an insurance scam

s 6C scary straszny a scary movie/story

s 6C shoo

A group of young lads were standing outside the shop.

The room was painted a lively electric blue.

zakochany, trafiony strzałą amora

Look at me, I'm behaving like a love-struck teenager!

nieszczęsny, niefortunny, pechowy

The luckless defender, Mark Emery, sustained his third injury of the season.

Many people in the audience nodded in agreement.

The children were giggling and nudging each other.

There are several reactors of the type in operation at the moment.

The gunmen opened fire, killing a policeman and a passer-by.

przerwa, pauza, zatrzymać się, zrobić przerwę

pociągnąć, wyrwać, zebrać (odwagę)

He finally plucked up courage to ask her to marry him.

Vanessa always pouts if she doesn't get what she wants.

przypominać sobie, wspominać

The old man recalled the city as it had been before the war.

Huge modern hotels have ruined this once unspoilt coastline.

przekręt, kant, kantować, ściemniać

sio, a kysz, płoszyć, przeganiać

Go and shoo that cat away before it catches a bird.

s 6C somersault salto My stomach somersaulted.

t 6C time-share multiproprieta' We've bought a time-share in Spain.

t 6C twist

u 6C urge

w 6C whisper szept, szeptać

a 7A alibi alibi

a 7A ankle kostka

b 7A bright-coloured w jasne, żywe kolory

c 7A cattle bydło beef/dairy cattle

c 7A citizen obywatel

c 7A confront konfrontować, stawiać czoła

c 7A convict skazaniec an escaped convict

c 7A coursework Have you finished your coursework yet?

c 7A crop

c 7A cross-country przełajowy cross-country skiing/running

d 7A distinguishing distintivo

d 7A DNA DNA DNA research

e 7A ecology ekologia

e 7A ex- ex ex-prisoner

zwrot, skręt, skręcać się, zwijać

The story took a surprise twist today with media reports that the doctor had resigned.

impuls, pragnienie, chęć, popęd

The urge to steal is very strong in many of the young men we look after here.

She leaned over and whispered something in his ear.

He has a cast-iron alibi - he was in hospital the week of the murder.

I fell over and sprained/twisted my ankle.

We've just bought a new bright-coloured rug for the living room.

The interests of British citizens living abroad are protected by the British Embassy.It's an issue we'll have to confront at some point, no matter how unpleasant it is.

praca wykonana podczas całego kursu/semestru (za którą ocenę włącza się do oceny końcowej ucznia)

zbiór,uprawy, obcinać, przycinać

The main crops grown for export are coffee and rice.

The main distinguishing feature of the new car is its fast acceleration.

The oil spill caused terrible damage to the fragile ecology of the coast.

f 7A ferry prom a car ferry

f 7A fibre włókno The fibres are woven into fabric.

f 7A fjord fjord the Norwegian fjords

f 7A flour mąka Thicken the sauce with a little flour.

f 7A forensic medycyna sądowa forensic evidence/medicine/science

f 7A forest las the Black Forest

f 7A fragment fragment

f 7A fraudster oszust

i 7A icicle sopel Icicles hung from the roof.

i 7A idyllic idylliczny an idyllic childhood/summer

i 7A impact wpływ

i 7A informer informator

i 7A inhabitant mieszkaniec a city of 5 million inhabitants

i 7A inmate więzień

i 7A innovative innowacyjny innovative ideas/methods

j 7A jail więzienie the country's overcrowded jails

j 7A justice sprawiedliwość

k 7A kidnapper porywacz The police have arrested the kidnapper.

k 7A killer zabójca

The road was covered with fragments of glass from the shattered window.

New measures are needed to prevent fraudsters opening bank accounts with stolen cheques.

The anti-smoking campaign had had/made quite an impact on young people.Most police informers receive a reward for their information.

Women make up about 6 per cent of all inmates in the U.S.

The justice system in this country consists of a series of law courts at different levels.

Police are still hoping to find the dead woman's killer.

k 7A knives noże

l 7A landscape krajobraz a rural/barren landscape

l 7A lush bujny lush green valleys

m 7A maggot czerw, robak a maggot farm

m 7A maintain utrzymywać

m 7A mark znak, ocena a distinguishing mark

m 7A model model, wzór, wzorowy

n 7A narrow wąski a narrow bridge/passage/gap

n 7A Norwegian norweski She is a Norwegian student.

o 7A offender przestępca, sprawca first-time offenders

o 7A one-square-mile jedna mila kwadratowa a one-square-mile island

p 7A philosophy filozofia

p 7A prisoner więzień

p 7A puddle kałuża, bajoro a puddle of water

p 7A punish karać

r 7A reformer reformator a social reformer

r 7A rehabilitation rehabilitacja the rehabilitation of prisoners

r 7A re-offend

r 7A repeatedly ciągle, wielokrotnie

In the car the police found guns, knives and other lethal weapons.

Despite living in different countries, the two families have maintained close links.

The educational system was a model for those of many other countries.

Live now, pay later - that's my philosophy of life!

Prisoners climbed onto the prison roof to protest at the conditions inside the prison.

Those responsible for these crimes must be brought to court and punished.

ponownie popełnić wykroczenie

If he re-offends, he will go back to jail for a long time.

He telephoned repeatedly, begging her to return.

r 7A repressive represyjny a repressive military regime

r 7A requirement wymaganie

r 7A restore odnowić

r 7A route trasa, droga

s 7A saliva ślina saliva specimens

s 7A saw piła a hand/power/chain/circular saw

s 7A scratch zadrapanie, drapać

s 7A select wybierać

s 7A severely surowo, srogo, I was severely reprimanded by my boss.

s 7A situated położony

s 7A six-year sześcioletni a six-year sentence

s 7A slide

s 7A small-scale a small-scale investigation

s 7A smuggling przemyt

s 7A stable stajnia The horses are in the stables.

s 7A stolen skradziony stolen goods

s 7A sweat pocić się, pot

t 7A tempt kusić

t 7A timber drewo, drewniany a timber forest

t 7A tool narzędzie power tools

A good degree is a minimum requirement for many jobs.

The badly neglected paintings have all been carefully restored.

A college education is often the best route to a good job.

We scratched the paintwork trying to get the bed into Martha's room.

There was a choice of four prizes, and the winner could select one of them.

The school is situated near to the station.

ślizgać się, ślizgawka, zjeżdżalnia

When I was little I used to like sliding on the polished floor in my socks.

w niewielkiej skali, na niewielką skalę

The murdered man is thought to have been involved in drug smuggling.

It was so hot when we arrived in Tripoli that we started to sweat as soon as we got off the plane.The offer of a free car stereo tempted her into buying a new car.

t 7A tournament turniej a tennis/chess/golf tournament

t 7A trace ślad, śledzić Traces of drugs were found in his blood.

t 7A twice-daily dwa razy na dzień There is a twice-daily bus to the city.

t 7A twist skręcić, I twisted my ankle last week.

u 7A unfairly niesprawiedliwie I think you are blaming Roger unfairly.

u 7A unpleasant nieprzyjemny an unpleasant surprise

a 7B acceptable akceptowalny

a 7B accurately dokładnie

a 7B activate aktywować

a 7B addition dodatek

a 7B allege twierdzić

b 7B biometric biometryczny biometric data

b 7B break-up rozpad

c 7B CCTV telewizja przemysłowa CCTV cameras

c 7B centralise zcentralizować

c 7B closely uważnie, z bliska Please examine this information closely.

c 7B congestion przeludnienie, korki uliczne

c 7B contribution dar, wkład w dyskusję

c 7B cookie ciasteczko

This kind of attitude is simply not acceptable.

The plans should be drawn as accurately as possible, showing all the measurements.The alarm is activated by the lightest pressure.

In addition to his flat in London, he has a villa in Italy and a castle in Scotland.

The two men allege (that) the police forced them to make false confessions.

Long separations had contributed to their marriage break-up.

Payment of bills is now centralized (= organized at one place instead of several).

The (traffic) congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.

She didn't make much of a contribution (= She did not say much) at today's meeting, did she?I deleted all the cookies from my computer.

c 7B co-operation współpraca

d 7B delay opóźnienie

d 7B documentation dokumentacja

d 7B downpour ulewa

e 7B earthquake trzęsienie ziemi

e 7B enforce

e 7B exemption zwolnienie

f 7B fingerprint odcisk palca His fingerprints were all over the gun.

g 7B get-together spotkanie a family get-together

g 7B grounds podstawa

i 7B identification identyfikacja personal identification number

i 7B implant implant breast/heart valve implants

i 7B implant wszczepić

i 7B input wkład I didn't have much input into the project.

i 7B intake pobór, wdech

i 7B intrusion wtrącanie się, najście

i 7B iris tęczówka iris recognition software

j 7B justified usprawiedliwiony

k 7B kick-off rozpoczęcie, otwarcie What time is the kick-off?

This documentary was made with the cooperation of British Rail.

There has been a delay in the book's publication.

Passengers without proper documentation will not be allowed to travel.a torrential downpour (gwałtowna ulewa)

In 1906 an earthquake destroyed much of San Francisco.

wprowadzić w życie, wyegzekwować

It isn't always easy for the police to enforce speed limits.

Candidates with a qualification in Chemistry have exemption from this course.

He refused to answer on the grounds that she was unfairly dismissed.

The owner's name and address is stored on a microchip and implanted in the dog's body.

The teacher-training college has increased its intake of students by 50% this year.They complained about excessive government intrusion into their legitimate activities.

I think you were quite justified in complaining.

l 7B limit ograniczać, ograniczenie

l 7B locate zlokalizować

l 7B locker szafka

m 7B microchip microchip

m 7B monitoring monitoring secret monitoring of phone calls

m 7B motorist kierowca

m 7B movement ruch

n 7B norm norma

n 7B number plate tablica rejestracyjna

o 7B obesity otyłość

o 7B onset nadejście, początek the onset of cancer

o 7B operate operować, obsługiwać

o 7B outlook

p 7B PIN Do not reveal your PIN to anybody.

p 7B political polityczny political leaders

p 7B pre-paid opłacony z góry

p 7B provider dostawca, żywiciel an Internet service provider

p 7B pull down zburzyć

p 7B pupil uczeń a second-year pupil

Having so little money to spend on an apartment does limit you in your choice.

Police are still trying to locate the suspect.

We had several hours to wait for our train, so we left our bags in a (luggage) locker, and went to look around the town.

The microchip compresses and decompresses a colour image in less than a second.

A passing motorist stopped and gave her a lift to the nearby town.

He made a sudden movement and frightened the bird away.

One child per family is fast becoming the norm in some countries.

Police are looking for a small blue car with the number plate K17 EMW.

A diet that is high in fat can lead to obesity.

How do you operate the remote control unit?

pogląd, perspektywa, prognoza pogody

The outlook for today is cloudy and dry at first with showers later.

PIN (Personal Identification Number)

Admission tickets are $20 pre-paid, $25 at the door.

They pulled down the warehouse to build a new supermarket.

r 7B race rasa, wyścig, ścigać się

r 7B radio-transmitting nadajnik fal radiowych a radio-transmitting device

r 7B rebel buntownik, zbuntować się

r 7B religion religia the Christian religion

r 7B resign rezygnować

r 7B restrict ograniczyć measures to restrict the sale of alcohol

r 7B retailer detalista a big electronics retailer

r 7B rumoured

s 7B setback komplikacja

s 7B shelter schronienie, schronić się

s 7B stock zapas, towar

s 7B store card karta lojalnościowa Do you have a store card?

t 7B tagging electronic tagging

t 7B track ścieżka, śledzić

t 7B tracking śledzące a tracking device

t 7B transmit nadawać, transmitować

u 7B universally powszechnie

w 7B watcher widz

w 7B widely znacznie, znacząco They have both travelled widely.

w 7B withdraw wycofać

People of many different races were living side by side.

The rebels took over the capital and set up a new government.

He resigned from the company in order to take a more challenging job.

chodzą słuchy że (It is rumoured )

The president is rumoured to be seriously ill.

There has been a slight/temporary setback in our plans.

We were caught in a thunderstorm, without anywhere to shelter.

It is now halfway through winter and food stocks are already low.

znakowanie, zakładanie przestępcy lokalizatora

The military use radar satellites to track targets through clouds and at night.

Radio Seven transmits on 201 medium wave .

The new roundabout is universally loathed by motorists.

The new channel is certainly good news for the movie watcher.

The UN has withdrawn its troops from the country.

w 7B withdrawal wycofanie

a 7C alarm

c 7C coincidence zbieg okoliczności

d 7C defensive defensywny

f 7C falling spadający falling birth/interest rates

f 7C financially finansowo The project is not financially viable.

f 7C freeze zamarzać

h 7C handbag torebka

i 7C insure ubezpieczyć

i 7C intruder intruz,

j 7C (be) joined at the hip razem, bliscy sobie They seem to be joined at the hip.

l 7C landlord właściciel

p 7C population populacja

p 7C pour down lać (deszcz)

p 7C primary a primary school

r 7C rising wzrastający rising inflation

s 7C sarcastic sarkastyczny a sarcastic comment/remark

s 7C scene scena, miejsce przestępstwa

s 7C scheme projekt, program, schemat a training/housing/play scheme

The bank became suspicious after several large withdrawals were made from his account in a single week.

alarm, wszcząć alarm, obawa, trwoga

If there's any trouble, raise/sound the alarm by pulling the emergency cord.

You chose exactly the same wallpaper as us - what a coincidence!

The merest hint of criticism makes him defensive.

Water freezes to ice at a temperature of 0°C.

She took her hairbrush from her handbag and began to brush her hair.

All our household goods are insured against accidental damage.

I feel like an intruder when I visit their home.

The landlord had promised to redecorate the bedrooms before we moved in.There's been a 9% rise in the prison population (= the number of people in prison).It looks as though it's about to pour down (with rain).

podstawowy, zasadniczy, pierwszorzędny

Evidence was found at the scene of the crime.

s 7C seatbelt pas bezpieczeństwa to fasten your seatbelt

s 7C somebody ktoś There's somebody at the door.

s 7C spy hole judasz (w drzwiach)

t 7C thank goodness dzięki bogu

u 7C unmarked nieoznaczony an unmarked police car

v 7C vote głosować

a 8A absorb pochłaniać Plants absorb carbon dioxide.

a 8A advisor doradca

a 8A atmospheric atmosferyczny

c 8A candidate kandydat

c 8A clearing up porządki, sprzątanie Could you help me with the clearing up?

c 8A conscience sumienie a guilty conscience

c 8A consumption konsumpcja

d 8A devastating miażdżące, niszczycielskie

d 8A direct-debit zlecenie stałe I pay my electricity bill by direct debit.

d 8A directly bezpośrednio, wprost I'm not directly involved in the project.

d 8A doorstep próg

e 8A ease łatwość, spokój

e 8A east wschód Cambridge is in East Anglia.

e 8A eco-audit

I have a security spy hole in my front door.

I managed to catch the train, thank goodness.

She was too young to vote in the national election.

She is the party's main economic advisor.

Plants are the main source of atmospheric oxygen.

There are three candidates standing in the election.

As a nation, our consumption of junk food is horrifying.

If the bomb had exploded in the main shopping area, it would have been devastating.

There's a lovely park right on our doorstep.

If it will ease your mind, I'll have a word with Charlotte for you.

audyt ekologiczny, badanie wpływu na środowisko

Our company is carrying out an eco-audit.

e 8A election elekcja, wybory

e 8A emission emisja

e 8A environmentalist ekolog

e 8A environmentally ekologiczny

e 8A eruption wybuch, erupcja a volcanic eruption

e 8A ever(-) stale-

f 8A far-reaching daleko idący

f 8A federal law prawo federalne

f 8A fight walka

f 8A focus skupić

i 8A incinerator piec spalający, spalarnia a garbage/hazardous-waste incinerator

i 8A involved zaangażowany emotionally/romantically involved

l 8A litter śmieci

m 8A mad szalony I think I must be going mad.

n 8A notably

p 8A playground plac zabaw

p 8A profound głęboki, gruntowny

r 8A relieve ulżyć

r 8A religious religijny religious education

The Government is expected to call an election very soon.

The increased use of natural gas will help reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

The expansion plans will face fierce resistance from environmentalists.

environmentally-friendly washing powder

The ever-increasing demand for private cars could be halted by more investment in public transport.These new laws will have far-reaching benefits for all working mothers.

They were charged with violating federal law.

We need the public's help in fighting crime.

Tonight's programme focuses on the way that homelessness affects the young.

About 2% of fast-food packaging ends up as litter.

szczególnie, zwłaszcza, w szczególnośći

They have begun attracting investors, most notably big Japanese financial houses.There were children fighting in the playground.

The invention of the contraceptive pill brought about profound changes in the lives of women.She was given a shot of morphine to relieve the pain.

s 8A scriptwriter scenarzysta She is a well-known scriptwriter.

s 8A scrub szorować, piling

s 8A significant znaczący

s 8A soot sadza

s 8A suffering cierpienie

u 8A unlimited nieograniczony

u 8A upcoming nadchodzący

w 8A wreck wrak

a 8B adrenaline adrenalina

a 8B alive żywy He must be ninety if he's still alive.

a 8B ancestor przodek

a 8B anger złość

a 8B architecture architektura Roman architecture

b 8B bang huknięcie, huk, trzask

c 8B chisel dłuto She chiselled a figure out of the marble.

c 8B confidently śmiało, z ufnością

c 8B courageous odważny/a

c 8B courageously odważnie

c 8B cowardly tchórzliwie

She scrubbed (at) the mark on the wall for ages, but it wouldn't come off.

The talks between the USA and the USSR were very significant for the relationship between the two countries.

It can be dangerous to let too much soot accumulate inside a chimney.

The war will cause widespread human suffering.

Passes are available for one month's unlimited travel within Europe.

Tickets are selling well for the group's upcoming concert tour.

The explosion shattered nearby windows and wrecked two cars.

These arguments always get my adrenaline going (= make me excited or angry).

There were portraits of his ancestors on the walls of the room.

I think he feels a lot of anger towards his father who treated him very badly as a child.

The window slammed shut with a loud bang.

Try to act confidently, even if you feel nervous.

It was a courageous decision to resign in protest at the company's pollution record.She behaved very courageously during the incident.

This was a particularly brutal and cowardly attack.

c 8B crave łaknąć, pożądać Many young children crave attention.

c 8B crunch

d 8B despondent przygnębiony, przybity

d 8B disapprove

d 8B disgust obrzydzenie, odraza She walked out in disgust.

d 8B disgusted

d 8B disturbance zakłócenie, niepokoje

d 8B downstairs na dole, na parterze I went downstairs to answer the phone.

e 8B emotion emocja

f 8B fantastic fantastycznie, fantastyczny You look fantastic in that dress.

f 8B fantasy fantazja

f 8B fear-avoider unikający wrażeń, strachu\

f 8B flattering pochlebne a flattering photograph

g 8B ghost story opowieść o duchach Sarah doesn't like ghost stories.

g 8B grandma babcia My grandma is in her eighties.

g 8B grandpa dziadek

h 8B higher wyżej, wyższe a higher calling

i 8B imagine wyobrazić sobie

j 8B joy radość

l 8B lovable rozkoszny, uroczy a lovable child

chrzęst, skrzypienie, zgrzyt, chrzęścić, zgrzytać, skrzypieć

The gravel crunched underfoot as we walked up to the house.

He became/grew increasingly despondent when she failed to return his phone calls.

nie zgadzać się, nie popierać, być przeciwnym

The survey showed that 32% of respondents approve, 54% disapprove and the rest are undecided.

pełen obrzydzenia, zniesmaczony, zdegustowany

She was disgusted at the way they treated their children.

Residents are fed up with the disturbance caused by the nightclub.

Like a lot of men, he finds it hard to express his emotions.

Steve's favourite fantasy was to own a big house and a flashy car.

He never takes risks because he is a fear-avoider.

My grandpa is getting old and can't hear very well.

I've never heard her criticize you - I think you imagine it.

They were filled with joy when their first child was born.

m 8B marker marker development markers

m 8B mediocre mierny, pośledni

m 8B monster potwór, monstrum a sea monster

m 8B motivation motywacja

m 8B mundane

o 8B overtake wyprzedzić\

p 8B presumably

r 8B racer biegacz, kolarz, wyścigówka My brother is a kart racer.

r 8B rationalise uzasadnić

r 8B realm zakres, zasięg, królestwo

r 8B roller-coaster kolejka górska She loves roller-coasters.

s 8B scare wystraszyć Sudden noises scare her.

s 8B scrape drapać, skrobać, odpad

s 8B sensation sensacja, uczucie a burning sensation

s 8B stair schody

s 8B supposedly

t 8B thankful wdzięczny

t 8B thrill-seeker

t 8B thrill-seeking szukanie wrażeń, przygód Thrill-seeking is in my genes.

The film's plot is predictable and the acting is mediocre.

He's a bright enough student - he just lacks motivation.

przyziemny, prozaiczny, banalny

Mundane matters such as paying bills and shopping for food do not interest her.Always check your rear view mirror before you overtake (another car).

przypuszczalnie, prawdopodobnie

They can presumably afford to buy a bigger apartment.

She rationalised the expense by saying that the costly carpet she had bought would last longer than a cheaper one.

A pay rise is not within the realms of possibility, I'm afraid.

I was woken up by the noise of branches scraping against my bedroom window.

The top stair creaked as she went upstairs and the noise woke up her mother.

przypuszczalnie, prawdopodobnie

Well, the tickets are supposedly in the mail.

I was thankful that the meeting didn't last long, because I had a train to catch.

poszukiwacz przygód, wrażeń

I would describe myself as a thrill-seeker.

t 8B traffic jam korek uliczny

t 8B trigger wyzwalacz, spust

u 8B uninvited niezaproszony She came to the party uninvited.

u 8B unknown nieznany

w 8B whichever którykolwiek

w 8B widen rozszerzyć, poszerzyć His eyes/smile widened.

c 8C contact lens szkła kontaktowe

c 8C curious ciekawy

d 8C demonstrate demonstrować

e 8C expectation oczekiwania

f 8C forcefully z siłą, silnie

f 8C frankly szczerze

g 8C gross znaczący, wielki, a gross violation of justice

h 8C honestly szczerze

h 8C hunter łowca Animals in the cat family are hunters.

i 8C identity tożsamość

i 8C indecision niezdecydowanie

i 8C interpretation interpretacja

l 8C luxurious luksusowy They have a very luxurious house.

Roadworks have caused traffic jams throughout the city centre.

Some people find that certain foods trigger their headaches.

The exact number of people carrying the virus is unknown.

It's going to be expensive whichever way you do it.

I usually wear contact lenses, but I sometimes wear glasses when my eyes are tired.I was curious to know what would happen next.

These figures clearly demonstrate the size of the economic problem facing the country.She could never measure up to her mother's expectations.

He argued forcefully that stricter laws were necessary to deal with the problem.Frankly, I think this whole situation is ridiculous.

They have always dealt honestly and fairly with their customers.

The man's identity was being kept secret while he was helping police with enquiries.A moment's indecision when you've got the ball and you could lose the game.

The dispute is based on two widely differing interpretations of the law.

m 8C materialistic materialistyczny

p 8C poem wiersz a book of love poems

p 8C pro za, zaleta

p 8C proportion proporcja

r 8C reassure zapewnić, upewnić

s 8C surprisingly co dziwne, zaskakująco

v 8C VIP VIP

a 9A affluence ricchezza

a 9A as opposed to w przeciwieństwie do

b 9A bank account konto bankowe

b 9A brake hamulec She had no brakes on her bicycle.

c 9A cast-offs

c 9A cost of living koszt utrzymania

c 9A courage odwaga

c 9A coward tchórz

c 9A current obecny, aktualny

d 9A dental dentystyczny dental decay/treatment

d 9A disposable jednorazowy disposable income

e 9A e.g. na przykład (egzempli gratia)

I was a materialistic person, with a large ego.

One of the big pros of living in Madrid is the night life.

The level of crime in an area is almost always in direct proportion to the number of unemployed.I was nervous on my first day at college, but I was reassured to see some friendly faces.Surprisingly, the restaurant turned out to be cheap.

They were in the VIP lounge at the airport.

What we are seeing increasingly is a society of private affluence and public squalor.I'd prefer to go on holiday in May, as opposed to September.

How much money do you have in your bank account?

wyrzutek, resztki, pozostałości

I always had to wear my sister's cast-offs as a child.

The increase in interest rates will raise the cost of living.

They showed great courage when they found out about their baby's disability.

They branded her a coward for informing on her colleagues during the interrogation.Have you seen the current issue of Vogue magazine?

You should eat more food that contains a lot of fibre, e.g. fruit, vegetables and bread.

e 9A economy ekonomia the global economy

e 9A extravagance ekstrawagancja

f 9A feel good factor

f 9A flat screen płaski ekran a flat screen television

f 9A flying latanie Annette's scared of flying.

f 9A foundation fundacja the British Heart Foundation

f 9A fulfilment spełnienie

g 9A growing rosnący

h 9A hot-air balloon balon na ciepłe powietrze hot-air balloon flights

l 9A leisure wypoczynek leisure activities

l 9A likely prawdopodobnie

m 9A materialism materializm

m 9A membership członkostwo

n 9A need potrzeba

n 9A no-expense-spared bez ograniczenia wydatków a no-expense-spared holiday

p 9A penny pens

p 9A priority priorytet

p 9A properly poprawnie It's still not working properly.

r 9A rational racjonalny He was too upset to be rational.

r 9A realisation realizacja, uświadomienie

I think she was shocked by my extravagance.

czynnik dobrego samopoczucia

The feel good factor persists despite the current economic problems.

She finally found fulfilment in motherhood.

There is a growing awareness of the seriousness of this disease.

Do remind me because I'm likely to forget.

So have we become a self-centred society, preoccupied with materialism?

You have to apply for membership of the sports club.

There's a growing need for cheap housing in the larger cities.

I keep pennies and other small coins in a jar.

The management did not seem to consider office safety to be a priority.

The realization was dawning (= They were starting to realize) that this was a major disaster.

s 9A selection wybór

s 9A setting otoczenie, ustawienie Their cottage is in an idyllic rural setting.

s 9A sociologist socjolog a renowned sociologist

s 9A spending wydatki government spending on health

s 9A statement stwierdzenie, zdanie a provocative statement

s 9A state-of-the-art najnowocześniejszy a state-of-the-art computer

s 9A super- stra- the super-rich

t 9A term termin, semestr

u 9A unusually niezwykle He was unusually polite .

v 9A value wartość, cenić I've always valued her advice.

a 9B additive-free bez dodatków, ulepszaczy additive-free food

a 9B anti-war antywojenny an anti-war protest

a 9B appeal apel, prośba, uznanie Spielberg films have a wide appeal.

b 9B banker banchiere

b 9B banking bankowość international banking

b 9B branding cechowanie, markowanie

c 9B cash-free bezgotówkowy a cash-free society

c 9B checkup kontrola

c 9B chip chip a silicon chip

The larger shops are able to stock a wider selection of goods.

'Without let or hindrance' is a legal term which means 'freely'.

She was a successful banker by the time she was forty.

The successful branding and marketing of the new beer has already boosted sales and increased profits.

She goes to her doctor for regular checkups.

c 9B closure zamknięcie factory/branch closures

c 9B community-led a community-led approach

c 9B companion towarzysz

c 9B considerable znaczący

c 9B contactless-payment płatność bezdotykowa contactless-payment systems

d 9B debit card karta debetowa I paid with my debit card.

d 9B dispute

d 9B disruptive

e 9B e-cash wirtualna waluta I paid with e-cash.

e 9B eliminate eliminować

e 9B embedded osadzony, The chip is embedded in the computer.

e 9B error błąd

f 9B fashion-conscious podążający za modą

f 9B finance finanse corporate/personal/public finance

g 9B games console konsola do gier Do you have a games console?

g 9B grave grób a mass grave

g 9B grip Chwyt, uścisk, okowy

g 9B groceries artykuły spożywcze Could you buy some groceries for me?

h 9B handset słuchawka telefoniczna The shop sells all the latest handsets.

h 9B health-conscious dbająca o zdrowie My wife is very health-conscious.

prowadzone przez i dla społeczności

The dog has been her constant companion these past ten years.

The fire caused considerable damage to the church.

spór, sprzeczka, kłótnia, podważać

Few would dispute his status as the finest artist of the period.

Przeszkadzający, zakłócający spokój

His teacher described him as a noisy, disruptive influence in class.

A move towards healthy eating could help eliminate heart disease.

The letter contains a number of typing errors.

your average fashion-conscious teenager

Rebels have tightened their grip on the city.

h 9B high-street główna ulica

i 9B idealistic idealistyczny

i 9B idiot-proof idiotoodporny an idiot-proof guide

i 9B input wprowadzić, wkład

i 9B insurance ubezpieczenie life/health/car/travel insurance

i 9B insurer ubezpieczyciel

i 9B inter-city wewnątrzmiejski an inter-city train

m 9B money-minded mieć smykałkę do pieniędzy

m 9B monthly miesięczny monthly payments

n 9B newsworthy

n 9B noteworthy warty uwagi a noteworthy example/event

o 9B on the contrary przeciwnie

o 9B optimistic optymistyczny

o 9B ovenproof żaroodporny Is this dish definitely ovenproof?

o 9B over-priced zbyt drogie Train fares are ridiculously over-priced.

p 9B Pakistani pakistański a Pakistani film

p 9B payment płatność

p 9B peace pokój, pokojowy peace talks/proposals

p 9B politically-minded a politically-minded pop star

There are signs of economic recovery in the high street.

When I was young and idealistic I believed it was possible to change the world.

I've spent the morning inputting data into the computer.

Please contact your insurer if you have any inquiries.

I've never been very money-minded - I leave all my business affairs to my financial adviser.

warty wspomnienia, opublikowania

Nothing newsworthy ever happens around here. It's so boring.

"Didn't you find the film exciting?" "On the contrary, I nearly fell asleep half way through it!"She is optimistic about her chances of winning a gold medal.

Usually we ask for payment on receipt of the goods.

nakierowany politycznie, z zacięciem do polityki

p 9B pollution-free wolny od zanieczyszczeń pollution-free cars

p 9B praiseworthy warty pochwały

p 9B priced wyceniony a reasonably priced product

p 9B purchase zakup

r 9B rail ticket bilet kolejowy

r 9B reasonable rozsądny

s 9B safety-conscious safety-conscious behaviour

s 9B smart card smart card

s 9B snack przekąska

s 9B sort rodzaj, sortować We both like the same sort of music.

s 9B stress-free bezstresowy a stress-free life

s 9B suspicious podejrzliwy

t 9B transaction transakcja a business transaction

t 9B twenties w wieku ok. 20 They both got married in their twenties.

u 9B unforgettable niezapomniany an unforgettable experience

u 9B unpredictable nieprzewidywalny

u 9B upload przesłać, wrzucić do internetu How can I upload these files?

w 9B waterproof wodoodporny

a 9C against przeciwn

His actions during the crisis were truly praiseworthy.

Tickets must be purchased two weeks in advance.

The cost of rail tickets was increased by 11%.

Tomatoes are very reasonable at this time of year.

zwracający uwagę na bezpieczeństwo

I always use my smart card on the underground.

I had a huge lunch, so I'll only need a snack for dinner.

His colleagues became suspicious when he did not appear at work, since he was always punctual.

The weather there can be a bit unpredictable - one minute it's blue skies and the next minute it's pouring down.

Canvas boots are all right but they're not as waterproof as leather.

She spoke against the decision to close the college.

a 9C agriculture agricoltura

a 9C aid aiuto

a 9C apprenticeship tirocinio I started my apprenticeship last year.

b 9C benefit giovare

b 9C bleak tetro The economic outlook is bleak.

c 9C career path percorso professionale How can I find a new career path?

c 9C climbing scalata, scalare Chris has just taken up climbing.

c 9C computerised computerizzato The whole system is computerised.

c 9C consequently di conseguenza

d 9C decline declino industrial decline

d 9C deeply profondamente I'm deeply grateful to you.

d 9C discrimination discriminazione racial/sex discrimination

e 9C explanation spiegazione

e 9C eye test visita oculistica Could I book an eye test please?

f 9C faithfully fedelmente Yours faithfully

g 9C gender sesso

g 9C gloomy cupo a gloomy economic forecast

g 9C growth crescita economic growth

h 9C housing abitazione

i 9C illegal illegale

Agriculture is still largely based on traditional methods in some countries.

The Vatican has agreed to donate $80 000 in humanitarian/emergency aid to countries affected by the war.

I feel that I have benefited greatly from her wisdom.

I spent most of my money in the first week and consequently had very little to eat by the end of the holiday.

Could you give me a quick explanation of how it works?

I think both genders are capable of looking after children.

There's a shortage of cheap housing in the region.

a campaign to stop the illegal sale of cigarettes to children under 16

i 9C intellectual intellettuale

l 9C leave aside mettere da parte

l 9C less-developed meno sviluppato/a less-developed countries

l 9C loan prestito

l 9C logical logico/a a logical choice/conclusion

m 9C mass-produced prodotto in serie mass-produced souvenirs

n 9C noon mezzogiorno

n 9C nuclear power potenza nucleare nuclear power stations

o 9C outcome risultato

o 9C overdraft scoperto to run up/pay off an overdraft

o 9C overseas oltremare

o 9C owing to a causa di

p 9C pass on tramandare

r 9C renewable rinnovabile

r 9C repeated ripetuto/a repeated attempts/mistakes/warnings

r 9C resource risorsa

s 9C structure struttura

s 9C sugar-free senza zucchero sugar-free chewing-gum

s 9C sum up ricapitolare

t 9C thinker pensatore/ice a political/religious thinker

Looking after a baby at home all day is nice but it doesn't provide much intellectual stimulation.Leaving aside the question of cost, how many people do we need on the job?

She's trying to get a $50 000 loan to start her own business.

We used to ski before noon then take a long lunch.

It's too early to predict the outcome of the meeting.

Many more people go/travel/live/work overseas these days.

The concert has been cancelled owing to lack of support.

My grandmother passed on her cooking skills to me.

renewable energy sources such as wind and wave power

Britain's mineral resources include oil, coal and gas deposits.

We must carefully structure and rehearse each scene.

She summed up the situation quickly and took charge.

t 9C three-day tre giorni a three-day weekend

t 9C transfer trasferimento the transfer of information

u 9C unauthorised non-autorizzato/a

v 9C vary variare

v 9C visibility visibilita'

a 10A aeroplane aereo She has her own private aeroplane.

a 10A airborne volanti

a 10A alas ahimé

a 10A allowance sussidio

a 10A anxiously ansiosamente

a 10A applicant candidato

a 10A arrival arrivo

b 10A BC Avanti Cristo

c 10A civilisation civilta'

c 10A clearly chiaramente

c 10A conflict conflitto

c 10A cyclone ciclone We were caught in a cyclone.

d 10A decade decade

d 10A dependent dipendente

No admittance to unauthorised personnel.

Some people give a regular monthly donation while others vary the amount they give.Mist is still causing poor visibility - down to five metres in parts of the south-east.

The airborne radioactive particles have covered a huge area of Russia.

I love football but, alas, I have no talent as a player.

The perks of the job include a company pension scheme and a generous travel allowance.Tomorrow the children will receive their anxiously awaited presents.

How many applicants did you have for the job?

Hundreds gathered to await the boxer's arrival at the airport.

The Battle of Actium took place in 31 BC.

Cuzco was the centre of one of the world's most famous civilizations, that of the Incas.The accident was clearly the lorry driver's fault.

We wish to avoid conflict between our countries if at all possible.

The country has experienced two decades of growth.

It's very easy to become dependent on sleeping pills.

e 10A ebb away declinare He could feel his strength ebbing away.

e 10A economics economia

e 10A element elemento

e 10A epitomise incarnare

e 10A equine equino equine flu

e 10A escalator scala mobile

f 10A failure fallimento

f 10A far-flung sparpagliato

f 10A fascinate affascinare Science has always fascinated me.

f 10A flock gregge a flock of sheep/goats/geese

f 10A four-month quadrimestrale a four-month course

f 10A further piu' lontano

g 10A gold rush corsa all'oro He became rich during the gold rush.

h 10A historic storico historic buildings

h 10A homing viaggiatore

h 10A horseback a cavallo police on horseback

h 10A husky husky The huskies pulled our sledge.

i 10A iconic iconico/a

i 10A autostrada dell'informazione

She's in her third year of economics at York university.

There was certainly an element of truth in what she said.

With little equipment and unsuitable footwear, she epitomises the inexperienced and unprepared mountain walker.

I'll meet you by the up/down escalator on the second floor.

The meeting was a complete/total failure.

The news spread to all corners of our far-flung empire.

It was much further to the town centre than I remembered.

Migrating birds and fish have a strong homing instinct.

John Lennon gained iconic status following his death.

information superhighway

The information superhighway extends throughout most of the world.

l 10A litre litro

l 10A loved one caro/a

m 10A mail posta

m 10A making fare (filmografia) the art of film making

m 10A means mezzo

m 10A messenger messaggero

m 10A mice topi field mice

o 10A orphan orfano/a

p 10A pension off andare in pensione

p 10A pigeon piccione racing/homing pigeons

p 10A pioneering pionere a pioneering spirit

p 10A postal service servizio postale The United States Postal Service

r 10A railroad station stazione ferroviaria Central Railroad Station

r 10A rat ratto Rats carry disease.

r 10A recruit assumere

s 10A secretly segretamente

s 10A shortage scarsita'

s 10A siege assedio

s 10A skinny magro/a

The tax increase will add 4p to a litre of petrol.

People, naturally enough, want to know that their loved ones are out of danger.

She spent the morning reading and answering her mail.

We need to find some other means of transportation.

The documents were delivered by special messenger.

The civil war is making orphans of many children.

After flying for 38 years, their Wessex helicopter is about to be pensioned off.

Charities such as Oxfam are always trying to recruit volunteers to help in their work.He was convicted on the evidence of secretly recorded telephone conversations.There's a shortage of food and shelter in the refugee camps.

The siege of Mafeking lasted for eight months.

You should eat more, you're much too skinny.

s 10A sled slitta

s 10A slowly lentamente Could you please speak more slowly?

s 10A sorting office smistamento I work at the sorting office.

s 10A stroke of genius colpo di genio

s 10A swift rapido

t 10A telegraph telegrafo The news came by telegraph.

t 10A transcontinental transcontinentale

u 10A upkeep mantenimento

v 10A vital vitale

w 10A wilderness selvaggio a beautiful mountain wilderness

w 10A willing disposto/a

w 10A winged alato a high-winged aeroplane

w 10A wiry asciutto/a He has a runner's wiry frame.

w 10A workforce forza lavoro

a 10B absorption assorbimento

a 10B academy accademia a military/police academy

a 10B amateur principiante

a 10B animation animazione

b 10B Barbie doll Barbie

b 10B buyer acquirente

The children are playing in the snow with their sleds.

It was such a brilliant idea - a real stroke of genius.

The local police took swift action against the squatters.

The transcontinental railway goes from New York to San Francisco.

The upkeep of larger old properties is very expensive.

A strong opposition is vital to a healthy democracy.

If you're willing to fly at night, you can get a much cheaper ticket.

The majority of factories in the region have a workforce of 50 to 100 (people).

Some poisonous gases can enter the body by absorption through the skin.

This tennis tournament is open to both amateurs and professionals.

Encyclopaedias on CD-ROM include sound, illustrations and simple animations.I often played with Barbie dolls when I was young.

He's still looking for a buyer for his house.

c 10B captain capitano

c 10B circuit circuito

d 10B determination determinazione a man of fierce/ruthless determination

d 10B devote dedicare

d 10B distraction distrazione

d 10B (be) down to a causa It's all down to money.

d 10B down-to-earth con i piedi per terra

d 10B driving range driving range, campo pratica

e 10B encouragement incoraggiamento

e 10B exceptionally eccezionalmente an exceptionally fine portrait

f 10B fame fama

f 10B fitness forma

g 10B gentle lieve a gentle wind

g 10B gift dono He has a gift for languages.

g 10B gifted dotato a gifted dancer/musician

g 10B give up rinunciare I've given up trying to help her.

g 10B God-given divino

g 10B golfer giocatore di golf

h 10B handicap handicap My current golf handicap is nine.

h 10B himself se stesso Any fool can teach himself to type.

It's unusual to have a goalkeeper as (the) captain of a football team.

They first met each other on the tennis circuit.

She has devoted all her energies/life to the care of homeless people.

I can turn the television off if you find it a distraction.

She's a down-to-earth sort of woman with no pretensions.

I often practise my golf swing at the driving range.

Children need lots of encouragement from their parents.

She first rose to fame as a singer at the age of 16.

I'm trying to improve my fitness by cycling to work.

She has a God-given talent as a painter.

He's one of the highest-earning professional golfers in the world.

i 10B inspire ispirare

j 10B judgment giudizio to show good/sound/poor judgment

m 10B mentor mentore I've learned a lot from my mentor.

m 10B modelling fare da modello/a

n 10B note appunto

p 10B patterned decorato patterned textiles/wallpaper

p 10B persist persistere

p 10B protégé pupillo

r 10B rather piuttosto

s 10B shot colpo

s 10B soloist solista

s 10B sour agro/a These plums are a bit sour.

s 10B stick with rimanere

s 10B straightaway subito

s 10B stunning favoloso a stunning dress

t 10B talent talento

u 10B upbringing educazione

v 10B vague vago/a

w 10B wise saggio/a I think you made a wise choice.

His confident leadership inspired his followers.

Ashley's always wanted to go into modelling.

He left a note to say he would be home late.

The government is persisting with its ambitious public works programme.

Shapur's restaurant is full every night as trendy Londoners enjoy the wonders of his young protégé, chef Glyn Fussell.

I think I'd like to stay at home this evening rather than go out.

Woods hit a perfect shot out of the bunker.

The soloist in the violin concerto was Yehudi Menuhin.

He said that he was going to stick with the traditions established by his grandfather.We don't have to go straightaway, do we?

Her talent for music showed at an early age.

Is it right to say all the crimes he committed were simply the result of his upbringing?I do have a vague memory of meeting her many years ago.

a 10C advanced avanzato an advanced English course

b 10C benefit beneficio

b 10C booklet libretto

c 10C communicator comunicatore/comunicatrice

c 10C conversational di conversazione

c 10C convincing convincente a convincing argument/explanation

d 10C daddy papa'

e 10C elementary elementare

e 10C expertise competenza

f 10C fast track corsia preferenziale

f 10C free-flowing scorrevole a free-flowing river

g 10C gregarious socievole

g 10C guru guru

i 10C image immagine television images of starving children

i 10C interact interagire

i 10C intuitive intuitivo/a

i 10C invariably invariabilmente The train is invariably late.

l 10C lack mancanza Her only problem is lack of confidence.

l 10C learner allievo/a He's a quick learner.

l 10C linguistic linguistico

The discovery of oil brought many benefits to the town.

I always write my shopping lists in a booklet.

Obviously teachers have to be good communicators.

He seems to lack basic conversational skills.

Mummy and Daddy are taking me to the circus on Saturday.

I have an elementary knowledge of physics.

We admired the expertise with which he prepared the meal.

A degree in computer science offers a fast track to the top.

Emma's a gregarious, outgoing sort of person.

For the last decade she has acted as the president's economics guru.

Dominique's teacher says that she interacts well with the other children.

Men are often regarded as less intuitive than women.

I'm particularly interested in the linguistic development of young children.

m 10C mind map mappa mentale I'd like to learn how to draw mind maps.

n 10C note-taking prendere appunti

o 10C Olympic olimpico the International Olympic Committee

p 10C permeate permeare

r 10C reflect riflettere

r 10C revolution rivoluzione a technological revolution

r 10C rowing canottaggio I love rowing.

s 10C scientific scientifico/a a scientific discovery/experiment/theory

s 10C skill abilita' Ruth had/possessed great writing skills.

s 10C successfully con successo

s 10C switch cambiare

s 10C systematic sistematico/a

t 10C thought pensiero

t 10C traditionally tradizionalmente

t 10C trashy spazzatura trashy programmes

t 10C tune in sintonizzare

u 10C unclear non chiaro

u 10C up-to-date aggiornato/a

w 10C woolly confuso

Note-taking is an important skill for students.

Dissatisfaction with the government seems to have permeated every section of society.The statistics reflect a change in people's spending habits.

A number of patients have been successfully treated with the new drug.

She started studying English at college, but switched to Business Studies in her second year.We've got to be a bit more systematic in the way that we approach this task.

Let me have your thoughts on that report by Friday.

Quaker meetings are traditionally held in silence.

The current financial situation certainly tunes in with what economic experts predicted over a year ago.The ownership of the painting remains unclear.

Great trouble is taken to keep our database up-to-date.

It's the woolly thinking behind the book that I find so infuriating.

w 10C workings meccanismi the workings of government

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