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2010-11-10: Prego 7 Week 8
New Words From Sette Week Eight
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Language - Italian
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11/10/2010
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cortese / scortese
 Definition
adjective - courteous / discourteous
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contento / scontento
 Definition
adjective - content / discontent
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piacevole / spiacevole
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adjective - pleasant, agreeable / unpleasant, disagreeable
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fortuna / sfortuna
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adjective - fortune / misfortune
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conoscuito / sconoscuito
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adjective - known / unknown (but no verb sconoscere)
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piacere / (di)spiacere
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adjective - pleasure / displeasure
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ecco
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"there you go" (response in conversation)
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ah sì, ah no
 Definition
"I agree, I disagree" (response in conversation)
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già
 Definition
"Uh huh" (response in conversation)
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magari
 Definition
"I wish", "Perhaps", "If Only" (response in conversation)
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boh/beh
 Definition
"I have no idea" (response in conversation, with a shrug)
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infatti
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"That's right", "uh huh" (response in conversation)
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quindi
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"That's right", "uh huh" (response in conversation)
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dunque
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"Ummmm" (filler)
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il prospetto
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noun - handout
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nessun'idea
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phrase - no idea
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chi ne frega
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phrase - who cares
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fregare
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verb - to rub ones' eyes or hands
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i detagli
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noun - details
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la ricerca / le ricerche
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noun - singular: study, report; plural: investigation, inquiry
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non  bianco e nero
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phrase - It's not black and white
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l'imposta, la tassa
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noun - tax
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fa schifo
 Definition
phrase - this sucks
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lo schifoso
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noun - awful or disgusting person
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essere in casino
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phrase - to be in a mess
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cazzo
 Definition
expletive - eg: shit
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ma / peró
 Definition
conjunction - but (pero stronger)
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Cosa? Prego?
 Definition
phrase - what did you say?
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lo scienziato
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noun - scientist
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la promessa
 Definition
noun - promise
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il meccanico
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noun - mechanic
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chiunque
 Definition
whoever
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mantenere
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verb - to maintain
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fatto
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adjective - made
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fuori luogo
 Definition
phrase - out of place
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non riguarda
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phrase - not regarding
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anzi
 Definition
adverb - what's more, on the contrary, or rather
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parere
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verb - to seem
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chi vuoi che pensi
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phrase - who do you think is going to think
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incerto
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adjective - uncertain
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il tempo
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noun - tense (grammar)
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probabile
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adjective - probable
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essere bocciato
 Definition
phrase - to fail (a test)
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lo stesso
 Definition
phrase - it is the same
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il serbatoio
 Definition
noun - gas tank
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il candidito / la candidita
 Definition
noun - candidate
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il senatore / la senitrice
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noun - senator
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l'impiegato/a
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noun - white collar worker
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l'operaio / l'operaia
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noun - blue collar worker
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il pensionato / la pensionata
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noun - retired person
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lo sciopero
 Definition
noun - strike
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la campagna elettorale
 Definition
noun - election campaign
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il cittidano / la cittidana
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noun - citizen
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la coalizione
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noun - coalition
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la democrazia
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noun - democracy
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il deputato / la deputata
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noun - representative (in the chamber of deputies)
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il Governo
 Definition
noun - government; executive branch; administration
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le elezioni
 Definition
noun - elections
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il ministro (m/f)
 Definition
noun - minister (in government)
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il partito politico di centro, di destra, di sinistra
 Definition
noun - political party - center, right, left
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il voto
 Definition
noun - vote
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l'aumento
 Definition
noun - raise, increase
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la diminuzione, la riduzione
 Definition
noun - reduction
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il diritto
 Definition
noun - (legal) right
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il discorso
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noun - speech, conversation
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la disoccupazione
 Definition
noun - unemployment
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la manifestazione
 Definition
noun - demonstration
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la pensione
 Definition
noun - pension, retirement
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la povertà
 Definition
noun - poverty
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lo stipendo
 Definition
noun - salary
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andare in pensione
 Definition
phrase - to retire
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aumentare
 Definition
verb - to raise, increase
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diminuire (isc)
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verb - to reduce
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essere in pensione
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phrase - to be retired
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essere in sciopero
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phrase - to be on strike
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fare sciopero, scioperare
 Definition
verb - to strike
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informare / informarsi + su + noun
 Definition
verb - to inform / to become informed about, acquainted with something
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disoccupato
 Definition
adjective - unemployed
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informato
 Definition
adjective - informed, up-to-date
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il Senato
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noun - the Senate
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lo Stato
 Definition
noun - the government (generally)
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