Complete PET wordlist (pdf) - Italian - Cambridge University Press

Wordlist: English to Italian
UNIT 6
Page
no.
English word
n, v, adj,
adv, prep
Phonetics
a 53 admission n ədˈmɪʃən ingresso the money that you pay to enter
a place
a 53 audience n ˈɔːdiəns pubblico the people who sit and watch
a performance at a theatre,
cinema, etc.
b 57 button n ˈbʌtən bottone a small, round object that you
push through a hole to fasten
clothing
c 52 cartoon n kɑːˈtuːn cartoni animati a film made using characters
that are drawn and not real
c 52 chat show n tʃæt ʃəʊ programma di
interviste
c 52 comedy series n ˈkɒmədi
ˈsɪəriːz
Italian
Italiano
serie comiche
Definition
a television or radio programme
where people are asked
questions about themselves
a group of funny television or
radio programmes that have the
same main characters or deal
with the same subject
c 57 cotton n ˈkɒtən cotone cloth or thread that is produced
from the cotton plant
d 52 documentary n ˌdɒkjəˈmentəri documentario a film or television programme
that gives facts about a real
situation or real people
e 57 earring n ˈɪərɪŋ orecchino a piece of jewellery that you
wear on or through your ear
f 57 fashionable adj ˈfæʃənəbəl alla moda popular at a particular time
f 56 find out v faɪnd aʊt scoprire to get information about
something, or to learn a fact for
the first time
g 56 get to know v get tə nəʊ conoscere When you get to know someone,
you learn more about them.
h 57 handbag n ˈhænbæg borsetta a bag carried by a woman with
her money, keys, etc. inside
i 53 interval n ˈɪntəvəl intervallo a short period of time between
the parts of a play, performance,
etc.
k 56 know v nəʊ conoscere to be familiar with a person,
place, or thing because you have
met them, been there, used it,
etc. before
l 55 live adj laɪv live / dal vivo a live performance or recording
of a performance is done with an
audience
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