compact preliminary for schools italian word list

8/12/2019 Compact Preliminary for Schools Italian Word List

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[A] Unit 1

absent adj

advise v

apologise v

bring up pv

can't stand v

canteen n

drama n

environmentally friendly adj

e-pal n

facilities n

fond of adj

hand in pv

look forward to pv

persuade v

recipe n

warn v

[A] Unit 2

achieve v

ambition n


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athlete n

beat v

believe in pv

BMX biking n

champion n

championship n

competitor n

defeat v

disappointment n

diving n

fail v

get in pv

give in pv

have a positive attitude exp

join in pv

lose v

luck n

polite adj

respect n

rude adj

score v

stay in pv

succeed v

surfing n

talent n


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win v

[A] Unit 3

a market stall n

bracelet n

casual adj

changing room n

delayed adj

employ v

end up pv

fancy dress party n

fashionable adj

forbidden adj

iron n

material n

maximum n

request v

sandals n

sew v

silk n

stripes n

stylish adj

top n

[A] Unit 4


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afraid adj

annoyed adj

anxious adj

band n

challenging adj

comedy n

concert n

disappointed adj

drums n

enjoyable adj

entertaining adj

excited adj

festival n

flute n

guitar n

jealous adj

organised adj

perform v

piano n

relaxed adj

relaxing adj

satisfied adj

scary adj

science fiction adj

serious adj


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stage n

surprised adj

trumpet n

venue n

violin n

worried adj

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allowed adj

beef n

boiled adj

cabbage n

cod n

corn n

fit adj

forbidden adj

fried adj

frozen adj

go back pv

go for pv

go on pv

go up pv

healthy adj

lettuce n

peach n


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permit v

pineapple n

raw adj

require v

responsible adj

spinach n

strawberry n

tuna n

turkey n

yoghurt n

[A] Unit 6

cosy adj

cultural events n

elderly adj

gallery n

ladder n

sociable adj

stone n

storm n

tent n

[A] Unit 7

bat n

cage n


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calm adj

camel n

carry on pv

clear adj

climate change n

cruel adj

desert n

elephant n

environment n

flood n

gorilla n

humid adj

jungle n

keep on pv

litter n

mild adj

mosquito n

ocean n

oil n

parrot n

pass on pv

penguin n

pollution n

protect v

rare adj


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recycling n

river n

shark n

snake n

spider n

sunset n

tiger n

waterfall n

whale n

wildlife n

[A] Unit 8

astronaut n

boarding card n

float v

harbour n

platform n

seasick adj

speed limit n

submarine n

traffic jam n

weigh v


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not in a place, especially school or work

to tell someone they should do something

to say you're sorry

to look after a child until he or she becomes an adult

to dislike something or someone very much

a restaurant in an office, factory or school

a play in a theatre or on television or radio

not damaging the environment

somebody you write to on the internet but haven't met

buildings or equipment that are provided for a particular purpose, e.g. aswimming pool, tennis courts, etc.

liking something a lot

to give work to your teacher

to feel happy and excited about something that is going to happen

to make someone agree to do something by talking to them a lot about it

a list of foods and a set of instructions telling you how to cook something

to tell someone not to do something because something bad may happen

to succeed in doing something difficult

a strong feeling that you want to be successful or powerful


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someone who is good at sports such as running, jumping or throwing things

to do something better than has been done before

to feel confident that you or a person is good or right

a sport where people ride special bicycles on special tracks

someone who has won an important sports competition

a competition to find the best player or team in a sport

someone who takes part in a sports competition

to win against someone in a fight or competition

the feeling of being disappointed

the activity or sport of jumping into water with your arms and head going in first

to not be successful

to succeed in entering a place, especially a building

to accept that you have been beaten and agree to stop competing or fighting

to have good opinions or feelings about something

to become involved in an activity with other people

If you lose a game, the team or person that you are playing against wins.

good and bad things caused by chance and not by your own actions

behaving in a way that is not rude and shows that you think about other people

when you are polite to someone, especially because they are older or moreimportant than you

behaving in a way which is not polite and upsets other people

to get points in a game or test

to stay in your home

to do something that you have been trying to do

the sport of riding on a wave on a special board

a natural ability to do something


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to get the most points or succeed in a competition

a table used for selling things at an outdoor event

a piece of jewellery that you wear around your wrist

casual clothes are comfortable and not formal

a room in a shop where you can try clothes

happening at a later time than expected or intended

to pay someone to work for you

to be in a place or state because of doing something

at a fancy dress party, the guests all put on funny clothes and dress as, e.g.characters from a film

popular at a particular time

not allowed by an official rule

a heavy hot object that you use to make clothes smooth

cloth used for making clothes

the largest in amount, size or number that is allowed

to ask someone to do something in a polite or formal way

shoes with open toes you wear in the summer

to join things together with a needle and thread

a type of cloth which is light and smooth

a line of one colour on a background of another colour

attractive and fashionable

a piece of women's clothing worn on the upper part of the body


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frightened or worried

angry

worried and nervous

a group of musicians who play modern music together

difficult, in a way that tests your ability or determination

a funny film or play

a performance of music and singing

unhappy because something didn't happen or something wasn't as you expected

a musical instrument that you hit with your hands or a stick

If something is enjoyable, you like doing it.

interesting and helping someone to have an enjoyable time

feeling very happy and interested

a series of special events or performances

a musical instrument that you hold out to the side and play by blowing

a musical instrument with strings that you play by pulling the strings

not happy because someone else is better at something or has something you want

well prepared and carefully planned

to act, sing, dance or play music for other people to enjoy

a big wooden musical instrument with black and white bars that make sounds when you press them

calm and not worried

If something is relaxing, it is pleasant and makes you feel relaxed.

pleased with something you have done

frightening

stories about life in the future or in other parts of the universe

meaning what you say, not making a joke


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the raised area in a theatre where actors perform

feeling surprise because something has happened that you did not expect

a metal musical instrument that you play by blowing into it

a place where a sports game, musical performance or special event happens

a wooden musical instrument that you hold against your neck and play bymoving a stick across strings

unhappy because you are thinking about bad things that might happen

have permission to do something

the meat from a cow

cooked in hot water

a large, round, hard, green vegetable with lots of leaves that you eat raw orcooked

a type of fish

a long vegetable made up of lots of yellow seeds

healthy, especially because you exercise a lot

not allowed by an official rule

cooked in hot oil or fat

frozen food is very cold and has been frozen so that it will last a long time

to return to a place where you were or where you have been before

to choose

to continue doing something

to become higher in level

making you strong and not ill

a green vegetable with lots of soft green leaves that you use in salads

a fruit that has a soft skin and is yellow/pink and has a yellow inside with a largeseed


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to allow something

a tropical fruit that is large, yellow and with a thick yellow-brown skin with sharppoints on it

not cooked

If a rule requires something, you must do that thing.

in charge of someone or something

a green vegetable with dark green leaves that are cooked or eaten raw in salads

a small soft red fruit with lots of seeds on the outside

a type of fish

a large bird like a chicken

a food made from milk that is thick and slightly sour (= not sweet)

comfortable and warm

exhibitions, films and concerts are examples of cultural events

elderly people are old

a public building where people can look at works of arta thing which you climb up when you want to reach a high place, which has twolong pieces joined together by shorter pieces

someone who is sociable likes being with people and meeting new people

a hard, natural substance that is found in the ground and often used for building

very bad weather with a lot of rain, snow, wind, etc.

a structure for sleeping in made of cloth fixed to metal poles

a small animal like a mouse with wings that flies at night

a container made of wire or metal bars used for keeping birds or animals in


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If the weather or the sea is calm, it is quiet and peaceful.

a large animal that lives in hot, dry places and has one or two humps (= raisedparts on its back)


If the sky is clear, there are no clouds.

the way the Earth's weather is changing

very unkind, or causing people or animals to suffer

a large, hot, dry area of land with very few plants

a very large, grey animal with big ears and a very long nose

the natural world including the land, water, air, plants and animals

when a lot of water covers an area that is usually dry

a big, black, hairy animal, like a large monkey

humid air or weather is hot and slightly wet

an area of land in a hot country where trees and plants grow close together


pieces of paper and other waste that are left in public places

When the weather in winter is mild, it is not cold.

a small flying insect that drinks your blood, sometimes causing a disease

one of the five main areas of sea

a thick liquid that comes from under the Earth's surface and that is used as a fuel

a bird with feathers of many bright colours that can copy what people say

to give someone something that someone else has given you

a large, black and white sea bird that swims and cannot fly

damage caused to water, air, etc. by bad substances or waste

to keep someone or something safe from something dangerous or bad

very unusual


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when paper, glass, plastic, etc. is put through a process so that it can be usedagain

a long, natural area of water that flows across the land

a large fish with very sharp teeth

a long, thin creature with no legs that slides along the ground

a creature with eight long legs which catches insects in a web (= structure like anet)

when the sun disappears in the evening and the sky becomes dark

a large wild cat that has yellow fur with black lines on it

a stream of water that falls from a high place, often to a pool below

a very large animal that looks like a large fish and lives in the sea

animals, birds and plants in the place where they live

someone who travels into space

a card that a passenger must have to be allowed to enter an aircraft or a ship

to move gently through the air

an area of water near the coast where ships are kept

the area in a railway station where you get on and off the train

feeling ill because of the way a boat is moving

the fastest speed that a car is allowed to travel on a particular road

a boat that travels under water

a line of cars, trucks, etc that are moving slowly

to measure how heavy someone or something is


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TRANSLATION COMMENTS

assente

avvisare, consigliare

scusarsi, chiedere scusa

allevare, educare

non sopportare, non tollerare

mensa

dramma, commedia, fiction

ecologico, rispettoso dell'ambiente

e-pal, amico elettronico

servizi, attrezzature, strutture

appassionato di, affezionato a

consegnare, presentare

non vedere l'ora di, essere lieti di

persuadere, convincere

ricetta

avvertire, avvisare

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realizzare, ottenere

ambizione


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atleta

battere, superare

credere in, avere fiducia in

BMX

campione

campionato

competitore, concorrente

sconfiggere, battere

delusione, disappunto

tuffi

fallire, non riuscire

entrare

arrendersi, cedere

avere un atteggiamento positivo

partecipare, unirsi a

perdere

fortuna

cortese, garbato

rispetto

scortese, sgarbato

segnare, realizzare

stare, rimanere

riuscire

surf

talento


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vincere

[A] Unit 3

bancarella del mercato

bracciale

casual, informale, sportivo

camerino di prova

in ritardo

impiegare

finire (col/per), ritrovarsi

festa mascherata

di moda, di grido

vietato, proibito

ferro da stiro

tessuto, stoffa

massimo

richiedere

sandali

cucire

seta

strisce, righe

raffinato, elegante

camicia, maglietta, top

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impaurito, timoroso

adirato, arrabbiato

ansioso, preoccupato

complesso, gruppo

impegnativo, che mette alla prova

commedia

concerto

deluso, rammaricato

batteria, percussioni

piacevole, gradevole

divertente

eccitato, entusiasta

festival

flauto

chitarra

geloso, invidioso

organizzato

esibirsi

piano, pianoforte

rilassato

rilassante

soddisfatto

pauroso, spaventoso

fantascienza, science fiction

serio


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palcoscenico

sorpreso

tromba

locale, luogo

violino

preoccupato

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consentito, permesso

manzo

lesso

cavolo

merluzzo

grano, granoturco

in forma

vietato, proibito

fritto

surgelato

ritornare

scegliere, preferire

continuare, andare avanti

salire, crescere

sano

lattuga

pesca


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permettere

ananas

crudo

richiedere, ordinare

responsabile

spinaci

fragola

tonno

tacchino

yogurt

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comodo, accogliente

eventi culturali

anziano

galleria

scala, scala a pioli

socievole

pietra

temporale, tempesta

tenda

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pipistrello

gabbia


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calmo

cammello

continuare, proseguire

sereno, chiaro

cambiamento climatico

crudele

deserto

elefante

ambiente

inondazione

gorilla

umido

giungla

continuare, insistere

rifiuti, spazzatura

mite, temperato

zanzara

oceano

petrolio

pappagallo

passare

pinguino

inquinamento

proteggere

raro


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riciclaggio

fiume

squalo, pescecane

serpente

ragno

tramonto

tigre

cascata

balena

flora e fauna selvatica

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astronauta

carta d'imbarco

fluttuare nell'aria

porto

binario, banchina

con il mal di mare

limite di velocit

sottomarino

ingorgo (del traffico)

pesare


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