Intermediate 17-20 Flashcards by M C

on the edge of town

on the outskirts of town

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ha una bella vista/ veduta o delle belle viste/vedute

to have a nice view/ to have nice views

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condominio

block of flats

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aria condizionata

air conditioning (e@ k@ndishning)

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ultimo piano

top floor

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portone

front door (frant doo)

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gradini

steps

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casa di campagna

country house

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una casa in/ nella campagna

a house in the country

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a small house, that is old
and attractive, and usually found in the country

cottage (kotidj)

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it is interesting and unusual

It has a lot of character (kaer@kt@)

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riscaldare

to heat

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a system that heats a whole house (riscaldamento centralizzato)

central heating

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monolocale

appartamento con una stanza da letto

studio apartment/ flat (stjuudi@u)

one-bedroom flat

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bagno in stanza

en-suite bathroom (onswiit)

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studio (stanza)

study

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frigo con freezer

fridge-freezer

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lavapiatti

dishwasher

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sgabuzzino

utility room

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lavatrice

washing machine

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lavandino (cucina)

lavandini (bagno)

sink

(wash)basin (beisn)

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rubinetto

tap

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piano cottura

cooker

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fornello

tile

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credenza/ armadietto

cupboard

bollitore

kettle

illuminazione

lighting

divano

sofa (s@uf@)

duro/ rigido

firm

tappeto (copre la stanza) tappeto (copre un'area più piccola della stanza) tappetino (per uso specifici ex. ginnastica, yoga, entrata/ bagno etc.)

carpet (kaapit) rug mat

tappetino d'ingresso/ zerbino tappetino da bagno

doormat bath mat

tenda

curtain (k@@tn)

tendina

blind

piumone/ piumino

duvet (duuvei)

lenzuolo

sheet

coperta

blanket (blaengkit)

divano (less elegant piece)

couch

poltrona

armchair

l'euro/ il dollaro

the euro (ju@r@u) / the dollar

una banconota da 10 pound

a 10-pound note

moneta

coin

50 penny

fifty pence (fifty p)

having money in the account

be in credit my account is always in credit

look at the details of something

to check st

sterlina

sterling

sportello automatico/ bancomat

cashpoint/ ATM

prestito

loan (l@un)

money you pay to use something, or for a service

fee

sprecare soldi

to waste money

guadagnare

to earn

una somma di soldi ragionevole

a reasonable amount of money (riizn@bl)

dovere una somma di denaro

to owe (@u)

ripagare/ restituire (2 ways)

to pay back/ to repay

keeping money to buy something in the future (salvare)

to save up

permettersi qualcosa

to afford st

sistemazione

accommodation (@kom@deishn)

good for the amount of money you pay

good value for money

asking someone to pay an amount of money (to do something/ for st)

to charge someone to do st/ for st the landlord isn’t charging us to use his garage.

rent vs hire (hai@)

- We use rent (as a verb) when we pay to use something for a long period of time, e.g. rent a flat - The noun rent is the amount you pay, e.g. The rent is £400 per month. - We use hire when we pay to use something for a short period of time, e.g. I hired a bike for the day. - Both verbs are used with cars, e.g. We rented/hired a car when we were on holiday.

common (pr)

kom@n

avere il maldigola

to get a sore throat (thr@ut)

tosse avere la tosse

a cough (kof) to get some cough

benda/ fasciatura

bandage (baendidj)

avere il malditesta

to get a headache (hedeik)

medicine (pr)

medisn

pillola

tablet/ pill

sentirsi male

to feel sick

farmacista farmacia

pharmacist (faam@sist)/ chemist pharmacy (faam@si) / drugstore/ chemist's

pain vs ache

- An ache describes pain that is not always strong, but often continues Use “ache” for a dull, ongoing discomfort (like after exercise or a mild illness). - Use “pain” for a more intense or acute sensation, or for emotional suffering. eik - to ache = Ache can also be a verb to describe pain that continues for some time. By the end of the day my feet were aching.

avere il maldipancia

to get stomach ache (stam@k)

soffrire di mal di schiena

to suffer from backache (baekeik)

mal di denti

Toothache

avere male ai piedi/ alla spalla

to get pain in my shoulder/ foot

to hurt

h@@t Can describe physical discomfort or emotional feeling, often sudden or recent. My throat hurts when I speak. I hit my leg on the table and it really hurts / it’s very painful.

malattie/ patologie

illnesses

Suggests that you might be staying overnight or for treatment in a hospital (andare all'ospedale)

go into hospital

patient (pr)

peishnt

operazione (medica)

operation (opreishn)

surgeon (pr)

s@@djn

heart (pr)

haat

tumore ai polmoni

lung cancer

hepatitis

hep@taitis

disease vs illness

diziiz - disease = used to talk about more serious medical problems, often affecting certain parts of the body, e.g. heart disease. - Illness is used to talk about serious and minor medical problems and those affecting the mind, e.g. mental illness - Disease is not used about a period of illness, e.g. He died after a long illness.

tavolo da pranzo

dining table

Intermediate 17-20 Flashcards

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