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6.3: Unità 6 - Vocabolario

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    LE ARTI E LO SPETTACOLO (arts and entertainment)

    affresco (l’) – fresco

    applauso (l’) – applause

    arazzo (l’) – tapestry

    atto (l’) – act

    balletto (il) – ballet

    band (la) – band

    canzone (la) – song

    cartone animato (il) – cartoon

    commedia (la) – comedy

    concerto (il) – concert

    coro (il) – choir

    cortometraggio (il) – short film

    documentario (il) – documentary

    favola (la) – fairy tale

    festival (il) – festival

    fiaba (la) – fable

    film (il) – film

    fumetto (il) – comic strip

    genere (il) – genre

      • avventura (d’) – adventure
      • azione (d’) – action
      • comico – comic
      • drammatico – dramatic
      • erotico – erotic
      • fantascienza (di) – fantasy
      • giallo – thriller
      • orrore (dell’) – horror
      • poliziesco – detective, crime
      • psicologico – psychological
      • romantico – romantic
      • tragico – tragic

    gruppo musicale (il) – music band

    improvvisazione (l’) – improvisation

    intervallo (l’) – intermission

    libretto (il) – libretto

    mosaico (il) – mosaic

    murale (il) – wall painting

    musica (la) – music

      • blues – blues
      • classica – classical
      • country – country
      • dance – dance
      • elettronica – electro
      • folk – folk
      • funky – funky
      • grunge – grunge
      • hip-hop – hip-hop
      • indie – indie
      • jazz – jazz
      • metal – metal
      • pop – pop
      • punk – punk
      • rap – rap
      • reggae – reggae
      • reggaeton – reggaeton
      • rock – rock
      • rock alternativo – alternative rock
      • salsa – salsa
      • strumentale – instrumental
      • trap – trap

    musical (il) – musical

    novella (la) – short story

    opera (l’) – opera

    orchestra (l’) – orchestra

    palco (il) / palcoscenico (il) – stage

    pennellata (la) – brush stroke

    pittura (la) – painting

    poesia (la) – poetry

    proiezione (la) – screening

    provino (il) – audition

    pubblico (il) – public, audience

    quadro (il) – painting, picture

    racconto (il) – tale, story

    radio (la) – radio

    riassunto (il) –synopsis

    ritratto (il) – portrait

    romanzo (il) – novel

    saggio di danza (il) – dance recital

    scultura (la) – sculpture

    spartito (lo) – score

    spettacolo (lo) – play, performance

    teatro (il) – theater

    tragedia (la) – tragedy

    trama (la) – plot

    NOMI MASCHILI IN -MA (masculine words ending in -ma)

    aroma (l’) – scent

    cinema (il) – cinema, movie theater

    clima (il) – climate

    dilemma (il) – dilemma

    diploma (il) – degree, certificate

    panorama (il) – view

    poema (il) – epic poem

    problema (il) – problem

    programma (il) – program

    sistema (il) – system

    tema (il) – composition, essay, topic

    teorema (il) – theorem

    I NUMERI ORDINALI (ordinal numbers)

    primo – first

    secondo – second

    terzo – third

    quarto – fourth

    quinto – fifth

    sesto – sixth

    settimo – seventh

    ottavo – eighth

    nono – ninth

    decimo – tenth

    undicesimo – eleventh

    ventesimo – twentieth

    ventiduesimo – twenty-second

    ventitreesimo – twenty-third

    ventiseiesimo – twenty-sixth

    trentesimo – thirtieth

    quarantesimo – fortieth

    centesimo – one hundredth

    cinquecentesimo – five hundredth

    millesimo – one thousandth

    LE PERSONE (people)

    agente (l’) – agent

    artista (l’) – artist

    attore / attrice (l’) – actor / actress

    autore / autrice (l’) – author

    ballerino/a (il/la) – dancer

    bassista (il/la) – bass player

    batterista (il/la) – drummer

    cantante (il/la) – singer

    chitarrista (il/la) – guitar player

    drammaturgo/a (il/la) – playwright

    editore (l’) / editrice (l’) – editor, publisher

    musicista (il/la) – musician

    personaggio (il) – character

    pianista (il/la) – piano player

    pittore / pittrice (il/la) – painter

    poeta / poetessa (il/la) – poet

    principe (il) – prince

    principessa (la) – princess

    produttore (il) / produttrice (la) – producer

    protagonista (il/la) – protagonist, main character

    pubblicità (la) – commercial, ad

    regista (il/la) – director

    sassofonista (il/la) – saxophonist, sax player

    sceneggiatore / sceneggiatrice (lo/la) – screenwriter

    scenografo/a (lo/la) – set designer

    scrittore / scrittrice (lo/la) – writer

    scultore / scultrice (lo/la) – sculptor

    spettatore / spettatrice (lo/la) – spectator, viewer

    tastierista (il/la) – keyboard player

    televisione (la) – television

    violinista (il/la) – violinist

    SOSTANTIVI E AGGETTIVI ALTERATI (modified nouns and adjectives)

    amichetto/a – nice, good friend

    bicchierone – big glass

    boccuccia – cute little mouth

    borsetta – small bag, purse

    cagnolino/a – puppy

    calduccio – warm, cozy and confortable

    caruccio/a – very cute

    coniglietto – cute little bunny

    gattino/a – kitten

    giornataccia – bad day

    libraccio – bad book

    manina – small hand

    paesino – small town

    pezzetto – small piece

    ragazzino/a – young kid

    ragazzaccio/a – bad kid

    tempaccio – bad weather

    GLI STRUMENTI MUSICALI (musical instruments)

    arpa (l’) – harp

    basso (il) – bass

    batteria (la) – drums

    chitarra (la) – guitar

    clarinetto (il) – clarinet

    flauto (il) – flaute

    percussioni (le) – percussions

    pianoforte (il) – piano

    sassofono (il) – saxophone

    tastiera (la) – keyboard

    tromba (la) – trumpet

    violino (il) – violin

    violoncello (il) – cello

    VERBI UTILI (useful verbs)

    applaudire – to applaud, to clap for

    ballare – to dance

    cantare – to sing

    danzare – to dance

    dipingere – to paint

    dirigere – to direct

    disegnare – to draw

    girare – to film, to shoot

    incidere – to engrave, to record

    interpretare – to play, to perform

    mettere in scena – to enact

    pregare – to pray

    pubblicare – to publish

    recitare – to act, to play

    scolpire – to sculpt, to carve

    scrivere – to write

    smuovere – to move, to raise awareness

    sostenere – to hold up, to support

    suonare – to play

    suscitare – to evoke 

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