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5.3: Unità 5 - Vocabolario

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    LA FAMIGLIA (family)

    bambino/a (il / la) – child

    cognato/a (il / la) – brother / sister- in-law

    compagno/a (il / la) – partner

    coppia (la) – couple

    cugino/a (il / la) – cousin

    famiglia (la) – family

    fidanzato/a (il / la) – a more serious boyfriend/ girlfriend

    figlio/a (il / la) – son / daughter

    fratello (il) – brother

    fratellastro* (il) – stepbrother

    gemello/a (il / la) – twin

    genero (il) – son-in-law

    genitori (i) – parents

    madre (la) – mother

    marito (il) – husband

    matrigna* (la) – stepmother

    moglie (la) – wife

    mamma (la) – mom

    nipote (il / la) – nephew / niece & grandson / granddaughter

    nonno/a (il / la) – grandfather / grandmother

    nuora (la) – daughter-in-law

    padre (il) – father

    papà (il) – dad

    parenti (i) – relatives

    patrigno* (il) – stepfather

    ragazzo/a (il / la)– boyfriend / girlfriend

    sorella (la) – sister

    sorellastra* (la) – stepsister

    suocero/a (il / la) – father / mother- in-law

    zio/a (lo / la) – uncle / aunt

     

    maggiore – older

    minore – younger

    unico/a – only

     

    convivere – to live together

    divorziare – to divorce

    sposarsi – to get married

     

    convivenza (la) – living together, cohabitation

    divorzio (il) – divorce

    divorziato/a – divorced

    matrimonio (il) – wedding

     

    *While in Italian there are specific expressions for “stepmother/father/sister/brother”, these words have a negative meaning. Therefore, people prefer saying la moglie di mio padre (my father’s wife), il figlio di mia madre (my mother’s son) or just madre, sorella, fratello, especially when the relationship is good.

    GLI ANIMALI DOMESTICI (pets)

    cane (il) – dog

    coniglio (il) – bunny

    criceto (il) – hamster

    gatto (il) – cat

    pesce rosso (il) – goldfish

    tartaruga (la) – turtle

    uccello (l’) – bird

    LE PROFESSIONI (professions)

    analista finanziario (l’) / analista finanziaria (l’) – financial analyst

    architetto/a (l’) – architect

    assistente sociale (l’) – social worker

    autista (l’) – driver (m / f)

    avvocato/a (l’) – lawyer

    badante (il / la) – in-home nurse, caregiver (m / f)

    barista (il / la) – barista (m / f)

    cameriere/a (il / la) – waiter / waitress

    casalinga (la) – housewife

    cuoco/a (il / la) – cook, chef

    dentista (il / la) – dentist (m / f)

    donna d’affari (la) / uomo d’affari (l’) – businesswoman/ businessman

    dottore (il) / dottoressa (la) – doctor

    giornalista (il / la) – journalist (m / f)

    giudice (il / la) – judge (m / f)

    impiegato/a (l’) – employee, office worker

    imprenditore (l’) / imprenditrice (l’) – entrepreneur

    infermiere/a (l’) – nurse

    ingegnere/a (l’) – engineer

    insegnante (l’) – teacher (m / f)

    lavoratore agricolo (il) / lavoratrice agricola (la) – agricultural worker

    medico (il) – physician (m / f)

    ministro/a (il / la) – minister

    operaio/a (l’) – laborer, construction worker, factory worker

    OSS (Operatore Socio Sanitario) (l’) – nurse’s aide, healthcare assistant

    parrucchiere (il) / parrucchiera (la) – hairdresser

    poliziotto/a (il / la) – policeman / policewoman

    postino/a (il / la) – mailman / mail-woman

    scienziato/a (lo / la) – scientist

    scrittore (lo) / scrittrice (la) – writer

    sindacalista (il / la) – union officer

    sindaco/a (il / la) – mayor

    veterinario/a (il / la) – veterinary

    I NUMERI >100 (numbers over 100)

    100. cento – one hundred

    101, 102…120, 121… centouno, centodue…centoventi, centoventuno… – one hundred one, one hundred two…one hundred twenty, one hundred twenty one…

    200, 300, 400… duecento, trecento, quattrocento… – two hundred, three hundred, four hundred…

    1.000. mille – one thousand

    2.000, 3.000, 4.000…duemila, tremila, quattromila… – two thousand, three thousand, four thousand…

    1.000.000. un milione – one million

    2.000.000, 3.000.000, 4.000.000… due milioni, tre milioni, quattro milioni… – two million, three million, four million….

    1.000.000.000. un miliardo – one billion

    2.000.000.000, 3.000.000.000, 4.000.000.000… due miliardi, tre miliardi, quattro miliardi… – two billion, three billion, four billion…

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