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Language - Italian
Undergraduate 2
05/01/2013
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Term
lo spettacolo
 Definition
show
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la rappresentazione
 Definition
performance
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il commediografo, il drammaturgo
 Definition
playwright
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il critico
 Definition
critic
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la recension
 Definition
review
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il/la protagonista
 Definition
protagonist
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il ruolo
 Definition
role
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il successo
 Definition
success
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lo schermo
 Definition
screen
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la prima
 Definition
opening night
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la replica
 Definition
repeat performance
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il fiasco
 Definition
flop
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il dramma
 Definition
drama
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la commedia
 Definition
comedy
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la tragedia
 Definition
tragedy
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recitare
 Definition
to act, to speak lines
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applaudire
 Definition
to applaud
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girare un film
 Definition
to film
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il/la regista
 Definition
director
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il pubblico
 Definition
audience
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l'attrice/l'attore
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actress/actor
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il palco, palcoscenico
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stage
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la scenografia
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scene (backdrop)
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niente di particolare
 Definition
nothing special
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se fossi in te...
 Definition
if i were you...
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uffa!
 Definition
ugh!
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avere il pallino di...
 Definition
to have the bug(mania) for...
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dare un'occhiata a
 Definition
to glance at
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(non) ci sto
 Definition
it's (not) all right with me
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il compositore
 Definition
composer
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il conservatorio
 Definition
conservatory
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la prova
 Definition
rehearsal
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gli strumenti musicali
 Definition
instruments
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lo spartito, la partitura
 Definition
sheet music
Term
la nota
 Definition
musical note
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la musica classica
 Definition
classical music
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il/la solista
 Definition
soloist
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il flauto
 Definition
flute
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la tromba
 Definition
trumpet
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prova d'orchestra
 Definition
orchestra rehearsal
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il clarinetto
 Definition
clarinet
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la batteria
 Definition
drums
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il direttore/la dirrettrice d'orchestra
 Definition
orchestra director
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prendere una stecca
 Definition
to hit a sour note
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prendere qualcosa/qualcuno sul serio
 Definition
to take someone/something seriously
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una volta tanto
 Definition
once in a while
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andare per il meglio
 Definition
to go well
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essere stonato come una campana
 Definition
to be tone-deaf
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la musica leggera, pop
 Definition
pop music
Term
il CD
 Definition
CD
Term
il lettore cd
 Definition
cd player
Term
la canzone
 Definition
song
Term
il complesso
 Definition
band
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il cantautore/la cantautrice
 Definition
singer-songwriter
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il testo, le parole
 Definition
lyrics
Term
alto/basso volume
 Definition
high/low volume
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a tutto volume
 Definition
loud
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dal vivo
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live
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alzare/abbassare il volume
 Definition
to turn up/to turn down the volume
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canticchiare
 Definition
to hum
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capitare tutte a qualcuno
 Definition
for everything (unpleasant) to happen to someone
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non c'e' anima viva
 Definition
there's not a living soul around
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piovere a dirotto
 Definition
to rain cats and dogs
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fare il malocchio a qualcuno
 Definition
to give someone the evil eye
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farsi compagnia
 Definition
to keep each other company
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il locale (notturno)
 Definition
(night) spot, club
Term
il (punto di) ritrovo
 Definition
meeting place
Term
il/la ballerino/a
 Definition
dancer
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il lento
 Definition
slow dance
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la pista
 Definition
dance floor
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scatenarsi
 Definition
to let oneself go
Term
l'autostrada
 Definition
highway
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l'autista
 Definition
driver
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il navigatore satellitare
 Definition
gps
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la velocita'
 Definition
speed
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il volante
 Definition
steering wheel
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la stazione di servizio
 Definition
service station
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il distributore
 Definition
gas pump
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la benzina
 Definition
gasoline
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il sorpasso
 Definition
passing (another car)
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fare il pieno
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to fill the gas tank
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stressare qualcuno
 Definition
to cause someone stress, to get on their nerves
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essere stufo di
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to be fed up with, to be sick of
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non capire un tubo
 Definition
not to understand at all
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piantala! piantatela!
 Definition
stop it!
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fuori mano
 Definition
out of the way
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che cavolo!
 Definition
darn! (literally, what a cabbage!)
Term
l'enciclopedia
 Definition
encyclopedia
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il volume
 Definition
volume
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il titolo
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title
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il capitolo
 Definition
chapter
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il brano
 Definition
short passage
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la prosa
 Definition
prose
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la narrativa
 Definition
narrative, fiction
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il romanzo
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novel
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il racconto, la novella
 Definition
short story
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il genere
 Definition
genre
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la trama
 Definition
plot
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il poema
 Definition
long poem
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la poesia
 Definition
poetry, short poem
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il paragrafo
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paragraph
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il secolo
 Definition
century
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lo scrittore/la scrittrice
 Definition
writer
Term
l'autore/l'autrice
 Definition
author
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il poeta/la poetessa
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poet
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il capolavoro
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masterpiece
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trattare di
 Definition
to be about
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analizzare
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to analyze
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fare qualcosa coi piedi
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to do something in a slapdash way
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che divertente!
 Definition
how funny!
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che scocciatura!
 Definition
what a nuisance!
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far ridere a crepapelle
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to make someone laugh, split one's sides laughing
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che fifa!
 Definition
how terrifying!
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il lettore/la lettrice
 Definition
reader
Term
la casa editrice
 Definition
publishing house
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l'editore
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editor, publisher
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la copertina rigida
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hardcover
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l'edizione tascabile
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paperback, soft cover book
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la copia
 Definition
copy
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la collana
 Definition
collection, series
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la fantasia
 Definition
imagination
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a cura di
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edited by
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in traduzione
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in translation
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esaurito
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out of print, sold out
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illustrato
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illustrated
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collegato
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online
Term
stampare
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to print
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pubblicare
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to publish
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sfogliare
 Definition
to flip through
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ordinare
 Definition
to order
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collegarsi
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to go online
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in rete
 Definition
online
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essere una barzelletta
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to be a joke
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un mucchio di
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a ton of
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essere in gamba
 Definition
to be on the ball, smart
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non mi dire!
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don't tell me!
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affare fatto
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done deal, consider it done
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l'edicola
 Definition
newsstand
Term
il giornalaio
 Definition
newspaper vendor
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il giornale, il quotidiano
 Definition
daily newspaper
Term
la rivista
 Definition
magazine
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il settimanale
 Definition
weekly
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il mensile
 Definition
monthly
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il periodico
 Definition
periodical
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l'articolo
 Definition
article
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i titoli
 Definition
headlines
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la rubrica
 Definition
column
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l'inserto
 Definition
supplement
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la pubblicita'
 Definition
advertisement
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il/la giornalista
 Definition
journalist
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il numero
 Definition
issue
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l'abbonamento
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subscription
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in omaggio, in regalo
 Definition
free, complimentary
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abbonarsi
 Definition
to subscribe
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andare di male in peggio
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to go from bad to worse
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mandare tutto a rotoli
 Definition
to ruin
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che Le/ ti devo dire?
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what can i tell you?
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accidenti!
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my gosh! wow!
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sa/sai com'e'
 Definition
you know how it is
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il telecomando
 Definition
remote control
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il canale
 Definition
channel
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la rete (televisiva)
 Definition
(television) network
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la trasmissione
 Definition
telecast
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il presentatore/la presentatrice
 Definition
announcer
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il telegiornale, il Tg
 Definition
news program
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la notizia/le notizie
 Definition
news
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il programma
 Definition
program
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il programma a puntate
 Definition
series
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il telefilm
 Definition
made for tv movie
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la pubblicita', lo spot
 Definition
advertisement
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accendere/spegnere la TV
 Definition
to turn on/off the tv
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andare in onda
 Definition
to be on the air
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in diretta
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live broadcast
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registrato
 Definition
taped
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TV via cavo, via satellite, digitale
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cable tv, satellite tv, digital
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notizia bomba
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sensational news
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tenersi aggiornato/a su
 Definition
to keep up to date on
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lo credo bene!
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i believe it! I bet!
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(aspettare) un attimo!
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(wait, just) a moment!
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(stare) zitto/a!
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shhh! (be) quiet!, shut up!
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vado matto/a per...
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I'm crazy about...
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