Elementary Italian: Quiz 10 – Flashcards
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to applaud
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applaudire
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to paint
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dipingere
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to be on tour
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essere in tour
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to film, to shoot
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girare
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to perform
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interpretare
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to put on a show
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mettere in scena
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to publish
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pubblicare
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to play a role
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recitare un ruolo
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to carve; to sculpt
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scolpire
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to visit an art gallery
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visitare una galleria d'arte
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applause
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l'applauso
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solo
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l'assolo
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act
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l'atto
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ballet
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il balletto
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song
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la canzone
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comedy
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la commedia
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concert
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il concerto
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chorus
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il coro
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debut
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il debutto
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festival
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il festival
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end
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la fine
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rock band
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il gruppo rock
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intermission
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l'intervallo
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opera
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l'opera
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orchestra
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l'orchestra
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seat
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la poltrona
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screening
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la proiezione
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live performance
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la rappresentazione dal vivo
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tragedy
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la tragedia
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clarinet
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il clarinetto
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accordion
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la fisarmonica
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flute
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il flauto
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saxophone
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il sassofono
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violin
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il violino
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plot
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la trama
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artistic
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artistico
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touching, moving
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commovente
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contemporary
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contemporaneo
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gifted; talented
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dotato
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dramatic
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drammatico
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innovative
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innovativo
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disturbing
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inquietante
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cinema
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il cinema
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publishing industry
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l'editoria
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radio
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la radio
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press
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la stampa
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television
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la televisione
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cartoon
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il cartone animato
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short film
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il cortometraggio
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documentary
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il documentario
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psychological drama
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il dramma psicologico
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fairy tale
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la favola
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horror film
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il film dell'orrore
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sci-fi film
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il film di fantascienza
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landscape
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il paesaggio
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painting; paint
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la pittura
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poem; poetry
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la poesia
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short story
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il racconto
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epic
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il racconto epico
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portrait
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il ritratto
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novel
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il romanzo
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sculpture
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la scultura
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masterpiece
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il capolavoro
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collection
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la collezione
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exhibit
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l'esposizione
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show
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la mostra
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work of art
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l'opera d'arte
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painting
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il quadro
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author
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l'autore/autrice
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ballet dancer/ ballerina
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il ballerino
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drummer
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il batterista
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singer
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il cantante
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guitarist
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il chitarrista
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composor
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il compositore/la compositrice
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playwright
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il drammaturgo
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main character
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il personaggio principale
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pianist
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il pianista
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painter
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il pittore/la pittrice
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poet
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il poeta/la poetessa
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public; audience
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il pubblico
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director
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il regista
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writer
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lo scrittore/la scrittrice
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sculptor
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lo scultore/la scultrice
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spectator
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lo spettatore/la spettatrice
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violinist
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il violinista
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INFINITIVE CONSTRUCTIONS
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INFINITIVE CONSTRUCTIONS
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to love
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amare +infinitive
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to help
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aiutare +a
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to force, to compel
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obbligare +a
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to try (c)
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cercare +di
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to think (about)
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pensare +a
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to have to
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dovere +infinitive
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to ask
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domandare +di
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to please
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piacere +infinitive
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to be able to
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potere +infinitive
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to try (p)
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provare +a
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to ask (2)
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chiedere +di
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to advise
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consigliare +di
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to prefer
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preferire +infinitive
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to prepare
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preparare +a
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to succeed
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riuscire +a
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to say, to tell
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dire +di
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to complain
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lamentarsi +di
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to plan
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pensare +di
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to permit
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permettere +di
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to know how to
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sapere +infinitive
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to begin
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cominciare +a
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to go
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andare +a
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to promise
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promettere +di
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to believe
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credere +di
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to continue
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continuare +a
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to decide
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decidere +di
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to wish; to desire
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desiderare +infinitive
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to have fun
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divertirsi +a
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to learn
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imparare +a
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to forget
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dimenticare +di
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to want
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volere +infinitive
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to doubt
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dubitare +di
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to pretend
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fingere +di
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to teach
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insegnare +a
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to invite
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invitare +a
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to realize
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rendersi conto +di
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to fear
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temere +di
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to dream
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sognare +di
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to be good for
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servire +a
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to stop, to quit
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smettere +di
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to make; to do
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fare +infinitive
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to come
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venire +a
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to remember
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ricordare +di
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to hope
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sperare +di
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to start
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mettersi +a
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to suggest
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suggerire +di
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In sentences in which one subject compels or allows another to do something, what do you do?
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Use fare + infinitive or lasciare + infinitive.
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If an object follows the infinitive, what does that mean?
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The person being compelled or allowed to act is expressed as an indirect object.
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What is the expression construction with avere?
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avere + noun + di + infinitive
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What is the expression construction with essere?
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essere + adj. + di + infinitive
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NON-STANDARD NOUN FORMS
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NON-STANDARD NOUN FORMS
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What do we know about some words ending in -ma?
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They are masculine?
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aroma; flavoring
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l'aroma
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climate
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il clima
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dilemma
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il dilemma
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diploma, degree
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il diploma
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drama, play
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il dramma
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panorama, landscape
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il panorama
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poem
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il poema
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problem
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il problema
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program, plan
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il programma
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scheme, diagram
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lo schema
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system
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il sistema
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theme, essay
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il tema
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theorem
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il teorema
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trauma
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il trauma
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How do you make these words plural?
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with -mi
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What do we know about adjectives ending in -ista in the singular and plural form?
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They have only one singular form. They have different masculine and feminine plural forms.
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What is the masculine plural of -ista?
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-isti
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What is the feminine plural of -ista?
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-iste
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What words fall under this category?
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batterista, dentist, giornalista, musicista, and violinista
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What do we know about nouns like this?
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They are invariable in the singular form, but any adjective and articles agree with the person.
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What is another type of irregular noun?
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Irregular nouns that are masculine in the singular but feminine in the plural
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GIVE THE SINGULAR AND PLURAL OF EACH
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GIVE THE SINGULAR AND PLURAL OF EACH
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arms
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il braccio le braccia
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eyelashes
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il ciglio le ciglia
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fingers
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il dito le dita
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knees
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il ginocchio le ginocchia
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lips
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il labbro le labbra
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ears
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l'orecchio le orecchie
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eyebrows
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il sopracciglio le sopracciglia
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sheets
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il lenzuolo le lenzuola
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miles
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il miglio le miglia
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walls
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il muro le mura
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pairs
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il paio le paia
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eggs
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l'uovo le uova
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What type of adjectives do you use with the singular forms?
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Masculine
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What type of adjectives do you use with the plural forms?
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Feminine PLURAL
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hand
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la mano le mani
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GERUND + PROGRESSIVE TENSES
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GERUND AND PROGRESSIVE TENSES
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Gerund -are ending?
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-ando
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Gerund -ere ending?
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-endo
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Gerund -ire ending?
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-endo
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IRREGULAR STEMS
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IRREGULAR STEMS
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bere
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bevendo
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dire
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dicendo
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fare
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facendo
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tradurre
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traducendo
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How do you form the progressive form?
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stare + gerund
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Conjugate the present tense of stare
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Sto Stai Sta Stiamo State Stanno
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How do you describe actions that were in progress in the past?
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Using the imperfetto of stare
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Conjugate stare in the imperfetto
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Stavo Stavi Stava Staviamo Stavate Stavano
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When do you use the forma progressive?
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to emphasize the fact that an action is in progress
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What do you do with object and reflexive pronouns?
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Either precede the conjugated form of stare or are attached to the gerund
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When the gerund comes at the beginning of the sentence, what do you do?
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Use the infinitive, not the gerund I.e., Andare al cinema e' il mio passatempo preferito.
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ORDINAL NUMBERS
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ORDINAL NUMBERS
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first
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primo
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second
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secondo
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third
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terzo
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fourth
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quarto
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fifth
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quinto
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sixth
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sesto
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seventh
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settimo
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eighth
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ottavo
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ninth
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nono
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tenth
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decimo
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After 10th, how do you form the ordinal numbers?
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drop the final vowel and add -esimo
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What happens with numbers ending in tre' and sei?
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Maintain the final vowel, but the accent mark on tre' is dropped.
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eleventh
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undicesimo
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twentieth
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ventesimo
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twenty sixth
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ventiseiesimo
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thirty third
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trentatreesimo
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eighty second
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ottantaduesimo
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one hundredth
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centesimo
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five hundredth
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cinquecentesimo
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one thousandth
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millesimo
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What do we know about ordinal numbers?
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They are adjectives and therefore must agree in gender and number to the nouns the modify.
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How do you abbreviate ordinal numbers?
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According to gender and number with o, a, i, or e superscripts
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When do you use Roman numerals?
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To refer to centuries or royalty
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SUFFIXES
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SUFFIXES
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How do you add a suffix?
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First, drop the final vowel of the base word and then attach the suffix
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What suffixes imply smallness or express affection?
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-ello, -etto, -ino, -uccio
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What suffixes express largeness or importance?
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-one
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What suffixes express disparaging or perjorative connotations?
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-accio
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cute, pretty
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bellino
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sweet, very dear
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caruccio
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a little bit naughty
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cattivello
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very small
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piccolino
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cute little mouth
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la boccuccia
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small purse
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la borsetta
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chatterbox
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il chiacchierone
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trashy newspaper
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il giornalaccio
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bad day
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la giornataccia
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long letter
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la letterona
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little hand
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la manina
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thick soup
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il minestrone
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little nose
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il nasino
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bad boy
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il ragazzaccio
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bad weather
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il tempaccio
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little mouse
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il topolino
