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A1 · Communication & media (1)

A1 · Comunicazione e media (1)

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    address(noun)

    /əˈdres/

    indirizzo

    details of where somebody lives or works and where letters, etc. can be sent

    Please write your name and address on the form.

    Per favore scrivi il tuo nome e indirizzo sul modulo.

    Sinonimitacklehandledeal withattend toresolvecoverspeak tofocus on
    Contrariignoreneglectavoidevade
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    detail(noun)

    /ˈdiːteɪl/

    dettaglio, particolare

    a small individual fact or item; a less important fact or item

    Please read every detail of the report carefully.

    Per favore, leggi attentamente ogni dettaglio del rapporto.

    Sinonimispecifyelaborateitemizeexplaindescribeparticularize
    Contrarisummarizeomitgeneralizeoverview
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    description(noun)

    /dɪˈskrɪpʃn/

    descrizione

    a piece of writing or speech that says what somebody/something is like; the act of writing or saying in words what somebody/something is like

    The description of the film did not match what we saw on screen

    La descrizione del film non corrispondeva a ciò che abbiamo visto sullo schermo.

    The critic's description of the film made it sound very appealing

    Sinonimiaccountdepictionportrayalrepresentationnarrativeexplanation
    Contrariconcealmentdistortionmisrepresentationambiguity
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    dialogue(noun)

    /ˈdaɪəlɔːɡ/

    dialogo

    a conversation in a book, play or film or in language teaching materials

    The actors performed the dialogue without using scripts

    Gli attori hanno recitato il dialogo senza usare il copione.

    The written dialogue seemed great, but was hard to perform

    Sinonimiconversationcommunicationexchangediscoursetalkinterview
    Contrarimonologuesoliloquysilence
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    article(noun)

    /ˈɑːrtɪkl/

    articolo

    a piece of writing about a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine, on a website, etc.

    I read an interesting article about climate change in the newspaper.

    Ho letto sul giornale un articolo interessante sul cambiamento climatico.

    Sinonimiessaypieceitemreportstory
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    describe(verb)

    /dɪˈskraɪb/

    descrivere

    to say what somebody/something is like

    Can you describe your house?

    Puoi descrivere la tua casa?

    Jim was described by his colleagues as ‘unusual’.

    Sinonimiportraydepictdetailexplainoutlinecharacterizeillustraterepresent
    Contrariconcealhideobscuremisrepresentdistortconfuse
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    discuss(verb)

    /dɪˈskʌs/

    discutere

    to talk about something with somebody, especially in order to decide something

    They met to discuss the possibility of working together.

    Si sono incontrati per discutere la possibilità di lavorare insieme.

    Have you discussed the problem with anyone?

    Sinonimitalk aboutdebateconsiderexamineanalyzearguedeliberate
    Contrariignoreneglectdismissavoidconceal
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    CD(noun)

    /ˌsiː ˈdiː/

    CD, compact disc

    a small disc on which sound or information is recorded. CDs can be played or read on various types of machines, including CD players and computers. (the abbreviation for ‘ compact disc’ )

    His albums are available on CD and online.

    I suoi album sono disponibili su CD e online.

    Sinonimicompact discdiscalbum
    Contrarivinyltapedigital downloadstreaming
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    dear(adjective)

    /dɪr/

    caro, gentile, egregio

    used at the beginning of a letter before the name or title of the person that you are writing to

    Dear Sir or Madam,

    Egregio Signore o Gentile Signora,

    They lost everything that was dear to them.

    Sinonimibelovedpreciousvaluedesteemedrespectedexpensive
    Contrarihateddespisedworthlessunvalueddetested
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    email(noun)

    /ˈiːmeɪl/

    email, posta elettronica

    a way of sending messages and data to other people by means of computers connected together in a network

    I sent her an email about the meeting this morning.

    Stamattina le ho mandato un'email sulla riunione.

    Sinonimisend a messagesend electronicallymessage
    Contraricallwrite (a letter)fax
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    call(verb)

    /kɔːl/

    chiamare, telefonare a

    to telephone somebody

    I will call you tomorrow.

    Ti chiamerò domani.

    a long-distance call

    Sinonimiphoneringcontactnamevisitsummoncryyell
    Contrariignoredisregardanswerhang upunsubscribe
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    Internet(noun)

    /ˈɪntərnet/

    Internet, rete

    an international computer network connecting other networks and computers that allows people to share information around the world

    It is popular to use the internet nowadays.

    Oggigiorno è molto diffuso l'uso di internet.

    You can buy our goods over the Internet.

    SinonimiWebWorld Wide WebNetCyberspace
    ContrariOfflineDisconnected
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    explain(verb)

    /ɪkˈspleɪn/

    spiegare

    to tell somebody about something in a way that makes it easy to understand

    It was difficult to explain the problem to beginners.

    Era difficile spiegare il problema ai principianti.

    It was difficult to explain the problem to beginners.

    Sinonimiclarifyelucidateinterpretdefinedescribe
    Contrariconfuseobscuremisleadcomplicatemuddle
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    information(noun)

    /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃn/

    informazioni

    facts or details about somebody/something

    The police asked him for more information.

    La polizia gli ha chiesto maggiori informazioni.

    to provide/give/pass on information

    Sinonimidatadetailsfactsknowledgeintelligencenews
    Contrariignorancesecrecymisinformationconcealment
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    hear(verb)

    /hɪr/

    sentire, udire

    to be aware of sounds with your ears

    Didn't you hear what I said?

    Non hai sentito quello che ho detto?

    I can't hear very well.

    Sinonimilistenperceiveoverhearcatchget
    Contrariignoredisregardoverlookmiss
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    answer(noun)

    /ˈænsər/

    risposta

    something that you say, write or do to react to a question or situation

    I asked him a question, but he didn't give me an answer.

    Gli ho fatto una domanda, ma non mi ha dato una risposta.

    Sinonimireplyresponserejoinderacknowledgeexplainsolution
    Contrariquestionqueryaskignoreevade
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    DVD(noun)

    /ˌdiː viː ˈdiː/

    DVD

    a disk on which large amounts of information, especially films, photographs and video, can be stored, for use on a DVD player or computer (the abbreviation for ‘ digital versatile disc’ or ‘ digital videodisc’ )

    a DVD-ROM drive

    un'unità DVD-ROM

    Is it available on DVD yet?

    Sinonimidigital video discdigital versatile disc
    Contrari(archaic) VHS tape(archaic) cassette tape
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    ask(verb)

    /æsk/

    chiedere, domandare

    to say or write something in the form of a question, in order to get information

    Can I ask you a question about the homework?

    Posso farti una domanda sui compiti?

    Sinonimiinquirerequestqueryquestionseek
    Contrarianswerreplyrespondstatetell
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    introduce(verb)

    /ˌɪntrəˈduːs/

    presentare

    to tell two or more people who have not met before what each other’s names are; to tell somebody what your name is

    Can I introduce my wife?

    Posso presentarti mia moglie?

    Sinonimipresentacquaintfamiliarizeannounceproposesubmit
    Contrariwithdrawremovehideconceal
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    conversation(noun)

    /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃn/

    conversazione, chiacchierata

    an informal talk involving a small group of people or only two; the activity of talking in this way

    We had a long conversation about politics.

    Abbiamo avuto una lunga conversazione sulla politica.

    Sinonimidialoguediscussiontalkchatexchange
    Contrarisilencequietmonologue
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    blog(noun)

    /blɑːɡ/

    blog

    a website where an individual person, or people representing an organization, write regularly about recent events or topics that interest them, usually with photos and links to other websites that they find interesting

    I read her blog every day.

    Leggo il suo blog ogni giorno.

    Sinonimiweblogonline journalpersonal website
    Contrariprinted publication