Competenze Lessicali SAT 3 - lezione 6

displaying manly qualities or characteristics

virile, maschile

a woman who is loud, ill-tempered, and aggressive

virago

displaying a willingness to start an argument, fight, or war

bellicoso

showing a strong desire to fight

belligerante

a type of butterfly with similar colorful markings to the monarch butterfly, black and orange, but typically smaller in size

viceré, farfalla viceré

living through the experiences of others through observation, empathy, or imagination as if they were one's own

vicariale, mediato

a strong feeling of dislike toward someone or something

avversione

to prevent something dangerous or unpleasant from happening

prevenire

located beneath or below something else

subjacente, situato sotto

the process of forcing something or someone under one's control

soggezione, sottomissione

to use authority or force to bring under control, suppressing resistance and establishing subordination

sottoporre, soggiogare

a specific section within a government department which is responsible for specific tasks, functions, etc.

dipartimento

the group of people in the government who are chosen for their jobs rather than elected to handle administrative tasks

burocrazia

to honor and celebrate someone with a special often public event

festeggiare, onorare

fitting for celebrations or cheerful occasions

festivo, festiva

related to things associated with happy and merry celebrations

festivo, celebrativo

having no interest or involvement in politics

apolitico

not having any sexual characteristics or reproductive organs

asessuale, asessuali

(of things or beings) existed in a particular region from the very beginning

aborigeno, autoctono