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Competenze Lessicali SAT 3 - lezione 16

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diacritical
[aggettivo]

having the capacity to distinguish

diacritico, distintivo

diacritico, distintivo

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diaphanous
[aggettivo]

extremely light, delicate, and often see-through

Ex: The ballerina 's diaphanous costume accentuated her graceful movements on stage .
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diatomic
[aggettivo]

(of molecules) having two atoms with the same or different elements

diatomico

diatomico

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diatribe
[sostantivo]

a harsh and severe criticism or verbal attack that is aimed toward a person or thing

diatriba

diatriba

Ex: The speech turned into a diatribe against the opposition party .Il discorso si è trasformato in una **diatriba** contro il partito di opposizione.
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diabolic
[aggettivo]

related to evil characteristics such as cruelty

diabolico

diabolico

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incongruous
[aggettivo]

peculiar and not like what is considered suitable or appropriate for a situation

incongruo

incongruo

Ex: The modern art piece looked incongruous in the traditional setting of the antique gallery .L'opera d'arte moderna sembrava **incongrua** nell'ambientazione tradizionale della galleria d'antiquariato.
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inconsequential
[aggettivo]

lacking significance or importance

irrilevante

irrilevante

Ex: The argument seemed inconsequential, as it had no bearing on the larger issue at hand .L'argomento sembrava **irrilevante**, poiché non aveva alcuna rilevanza per il problema più grande in questione.
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inconspicuous
[aggettivo]

not easily seen, noticed, or attracting attention

poco visibile, discreto

poco visibile, discreto

Ex: He slipped out of the meeting in an inconspicuous manner .È scivolato fuori dalla riunione in modo **discreto**.
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interpreter
[sostantivo]

someone who verbally changes the words of a language into another

interprete

interprete

Ex: The tourist guide acted as an interpreter for the group in the foreign country .La guida turistica ha agito come **interprete** per il gruppo nel paese straniero.
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to question someone in an aggressive way for a long time in order to get information

interrogare

interrogare

Ex: The investigator spent hours interrogating the suspect to unravel the motives behind the incident .L'investigatore ha passato ore **interrogando** il sospettato per svelare i motivi dietro l'incidente.
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to coerce
[Verbo]

to force someone to do something through threats or manipulation

costringere, forzare

costringere, forzare

Ex: The manager is coercing employees to work longer hours without proper compensation .Il manager sta **costringendo** i dipendenti a lavorare più ore senza un compenso adeguato.
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coercion
[sostantivo]

use of force to make someone do something

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to mar
[Verbo]

to ruin the perfection of something

rovinare, guastare

rovinare, guastare

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marred
[aggettivo]

flawed because of a damage or excessive use

danneggiato, difettoso

danneggiato, difettoso

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refusal
[sostantivo]

the act of rejecting or saying no to something that has been offered or requested

rifiuto, negazione

rifiuto, negazione

Ex: He expressed his refusal with a firm " no . "Ha espresso il suo **rifiuto** con un fermo "no".
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to refute
[Verbo]

to reject or deny a statement or accusation by using an argument or evidence

confutare, smentire

confutare, smentire

Ex: The lawyer refuted the charges by presenting conflicting evidence .L'avvocato ha **confutato** le accuse presentando prove contrastanti.
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refutation
[sostantivo]

the act of showing that someone or something is wrong by using an argument or evidence

confutazione, smentita

confutazione, smentita

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assonance
[sostantivo]

the use of similar vowels close to each other in nonrhyming syllables as a literary device

assonanza

assonanza

Ex: His writing style features assonance to add harmony to his prose .Il suo stile di scrittura presenta l'**assonanza** per aggiungere armonia alla sua prosa.
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assonant
[aggettivo]

having an identical vowel combined with different consonants in words, often for poetic purposes

assonante, assonanzato

assonante, assonanzato

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to have a close similarity in sounds, particularly vowels

assonare,  avere una somiglianza nei suoni

assonare, avere una somiglianza nei suoni

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