Competenze Lessicali SAT 3 - lezione 23

to firmly stick to something

aderire

devotion and loyalty to a certain religion, party, etc.

adesione, devozione

a word, expression or idiom that is only used in British English

briticismo, espressione britannica

able to be counted or estimated

calcolabile, stimabile

the branch of mathematics that comprises differentials and integrals

calcolo

to occur at the same time as something else

coincidere

a situation in which two things happen simultaneously by chance that is considered unusual

coincidenza

not enough in degree or amount

insufficiente

incapable of being touched or physically grasped

intangibile, immatereale

too unpleasant or hard to be allowed

intollerabile, insopportabile

difficult to manage, control, or resolve

ingestibile, testardo

to position oneself comfortably and cozily

accoccolarsi, nascere

a bird that is too young to leave the nest built by its parents, especially one that has not yet learned how to fly

uccellino

an article or report, especially in a newspaper, published soon after the death of a person, typically containing details about their life

necrologio

a ceremony to bury or burn a dead body

esequie

to insult or damage something that people greatly respect or consider holy, particularly a place

profanare

the act of treating something sacred with disrespect or violation

desecrazione, sacrilegio

the act of going overboard with one's actions or desires

intemperanza, eccesso