Competenze Lessicali SAT 3 - lezione 42

the ability to reason, understand, and learn, often associated with intelligence or mental capacity

intelletto, intelligenza

able to be understood without difficulty

intelligibile

the quality of lasting for a limited period of time

transitorietà, effimeratezza

(of a thought, decision, or mental process) effecting outside the mind, influencing the external world or other people

transitorio, effimero

(grammar) describing a verb that needs a direct object

transitivo

lasting for only a brief period

transitorio

to stop the stream of a liquid, especially blood

fermare, bloccare

an upright piece of wood or metal that is used to support something else

palo, montante

an abstract part of something

costituente, componente

a group of people in a specific area who elect a representative to a legislative position

circoscrizione

the state or condition of lacking or having an inadequate amount or quality of something

deficienza, insufficienza

lacking in terms of quantity or quality

deficiente, insufficiente

grown into a flower

efflorescente, fiorente

the state or process of producing flowers

fioritura, efflorescenza

knowing or predicting events before they even take place

presciente, prognostico

the capacity to know about the things that have not occurred yet

prescienza, previsione

a strong desire to have too much money or other possessions

rapacità, avidità

having a desire to possess more than one actually needs

rapace, avidità

a musical composition for a solo instrument, typically accompanied by piano, in 3 or 4 movements of contrasting keys

sonata

a verse of Italian origin that has 14 lines, usually in an iambic pentameter and a prescribed rhyme scheme

sonetto