Competenze Lessicali SAT 4 - lezione 43

try to stir up public opinion

promuovere, incitare

a debtor who flees to avoid paying

debitori inaffidabili, debitori fuggitivi

very impressive in scale or scope

epico, impressionante

to mention things individually

enumerare

bad in a noticeable and extreme way

gregegio

a long thick wall built in order to prevent water flooding onto a lower area, especially from the sea

diga

a theory of organic evolution claiming that new species arise and are perpetuated by natural selection

darwinismo

the quality of being fast and swift in movement

celebrità

the attribute of being brief or fleeting

brevità, sintesi

to make something or someone seem less important

sminuire, bagatellizzare

very courageous and not afraid of situations that are dangerous

intrepido

the surrounding discourse that provides clarity and understanding to a language unit, helping to determine its interpretation

contesto, ambiente

an official appointed by a government to represent that government in a foreign city

console

a feeling of doubt or uneasiness, often related to one's conscience or sense of right and wrong

scrupolo, dubbio

any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept

pyx, pyxis

secure in or as if in a berth or dock

ormeggiare, attraccare

to face or deal with a problem or difficult situation directly

affrontare

a large pot, often made of metal and equipped with handles, used for boiling liquids like water or soup

calderone, pentola

to cause something to break apart or come undone

interrompere, disturbare