Vocabolario Essenziale per il TOEFL - Lingua e grammatica

the shortened form of a word, etc.

abbreviazione

a short form of a word or a group of words used instead of the full form

contrazione

the spoken form of a language specific to a certain region or people which is slightly different from the standard form in words and grammar

dialetto

a manner of speaking that indicates social class, nationality, or locality of the speaker

accento

the symbol ' used in writing to show possession or omission of letters or numbers

apostrofo

(grammar) any type of determiner that shows whether we are referring to a particular thing or a general example of something

articolo

(grammar) the situation where words in a phrase have the same gender, person, or number

accordo

(grammar) the form of a word that indicates whether one, two, or more things or people are being referred to

numero

a word or part of a word, which contains a vowel sound and usually one or more consonants

sillaba

‌(phonetics) a speech sound produced without interfering with the flow of air coming through the mouth or nose

vocalici

‌(phonetics) a speech sound produced by interfering with or stopping the flow of air through the mouth or nose

consonante

(grammar) the form of a verb that indicates whether the subject does something or something is done to it

voce

a verb that supports or helps another verb to form different tenses, moods, or voices

ausiliare

(grammar) a word, phrase, or clause that is necessary to complete the meaning of a predication

complemento

(of a word) consisting of two or more parts

composto

(grammar) a word such as and, because, but, and or that connects phrases, sentences, or words

congiunzione

(grammar) formed with or connected to a preposition

preposizionale

(grammar) a word coming before a noun or noun phrase to specify its denotation

determinante

the quality of being able to speak or write very well and easily in a foreign language

il parlare correntemente

(grammar) a form of a verb that functions as a noun and is formed by adding the suffix -ing to the base form of the verb

gerundio

a particular combination of words that are used together very often

collocazione

a group of words or a phrase that has a meaning different from the literal interpretation of its individual words, often specific to a particular language or culture

idioma

words or expressions that are very informal and more common in spoken form, used especially by a particular group of people, such as criminals, children, etc.

gergo, slang

a well-known statement or phrase that expresses a general truth or gives advice

proverbio

(of grammar) asserting a command or order

imperativo

(grammar) a phrase or word used suddenly to express a particular emotion

interiezione

(phonetics) the rising and falling of the voice when speaking

intonazione

(grammar) describing a verb that needs a direct object

transitivo

(grammar) describing a verb that does not take a direct object

intransitivo

related to the science of language, including its structure, usage, and evolution

linguistico

a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things to highlight their similarities and convey a deeper meaning

metafora

(grammar) describing a form of a verb that indicates an action is continuing

progressivo

the use of marks such as a period, comma, etc. in writing to divide sentences and phrases to better convey meaning

punteggiatura

a sentence from a speech, book, etc. that is repeated somewhere else because it is wise or interesting

preventivo

a grammatical construction in which two negative elements are used within the same sentence, often resulting in a positive meaning

doppio negativo