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Italian B2 Vocabulary – CILS B2

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Core Italian vocabulary for CEFR B2 (CILS B2): 10 topic-based sets, 737 words with pronunciation and example sentences. Definitions in English.

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  1. [B2] Work, business and economy (55 words)
    • dimissioni dimis'sjo:ni — resignation
    • contratto a tempo indeterminato kon'tratto a 'tɛmpo indetermin'ato — permanent contract
    • sindacato sinda'ka:to — trade union
    • fatturato fattur'ato — turnover; revenue
    • utile 'u:tile — profit; net income
    • investimento investi'mento — investment
    • concorrenza konkor'rɛntsa — competition; rivals
    • inflazione inflat'tsjo:ne — inflation
    • ripresa ri'pre:za — recovery; upturn
    • evasione fiscale eva'zjo:ne fi'ska:le — tax evasion
  2. [B2] Politics and law (67 words)
    • parlamento parla'mento — parliament
    • elezione elet'tsjone — election
    • partito par'tito — political party
    • presidente del Consiglio prezi'dɛnte del kon'siʎʎo — prime minister
    • costituzione kostitut'tsjone — constitution
    • tribunale tribu'nale — court; tribunal
    • giudice 'dʒuditʃe — judge
    • imputato impu'tato — defendant; accused person
    • reato re'ato — crime; offence
    • riforma ri'fɔrma — reform
  3. [B2] Health and medicine (86 words)
    • sintomo 'sintomo — symptom
    • ricoverare rikove'rare — to admit (to hospital)
    • medico di base 'mɛdiko di 'baze — general practitioner; family doctor
    • farmaco 'farmako — drug; medication
    • pastiglia pas'tiʎʎa — tablet; pill; lozenge
    • pomata po'mata — ointment; cream
    • contagioso konta'dʒoso — contagious; infectious
    • infezione infet'tsjone — infection
    • mal di gola mal di 'gola — sore throat
    • intervento chirurgico inter'vɛnto ki'rurdʒiko — surgical operation; surgery
  4. [B2] Media, advertising and persuasion (72 words)
    • spot spɔt — commercial; TV spot
    • slogan 'zlɔgan — slogan; catchphrase
    • campagna pubblicitaria kam'paɲɲa pubblitʃi'tarja — advertising campaign
    • inserzione inser'tsjone — classified ad; advertisement
    • persuadere persua'dere — to persuade; to convince
    • influenzare influen'tsare — to influence; to sway
    • manipolare manipo'lare — to manipulate
    • destinatario destina'tarjo — recipient; addressee
    • target 'target — target audience
    • marchio 'markjo — brand; trademark
  5. [B2] Environment and sustainability (74 words)
    • sostenibilità sostenibili'ta — sustainability
    • cambiamento climatico kambja'mento kli'matiko — climate change
    • emissioni emis'sjoni — emissions
    • raccolta differenziata rak'kolta differen'tsjata — separate waste collection
    • riciclare ritʃi'klare — to recycle
    • risparmio energetico ris'parmjo ener'dʒɛtiko — energy saving
    • biodiversità bjodiver'sita — biodiversity
    • ecosistema ekosis'tɛma — ecosystem
    • siccità sitʃtʃi'ta — drought
    • alluvione allu'vjone — flood
  6. [B2] Psychology and behaviour (77 words)
    • comportamento komporta'mento — behaviour; conduct
    • personalità personali'ta — personality; character
    • emozione emot'tsjo:ne — emotion; excitement
    • ansia 'ansja — anxiety; worry
    • autostima auto'sti:ma — self-esteem
    • istinto is'tinto — instinct; gut feeling
    • timidezza timi'dɛttsa — shyness
    • pessimista pessi'mista — pessimistic; negative-minded
    • insicuro insi'ku:ro — insecure; unsure; lacking confidence
    • sicuro di sé si'ku:ro di 'se — self-confident; self-assured
  7. [B2] Education systems (80 words)
    • istruzione istru'tsjone — education; instruction; schooling
    • scuola dell'obbligo 'skwɔla dell'ɔbbligo — compulsory schooling
    • scuola primaria 'skwɔla pri'marja — primary school
    • scuola secondaria 'skwɔla sekon'darja — secondary school
    • istituto tecnico isti'tuto 'tɛknico — technical secondary school
    • maturità matuɾi'ta — final exam; school-leaving diploma; maturity
    • iscriversi is'kɾiversi — to enrol; to register
    • tasse universitarie 'tasse universi'tarje — university tuition fees
    • corso di laurea 'korso di 'laurea — degree programme
    • bocciare bot'tʃare — to fail (a student)
  8. [B2] Technology and innovation (62 words)
    • innovazione innovat'tsjone — innovation; novelty
    • piattaforma piatta'forma — platform
    • algoritmo alɡo'ritmo — algorithm
    • banda larga 'banda 'larɡa — broadband
    • hacker 'akker — hacker
    • privacy 'praivasi — privacy
    • automatizzare automatid'dzare — to automate
    • all'avanguardia allavan'ɡwardja — cutting-edge; state-of-the-art
    • brevetto bre'vetto — patent
    • startup 'startap — startup; new company
  9. [B2] History and identity (85 words)
    • identità identi'ta — identity
    • radici ra'ditʃi — roots; origins (plural)
    • appartenenza appartə'nɛntsa — belonging; membership
    • Risorgimento risordʒi'mento — Risorgimento
    • unificazione unifika'tsjo:ne — unification
    • impero im'pɛ:ro — empire
    • dominazione domina'tsjo:ne — domination; foreign rule
    • conquista kon'kwista — conquest; achievement
    • resistenza resi'stɛntsa — resistance; Resistance movement
    • dopoguerra dopo'ɡwɛrra — post-war period
  10. [B2] Abstract nouns and argumentation (79 words)
    • argomentazione arɡomentat'tsjone — argumentation; reasoning
    • obiezione objet'tsjone — objection; counterargument
    • premessa pre'messa — premise
    • conclusione konklu'zjone — conclusion; ending; outcome
    • obiettività objettivita' — objectivity; impartiality
    • coerenza koe'rɛntsa — consistency; coherence
    • contraddizione kontraddid'tsjo:ne — contradiction
    • ipotesi i'pɔtezi — hypothesis; supposition
    • pertinenza perti'nɛntsa — relevance; pertinence
    • fondamento fonda'mento — foundation; basis; grounds

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