Italian C1 Vocabulary – CILS C1

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Core Italian vocabulary for CEFR C1 (CILS C1): 10 topic-based sets, 841 words with pronunciation and example sentences. Definitions in English.

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[C1] Academic writing and research (80 words)
- tesi di laurea 'tɛzi di 'laurea — degree thesis; dissertation
- correlatore korrela'tore — co-supervisor; second reader
- bibliografia bibljogra'fia — bibliography; list of references
- citazione tʃitat'tsjone — quotation; citation
- nota a piè di pagina 'nɔ:ta a pjɛ di 'pa:dʒina — footnote
- metodologia metodolo'dʒi:a — methodology
- campione kam'pjo:ne — sample; champion
- sintetizzare sintetid'dza:re — to summarize; to synthesize
- argomentare argomen'ta:re — to argue; to reason
- evincere e'vintʃere — to emerge; to be inferred (si evince)
[C1] Economics and globalisation (82 words)
- globalizzazione ɡlobaliddzat'tsjone — globalisation
- delocalizzare delokalidd'zare — to offshore; to relocate abroad
- disavanzo diza'vandzo — deficit; shortfall
- avanzo a'vandzo — surplus
- bilancia commerciale bi'lantʃa kommer'tʃale — trade balance
- recessione retʃes'sjone — recession
- potere d'acquisto po'tere dak'kwisto — purchasing power
- dazio 'dattsjo — customs duty; tariff
- made in Italy meid in 'itali — made in Italy
- multinazionale multinattsjo'nale — multinational corporation
[C1] Law, rights and justice (61 words)
- giurisprudenza dʒurispru'dɛntsa — case law; jurisprudence; law (as a discipline)
- garantismo garan'tizmo — legal protection of defendants' rights; due-process principle
- fare luce su 'fare 'lutʃe su — to shed light on
- illecito il'litʃito — unlawful; illicit
- vincolante vinko'lante — binding; obligatory
- ammissibile ammis'sibile — admissible; acceptable
- arbitrario arbi'trarjo — arbitrary; unjustified
- inviolabile inviol'labile — inviolable
- patteggiamento pattedʒa'mento — plea bargain
- carcerazione kartʃerat'tsjone — imprisonment; incarceration
[C1] Science and ethics (76 words)
- bioetica bjo'ɛ:tika — bioethics
- clonazione klonat'tsjo:ne — cloning
- sperimentazione sperimentat'tsjo:ne — experimentation; testing
- consenso informato kon'sɛnso inform'a:to — informed consent
- eutanasia eutana'zi:a — euthanasia; mercy killing
- deontologia deontolo'dʒi:a — professional ethics; deontology
- manipolazione genetica manipolat'tsjo:ne dʒe'nɛ:tika — genetic manipulation
- brevettare brevet'ta:re — to patent
- controverso kontro'vɛrso — controversial; disputed
- scrupolo 'skru:polo — scruple; qualm; meticulous care
[C1] Literature and the arts (86 words)
- rima 'rima — rhyme
- pennellata pennel'lata — brushstroke
- tela 'tela — canvas; painting
- narrativa narra'tiva — fiction; narrative literature
- protagonista protago'nista — protagonist; main character
- ambientare ambjen'tare — to set (a story)
- ispirarsi ispi'rarsi — to draw inspiration from
- evocare evo'kare — to evoke; to conjure up
- stroncare stron'kare — to pan; to slate; to cut short
- avanguardia avan'gwardja — avant-garde
[C1] Idioms and figurative language (91 words)
- menare il can per l'aia me'na:re il kaŋ per 'la:ja — to beat around the bush; to drag things out
- gettare acqua sul fuoco dʒet'ta:re 'akkwa sul 'fwɔ:ko — to calm things down; to defuse a situation
- fare orecchie da mercante 'fa:re o'rekkje da mer'kante — to turn a deaf ear; to pretend not to hear
- avere le mani in pasta a've:re le 'ma:ni in 'pasta — to have a finger in the pie; to be involved
- tagliare la testa al toro taʎ'ʎa:re la 'tɛsta al 'to:ro — to settle a matter once and for all; to cut the Gordian knot
- non avere peli sulla lingua non a've:re 'pe:li 'sulla 'liŋgwa — to be outspoken; to not mince words
- essere al verde 'ɛssere al 'verde — to be broke; to be penniless
- costare un occhio della testa kos'ta:re un 'ɔkkjo 'dɛlla 'tɛsta — to cost a fortune; to cost an arm and a leg
- prendere due piccioni con una fava 'prɛndere 'du:e pit'tʃo:ni kon 'u:na 'fa:va — to kill two birds with one stone
- mettere i bastoni tra le ruote 'mettere i ba'sto:ni tra le 'rwɔ:te — to put a spoke in someone's wheel; to obstruct
[C1] Formal register and bureaucracy (93 words)
- istanza is'tantsa — application; petition
- modulistica modu'listika — forms; paperwork
- inoltrare inol'trare — forward; submit
- protocollo proto'kɔllo — registry; registration of documents; protocol
- autocertificazione autotʃertifikat'tsjone — self-certification; self-declaration
- marca da bollo 'marka da 'bollo — revenue stamp
- pratica 'pratika — file; case; practice
- adempimento adempi'mento — obligation; requirement
- ottemperare ottempe'rare — comply with
- delega de'lɛga — power of attorney; delegation
[C1] Philosophy and ideas (91 words)
- ragionamento radʒoɲa'mento — reasoning; line of argument
- libero arbitrio 'li:bero ar'bi:trjo — free will
- dogma 'dɔɡma — dogma; unquestioned tenet
- scetticismo skettitʃi'zmo — scepticism
- relativismo relati'vizmo — relativism
- interrogarsi interro'ɡarsi — to wonder; to ask oneself; to reflect on
- astrarre as'trarre — to abstract
- contemplare kontem'pla:re — to envisage; to allow for
- soggettivo soddʒet'ti:vo — subjective
- oggettivo oddʒet'ti:vo — objective; impartial
[C1] Collocations: verbs and nouns (91 words)
- esprimere un parere es'primere un pa'rere — to give an opinion; to express a view
- sollevare una questione solle'vare 'una kwe'stjone — to raise an issue
- tenere conto te'nere 'konto — to take into account
- fare fronte 'fare 'fronte — to cope with; to deal with; to meet (expenses)
- portare a termine por'tare a 'termine — to complete; to carry out
- dare adito 'dare a'dito — to give rise to; to cause
- nutrire un dubbio nu'trire un 'dubbjo — to harbour a doubt
- avanzare una proposta avan'tsare 'una pro'pɔsta — to put forward a proposal
- osservare una regola osser'vare 'una 'rɛɡola — to observe a rule; to comply with a rule
- rispettare le scadenze rispet'tare le ska'dɛntse — to meet deadlines
[C1] Linking words and discourse (90 words)
- nondimeno nondi'meno — nonetheless; all the same
- ciononostante tʃonnono'stante — even so; nevertheless
- anzi 'antsi — on the contrary; in fact; rather
- piuttosto pjut'tosto — rather; instead; fairly
- bensì ben'si — but rather; on the contrary
- del resto del 'rɛsto — besides; after all; moreover
- in sostanza in sos'tantsa — in essence; basically; in short
- in definitiva in defi'nitiva — ultimately; all in all
- in ogni caso in 'oɲɲi 'ka:zo — in any case; anyway
- d'altronde dalt'ronde — on the other hand; besides; after all

Italian C1 Vocabulary – CILS C1

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