Italian C2 Vocabulary – CILS C2

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Core Italian vocabulary for CEFR C2 (CILS C2): 10 topic-based sets, 665 words with pronunciation and example sentences. Definitions in English.

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[C2] Nuance, connotation and register (77 words)
- eufemismo eu'femizmo — euphemism
- dispregiativo dispredʒa'tivo — derogatory
- sottinteso sottinte'zo — innuendo; implication
- aulico 'auliko — lofty; elevated
- gergale dʒer'ɡale — slang; jargon-related
- ricercato ritʃer'kato — refined; affected
- paludato palu'dato — pompous; stiffly formal
- greve 'ɡrɛve — heavy; crude
- garbato ɡar'bato — courteous; polite; gracious
- sprezzante sprett'sante — scornful; disdainful
[C2] Rare and literary vocabulary (77 words)
- icastico i'kastiko — vivid; striking
- pervicace pervi'katʃe — obstinate; stubborn
- lenire le'nire — to soothe; to alleviate
- obnubilare obnubi'lare — to cloud; to obscure
- avito a'vito — ancestral; inherited
- dilucidare dilutʃi'dare — to elucidate; to clarify
- pleonastico pleo'nastiko — pleonastic; redundant
- eloquio elo'kwio — eloquence; diction
- anelare ane'lare — to yearn for; to long for
- deliquio de'likwio — swoon; fainting fit
[C2] Specialised fields: medicine, law, finance (51 words)
- anamnesi ana'mnɛzi — medical history; case history
- decorso de'korso — course; progress (of illness)
- sintomatologia sintomatolo'dʒia — symptomatology; symptoms
- cronicizzare kronitʃid'dzare — become chronic
- rogito 'rɔdʒito — notarial deed
- comparire kompa'rire — appear (in court); show up
- clausola 'klauzola — clause; provision
- fideiussione fideius'sjone — surety; guarantee
- obbligazione obbligat'tsjone — bond; legal obligation
- plusvalenza pluzva'lɛntsa — capital gain
[C2] Proverbs and set expressions (55 words)
- chi dorme non piglia pesci ki 'dɔrme non 'piʎʎa 'peʃʃi — the early bird catches the worm
- tra il dire e il fare c'è di mezzo il mare tra il 'dire e il 'fare tʃɛ di 'mɛddzo il 'mare — easier said than done
- campa cavallo che l'erba cresce 'kampa ka'vallo ke 'lɛrba 'kreʃʃe — a long, endless wait
- chi la fa l'aspetti ki la 'fa 'laspetti — what goes around comes around
- ogni lasciata è persa 'oɲɲi laʃ'ʃata ɛ 'pɛrsa — opportunity lost is gone forever
- meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani 'meʎʎo un 'wɔvo 'ɔddʒi ke 'una gal'lina do'mani — a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
- can che abbaia non morde kan ke ab'baja non 'mɔrde — barking dogs seldom bite
- chi va piano va sano e va lontano ki va 'pjano va 'sano e va lon'tano — slow and steady wins the race
- a caval donato non si guarda in bocca a ka'val do'nato non si 'gwarda in 'bokka — don't look a gift horse in the mouth
- ride bene chi ride ultimo 'ride 'bɛne ki 'ride 'ultimo — he who laughs last laughs longest
[C2] Rhetoric and persuasion (58 words)
- persuasione persua'zjo:ne — persuasion; conviction
- eloquenza elo'kwɛntsa — eloquence
- demagogia demaɡo'dʒi:a — demagoguery
- capzioso kap'tsjo:zo — captious; deceptive
- retorico re'tɔ:riko — rhetorical
- suadente sua'dɛnte — persuasive; alluring
- incalzante inkal'tsante — pressing; relentless
- insinuare insinu'a:re — to insinuate; to instil
- blandire blan'di:re — to flatter; to cajole
- dissuadere dissua'de:re — to dissuade
[C2] Humour, irony and wordplay (70 words)
- umorismo umo'rizmo — humour
- battuta bat'tuta — joke; quip
- freddura fred'dura — pun; corny joke
- gioco di parole 'dʒɔko di pa'role — pun; play on words
- doppio senso 'doppjo 'sɛnso — double entendre
- motto di spirito 'mɔtto di 'spirito — witticism
- spiritoso spiri'toso — witty; amusing
- sagace sa'gatʃe — shrewd; sharp-witted
- frecciata fret'tʃata — dig; barbed remark
- sfottere 'sfottere — tease; make fun of
[C2] Regional and colloquial usage (74 words)
- parlata par'la.ta — way of speaking; accent
- idioma i'djɔ.ma — idiom; language
- regionalismo redʒona'liz.mo — regionalism
- popolare popo'la.re — vernacular; colloquial
- vernacolo ver'na.ko.lo — vernacular; dialect
- intercalare interka'la.re — verbal tic; filler word
- espressione gergale espres'sjo.ne dʒer'ga.le — slang expression
- calata ka'la.ta — regional accent; intonation
- ostrogoto ostro'gɔ.to — gibberish; incomprehensible speech
- toscanismo toska'niz.mo — Tuscanism
[C2] Historical and classical vocabulary (69 words)
- antichità antiki'ta — antiquity; ancient times
- anfiteatro anfite'a:tro — amphitheatre
- acquedotto akwe'dɔtto — aqueduct
- legionario ledʒo'na:rjo — legionary; legionnaire
- console 'kɔnsole — consul
- patrizio pa'trittsjo — patrician
- plebeo ple'bɛ:o — plebeian; commoner
- tribuno tri'bu:no — tribune
- epopea epo'pɛ:a — epic; epic poem
- oracolo o'ra:kolo — oracle
[C2] Precision: near-synonyms (76 words)
- esimere e'zimere — exempt; release
- dispensare dispen'sare — dispense; excuse
- arguire ar'ɡwire — infer; deduce
- inferire infe'rire — infer; deduce
- ledere 'lɛdere — harm; damage
- dirimere di'rimere — settle; resolve
- dissipare dissi'pare — dispel; squander
- scalfire skal'fire — scratch; dent
- obliare obli'are — forget; consign to oblivion
- dimenticanza dimenti'kantsa — oversight; lapse
[C2] Academic and professional jargon (58 words)
- paradigma para'diɲɲa — paradigm; model
- dissertazione dissertat'tsjone — dissertation; treatise
- referaggio refe'raddʒo — peer review; refereeing
- baronato baro'nato — academic nepotism; baronage
- inquadramento inkwadra'mento — job classification; grade; framing
- avvicendamento avvitʃenda'mento — turnover; rotation
- albo 'albo — professional register; roll
- stakeholder 'steikoldər — stakeholder
- benchmark 'bɛntʃmark — benchmark; reference standard
- rendicontazione rendikontat'tsjone — reporting; accountability

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