→ Insight Upper-Intermediate Vocabulary Unit 4 → Avvia Impara / Scarica schede MP3

Domanda		Risposta
based on general ideas and not on any particular real person, thing or situation inizia ad imparare		abstract
to gradually get more and more of sth over a period of time inizia ad imparare		to accumulate
of, pertaining to, or containing aluminium inizia ad imparare		aluminium
to colect sth, especially in large quantities inizia ad imparare		to amass
old and often valuable inizia ad imparare		antique
defeated inizia ad imparare		defeatedbeaten
the things that you own which can be moved, for example not land or buildings inizia ad imparare		belongings
to throw away inizia ad imparare		to bin
very exciting or impressive (usually in a pleasant way) inizia ad imparare		breathtaking
wide inizia ad imparare		broad
willing to listen to there people's opinions and accept behaviour that is different from your own inizia ad imparare		broad-minded
to be gold brown colour inizia ad imparare		bronze
a piece of furniture with drawers for keeping clothes in (BrE) inizia ad imparare		chest of drawers
a piece of furniture with drawers for keeping clothes in (NAmE) inizia ad imparare		dresser
a process of getting rid of things that you no longer want inizia ad imparare		clear out
having too many things, so that is untidy inizia ad imparare		clutter
a small flat piece of metal used as money inizia ad imparare		coins
full of bright colours or having a lot of different colours inizia ad imparare		colourful
belonging to the same time inizia ad imparare		contemporary
causing a lot of angry public discussion and disagreement inizia ad imparare		controversial
a large piece of equipment for cooking food, containing an oven and gas or electric rings on top (BrE) inizia ad imparare		cooker
a large piece of equipment for cooking food, containing an oven and gas or electric rings on top (NAmE) inizia ad imparare		stove
reddish-brown in colour inizia ad imparare		copper
pulverized, rendered into small, disconnected fragments inizia ad imparare		crushed
a piece of cloth that is hung to cover a window (BrE) inizia ad imparare		curtains
a piece of cloth that is hung to cover a window (NAmE) inizia ad imparare		drapes
old-fashioned; belonging to a time in the past inizia ad imparare		dated
implies the deterioration from sound condition inizia ad imparare		decaying
easily damaged or broken inizia ad imparare		delicate
to no longer take part in or be part of sth inizia ad imparare		drop out of
a large container with a lid, used for putting rubbish/garbage in, usually kept outside the house (BrE) inizia ad imparare		dustbin
a large container with a lid, used for putting rubbish/garbage in, usually kept outside the house (NAmE) inizia ad imparare		trash can
based on new ideas, forms or methods that are used to find out what effect they have inizia ad imparare		experimental
including a lot of things happening quickly inizia ad imparare		fast-paced
a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a building (BrE) inizia ad imparare		flat
a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a building (NAmE) inizia ad imparare		apartment
a piece of land next to or around your house where you can grow flowers, fruit, vegetables, etc. (BrE) inizia ad imparare		garden
a piece of land next to or around your house where you can grow flowers, fruit, vegetables, etc. (NAmE) inizia ad imparare		yard
of or pertaining to Germany, its inhabitants, or their language inizia ad imparare		German
to make yourself free of sb/sth that is annoying you or that you do not want; to throw sth away inizia ad imparare		get rid of
made by hand, not by machine, and typically therefore of superior quality inizia ad imparare		handmade
a lot of sth inizia ad imparare		heap of
a strong feeling of sadness inizia ad imparare		heart-breaking
a type of hard hat that protects the head, worn, for example, by a police officer, a soldier or a person playing some sports inizia ad imparare		helmet
to help sb, especially in a difficult situation inizia ad imparare		help out
admired by many people for their achievements or good qualities inizia ad imparare		highly respected
to accumulate for preservation, future use, etc., in a hidden or carefully guarded place inizia ad imparare		hoard
extremely large in size or amount inizia ad imparare		huge
a type of cuisine, often eaten as a take away inizia ad imparare		Indian
pieces of jewellery or decorative objects that contain precious stones inizia ad imparare		jewels
things that are considered useless or of little value inizia ad imparare		junk
a moving platform or cage for carrying passengers or freight from one level to another, as in a building (BrE) inizia ad imparare		lift
a moving platform or cage for carrying passengers or freight from one level to another, as in a building (NAmE) inizia ad imparare		elevator
a large number or amount of sb/sth; plenty inizia ad imparare		loads of
a covering for part or all of the face, worn to hide or protect it inizia ad imparare		mask
very exciting, impressive or surprising inizia ad imparare		mind-blowing
a very large amount or number of sth inizia ad imparare		mountains of
to feel or realise beforehand inizia ad imparare		much-anticipated
a body of a human or an animal that has been mummified inizia ad imparare		mummy
seeming to last for ever inizia ad imparare		never-ending
a thing that can be seen and touched, but is not alive inizia ad imparare		object
the act of choosing not to be involved in an agreement inizia ad imparare		opt out
made of paper or paper like material inizia ad imparare		paper
to choose sb/sth carefully from a group of people or things inizia ad imparare		pick out
a quantity of things heaped together inizia ad imparare		piles of
made of plastic inizia ad imparare		plastic
sth that you have or own inizia ad imparare		possession
pots, dishes, etc. made with clay that is baked in an oven inizia ad imparare		pottery
a thing that is grown or produced, usually for sale inizia ad imparare		products
to be seen or heard by sb inizia ad imparare		reach out
a flat shape with four straight sides, two of which are longer than the other two, and four angles of 90° inizia ad imparare		rectangular
torn, either partly or into separate pieces inizia ad imparare		ripped
things that you throw away because you no longer want or need them inizia ad imparare		rubbish
to use up or finish supply of sth inizia ad imparare		run out (of)
covered with rust (rdza) inizia ad imparare		rusty
a work of art that is a solid figure or object made by carving or shaping wood, stone, clay, metal, etc. inizia ad imparare		sculpture
causing more problems and difficulties instead of solving them; not achieving what you wanted to achieve but having an opposite effect inizia ad imparare		self-defeating
to be made from a type of fine smooth cloth made from silk thread inizia ad imparare		silk
completely flat and even, without any lumps, holes or rough areas inizia ad imparare		smooth
an act of arranging or organizing the contents of sth in a tidy or neat way and removing things you do not want inizia ad imparare		sort out
to fill a container and go over the edge inizia ad imparare		spill out
to stretch your body or arrange your things over a large area inizia ad imparare		spread out
a large number or amount of sth; a lot of sth inizia ad imparare		stacks of
a figure of a person or an animal in stone, metal, etc., usually the same size as in real life or larger inizia ad imparare		statue
interesting and unusual enough to attract attention inizia ad imparare		striking
used to refer to a substance, material, group of objects, etc. when you do not know the name inizia ad imparare		stuff
extremely attractive or impressive inizia ad imparare		stunning
a flat piece of stone that has writing on it inizia ad imparare		tablet
to move st from one place to another inizia ad imparare		take out
twisted together in an untidy way inizia ad imparare		tangled
a device that controls the flow of water from a pipe (BrE) inizia ad imparare		tap
a device that controls the flow of water from a pipe (NAmE) inizia ad imparare		faucet
an object whose name you do not use because you do not need to or want to, or because you do not know it inizia ad imparare		thing
making people think seriously about a particular subject or issue inizia ad imparare		thought provoking
to get rid of sth that you no longer want inizia ad imparare		throw away
very small in size or amount inizia ad imparare		tiny
an instrument such as a hammer, screwdriver, saw, etc. that you hold in your hand and use for making things inizia ad imparare		tool
a small electric lamp that uses batteries and that you can hold in your hand (BrE) inizia ad imparare		torch
a small electric lamp that uses batteries and that you can hold in your hand (NAmE) inizia ad imparare		flashlight
allowing you to see through it inizia ad imparare		transparent
shaped like a triangle inizia ad imparare		triangular
causing stress or anxiety inizia ad imparare		troubling
a container made of glass etc, used for holding cut flowers or as a decorative object inizia ad imparare		vase
a large cupboard for hanging clothes in which is either a piece of furniture or built into the wall (BrE) inizia ad imparare		wardrobe
a large cupboard for hanging clothes in which is either a piece of furniture or built into the wall (NAmE) inizia ad imparare		closet
an object such as a knife, gun, bomb, etc. that is used for fighting or attacking sb inizia ad imparare		weapons
to become, or to make sth become, thin or unusable, usually because it has been used too much inizia ad imparare		wear out
having a lot of written evidence to prove, support or explain it inizia ad imparare		well documented
much deserved inizia ad imparare		well earned
known about by a lot of people inizia ad imparare		well known
including or dealing with a large number of different subjects or areas inizia ad imparare		wide ranging
having a curving and twisting shape inizia ad imparare		windling
able to say or write clever, amusing things inizia ad imparare		witty
made of wood inizia ad imparare		wooden

Insight Upper-Intermediate Vocabulary Unit 4

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