{"id":10583,"date":"2015-12-14T17:41:36","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T16:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=10583"},"modified":"2015-12-14T17:41:36","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T16:41:36","slug":"decembers-quiz-the-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/decembers-quiz-the-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"December’s Quiz – The Answers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well done all of you who sent in your answers to our December quiz, we’re really impressed! Santa is also very happy that you have been good students and he’s processing your Christmas lists as I write. Don’t forget to clean those chimneys.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, I asked you to insert the missing word into each sentences. Here are the sentences with the correct words inserted and translation for all the other possible answers. Let’s find out how you did.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. I\u2019m looking for a nice maroon fabric to make myself a new skirt with. Sto cercando una bella stoffa<\/span> bordeaux per farmi una gonna nuova<\/strong>
\nChoose from:
\ntessuto <\/strong>= fabric
\npanno <\/strong>= fabric
\nfabbrica <\/strong>= factory
\nstoffa <\/strong>= fabric<\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

N.B. In theory there could be three correct answers here, however, only one of them is feminine: (una bella) stoffa.<\/span> <\/strong>Both tessuto<\/strong> and panno<\/strong> are masculine <\/em><\/p>\n

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2. Giovanni has got a really morbid imagination. Giovanni ha un\u2019immaginazione molto morbosa<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nmortale<\/strong> = mortal
\nmorbida<\/strong> = soft
\nmoribonda<\/strong> = dying
\nmorbosa<\/strong> = morbid<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Have you heard the latest\u00a0rumours about Cinzia and Carlo? Hai sentito\u00a0gli ultimi pettegolezzi<\/span> su Cinzia e Carlo?<\/strong>
\nrumori<\/strong> = noises
\n voci<\/strong> = rumours\/gossips
\n dicerie <\/strong>= rumours\/gossips
\n pettegolezzi<\/span><\/strong> = rumours\/gossips<\/span><\/p>\n

N.B. here, pettegolezzi<\/span><\/strong> is the correct answer because it is masculine (gli ultimi) whereas both voci<\/strong> and dicerie<\/strong> are feminine<\/em><\/p>\n

4. Actually, I don\u2019t feel like going to the party this evening. In effetti\/in realt\u00e0<\/span><\/span> non mi sento di andare alla festa stasera<\/strong>
\nAttuale <\/strong>= current\/present
\n In effetti <\/strong>= in fact\/actually<\/span>
\n Attualmente<\/strong> = presently
\n In realt\u00e0<\/strong> = actually\/to tell the truth<\/span><\/p>\n

N.B. either in<\/span><\/strong> effetti<\/strong> <\/span>or in<\/strong><\/span> realt\u00e0<\/strong> <\/span>would work in this case<\/em><\/p>\n

5. Giovanna is a really sensitive girl. Giovanna \u00e8 una ragazza molto sensibile<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nsensuale<\/strong> = sensual
\n sensitiva <\/strong>= medium (spiritualist)
\n sensibile<\/strong> = sensitive<\/span>
\n sensata<\/strong> = sensible
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

6. The doctor was very sympathetic. La\u00a0 dottoressa \u00e8 stato molto comprensiva<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nsimpatica<\/strong> = likeable
\n comprensiva<\/strong> =sympathetic\/understanding<\/span>
\n simpaticamente<\/strong> =likeably\/engagingly
\n cara<\/strong> = dear<\/p>\n

7. So where do your parents live, Marco? Allora Marco, dove abitano i tuoi genitori<\/span>?<\/strong>
\nprogenitori<\/strong> = forefathers\/ancestors
\n parenti<\/strong> = relatives
\n parentesi <\/strong>= brackets
\n genitori<\/span><\/strong> = parents<\/span><\/p>\n

N.B. it’s also very common when talking about parents to simply say i tuoi<\/strong> (your parents), i suoi<\/strong> (his\/her parents), i miei<\/strong> (my parents) etc.<\/em><\/p>\n

8. My friend Michele lives on a farm. Il mio amico Michele abita in una fattoria<\/span><\/strong>
\nfarmaco <\/strong>= drug\/medicine
\n fabbrica<\/strong> = factory
\n fattoria<\/strong> = farm<\/span>
\n farmi<\/strong> = make me<\/p>\n

9. We must confront the manager about these new changes. Dobbiamo affrontare<\/span><\/span> il manager a proposito di questi nuovi cambiamenti<\/strong>
\nconquistare<\/strong> = conquer
\n confrontare<\/strong> = compare
\n affondare<\/strong> = sink
\n affrontare<\/strong> = confront<\/span><\/p>\n

10. I have to return this book to the library by tomorrow. Devo portare indietro questo libro alla biblioteca<\/span><\/span> entro domani<\/strong>
\nbibliotecaria<\/strong> = librarian
\n bibliografia<\/strong> = bibliography
\n libreria<\/strong> = bookshop\/bookshelf
\n biblioteca<\/strong> = library<\/span><\/p>\n

11. Naughty readers who haven\u2019t been studying our Italian blog won\u2019t get any presents this year! I lettori cattivi, che non hanno studiato il nostro Italian blog, non riceveranno nessun regalo<\/span><\/span> quest\u2019anno!<\/strong>
\npresepio<\/strong> = nativity
\n regalo<\/strong> = present<\/span>
\n presente<\/strong> = current\/present\/now
\n regole<\/strong> = rules<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Well done all of you who sent in your answers to our December quiz, we’re really impressed! Santa is also very happy that you have been good students and he’s processing your Christmas lists as I write. Don’t forget to clean those chimneys. So, I asked you to insert the missing word into each sentences…<\/p>\n

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