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La lettura / The reading

  • Il leggere (The act of reading)
  • Il lettore (m.) – la lettrice (f.) (The reader)
  • La lettura veloce (The speed reading)
  • La lettura approfondita (The close reading)
  • La lettura facile (The easy reading)
  • La lettura difficile (The difficult reading)
Italian Reading and book

  • Il libro (The book)
  • Il romanzo (The novel)
  • Il giornale (The newspaper)
  • La rivista (The magazine)
  • Il fumetto (The comic book)
  • L’ebook (The ebook)
  • L’audiolibro (The audiobook)
  • Il manuale (The manual/textbook)
  • L’enciclopedia (The encyclopedia)
  • Il dizionario (The dictionary)
  • La guida (The guidebook)
  • Il biglietto [The ticket (also note)]
  • Il menù (The menu)
  • Il cartello (The sign)
  • La copertina (The cover)
  • Il dorso (The spine)
  • La pagina (The page)
  • L’indice (The index)
  • Il capitolo (The chapter)
  • La prefazione (The preface)
  • L’introduzione (The introduction)
  • L’epilogo (The epilogue)
  • L’appendice (Theappendix)
  • La nota (The footnote)
  • Sfogliare (To leaf through)
  • Scorrere (To scroll/skim)
  • Sottolineare (To underline)
  • Evidenziare (To highlight)
  • Segnare (To bookmark)
  • Annotare (To annotate)
  • Riassumere (To summarize)
  • Memorizzare (To memorize)
Italian Reading and book

  • La biblioteca (The library)
  • La libreria (The bookstore)
  • La sala lettura (The reading room)
  • Il divano (The couch)
  • Il letto (The bed)
  • La poltrona (The armchair)
  • Il parco (The park)
  • La sezione narrativa (The fiction section)
  • La sezione bambini (The children’s section)
  • Lo scaffale dei bestseller (The bestseller shelf)
  • L’angolo delle offerte (The discount corner)
  • Il banco delle novità (The new releases counter)
  • Leggere (To read)
  • Finire un libro (To finish a book)
  • Iniziare un libro (To start a book)
  • Riprendere la lettura (To resume reading)
  • Abbandonare un libro (To abandon a book)
  • Consigliare un libro (To recommend a book)
  • Prestare un libro (To lend a book)
  • Prendere in prestito (To borrow)
  • La narrativa (The fiction)
  • La fantascienza (The science fiction)
  • Il giallo (The mystery)
  • Il thriller (The thriller)
  • Il fantasy (The fantasy)
  • Il romance (The romance)
  • La biografia (The biography)
  • L’autobiografia (The autobiography)
  • La poesia (The poetry)
  • Il saggio (The essay)
Italian Reading and book

  • Il segnalibro (The bookmark)
  • La lampada da lettura (The reading lamp)
  • Gli occhiali da lettura (The reading glasses)
  • Il leggio (The bookstand)
  • La custodia (The book cover)
  • La copertina rigida (The hardcover).
  • La copertina flessibile (The paperback).
  • La sovracopertina (The dust jacket).
  • L’avventura (The adventure)
  • Il mistero (The mystery)
  • L’emozione (The emotion)
  • L’immaginazione (The imagination)
  • La conoscenza (The knowledge)
  • L’apprendimento (The learning)

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