Premio Strega: Italy’s most prestigious literary award
The Premio Strega is Italy’s most prestigious and sought-after literary award.
NATALE vocabolario illustrato italiano. Learn useful vocabulary for Christmas in Italian. With an interactive game!
il Natale | Christmas |
natalizio | Christmas (adjective) |
l’Avvento | Advent |
il calendario dell’Avvento | Advent calendar |
aprire la casellina | to open the (small) door |
la corona dell’Avvento | Advent wreath |
accendere la candela | to light the candle |
l’albero di Natale | Christmas tree |
l’abete | fir |
la pallina (di Natale) | the (Christmas) ball |
la ghirlanda | the garland, wreath |
il puntale | the tree top |
le luci (pl.) | the lights |
addobbare l’albero di Natale | to decorate the Christmas tree |
le luminarie (pl.) | the lighting, the Christmas lights |
il presepio, presepe | the nativity scene, crib |
fare il presepio | to make the crib |
il presepio vivente | the living nativity scene |
Maria | Maria |
Giuseppe | Joseph |
Gesù Bambino | Jesus child |
il bue | the ox |
l’asinello | the (little) donkey |
l’angelo | the angel |
la stalla | the stable |
la capanna | the hut |
la mangiatoia | the manger |
la campana | the bell |
il biscotto | cookie, biscuit |
fare i biscotti | to bake biscuits |
l’omino di pan di zenzero | the gingerbread man |
Babbo Natale | Santa Claus |
la renna | the reindeer |
l’elfo | the elf |
il folletto | the sprite |
la lettera | la letterina | the letter | the small letter |
la slitta | the sledge |
il vischio | the mistletoe |
l’agrifoglio | the holly |
il mercatino di Natale | the Christmas market |
il vin brulé | the mulled wine |
la stella cometa | the Christmas star, Star of Bethlehem |
i (tre) re Magi | the (three) Wise Men, Three Kings |
la stella di Natale (pianta) | the Christmas Star (plant) |
il pupazzo di neve | the snowman |
il camino | the fireplace |
la calza | the stocking |
il regalo | present |
il dono | present, gift (both material and figurative, like a talent) |
regalare | to give as a gift |
fare un regalo | to make a present |
aprire i regali | to open presents |
scartare i regali | to unwrap presents |
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