A Comparative Study Guide Spanish to English to Italian. Robert D. O'Brian
like g in goal
GN: like ny in canyon or like ñ in Spanish
GLI: like lli in million
SC: 1. before “i” or “e” like sh in shut
2. otherwise like sk in skip
The signs and symbols appearing in this guide are identified as follows:
(AERO) = aeronautics
(AGRIC) = agriculture
(ANAT) = anatomical
(ARCHIT) = architecture
(ARTE) = art, artistic
(ASTROL) = astrology
(ASTRON) = astronomy
(AUTO) = automotive
(BIOL) = biology
(BOT) = botany
(CINE) = cinema
(COM) = commercial
(DEP) = sports
(DER) = legal
(ECON) = economics
(ELECTR) = electrical
(FIN) = financial
(FIS) = physics
(FOTO) = photography
(GEN) = general meaning
(GEOG) = geography
(GEOL) = geology
(GRAM) = grammar
(INFORM) = inf. technology
(LITER) = literature
(MAT) = mathematics
(MECAN) = mechanical
(MED) = medical
(METEO) = meteorological
(MIL) = military
(MUS) = music
(NAUT) = nautical
(POL) = politics
(QUIM) = chemistry
(RELIG) = religion
(TECNOL) = technology
(ZOOL) = zoology
(A) = the feminine ending
(adj) = adjective
(adv) = adverb
(f) = feminine
(m) = masculine
(n) = noun
ó = or
os = oneself
s = plural
sb = somebody
sthg = something
ú = or
A
Interchangeable Spanish-English words and their Italian equivalents
Palabras intercambiables en Español-Inglés y sus equivalentes en Italiano
Parole intercambiabili in Spagnolo-Inglese e le loro equivalenti in Italiano
ADAGIO (MUS)
AD HOC
AEROSOL
AGENDA
AIRBAG
ALBINO (A)
ÁLBUM/ALBUM
ALGA, alga, seaweed
ÁLGEBRA/ALGEBRA
ALTER EGO
AMEBA ó AMOEBA
AMEN
ANACONDA
ANDANTE (MUS)
ANEMIA
ÁNGELUS (RELIG)
ANGINA
ANGORA
ANTENATAL, prenatal
AORTA
APARTHEID
ÁREA/AREA
ARIA
ARMADILLO
AROMA
AU PAIR
AUDIO
AUTO
AUTOCLAVE (MED)
AZALEA
Easily recognizable Spanish-English nouns, adjectives and adverbs and their Italian equivalents
Nombres, sustantivos, adjetivos y adverbios en Español-Inglés y sus equivalentes en Italiano
Nomi, sostantivi, aggettivi e avverbi in Spagnolo-Inglese e le loro equivalenti in Italiano
ABANDONADO (A), abandoned, deserted; derelict
ABBANDONATO (A), abandoned
ABANDONO, abandonment, desertion, neglect
ABBANDONO, desertion, abandonment
ABATIDO (A), depressed
DEPRESSO (A), depressed
ABATIMIENTO, depression
DEPRESSIONE, depression (MED) (METEO)
SCONFORTO, dejection, despondency
ABDICACIÓN, abdication
ABDICAZIONE, abdication
RINÙNCIA/RINÙNZIA, renunciation
ABDOMEN, abdomen
ADDOME
ABERRACIÓN, aberration; departure, lapse
ABERRAZIONE, aberration
ABERRANTE, aberrant
ABERRANTE
ABISMAL, vast, enormous; irreconcilable
ABISSALE, abysmal, profound
ABISMO, abyss, chasm
ABISSO, abyss, gulf
ABLATIVO, ablative
ABLATIVO
ABLUCIÓN, ablution
ABLUZIONE
ABNEGACIÓN, abnegation, self-denial ... ABNEGADO (A), self-denying, self-sacrificing;
ABNEGAZIONE, abnegation
(SEE DISGUSTADO)
ABOLICIÓN, abolition, elimination, termination
ABOLIZIONE
ABOMINACIÓN, abomination
ABOMINAZIONE
ABOMINABLE, abominable
ABOMINEVOLE
ABORTO, abortion; miscarriage
ABORTO
ABRASIVO (A), abrasive; grinding; harsh, hurtful
ABRASIVO (A) (n)
ABRIL, April
APRILE
ABSCESO, abscess
ASCESSO
ABSENTISMO, absenteeism
ASSENTEISMO
ABSOLUTAMENTE, absolutely
ASSOLUTAMENTE
ABSOLUTO (A), absolute, perfect,