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day 22if I could study again

unit 4 · education

    if I could study again

    Imagine another path: se potessi ricominciare, studierei…, se avessi più tempo, farei un master.

    today’s words

    • superiore · upper, higher; secondary (of school)
    • eccetera · etcetera, and so on
    • ricominciare · to start again
    • l'ingegneria · engineering
    • la specializzazione · specialisation, further training
    • prestigioso · prestigious
    • l'eccellenza · excellence
    • la filosofia · philosophy
    • la creatività · creativity
    • interessarsi · to be interested (in), to take an interest
    • l'informatica · computer science, IT
    • l'ipotesi · hypothesis, possibility
    • la giurisprudenza · law (as a subject of study)
    • la tesi · thesis, dissertation; theory
    • l'ateneo · university (as an institution)
    • magistrale · master's (degree), of a master
    • triennale · three-year (degree); bachelor's
    • il/la fuorisede · (student) living away from home
    • il relatore · thesis supervisor; speaker
    • il laureando · student about to graduate
    • immatricolarsi · to enrol (at university)

    sentences

    • Se potessi ricominciare, sceglierei ingegneria. · If I could start again, I would choose engineering.
    • Se avessi più tempo, farei una specializzazione in informatica. · If I had more time, I would do a specialisation in computer science.
    • Quest'ateneo è prestigioso: è conosciuto per l'eccellenza dei corsi. · This university is prestigious: it is known for the excellence of its courses.
    • Il laureando prepara la tesi insieme al relatore. · The student about to graduate prepares the thesis with the supervisor.
    • Molti studenti sono fuorisede: studiano a Bologna, ma la famiglia abita lontano. · Many students live away from home: they study in Bologna, but their family lives far away.