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♦ historical /hɪˈstɒrɪkl/a.storico; relativo alla storia; reale; vero: historical characters, personaggi storici; a historical novel [film], un romanzo [un film] storico; DIALOGO → - Discussing books 1- I'm reading a historical novel set during the First World War, sto leggendo un romanzo storico ambientato durante la prima guerra mondiale; historical studies, studi storici; historical events, fatti veri; fatti accaduti; historical linguistics, linguistica storica; historical evidence, prove storiche; (filos.) historical materialism, materialismo storico; (rag.) historical cost, costo storicohistoricallyavv.storicamente. -
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Social1 Discussing books 1What's that you're reading? Che stai leggendo?It's a novel by Luke Dawson. È un romanzo di Luke Dawson.What's the book called? Qual è il titolo del libro?The novel's called вЂLast Chance’. Il romanzo è intitolato вЂL'ultima possibilità’I've read that novel, it's pretty good. Ho letto quel romanzo, è molto bello.They made a film of the book, but it wasn't up to much. Hanno tratto un film dal libro ma non era un granché.I only started reading the book a couple of days ago and I've nearly finished it. Ho cominciato a leggere il libro solo un paio di giorni fa e l'ho quasi finito.I haven't been able to put the book down. Non sono riuscita a staccarmi dal libro.The plot is so cleverly written, there are lots of twists and turns. La trama è costruita veramente bene, ci sono un sacco di intrecci e colpi di scena.I won't spoil the story for you. Non voglio rovinarti la storia.Are you reading anything at the moment? Stai leggendo qualcosa in questo periodo?I've got a couple of books on the go. Ho un paio di libri in ballo.I'm reading a historical novel set during the First World War. Sto leggendo un romanzo storico ambientato durante la prima guerra mondiale.I'm re-reading an Orwell novel we studied at school. Sto rileggendo un romanzo di Orwell che abbiamo studiato a scuola.
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