L'Italo-Americano

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2024 www.italoamericano.org 18 L'Italo-Americano T h e n e w y e a r i s just around the c o r n e r a n d , f o r many, it is cus- tomary to reflect on their achievements and experiences. In Italian, the term resoconto (rai-soh- cohn-toh) aptly delivers the meaning of this practice. Derived from the combi- nation of reso (past partici- ple of rendere, meaning "to r e n d e r " o r " t o g i v e " ) a n d c o n t o ( " a c c o u n t " o r "report"), resoconto can be translated in English with "report" or "account." The c o n s t r u c t i o n m i r r o r s t h e French compte-rendu, which highlights the term's roots in providing a detailed account or rendering of events. In usage, resoconto refers t o a d e t a i l e d n a r r a t i v e o r summary of events, discus- sions, or situations. It's com- monly employed in both for- mal and informal contexts to describe the act of recount- i n g o r r e p o r t i n g . F o r instance, after a meeting, one might prepare a reso- conto to summarize the dis- c u s s i o n s a n d d e c i s i o n s t a k e n , a s i n P e r f a v o r e , scrivi un resoconto dell'in- contro e lasciane una copia 1 (feminine of) healthy 3 (I) am; (they) are 7 lines 8 east 9 narrow 13 bee 14 cup 16 (he/she) hates 17 wax Using the provided meanings as clues, search for the appropriate Italian word in the grid 1 salt; (he) rises 2 not; no, not any 4 west 5 eight 6 deserts 10 trains 11 side, edge of e.g. a square 12 (he/she) washes 15 aunts sulla mia scrivania ("Please, w r i t e t h e m i n u t e s o f t h e meeting and leave a copy on my desk"). Similarly, a trav- eler might share a resoconto of their journey, detailing experiences and observa- tions: Il libro è un resoconto dei viaggi intorno al mondo dell'autore ("The book is a n a r r a t i v e o f t h e a u t h o r ' s travels around the world"). The term is versatile, and can be used to talk about various forms of reporting, from oral recounting to writ- ten documentation. In pro- fessional settings, a resocon- to might take the form of minutes from a meeting or a comprehensive report on a project's progress. In per- sonal contexts, it could be a recounting of daily activities or a narrative of significant life events. D o p o l a r i u n i o n e , h o scritto un resoconto detta- gliato per i colleghi assenti After the meeting, I wrote a d e t a i l e d r e p o r t f o r t h e absent colleagues Il giornalista ha pubbli- cato un resoconto approfon- dito dell'evento The journalist published an in-depth account of the event LA VITA ITALIANA TRADITIONS HISTORY CULTURE Time to make the resoconto of your 2024! © Andrew282 | Dreamstime.com 1 to drink 2 friend 3 to look 4 river 5 book 6 door 7 to hold 8 to talk 9 mother 10 hand 11 table 12 shirt 13 three 14 Monday 15 home A C R O S S D O W N ITALIAN WORD SEARCH The solution to these word games will be available on the next edition. Games courtesy of Lexis Rex

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