Vocabulary of essential terms by topic
Taking A Cure / Fare Una Cura
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| ENGLISH | ITALIAN |
|---|---|
| bath | il bagno |
| convalescent home | la casa di convalescenza |
| cure | la cura |
| cure tax | la tassa di soggiorno |
| cure vacation | il soggiorno di cura |
| diet | la dieta |
| gymnastics | la ginnastica |
| health resort | la stazione termale |
| hot spring | la fonte termale |
| inhale (verb) | inalare |
| massage (noun) | il massaggio |
| massage (verb) | massaggiare |
| masseur | il massaggiatore |
| masseuse | la massaggiatrice |
| mineral bath | il bagno minerale |
| mineral spring | la fonte minerale/termale |
| minerals | le acque minerali |
| mud | il fango |
| mud bath (verb) | fare i fanghi |
| mud pack (verb) | mettere il fango/l’impacco |
| pump room | il chiosco delle acque |
| radiation therapy | la radioterapia |
| rest cure | la cura di riposo |
| sanatorium | il sanatorio |
| sauna | la sauna |
| sea water | l’acqua di mare |
| short wave | le onde corte |
| spa | la stazione balneare |
| steam bath | il bagno a vapore |
| sunlamp | la lampada a raggi ultravioletti |
| ultrasonics | gli ultrasuoni |
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