Lezione 11A

well

avverbio

/wɛl/ or /vel/

w

w

e

ɛ

ll

l

bene

in a way that is right or satisfactory

loudly

avverbio

/laʊd.li/ or /laood.li/

l

l

o

a

u

ʊ

d

d

l

l

y

i

a voce alta

with a high volume or intensity

hard

aggettivo

/hɑrd/ or /haard/

h

h

a

ɑ

r

r

d

d

difficile

needing a lot of skill or effort to do

seriously

avverbio

/sɪ.riəs.li/ or /si.riēs.li/

s

s

e

ɪ

r

r

iou

iə

s

s

l

l

y

i

seriamente

without any humor or playfulness

politely

avverbio

/pə.laɪt.li/ or /pē.lait.li/

p

p

o

ə

l

l

i

aɪ

t

t

e

l

l

y

i

educatamente

in a manner that is respectful and understanding of the needs and feelings of others

calmly

avverbio

/kɑ:m.li/ or /kaam.li/

c

k

a

ɑ:

l

m

m

l

l

y

i

con calma

without stress or strong emotion

to drive

Verbo

/draɪv/ or /draiv/

d

d

r

r

i

aɪ

v

v

e

guidare

to control the movement and the speed of a car, bus, truck, etc. when it is moving

to speak

Verbo

/spi:k/ or /spik/

s

s

p

p

ea

i:

k

k

parlare

to use one's voice to express a particular feeling or thought

to treat

Verbo

/tri:t/ or /trit/

t

t

r

r

ea

i:

t

t

trattare

to deal with or behave toward someone or something in a particular way

to talk

Verbo

/tɑ:k/ or /taak/

t

t

a

ɑ:

l

k

k

parlare

to tell someone about the feelings or ideas that we have

to work

Verbo

/wɜrk/ or /vērk/

w

w

o

ɜ

r

r

k

k

lavorare

to do certain physical or mental activities in order to achieve a result or as a part of our job

to take

Verbo

/teɪk/ or /teik/

t

t

a

eɪ

k

k

e

prendere

to reach for something and hold it

to dress

Verbo

/drɛs/ or /dres/

d

d

r

r

e

ɛ

ss

s

vestirsi

to put clothes on oneself

to wait

Verbo

/weɪt/ or /veit/

w

w

ai

eɪ

t

t

aspettare

to not leave until a person or thing is ready or present or something happens

to polish

Verbo

/poʊ.lɪʃ/ or /pooo.lish/

p

p

o

oʊ

l

l

i

ɪ

sh

ʃ

polacco

to rub the surface of something, often using a brush or a piece of cloth, to make it bright, smooth, and shiny