Lezione 8B

To deliver

[ Verbo ]

/dɪ.lɪ.vɜr/ or /di.li.vēr/

d

d

e

ɪ

l

l

i

ɪ

v

v

e

ɜ

r

r

consegnare

to bring and give a letter, package, etc. to a specific person or place

Delivery

[ sostantivo ]

/dɪ.lɪ.vɜ.ri/ or /di.li.vē.ri/

d

d

e

ɪ

l

l

i

ɪ

v

v

e

ɜ

r

r

y

i

consegna

the act or process of taking goods, letters, etc. to whomever they have been sent

To demonstrate

[ Verbo ]

/dɛ.məns.treɪt/ or /de.mēns.treit/

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d

e

ɛ

m

m

o

ə

n

n

s

s

t

t

r

r

a

eɪ

t

t

e

(provare)

dimostrare

to show clearly that something is true or exists by providing proof or evidence

To explain

[ Verbo ]

/ɪksp.leɪn/ or /iksp.lein/

e

ɪ

x

ks

p

p

l

l

ai

eɪ

n

n

spiegare

to make something clear and easy to understand by giving more information about it

To fail

[ Verbo ]

/feɪl/ or /feil/

f

f

ai

eɪ

l

l

fallire

to be unsuccessful in accomplishing something

To improve

[ Verbo ]

/ɪmp.ruv/ or /imp.roov/

i

ɪ

m

m

p

p

r

r

o

u

v

v

e

migliorare

to make a person or thing better

Improvement

[ sostantivo ]

/ɪmp.ruv.mənt/ or /imp.roov.mēnt/

i

ɪ

m

m

p

p

r

r

o

u

v

v

e

m

m

e

ə

n

n

t

t

miglioramento

the action or process of making something better

To lose

[ Verbo ]

/lu:z/ or /looz/

l

l

o

u:

s

z

e

perdere

to be deprived of or stop having someone or something

Lost

[ aggettivo ]

/lɔst/ or /lawst/

l

l

o

ɔ

s

s

t

t

perduto

unable to be located or recovered and is no longer in its expected place

To manage

[ Verbo ]

/mæ.nɪʤ/ or /mā.nij/

m

m

a

æ

n

n

a

ɪ

g

ʤ

e

N/A

to do something difficult successfully

Management

[ sostantivo ]

/mæ.nəʤ.mənt/ or /mā.nēj.mēnt/

m

m

a

æ

n

n

a

ə

g

ʤ

e

m

m

e

ə

n

n

t

t

gestione

the process or act of organizing or managing a group of people or an organization

To pay

[ Verbo ]

/peɪ/ or /pei/

p

p

a

e

y

ɪ

pagare

to give someone money in exchange for goods or services

Payment

[ sostantivo ]

/ˈpeɪmənt/

N/A

an amount of money that is paid for something

To respond

[ Verbo ]

/ris.pɑnd/ or /ris.paand/

r

r

e

i

s

s

p

p

o

ɑ

n

n

d

d

rispondere

to answer a question in spoken or written form

Response

[ sostantivo ]

/ris.pɑns/ or /ris.paans/

r

r

e

i

s

s

p

p

o

ɑ

n

n

s

s

e

risposta

a reply to something in either spoken or written form

To sell

[ Verbo ]

/sɛl/ or /sel/

s

s

e

ɛ

ll

l

vendere

to give something to someone in exchange for money

To serve

[ Verbo ]

/sɜrv/ or /sērv/

s

s

e

ɜ

r

r

v

v

e

servire

to offer or present food or drink to someone

To succeed

[ Verbo ]

/sək.sid/ or /sēk.sid/

s

s

u

ə

c

k

c

s

ee

i

d

d

riuscire

to reach or achieve what one desired or tried for

Success

[ sostantivo ]

/sək.sɛs/ or /sēk.ses/

s

s

u

ə

c

k

c

s

e

ɛ

ss

s

successo

the fact of reaching what one tried for or desired

To treat

[ Verbo ]

/trit/ or /trit/

t

t

r

r

ea

i

t

t

trattare

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

Treatment

[ sostantivo ]

/trit.mənt/ or /trit.mēnt/

t

t

r

r

ea

i

t

t

m

m

e

ə

n

n

t

t

trattamento

an action that is done to relieve pain or cure a disease, wound, etc.

Value

[ sostantivo ]

/væ.lju/ or /vā.lyoo/

v

v

a

æ

l

l

u

ju

e

valore

the worth of something in money

Shopping

[ sostantivo ]

/ʃɑ.pɪng/ or /shaa.ping/

sh

ʃ

o

ɑ

pp

p

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

spese

the act of buying goods from stores

Basket

[ sostantivo ]

/bæs.kət/ or /bās.kēt/

b

b

a

æ

s

s

k

k

e

ə

t

t

cestino

an object, usually made of wicker or plastic, with a handle for carrying or keeping things

Credit card

[ sostantivo ]

/ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd/

carta di credito

a plastic card, usually given to us by a bank, that we use to pay for goods and services

Debit card

[ sostantivo ]

/ˈdɛbɪt kɑrd/

carta di debito

a small plastic card we use to pay for what we buy with the money taken directly from our bank account

Receipt

[ sostantivo ]

/rɪ.sit/ or /ri.sit/

r

r

e

ɪ

c

s

ei

i

p

t

t

ricevuta

a written or printed document that shows the payment for a set of goods or services has been made

Discount

[ sostantivo ]

/dɪs.kaʊnt/ or /dis.kaoont/

d

d

i

ɪ

s

s

c

k

o

a

u

ʊ

n

n

t

t

sconto

the act of reducing the usual price of something

Bargain

[ sostantivo ]

/bɑr.geɪn/ or /baar.gein/

b

b

a

ɑ

r

r

g

g

ai

ɪ

n

n

affare

an item bought at a much lower price than usual

Chain store

[ sostantivo ]

/tʃˈeɪn stˈoːɹ/

negozio a catena

one of a series of stores that are all owned by the same company or person

Department store

[ sostantivo ]

/dɪpˈɑːɹtmənt stˈoːɹ/

grande magazzino

a large store, divided into several parts, each selling different types of goods

Library

[ sostantivo ]

/laɪb.rɛ.ri/ or /laib.re.ri/

l

l

i

aɪ

b

b

r

r

a

ɛ

r

r

y

i

biblioteca

a place in which collections of books and sometimes newspapers, movies, music, etc. are kept for people to read or borrow

Bookshop

[ sostantivo ]

/bʊk.ʃɑp/ or /book.shaap/

b

b

oo

ʊ

k

k

sh

ʃ

o

ɑ

p

p

libreria

a shop that sells books and usually stationery

To put on

[ Verbo ]

/pʊt ɑːn/

indossare

to place or wear something on the body, including clothes, accessories, etc.

Shirt

[ sostantivo ]

/ʃɜrt/ or /shērt/

sh

ʃ

i

ɜ

r

r

t

t

camicia

a piece of clothing usually worn by men on the upper half of the body, typically with a collar and sleeves, and with buttons down the front

To try on

[ Verbo ]

/ˈtraɪ ˈɑn/

provare

to put on a piece of clothing to see if it fits and how it looks

To fit

[ Verbo ]

/fɪt/ or /fit/

f

f

i

ɪ

t

t

adattarsi

to be of the right size or shape for someone

To suit

[ Verbo ]

/su:t/ or /soot/

s

s

u

u:

i

t

t

(donare a)

andare bene a

(of clothes, a color, hairstyle, etc.) to look good on someone

Payment

[ sostantivo ]

/peɪ.mənt/ or /pei.mēnt/

p

p

a

e

y

ɪ

m

m

e

ə

n

n

t

t

pagamento

an amount of money that is paid for something

To achieve

[ Verbo ]

/ə.ʧiv/ or /ē.chiv/

a

ə

ch

ʧ

ie

i

v

v

e

ottenere

to finally accomplish a desired goal after dealing with many difficulties

Achievement

[ sostantivo ]

/ə.ʧiv.mənt/ or /ē.chiv.mēnt/

a

ə

ch

ʧ

ie

i

v

v

e

m

m

e

ə

n

n

t

t

successo

the action or process of reaching a particular thing

To agree

[ Verbo ]

/əg.ri:/ or /ēg.ri/

a

ə

g

g

r

r

ee

i:

essere d'accordo

to hold the same opinion as another person about something

Agreement

[ sostantivo ]

/əg.ri.mənt/ or /ēg.ri.mēnt/

a

ə

g

g

r

r

ee

i

m

m

e

ə

n

n

t

t

accordo

a promise, an arrangement, or a contract between two or more people

To disagree

[ Verbo ]

/dɪs.əg.ri:/ or /dis.ēg.ri/

d

d

i

ɪ

s

s

a

ə

g

g

r

r

ee

i:

disaccordo

to hold or give a different opinion about something

To argue

[ Verbo ]

/ɑ:r.gju:/ or /aar.gyoo/

a

ɑ:

r

r

g

g

u

ju:

e

discutere

to speak to someone often angrily because one disagrees with them

Argument

[ sostantivo ]

/ɑ:rg.jə.mənt/ or /aarg.yē.mēnt/

a

ɑ:

r

r

g

g

u

j

ə

m

m

e

ə

n

n

t

t

discussione

a discussion, typically a serious one, between two or more people with different views

To attach

[ Verbo ]

/ə.tæʧ/ or /ē.tāch/

a

ə

tt

t

a

æ

ch

ʧ

attaccare

to physically connect or fasten something to another thing

To choose

[ Verbo ]

/ʧu:z/ or /chooz/

ch

ʧ

oo

u:

s

z

e

scegliere

to decide what we want to have or what is best for us from a group of options

Choice

[ sostantivo ]

/ʧɔɪs/ or /chawis/

ch

ʧ

oi

ɔɪ

c

s

e

scelta

an act of deciding to choose between two things or more

To compensate

[ Verbo ]

/kɑm.pən.seɪt/ or /kaam.pēn.seit/

c

k

o

ɑ

m

m

p

p

e

ə

n

n

s

s

a

eɪ

t

t

e

compensare

to give something, particularly money, to make up for the difficulty, pain, damage, etc. that someone has suffered