Unità 5

to carry out

Verbo

/ˈkæri ˈaʊt/

fare

to complete or conduct a task, job, etc.

to take up

Verbo

/tˈeɪk ˈʌp/

perseguire

to make a new interest or hobby a regular part of one's life

to take off

Verbo

/teɪk ɑːf/

togliere

to remove a piece of clothing or accessory from your or another's body

to put on

Verbo

/pʊt ɑːn/

indossare

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

to grow up

Verbo

/ɡroʊ ˈʌp/

crescere

to change from being a child into an adult little by little

to lie down

Verbo

/lˈaɪ dˈaʊn/

stendersi

to put one's body in a flat position in order to sleep or rest

to look at

Verbo

/lˈʊk æt/

guardare

to focus one's attention on something or someone in order to observe or examine them

to pay back

Verbo

/pˈeɪ bˈæk/

ripagare

to return an amount of money that was borrowed

to throw away

Verbo

/θɹˈoʊ ɐwˈeɪ/

buttare via

to get rid of what is not needed or wanted anymore

to try on

Verbo

/ˈtraɪ ˈɑn/

provare

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

to turn off

Verbo

/tɝːn ɒf/

spegnere

to cause a machine, device, or system to stop working or flowing, usually by pressing a button or turning a switch

to turn around

Verbo

/ˈtɝn əˈraʊnd/

(tornare)

girare

to change your position so as to face another direction

to pick up

Verbo

/ˈpɪk ˈʌp/

tirare

to take and lift something or someone up

to give up

Verbo

/ɡɪv ʌp/

(abbandonare)

smettere

to stop trying when faced with failures or difficulties

to take off

Verbo

/teɪk ɑːf/

decollare

to leave a surface and begin flying

to become

Verbo

/bɪ.kʌm/ or /bi.kam/

b

b

e

ɪ

c

k

o

ʌ

m

m

e

diventare

to start or grow to be

successful

aggettivo

/sək.sɛs.fəl/ or /sēk.ses.fēl/

s

s

u

ə

c

k

c

s

e

ɛ

ss

s

f

f

u

ə

l

l

(riuscito)

successo

getting the results you hoped for or wanted

to catch up

Verbo

/kˈætʃ ˈʌp/

raggiungere

to exchange information or knowledge that was missed or overlooked

to get

Verbo

/gɛt/ or /get/

g

g

e

ɛ

t

t

ricevere

to receive or come to have something

to look after

Verbo

/lˈʊk ˈæftɚ/

(badare a)

prendersi cura di

to take care of someone or something and attend to their needs, well-being, or safety

baby

sostantivo

/beɪ.bi/ or /bei.bi/

b

b

a

eɪ

b

b

y

i

(infante)

bambino

a very young child

to look up

Verbo

/lʊk ˈʌp/

cercare

to try to find information in a dictionary, computer, etc.

petrol

sostantivo

/pɛt.roʊl/ or /pet.roool/

p

p

e

ɛ

t

t

r

r

o

oʊ

l

l

benzina

a liquid fuel that is used in internal combustion engines such as car engines, etc.

to fall out

Verbo

/fˈɔːl ˈaʊt/

litigare

to no longer be friends with someone as a result of an argument

to get on

Verbo

/ɡɛt ˈɑn/

salire

to have a good, friendly, or smooth relationship with a person, group, or animal

well

avverbio

/wɛl/ or /vel/

w

w

e

ɛ

ll

l

bene

in a way that is right or satisfactory