Unità 11

forbidden

aggettivo

/fɔr.bɪ.dən/ or /fawr.bi.dēn/

f

f

o

ɔ

r

r

b

b

i

ɪ

dd

d

e

ə

n

n

(proibito)

vietato

not permitted to be done

unusual

aggettivo

/ʌn.juʒ.wəl/ or /an.yoozh.vēl/

u

ʌ

n

n

u

ju

s

ʒ

u

w

a

ə

l

l

insolito

not commonly happening or done

story

sostantivo

/stɔ:.ri/ or /staw.ri/

s

s

t

t

o

ɔ:

r

r

y

i

storia

a description of events and people either real or imaginary

to exchange

Verbo

/ɪk.sʧeɪnʤ/ or /ik.scheinj/

e

ɪ

x

ks

ch

ʧ

a

eɪ

n

n

g

ʤ

e

scambiare

to give something to someone and receive something else from them

to expect

Verbo

/ɪk.spɛkt/ or /ik.spekt/

e

ɪ

x

ks

p

p

e

ɛ

c

k

t

t

(aspettare un bambino)

essere incinta

to be pregnant and awaiting the birth of a child

to mend

Verbo

/mɛnd/ or /mend/

m

m

e

ɛ

n

n

d

d

ricucire

to fix something that is damaged or broken so it can work or be used again

engaged

aggettivo

/ɛn.geɪʤd/ or /en.geijd/

e

ɛ

n

n

g

g

a

eɪ

g

ʤ

e

d

d

fidanzato

having formally agreed to marry someone

marriage

sostantivo

/mɛ.rɪʤ/ or /me.rij/

m

m

a

ɛ

rr

r

ia

ɪ

g

ʤ

e

matrimonio

the formal and legal relationship between two people who are married

to get married

Frase

/ɡɛt mˈæɹɪd/

sposarsi

Collocation

to legally become someone's wife or husband

married

aggettivo

/mæ.rid/ or /mā.rid/

m

m

a

æ

rr

r

ie

i

d

d

sposato

having a wife or husband

honeymoon

sostantivo

/hʌ.ni.mu:n/ or /ha.ni.moon/

h

h

o

ə

n

n

e

y

i

m

m

oo

u

n

n

miele

a holiday taken by newlyweds immediately after their wedding

divorced

aggettivo

/dɪ.vɔrst/ or /di.vawrst/

d

d

i

ɪ

v

v

o

ɔ

r

r

c

s

e

d

t

divorziato

no longer married to someone due to legally ending the marriage

to split up

Verbo

/splˈɪt ˈʌp/

lasciare

to end a romantic relationship or marriage

widowed

aggettivo

/wɪ.doʊd/ or /vi.doood/

w

w

i

ɪ

d

d

o

oʊ

w

e

d

d

vedova

referring to an individual whose spouse has died and who has not remarried

single

aggettivo

/sɪn.gəl/ or /sin.gēl/

s

s

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

ə

l

l

e

solo

not in a relationship or marriage

to remarry

Verbo

/ɹiˈmɛɹi/

risposarsi

to marry again after the death of a previous spouse or after a divorce

pregnant

aggettivo

/prɛg.nənt/ or /preg.nēnt/

p

p

r

r

e

ɛ

g

g

n

n

a

ə

n

n

t

t

incinto

(of a woman or a female animal) carrying a baby inside one's body

birth

sostantivo

/bɜrθ/ or /bērth/

b

b

i

ɜ

r

r

th

θ

nascita

the event or process of a baby being born

to have

Verbo

/hæv/ or /hāv/

h

h

a

æ

v

v

e

avere

to give birth to a baby

born

aggettivo

/bɔrn/ or /bawrn/

b

b

o

ɔ

r

r

n

n

nato

brought to this world through birth

baby

sostantivo

/beɪ.bi/ or /bei.bi/

b

b

a

eɪ

b

b

y

i

(infante)

bambino

a very young child

to weigh

Verbo

/weɪ/ or /vei/

w

w

ei

eɪ

gh

pesare

to discover how heavy someone or something is

death

sostantivo

/dɛθ/ or /deth/

d

d

ea

ɛ

th

θ

morte

the fact or act of dying

to die

Verbo

/daɪ/ or /dai/

d

d

ie

aɪ

morire

to no longer be alive

dead

aggettivo

/dɛd/ or /ded/

d

d

ea

ɛ

d

d

morto

not alive anymore

funeral

sostantivo

/fju.nɜ.rəl/ or /fyoo.nē.rēl/

f

f

u

ju

n

n

e

ɜ

r

r

a

ə

l

l

funerale

a religious ceremony in which people bury or cremate a dead person

anniversary

sostantivo

/æ.nə.vɜr.sɜ.ri/ or /ā.nē.vēr.sē.ri/

a

æ

nn

n

i

ə

v

v

e

ɜ

r

r

s

s

a

ɜ

r

r

y

i

anniversario

the date on which a special event happened in a previous year

to miss

Verbo

/mɪs/ or /mis/

m

m

i

ɪ

ss

s

(mancare a)

sentire la mancanza di

to feel sad because we no longer can see someone or do something

alive

aggettivo

/ə.laɪv/ or /ē.laiv/

a

ə

l

l

i

aɪ

v

v

e

vivo

continuing to exist, breathe, and function

never-ending

aggettivo

/ˌnɛvɝˈɛndɪŋ/

senza fine

continuing indefinitely without stopping or reaching a conclusion

colleague

sostantivo

/kɑ.lig/ or /kaa.lig/

c

k

o

ɑ

ll

l

ea

i

g

g

u

e

collega

someone with whom one works

rare

aggettivo

/rɛr/ or /rer/

r

r

a

ɛ

r

r

e

raro

happening infrequently or uncommon in occurrence

to allow

Verbo

/ə.laʊ/ or /ē.laoo/

a

ə

ll

l

o

a

w

ʊ

permettere

to let someone or something do a particular thing

to swap

Verbo

/swɑp/ or /svaap/

s

s

w

w

a

ɑ

p

p

scambiare

to give something to a person and receive something else in return

to afford

Verbo

/ə.fɔrd/ or /ē.fawrd/

a

ə

ff

f

o

ɔ

r

r

d

d

(consentire)

permettersi

to be able to pay the cost of something

to repair

Verbo

/rɪ.pɛr/ or /ri.per/

r

r

e

ɪ

p

p

ai

ɛ

r

r

riparare

to fix something that is damaged, broken, or not working properly