Unità 2-Lezione 4

entertained

aggettivo

/ɛn.ɜr.teɪnd/ or /en.ēr.teind/

e

ɛ

n

n

t

e

ɜ

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r

t

t

ai

eɪ

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n

e

d

d

intrattenere

experiencing enjoyment, typically through pleasant distractions

to excite

Verbo

/ɪks.aɪt/ or /iks.ait/

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ɪ

x

ks

c

i

aɪ

t

t

e

eccitare

to make a person feel interested or happy, particularly about something that will happen soon

exciting

aggettivo

/ɪks.aɪ.tɪng/ or /iks.ai.ting/

e

ɪ

x

ks

c

i

aɪ

t

t

i

ɪ

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n

g

g

eccitante

making us feel interested, happy, and energetic

excited

aggettivo

/ɪks.aɪ.tɪd/ or /iks.ai.tid/

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ɪ

x

ks

c

i

aɪ

t

t

e

ɪ

d

d

eccitato

feeling very happy, interested, and energetic

to interest

Verbo

/ɪn.trəst/ or /in.trēst/

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ɪ

n

n

t

t

e

r

r

e

ə

s

s

t

t

interesse

to find something attractive enough to want to know about it more or keep doing it

interesting

aggettivo

/ɪn.trəs.tɪng/ or /in.trēs.ting/

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ɪ

n

n

t

t

e

r

r

e

ə

s

s

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t

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ɪ

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n

g

g

interessante

catching and keeping our attention because of being unusual, exciting, etc.

to please

Verbo

/pli:z/ or /pliz/

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p

l

l

ea

i:

s

z

e

accontentare

to make someone satisfied or happy

pleasing

aggettivo

/pli.zɪng/ or /pli.zing/

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p

l

l

ea

i

s

z

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

piacevole

providing a sense of satisfaction or reward

pleased

aggettivo

/pli:zd/ or /plizd/

p

p

l

l

ea

i:

s

z

e

d

d

contento

feeling happy and satisfied with something that has happened or with someone's actions

to relax

Verbo

/rɪ.læks/ or /ri.lāks/

r

r

e

ɪ

l

l

a

æ

x

ks

rilassarsi

to feel less worried or stressed

relaxing

aggettivo

/ri.læk.sɪng/ or /ri.lāk.sing/

r

r

e

i

l

l

a

æ

x

ks

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

rilassante

helping our body or mind rest

relaxed

aggettivo

/ri.lækst/ or /ri.lākst/

r

r

e

i

l

l

a

æ

x

ks

e

d

t

rilassato

feeling calm and at ease without tension or stress

to soothe

Verbo

/suð/ or /soodh/

s

s

oo

u

th

ð

e

calmare

to reduce the severity of a pain

soothing

aggettivo

/su.ðɪng/ or /soo.dhing/

s

s

oo

u

th

ð

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

calmante

providing a calming or comforting sensation that helps to relieve or lessen pain or discomfort

to surprise

Verbo

/sɜr.praɪz/ or /sēr.praiz/

s

s

u

ə

r

r

p

p

r

r

i

aɪ

s

z

e

sorprendero

to make someone feel mildly shocked

surprising

aggettivo

/sərp.raɪ.zɪng/ or /sērp.rai.zing/

s

s

u

ə

r

r

p

p

r

r

i

aɪ

s

z

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

sorprendente

causing a feeling of shock, disbelief, or wonder

surprised

aggettivo

/sərp.raɪzd/ or /sērp.raizd/

s

s

u

ə

r

r

p

p

r

r

i

aɪ

s

z

e

d

d

sorpreso

feeling or showing shock or amazement

touching

aggettivo

/tə.ʧɪng/ or /tē.ching/

t

t

ou

ə

ch

ʧ

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

toccante

bringing about strong emotions, often causing feelings of sympathy or warmth

troubling

aggettivo

/trə.bə.lɪng/ or /trē.bē.ling/

t

t

r

r

ou

ə

b

b

ə

l

l

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

preoccupante

making one feel worried, upset, or uneasy about something

troubled

aggettivo

/trə.bəld/ or /trē.bēld/

t

t

r

r

ou

ə

b

b

ə

l

l

e

d

d

preoccupato

(of a person) feeling anxious or worried

to amaze

Verbo

/ə.meɪz/ or /ē.meiz/

a

ə

m

m

a

eɪ

z

z

e

meravigliare

to greatly surprise someone

amazing

aggettivo

/ə.meɪ.zɪng/ or /ē.mei.zing/

a

ə

m

m

a

eɪ

z

z

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

meraviglioso

extremely surprising, particularly in a good way

amazed

aggettivo

/ə.meɪzd/ or /ē.meizd/

a

ə

m

m

a

eɪ

z

z

e

d

d

meravigliato

feeling or showing great surprise

to annoy

Verbo

/ə.nɔɪ/ or /ē.nawi/

a

ə

nn

n

o

ɔ

y

ɪ

seccare

to make a person feel a little angry

annoying

aggettivo

/ə.nɔɪɪng/ or /ē.nawiing/

a

ə

nn

n

o

ɔ

y

ɪ

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

fastidioso

causing slight anger

annoyed

aggettivo

/ə.nɔɪd/ or /ē.nawid/

a

ə

nn

n

o

ɔ

y

ɪ

e

d

d

seccato

feeling slightly angry or irritated

to bore

Verbo

/bɔ:r/ or /bawr/

b

b

o

ɔ:

r

r

e

annoiare

to do something that causes a person become uninterested, tired, or impatient

boring

aggettivo

/bɔ.rɪng/ or /baw.ring/

b

b

o

ɔ

r

r

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

noioso

making us feel tired and unsatisfied because of not being interesting

bored

aggettivo

/bɔ:rd/ or /bawrd/

b

b

o

ɔ:

r

r

e

d

d

annoiato

tired and unhappy because there is nothing to do or because we are no longer interested in something

to depress

Verbo

/dɪp.rɛs/ or /dip.res/

d

d

e

ɪ

p

p

r

r

e

ɛ

ss

s

deprimere

to make someone feel extremely sad or discouraged, often as a result of challenging situations, such as loss

depressing

aggettivo

/dɪp.rɛ.sɪng/ or /dip.re.sing/

d

d

e

ɪ

p

p

r

r

e

ɛ

ss

s

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

deprimente

making one feel sad and hopeless

depressed

aggettivo

/dɪp.rɛst/ or /dip.rest/

d

d

e

ɪ

p

p

r

r

e

ɛ

ss

s

e

d

t

depresso

feeling very unhappy and having no hope

to disappoint

Verbo

/dɪs.ə.pɔɪnt/ or /dis.ē.pawint/

d

d

i

ɪ

s

s

a

ə

pp

p

oi

ɔɪ

n

n

t

t

deludere

to fail to meet someone's expectations or hopes, causing them to feel let down or unhappy

disappointing

aggettivo

/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/

deludente

not fulfilling one's expectations or hopes

disappointed

aggettivo

/dɪs.ə.pɔɪn.tɪd/ or /dis.ē.pawin.tid/

d

d

i

ɪ

s

s

a

ə

pp

p

oi

ɔɪ

n

n

t

e

ɪ

d

d

deluso

not satisfied or happy with something, because it did not meet one's expectations or hopes