Unità 8 - 8E

dark

aggettivo

/dɑrk/ or /daark/

d

d

a

ɑ

r

r

k

k

oscuro

having very little or no light

to donate

Verbo

/doʊ.neɪt/ or /dooo.neit/

d

d

o

oʊ

n

n

a

eɪ

t

t

e

donare

to freely give goods, money, or food to someone or an organization

to permit

Verbo

/pɜr.mɪt/ or /pēr.mit/

p

p

e

ɜ

r

r

m

m

i

ɪ

t

t

permettere

to allow something or someone to do something

to prepare

Verbo

/prɪ.pɛr/ or /pri.per/

p

p

r

r

e

ɪ

p

p

a

ɛ

r

r

e

preparare

to make a person or thing ready for doing something

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 arrange

Verbo

/ə.reɪnʤ/ or /ē.reinj/

a

ə

rr

r

a

eɪ

n

n

g

ʤ

e

organizzare

to organize items in a specific order to make them more convenient, accessible, or understandable

to converse

Verbo

/kɑn.vɜrs/ or /kaan.vērs/

c

k

o

ɑ

n

n

v

v

e

ɜ

r

r

s

s

e

conversare

to engage in a conversation with someone

conversation

sostantivo

/kɑ:n.vər.seɪ.ʃən/ or /kaan.vēr.sei.shēn/

c

k

o

ɑ:

n

n

v

v

e

ə

r

r

s

s

a

eɪ

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

n

conversazione

a talk that is between two or more people and they tell each other about different things like feelings, ideas, and thoughts

to describe

Verbo

/dɪsk.raɪb/ or /disk.raib/

d

d

e

ɪ

s

s

c

k

r

r

i

aɪ

b

b

e

descrivere

to give details about someone or something to say what they are like

sad

aggettivo

/sæd/ or /sād/

s

s

a

æ

d

d

triste

emotionally feeling bad

sadness

sostantivo

/sæd.nəs/ or /sād.nēs/

s

s

a

æ

d

d

n

n

e

ə

ss

s

tristenza

the feeling of being sad and not happy

happy

aggettivo

/hæ.pi/ or /hā.pi/

h

h

a

æ

pp

p

y

i

felice

emotionally feeling good

happiness

sostantivo

/hæ.pi.nəs/ or /hā.pi.nēs/

h

h

a

æ

pp

p

i

i

n

n

e

ə

ss

s

felicità

the feeling of being happy and well

to advertise

Verbo

/æd.vɜr.taɪz/ or /ād.vēr.taiz/

a

æ

d

d

v

v

e

ɜ

r

r

t

t

i

aɪ

s

z

e

(anunciare)

pubblicizzare

to make something known publicly, usually for commercial purposes

rude

aggettivo

/rud/ or /rood/

r

r

u

u

d

d

e

maleducato

(of a person) having no respect for other people

to inform

Verbo

/ɪn.fɔrm/ or /in.fawrm/

i

ɪ

n

n

f

f

o

ɔ

r

r

m

m

informare

to give information about someone or something, especially in an official manner

information

sostantivo

/ɪn.fɔr.meɪ.ʃən/ or /in.fawr.mei.shēn/

i

ɪ

n

n

f

f

o

ə

r

r

m

m

a

eɪ

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

n

informazione

facts or knowledge related to a thing or person

to suggest

Verbo

/sə.ʤɛst/ or /sē.jest/

s

s

u

ə

gg

ʤ

e

ɛ

s

s

t

t

suggerire

to mention an idea, proposition, plan, etc. for further consideration or possible action

suggestion

sostantivo

/sə.ʤɛs.ʧən/ or /sē.jes.chēn/

s

s

u

ə

gg

ʤ

e

ɛ

s

s

t

ʧ

io

ə

n

n

proposta

the act of putting an idea or plan forward for someone to think about

fit

aggettivo

/fɪt/ or /fit/

f

f

i

ɪ

t

t

(sano)

in forma

healthy and strong, especially due to regular physical exercise or balanced diet

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 discuss

Verbo

/dɪs.kʌs/ or /dis.kas/

d

d

i

ɪ

s

s

c

k

u

ʌ

ss

s

(parlare di)

discutere

to talk about something with someone, often in a formal manner

discussion

sostantivo

/dɪs.kʌ.ʃən/ or /dis.ka.shēn/

d

d

i

ɪ

s

s

c

k

u

ʌ

ss

ʃ

io

ə

n

n

discussione

a conversation with someone about a serious subject

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 help

Verbo

/hɛlp/ or /help/

h

h

e

ɛ

l

l

p

p

aiutare

to give someone what they need

to raise

Verbo

/reɪz/ or /reiz/

r

r

ai

eɪ

s

z

e

alzare

to make the intensity, level, or amount of something increase

money

sostantivo

/mʌ.ni/ or /ma.ni/

m

m

o

ʌ

n

n

e

y

i

(denaro)

soldi

something that we use to buy and sell goods and services, can be in the form of coins or paper bills

charity

sostantivo

/ʧɛ.rɪ.ti/ or /che.ri.ti/

ch

ʧ

a

ɛ

r

r

i

ɪ

t

t

y

i

istituto di beneficenza

an organization that helps those in need by giving them money, food, etc.

to take part

Frase

/teɪk ˈpɑrt/

partecipare

Collocation

to participate in something, such as an event or activity

to organize

Verbo

/ɔr.gə.naɪz/ or /awr.gē.naiz/

o

ɔ

r

r

g

g

a

ə

n

n

i

aɪ

z

z

e

organizzare

to put things into a particular order or structure