Unità 1 - 1A - Parte 1

Adult

/ədʌlt/

simplified /ēdalt/

a

ə

d

d

u

ʌ

l

l

t

t

(maturo)

adulto

[ sostantivo ]

a fully grown man or woman

Centenarian

/sɛntənɛriən/

simplified /sentēneriēn/

c

s

e

ɛ

n

n

t

t

e

ə

n

n

a

ɛ

r

r

ia

iə

n

n

centenario

[ sostantivo ]

a person who has reached the age of 100 or more

Infant

/ɪnfənt/

simplified /infēnt/

i

ɪ

n

n

f

f

a

ə

n

n

t

t

infante

[ sostantivo ]

a very young child, typically from birth to around one year old

Toddler

/tɑ:dlər/

simplified /taadlēr/

t

t

o

ɑ:

dd

d

l

l

e

ə

r

r

bambino

[ sostantivo ]

a young child who is starting to learn how to walk

Child

/ʧaɪld/

simplified /chaild/

ch

ʧ

i

aɪ

l

l

d

d

bambino

[ sostantivo ]

a young person who has not reached puberty or adulthood yet

Teens

/ti:nz/

simplified /teenz/

t

t

ee

i:

n

n

s

z

adolescenza

[ sostantivo ]

the period of one's life between the age of 13 and 19

Grandparent

/grændpɛrənt/

simplified /grāndperēnt/

g

g

r

r

a

æ

n

n

d

d

p

p

a

ɛ

r

r

e

ə

n

n

t

t

nonna o nonno

[ sostantivo ]

someone who is our mom or dad's parent

University

/junəvɜrsəti/

simplified /yunēvērsēti/

u

ju

n

n

i

ə

v

v

e

ɜ

r

r

s

s

i

ə

t

t

y

i

università

[ sostantivo ]

an educational institution at the highest level, where we can study for a degree or do research

House

/haʊs/

simplified /haws/

h

h

o

a

u

ʊ

s

s

e

casa

[ sostantivo ]

a building where people live, especially as a family

Job

/ʤɑ:b/

simplified /jaab/

j

ʤ

o

ɑ:

b

b

lavoro

[ sostantivo ]

the work that we do regularly to earn money

Flat

/flæt/

simplified /flāt/

f

f

l

l

a

æ

t

t

appartamento

[ sostantivo ]

a place with a few rooms in which people live, normally part of a building with other such places on each floor

To fall in love

/fˈɔːl ɪn lˈʌv/

amare

[ sostantivo ]

to start loving someone deeply

To buy

/baɪ/

simplified /bai/

b

b

u

y

aɪ

comprare

[ sostantivo ]

to get something in exchange for paying money

To become

/bɪkʌm/

simplified /bikam/

b

b

e

ɪ

c

k

o

ʌ

m

m

e

diventare

[ sostantivo ]

to start or grow to be

To bring up

/bɹˈɪŋ ˈʌp/

allevare un bambino

[ sostantivo ]

to look after a child until they reach maturity

To be

/bi:/

simplified /bee/

b

b

e

i:

essere

[ sostantivo ]

used when naming, or giving description or information about people, things, or situations

To emigrate

/ɛməgreɪt/

simplified /emēgreit/

e

ɛ

m

m

i

ə

g

g

r

r

a

eɪ

t

t

e

emigrare

[ sostantivo ]

to leave one's own country in order to live in a foreign country

To get

/gɛt/

simplified /get/

g

g

e

ɛ

t

t

diventare

[ sostantivo ]

to experience a specific condition, state, or action

To get

/gɛt/

simplified /get/

g

g

e

ɛ

t

t

ricevere

[ sostantivo ]

to receive or come to have something

To go

/goʊ/

simplified /gow/

g

g

o

oʊ

andare

[ sostantivo ]

to travel or move from one location to another

To grow up

/ɡɹˈoʊ ˈʌp/

crescere

[ sostantivo ]

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

Middle-aged

/ˈmɪdəˌɫeɪɡd/

di mezza età

[ sostantivo ]

(of a person) approximately between 45 to 65 years old, typically indicating a stage of life between young adulthood and old age

Born

/bɔ:rn/

simplified /baawrn/

b

b

o

ɔ:

r

r

n

n

nato

[ sostantivo ]

brought to this world through birth

Young

/jʌng/

simplified /yang/

y

o

u

jʌ

n

n

g

g

giovane

[ sostantivo ]

still in the earlier stages of life

Married

/mɛrid/

simplified /merid/

m

m

a

ɛ

rr

r

ie

i

d

d

sposato

[ sostantivo ]

having a wife or husband

Engaged

/ɛngeɪʤd/

simplified /engeijd/

e

ɛ

n

n

g

g

a

eɪ

g

ʤ

e

d

d

fidanzato

[ sostantivo ]

having formally agreed to marry someone

Divorced

/dɪvɔ:rst/

simplified /divaawrst/

d

d

i

ɪ

v

v

o

ɔ:

r

r

c

s

e

d

t

divorziato

[ sostantivo ]

no longer married to someone due to legally ending the marriage