Unità 11 Lezione A

Great

/greɪt/

simplified /greit/

g

g

r

r

ea

eɪ

t

t

fantastico

[ aggettivo ]

in a notably positive or exceptional manner

All right

/ˌɔːl ˈraɪt/

(tutto bene)

guisto

[ aggettivo ]

used to show our agreement or satisfaction with something

OK

/oʊ ˈkeɪ/

ok

[ aggettivo ]

said to show that we are agreeing to do something or we agree with something

So-so

/ˈsoʊˈsoʊ/

(così così)

mediocre

[ aggettivo ]

being average or mediocre, neither impressive nor disappointing

Awful

/ɑ:fəl/

simplified /aafēl/

a

ɑ:

w

f

f

u

ə

l

l

terribile

[ aggettivo ]

extremely unpleasant or disagreeable

Terrible

/tɛrəbəl/

simplified /terēbēl/

t

t

e

ɛ

rr

r

i

ə

b

b

ə

l

l

e

terribile

[ aggettivo ]

extremely bad or unpleasant

Boring

/bɔ:rɪng/

simplified /baawring/

b

b

o

ɔ:

r

r

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

noioso

[ aggettivo ]

making us feel tired and unsatisfied because of not being interesting

Interesting

/ɪntrəstɪng/

simplified /intrēsting/

i

ɪ

n

n

t

t

e

r

r

e

ə

s

s

t

t

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

interessante

[ aggettivo ]

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

Noisy

/nɔɪzi/

simplified /noyzi/

n

n

oi

ɔɪ

s

z

y

i

rumoroso

[ aggettivo ]

producing or having a lot of loud and unwanted sound

Quiet

/kwaɪət/

simplified /kwaiēt/

q

k

u

w

ie

aɪə

t

t

tranquillo

[ aggettivo ]

with little or no noise

Trip

/trɪp/

simplified /trip/

t

t

r

r

i

ɪ

p

p

viaggio

[ aggettivo ]

a journey that you take for fun or a particular reason, generally for a short amount of time

Apartment

/əpɑ:rtmənt/

simplified /ēpaartmēnt/

a

ə

p

p

a

ɑ:

r

r

t

t

m

m

e

ə

n

n

t

t

appartamento

[ aggettivo ]

a place that has a few rooms for people to live in, normally part of a building that has other such places on each floor

Kind of

/kˈaɪnd ʌv/

in un certo senso

[ aggettivo ]

in some ways or to some degree

Local

/loʊkəl/

simplified /lowkēl/

l

l

o

oʊ

c

k

a

ə

l

l

locale

[ aggettivo ]

related or belonging to a particular area or place that someone lives in or mentions

Guest

/gɛst/

simplified /gest/

g

g

ue

ɛ

s

s

t

t

ospite

[ aggettivo ]

someone who is invited to visit someone else's home or attend a social event

Unfortunately

/ənfɔ:rʧənətli/

simplified /ēnfaawrchēnētli/

u

ə

n

n

f

f

o

ɔ:

r

r

t

ʧ

u

ə

n

n

a

ə

t

t

e

l

l

y

i

purtroppo

[ aggettivo ]

used to express regret or say that something is disappointing or sad

Clean

/kli:n/

simplified /kleen/

c

k

l

l

ea

i:

n

n

(scorrevole)

pulito

[ aggettivo ]

not having any bacteria, marks, or dirt