Unità 9 Lezione A

to apologize

Verbo

/ə.pɑ.lə.ʤaɪz/ or /ē.paa.lē.jaiz/

a

ə

p

p

o

ɑ

l

l

o

ə

g

ʤ

i

aɪ

z

z

e

( chiedere scusa)

scusarsi

to tell a person that one is sorry for having done something wrong

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

to communicate

Verbo

/kə.mju:.nɪ.keɪt/ or /kē.myoo.ni.keit/

c

k

o

ə

mm

m

u

ju:

n

n

i

ɪ

c

k

a

eɪ

t

t

e

comunicare

to exchange information, news, ideas, etc. with someone

to compromise

Verbo

/kɑmp.rə.maɪz/ or /kaamp.rē.maiz/

c

k

o

ɑ

m

m

p

p

r

r

o

ə

m

m

i

aɪ

s

z

e

compromettere

to come to an agreement after a dispute by reducing demands

to criticize

Verbo

/krɪ.tɪ.saɪz/ or /kri.ti.saiz/

c

k

r

r

i

ɪ

t

t

i

ɪ

c

s

i

aɪ

z

z

e

criticare

to point out the faults or weaknesses of someone or something

to forgive

Verbo

/fɜr.gɪv/ or /fēr.giv/

f

f

o

ɜ

r

r

g

g

i

ɪ

v

v

e

perdonare

to stop being angry or blaming someone for what they have done, and to choose not to punish them for their mistakes or flaws

to gossip

Verbo

/gɑ.səp/ or /gaa.sēp/

g

g

o

ɑ

ss

s

i

ə

p

p

pettegolezzo

to talk about the private lives of others with someone, often sharing secrets or spreading untrue information

to lie

Verbo

/laɪ/ or /lai/

l

l

ie

aɪ

mentire

to intentionally say or write something that is not true

to hurt

Verbo

/hɜrt/ or /hērt/

h

h

u

ɜ

r

r

t

t

(ferire)

far male

to cause injury or physical pain to yourself or someone else

laundry

sostantivo

/lɑ:nd.ri/ or /laand.ri/

l

l

au

ɑ:

n

n

d

d

r

r

y

i

lavanderia

clothes, sheets, etc. that have just been washed or need washing

unfair

aggettivo

/ʌn.fɛr/ or /an.fer/

u

ə

n

n

f

f

ai

ɛ

r

r

sleale

lacking fairness or justice in treatment or judgment

garbage

sostantivo

/gɑr.bɪʤ/ or /gaar.bij/

g

g

a

ɑ

r

r

b

b

a

ɪ

g

ʤ

e

immondizia

things such as household materials that have no use anymore

to take out

Verbo

/tˈeɪk ˈaʊt/

prendere fiori

to remove a thing from somewhere or something

awful

aggettivo

/ɔ.fəl/ or /aw.fēl/

a

ɔ

w

f

f

u

ə

l

l

terribile

extremely unpleasant or disagreeable

to guess

Verbo

/gɛs/ or /ges/

g

g

ue

ɛ

ss

s

(congetturare)

indovinare

to estimate or form a conclusion about something without sufficient information to verify its accuracy

to embarrass

Verbo

/ɪm.bɛ.rəs/ or /im.be.rēs/

e

ɪ

m

m

b

b

a

ɛ

rr

r

a

ə

ss

s

imbarazzare

to make a person feel ashamed, uneasy, or nervous, especially in front of other people

helpful

aggettivo

/hɛlp.fəl/ or /help.fēl/

h

h

e

ɛ

l

l

p

p

f

f

u

ə

l

l

utile

offering assistance or support, making tasks easier or problems more manageable for others

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

inside

avverbio

/ɪn.saɪd/ or /in.said/

i

ɪ

n

n

s

s

i

aɪ

d

d

e

dentro

in or into a room, building, etc.

to accept

Verbo

/æk.sɛpt/ or /āk.sept/

a

æ

c

k

c

s

e

ɛ

p

p

t

t

accettare

to say yes to what is asked of you or offered to you