Unità 1 Lezione A

entertainment

sostantivo

/ɛn.tər.teɪn.mənt/ or /en.tēr.tein.mēnt/

e

ɛ

n

n

t

t

e

ə

r

r

t

t

ai

eɪ

n

n

m

m

e

ə

n

n

t

t

intrattenimento

movies, television shows, etc. or an activity that is made for people to enjoy

health

sostantivo

/hɛlθ/ or /helth/

h

h

ea

ɛ

l

l

th

θ

salute

the state of being free from illness or injury

local

aggettivo

/loʊ.kəl/ or /looo.kēl/

l

l

o

oʊ

c

k

a

ə

l

l

locale

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

sport

sostantivo

/spɔ:rt/ or /spawrt/

s

s

p

p

o

ɔ:

r

r

t

t

sport

a physical activity or competitive game with specific rules that people do for fun or as a profession

technology

sostantivo

/tɛk.nɑ.lə.ʤi/ or /tek.naa.lē.ji/

t

t

e

ɛ

ch

k

n

n

o

ɑ

l

l

o

ə

g

ʤ

y

i

tecnologia

the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry

science

sostantivo

/saɪəns/ or /saiēns/

s

s

c

ie

aɪə

n

n

c

s

e

scienza

knowledge about the structure and behavior of the natural and physical world, especially based on testing and proving facts

to travel

Verbo

/træ.vəl/ or /trā.vēl/

t

t

r

r

a

æ

v

v

e

ə

l

l

viaggiare

to go from one location to another, particularly to a far location

weather

sostantivo

/wɛ.ðər/ or /ve.dhēr/

w

w

ea

ɛ

th

ð

e

ə

r

r

tempo

things that are related to air and sky such as temperature, rain, wind, etc.

world

sostantivo

/wɜrld/ or /vērld/

w

w

o

ɜ

r

r

l

l

d

d

mondo

the planet earth, where we all live

coffeehouse

sostantivo

/kɑ:.fi.haʊs/ or /kaa.fi.haoos/

c

k

o

ɔ

ff

f

ee

i

h

h

o

a

u

ʊ

s

s

e

(torrefazione)

caffetteria

a place where people can buy and consume coffee as well as other drinks, food, and desserts while relaxing or socializing

ancient

aggettivo

/eɪn.ʃənt/ or /ein.shēnt/

a

eɪ

n

n

c

ʃ

ie

ə

n

n

t

t

antico

related or belonging to a period of history that is long gone

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

storm

sostantivo

/stɔrm/ or /stawrm/

s

s

t

t

o

ɔ

r

r

m

m

tormento

a strong and noisy event in the sky with heavy rain, thunder, lightning, and strong winds.

to begin

Verbo

/bɪ.gɪn/ or /bi.gin/

b

b

e

ɪ

g

g

i

ɪ

n

n

iniziare

to do or experience the first part of something

to open

Verbo

/oʊ.pən/ or /ooo.pēn/

o

oʊ

p

p

e

ə

n

n

aprire

to move something like a window or door into a position that people, things, etc. can pass through or use

to close

Verbo

/kloʊs/ or /klooos/

c

k

l

l

o

oʊ

s

s

e

chiudere

to move something like a window or door into a position that people or things cannot pass through

to print

Verbo

/prɪnt/ or /print/

p

p

r

r

i

ɪ

n

n

t

t

stampare

to create a number of copies of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.

to learn

Verbo

/lɜrn/ or /lērn/

l

l

ea

ɜ

r

r

n

n

imparare

to become knowledgeable or skilled in something by doing it, studying, or being taught

to stop

Verbo

/stɑp/ or /staap/

s

s

t

t

o

ɑ

p

p

fermare

to not move anymore

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 ask

Verbo

/æsk/ or /āsk/

a

æ

s

s

k

k

(chiedere)

domandare

to use words in a question form or tone to get answers from someone

to win

Verbo

/wɪn/ or /vin/

w

w

i

ɪ

n

n

vincere

to become the most successful, the luckiest, or the best in a game, race, fight, etc.

to compete

Verbo

/kəm.pit/ or /kēm.pit/

c

k

o

ə

m

m

p

p

e

i

t

t

e

competere

to join in a contest or game

to know

Verbo

/noʊ/ or /nooo/

k

n

n

o

oʊ

w

(conoscere)

sapere

to have some information about something

to recover

Verbo

/rɪˈkʌvɚ/

rimettersi

to regain complete health after a period of sickness or injury

to hope

Verbo

/hoʊp/ or /hooop/

h

h

o

oʊ

p

p

e

sperare

to want something to happen or be true

to attract

Verbo

/ət.rækt/ or /ēt.rākt/

a

ə

tt

t

r

r

a

æ

c

k

t

t

attrarre

to interest and draw someone or something toward oneself through specific features or qualities

traveler

sostantivo

/træ.və.lər/ or /trā.vē.lēr/

t

t

r

r

a

æ

v

v

e

ə

l

l

e

ə

r

r

viaggiatore

a person who is on a journey or someone who travels a lot

excited

aggettivo

/ɪks.aɪ.tɪd/ or /iks.ai.tid/

e

ɪ

x

ks

c

i

aɪ

t

t

e

ɪ

d

d

eccitato

feeling very happy, interested, and energetic

application program

sostantivo

/ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən ˈproʊɡræm/

applicazione

a piece of software programed to perform a specific task