Unità 8 - 8B

guest

sostantivo

/gɛst/ or /gest/

g

g

ue

ɛ

s

s

t

t

ospite

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

to invite

Verbo

/ɪn.vaɪt/ or /in.vait/

i

ɪ

n

n

v

v

i

aɪ

t

t

e

invitare

to make a formal or friendly request to someone to come somewhere or join something

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

invitation

sostantivo

/ɪn.vɪ.teɪ.ʃən/ or /in.vi.tei.shēn/

i

ɪ

n

n

v

v

i

ɪ

t

t

a

eɪ

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

n

invito

a written or spoken request to someone, asking them to attend a party or event

to refuse

Verbo

/rɪ.fjuz/ or /ri.fyooz/

r

r

e

ɪ

f

f

u

ju

s

z

e

rifiutare

to say or show one's unwillingness to do something that someone has asked

to arrive

Verbo

/ə.raɪv/ or /ē.raiv/

a

ə

rr

r

i

aɪ

v

v

e

arrivare

to reach a location, particularly as an end to a journey

early

aggettivo

/ɜr.li/ or /ēr.li/

ea

ɜ

r

r

l

l

y

i

in anticipo

happening or done before the usual or scheduled time

on time

avverbio

/ˌɑn ˈtaɪm/

in tempo

Collocation

exactly at the specified time, neither late nor early

late

aggettivo

/leɪt/ or /leit/

l

l

a

eɪ

t

t

e

tardi

doing or happening after the time that is usual or expected

to greet

Verbo

/gri:t/ or /grit/

g

g

r

r

ee

i:

t

t

salutare

to give someone a sign of welcoming or a polite word when meeting them

to shake hands

Frase

/ʃˈeɪk hˈændz/

stringere la mano

Collocation

to take hold of someone else's hand with one's own and then move them up and down as a gesture of greeting, congratulations, or agreement

to bow

Verbo

/baʊ/ or /baoo/

b

b

o

a

w

ʊ

inchinarsi

to bend the head or move the upper half of the body forward to show respect or as a way of greeting

to kiss

Verbo

/kɪs/ or /kis/

k

k

i

ɪ

ss

s

baciare

to touch someone else's lips or other body parts with one's lips to show love, sexual desire, respect, etc.