Unità 11 - Parte 1

city

sostantivo

/sɪ.ti/ or /si.ti/

c

s

i

ɪ

t

t

y

i

città

a larger and more populated town

beautiful

aggettivo

/bju:.tɪ.fəl/ or /byoo.ti.fēl/

b

b

eau

ju:

t

t

i

ɪ

f

f

u

ə

l

l

(bello)

bellissima

extremely pleasing to the mind or senses

ugly

aggettivo

/ʌg.li/ or /ag.li/

u

ʌ

g

g

l

l

y

i

brutto

Offensive

not pleasant to the mind or senses

cheap

aggettivo

/ʧi:p/ or /chip/

ch

ʧ

ea

i:

p

p

economico

having a low price

expensive

aggettivo

/ɪk.spɛn.sɪv/ or /ik.spen.siv/

e

ɪ

x

ks

p

p

e

ɛ

n

n

s

s

i

ɪ

v

v

e

(costoso)

caro

having a high price

clean

aggettivo

/kli:n/ or /klin/

c

k

l

l

ea

i:

n

n

(scorrevole)

pulito

not having any bacteria, marks, or dirt

polluted

aggettivo

/pə.lu.tɪd/ or /pē.loo.tid/

p

p

o

ə

ll

l

u

u

t

t

e

ɪ

d

d

inquinare

containing harmful or dirty substances

interesting

aggettivo

/ɪn.trəs.tɪng/ or /in.trēs.ting/

i

ɪ

n

n

t

t

e

r

r

e

ə

s

s

t

t

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

interessante

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

boring

aggettivo

/bɔ.rɪng/ or /baw.ring/

b

b

o

ɔ

r

r

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

noioso

making us feel tired and unsatisfied because of not being interesting

quiet

aggettivo

/kwaɪət/ or /kvaiēt/

q

k

u

w

ie

aɪə

t

t

tranquillo

with little or no noise

noisy

aggettivo

/nɔɪ.zi/ or /nawi.zi/

n

n

oi

ɔɪ

s

z

y

i

rumoroso

producing or having a lot of loud and unwanted sound

relaxing

aggettivo

/ri.læk.sɪng/ or /ri.lāk.sing/

r

r

e

i

l

l

a

æ

x

ks

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

rilassante

helping our body or mind rest

stressful

aggettivo

/strɛs.fəl/ or /stres.fēl/

s

s

t

t

r

r

e

ɛ

ss

s

f

f

u

ə

l

l

stressante

causing mental or emotional strain or worry due to pressure or demands

safe

aggettivo

/seɪf/ or /seif/

s

s

a

eɪ

f

f

e

sicuro

protected from any danger

dangerous

aggettivo

/deɪn.ʤə.rəs/ or /dein.jē.rēs/

d

d

a

eɪ

n

n

g

ʤ

e

ə

r

r

ou

ə

s

s

pericoloso

capable of destroying or causing harm to a person or thing

spacious

aggettivo

/speɪ.ʃəs/ or /spei.shēs/

s

s

p

p

a

eɪ

c

ʃ

iou

ə

s

s

spazioso

(of a room, house, etc.) large with a lot of space inside

crowded

aggettivo

/kraʊ.dəd/ or /kraoo.dēd/

c

k

r

r

o

a

w

ʊ

d

d

e

ə

d

d

affollato

(of a space) filled with things or people

fantastic

aggettivo

/fæn.tæs.tɪk/ or /fān.tās.tik/

f

f

a

æ

n

n

t

t

a

æ

s

s

t

t

i

ɪ

c

k

fantastico

extremely amazing and great

reasonable

aggettivo

/ri.zə.nə.bəl/ or /ri.zē.nē.bēl/

r

r

ea

i

s

z

o

ə

n

n

a

ə

b

b

ə

l

l

e

ragionevole

(of a person) showing good judgment and acting by reason

far

avverbio

/fɑ:r/ or /faar/

f

f

a

ɑ:

r

r

lontana

to or at a great distance

to plan

Verbo

/plæn/ or /plān/

p

p

l

l

a

æ

n

n

(programmare)

pianificare

to decide on and make arrangements or preparations for something ahead of time

fairly

avverbio

/fɛr.li/ or /fer.li/

f

f

ai

ɛ

r

r

l

l

y

i

abbastanza

more than average, but not too much

very

avverbio

/vɛ.ri/ or /ve.ri/

v

v

e

ɛ

r

r

y

i

tanto

to a great extent or degree

too

avverbio

/tu:/ or /too/

t

t

oo

u:

troppo

to an extent that is more than enough

extremely

avverbio

/ɪkst.rim.li/ or /ikst.rim.li/

e

ɪ

x

ks

t

t

r

r

e

i

m

m

e

l

l

y

i

estremamente

to a very great amount or degree

pretty

avverbio

/prɪ.ti/ or /pri.ti/

p

p

r

r

e

ɪ

tt

t

y

i

grazioso

to a degree that is high but not very high

somewhat

avverbio

/sʌm.wʌt/ or /sam.vat/

s

s

o

ə

m

m

e

wh

w

a

ə

t

t

piuttosto

to a moderate degree or extent

landmark

sostantivo

/lænd.mɑrk/ or /lānd.maark/

l

l

a

æ

n

n

d

d

m

m

a

ɑ

r

r

k

k

monumento

a structure or a place that is historically important

France

sostantivo

/fræns/

Francia

a country in Europe known for its famous landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower

Egypt

sostantivo

/ˈiːdʒɪpt/

Egitto

a country on the continent of Africa with a rich history, famous for its pyramids, temples, and pharaohs

India

sostantivo

/ˈɪndiə/

India

a country in South Asia, the second most populous country

Brazil

sostantivo

/bɹəˈzɪɫ/

Brasile

the largest country in both South America and Latin America

Italy

sostantivo

/ˈɪtəli/

Italia

a country in southern Europe, with a long Mediterranean coastline

the United States

sostantivo

/juːˈnaɪtɪd ˈsteɪts/

stati Uniti

a country in North America that has 50 states