Unità 9 - Riferimento

to come

Verbo

/kʌm/ or /kam/

c

k

o

ʌ

m

m

e

venire

to move toward a location that the speaker considers to be close or relevant to them

to do

Verbo

/du:/ or /doo/

d

d

o

u:

fare

to perform an action that is not mentioned by name

to eat

Verbo

/i:t/ or /it/

ea

i:

t

t

mangiare

to put food into the mouth, then chew and swallow it

to find

Verbo

/faɪnd/ or /faind/

f

f

i

aɪ

n

n

d

d

trovare

to search and discover something or someone that we have lost or do not know the location of

to get

Verbo

/gɛt/ or /get/

g

g

e

ɛ

t

t

ricevere

to receive or come to have something

to give

Verbo

/gɪv/ or /giv/

g

g

i

ɪ

v

v

e

dare

to hand a thing to a person to look at, use, or keep

to go

Verbo

/goʊ/ or /gooo/

g

g

o

oʊ

andare

to travel or move from one location to another

to have

Verbo

/hæv/ or /hāv/

h

h

a

æ

v

v

e

avere

to hold or own something

to make

Verbo

/meɪk/ or /meik/

m

m

a

eɪ

k

k

e

fare

to form, produce, or prepare something, by putting parts together or by combining materials

to read

Verbo

/ri:d/ or /rid/

r

r

ea

i:

d

d

leggere

to look at written or printed words or symbols and understand their meaning

to say

Verbo

/seɪ/ or /sei/

s

s

a

e

y

ɪ

dire

to use words and our voice to show what we are thinking or feeling

to see

Verbo

/si:/ or /si/

s

s

ee

i:

vedere

to notice a thing or person with our eyes

to sell

Verbo

/sɛl/ or /sel/

s

s

e

ɛ

ll

l

vendere

to give something to someone in exchange for money

to speak

Verbo

/spi:k/ or /spik/

s

s

p

p

ea

i:

k

k

parlare

to use one's voice to express a particular feeling or thought

to spend

Verbo

/spɛnd/ or /spend/

s

s

p

p

e

ɛ

n

n

d

d

spendere

to use money as a payment for services, goods, etc.

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 write

Verbo

/raɪt/ or /rait/

w

r

r

i

aɪ

t

t

e

scrivere

to make letters, words, or numbers on a surface, usually on a piece of paper, with a pen or pencil

to borrow

Verbo

/bɑ.roʊ/ or /baa.rooo/

b

b

o

ɑ

rr

r

o

oʊ

w

prendere in

to use or take something belonging to someone else, with the idea of returning it

to earn

Verbo

/ɜrn/ or /ērn/

ea

ɜ

r

r

n

n

(ottenere)

guadagnare

to get money for the job that we do or services that we provide

to invest

Verbo

/ɪn.vɛst/ or /in.vest/

i

ɪ

n

n

v

v

e

ɛ

s

s

t

t

investire

to spend money or resources with the intention of gaining a future advantage or return

to lend

Verbo

/lɛnd/ or /lend/

l

l

e

ɛ

n

n

d

d

prestare

to give someone something, like money, expecting them to give it back after a while

to pay

Verbo

/peɪ/ or /pei/

p

p

a

e

y

ɪ

pagare

to give someone money in exchange for goods or services

to save

Verbo

/seɪv/ or /seiv/

s

s

a

eɪ

v

v

e

salvare

to keep someone or something safe and away from harm, death, etc.

to clean

Verbo

/kli:n/ or /klin/

c

k

l

l

ea

i:

n

n

pulire

to make something have no bacteria, marks, or dirt

to tidy

Verbo

/taɪ.di/ or /tai.di/

t

t

i

aɪ

d

d

y

i

ordinato

to organize a place and put things where they belong

to deliver

Verbo

/dɪ.lɪ.vɜr/ or /di.li.vēr/

d

d

e

ɪ

l

l

i

ɪ

v

v

e

ɜ

r

r

consegnare

to bring and give a letter, package, etc. to a specific person or place

newspaper

sostantivo

/nu:z.peɪ.pɜr/ or /nooz.pei.pēr/

n

n

e

u:

w

s

z

p

p

a

eɪ

p

p

e

ə

r

r

giornale

a set of large folded sheets of paper with lots of stories, pictures, and information printed on them about things like sport, politic, etc., usually issued daily or weekly

to help

Verbo

/hɛlp/ or /help/

h

h

e

ɛ

l

l

p

p

aiutare

to give someone what they need

homework

sostantivo

/hoʊm.wɜrk/ or /hooom.vērk/

h

h

o

oʊ

m

m

e

w

w

o

ɜ

r

r

k

k

compiti a casa

schoolwork that students have to do at home

to look after

Verbo

/lˈʊk ˈæftɚ/

(badare a)

prendersi cura di

to take care of someone or something and attend to their needs, well-being, or safety

neighbor

sostantivo

/neɪ.bər/ or /nei.bēr/

n

n

ei

eɪ

gh

b

b

o

ə

r

r

vicino

someone who is living next to us or somewhere very close to us

to stack

Verbo

/stæk/ or /stāk/

s

s

t

t

a

æ

ck

k

(accatastare)

impilare

to arrange items on top of each other in large quantities

shelf

sostantivo

/ʃɛlf/ or /shelf/

sh

ʃ

e

ɛ

l

l

f

f

scaffale

a flat, narrow board made of wood, metal, etc. attached to a wall, to put items on

factory

sostantivo

/fæk.tə.ri/ or /fāk.tē.ri/

f

f

a

æ

c

k

t

t

o

ə

r

r

y

i

fabbrica

a building or set of buildings in which products are made, particularly using machines

part-time

aggettivo

/ˈpɑɹtˈtaɪm/

tempo parziale

done only for a part of the working hours

broke

aggettivo

/broʊk/ or /broook/

b

b

r

r

o

oʊ

k

k

e

senza un soldo

having little or no financial resources

careful

aggettivo

/kɛr.fəl/ or /ker.fēl/

c

k

a

ɛ

r

r

e

f

f

u

ə

l

l

attento

giving attention or thought to what we are doing to avoid doing something wrong, hurting ourselves, or damaging something

careless

aggettivo

/kɛr.ləs/ or /ker.lēs/

c

k

a

ɛ

r

r

e

l

l

e

ə

ss

s

distratto

not paying enough attention to what we are doing

generous

aggettivo

/ʤɛ.nɜ.rəs/ or /je.nē.rēs/

g

ʤ

e

ɛ

n

n

e

ɜ

r

r

ou

ə

s

s

generoso

having a willingness to freely give or share something with others, without expecting anything in return

mean

aggettivo

/min/ or /min/

m

m

ea

i

n

n

meschino

(of a person) behaving in a way that is unkind or cruel

poor

aggettivo

/pʊr/ or /poor/

p

p

oo

ʊ

r

r

povero

owning a very small amount of money or a very small number of things

rich

aggettivo

/rɪʧ/ or /rich/

r

r

i

ɪ

ch

ʧ

ricco

owning a great amount of money or things that cost a lot

thousand

numerale

/θaʊ.zənd/ or /thaoo.zēnd/

th

θ

o

a

u

ʊ

s

z

a

ə

n

n

d

d

mille

the number 1 followed by 3 zeros

million

numerale

/mɪl.jən/ or /mil.yēn/

m

m

i

ɪ

ll

l

i

j

o

ə

n

n

milione

the number 1 followed by 6 zeros