Il libro Total English - Pre-intermedio - Unità 2 - Lezione 2

a woman who does business activities like running a company or participating in trade

donna d'affari, imprenditrice

getting the results you hoped for or wanted

successo, riuscito

in an assured manner, leaving no room for doubt

certamente

in or to all parts of the world

mondiale

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

imparare

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

dare

to begin something new and continue doing it, feeling it, etc.

cominciare, iniziare

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

vincere

to approach a specific place, object, or person and move past them

passare

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

guadagnare, ricevere

(dummy verb) to perform an action that is specified by a noun

fare

to receive or come to have something

ricevere

a prize or money given to a person for their great performance

premio

anything that is given as a reward to someone who has done very good work or to the winner of a contest, game of chance, etc.

premio

the act of trying to achieve a goal by doing better than others who are also aiming for the same goal

competizione, gara

an organization that helps those in need by giving them money, food, etc.

istituto di beneficenza

an organization that does business and earns money from it

società

a formal talk about a particular topic given to an audience

discorso