Unità 4 - Riferimenti - Parte 1

to inherit

Verbo

/ɪn.hɛ.rət/ or /in.he.rēt/

i

ɪ

n

n

h

h

e

ɛ

r

r

i

ə

t

t

ereditare

to receive money, property, etc. from someone who has passed away

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 steal

Verbo

/sti:l/ or /stil/

s

s

t

t

ea

i:

l

l

rubare

to take something from someone or somewhere without permission or paying for it

wisely

avverbio

/waɪz.li/ or /vaiz.li/

w

w

i

aɪ

s

z

e

l

l

y

i

saggiamente

in a manner that reflects intelligence, good judgment, and experience

to waste

Verbo

/weɪst/ or /veist/

w

w

a

eɪ

s

s

t

t

e

sprecare

to use something without care or more than needed

to break up

Verbo

/breɪk ʌp/

(chiudere)

rompere

to end a relationship, typically a romantic or sexual one

to catch up

Verbo

/kˈætʃ ˈʌp/

andare più veloce

to go faster and reach someone or something that is ahead

to drop out

Verbo

/ˈdrɑp ˌaʊt/

abbandonare la scuola

to stop going to school, university, or college before finishing one's studies

to end up

Verbo

/ˈɛnd ˈʌp/

(andare a finire)

finire

to eventually reach or find oneself in a particular place, situation, or condition, often unexpectedly or as a result of circumstances

to grow up

Verbo

/ɡroʊ ˈʌp/

crescere

to change from being a child into an adult little by little

to make up

Verbo

/mˌeɪk ˈʌp/

comporre

to create a false or fictional story or information

to work out

Verbo

/wˈɜːk ˈaʊt/

allenarsi

to exercise in order to get healthier or stronger

ambitious

aggettivo

/æm.bɪ.ʃəs/ or /ām.bi.shēs/

a

æ

m

m

b

b

i

ɪ

t

ʃ

iou

ə

s

s

ambizioso

trying or wishing to gain great success, power, or wealth

charming

aggettivo

/ʧɑr.mɪng/ or /chaar.ming/

ch

ʧ

a

ɑ

r

r

m

m

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

incantevole

having an attractive and pleasing quality

confident

aggettivo

/kɑn.fə.dənt/ or /kaan.fē.dēnt/

c

k

o

ɑ

n

n

f

f

i

ə

d

d

e

ə

n

n

t

t

confidente

having a strong belief in one's abilities or qualities

determined

aggettivo

/dɪ.tɜr.mənd/ or /di.tēr.mēnd/

d

d

e

ɪ

t

t

e

ɜ

r

r

m

m

i

ə

n

n

e

d

d

deciso

having or displaying a strong will to achieve a goal despite the challenges or obstacles

egotistical

aggettivo

/i.gə.tɪs.tɪ.kəl/ or /i.gē.tis.ti.kēl/

e

i

g

g

o

ə

t

t

i

ɪ

s

s

t

t

i

ɪ

c

k

a

ə

l

l

egoista

having an excessive focus on oneself and one's own interests, often at the expense of others

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

sense of humor

Frase

/sˈɛns ʌv hjˈuːmɚ/

umorismo

Idiom

one's ability to say funny things or be amused by jokes and other things meant to make one laugh

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 tell

Verbo

/tɛl/ or /tel/

t

t

e

ɛ

ll

l

raccontare

to use words and give someone information

travel

sostantivo

/træ.vəl/ or /trā.vēl/

t

t

r

r

a

æ

v

v

e

ə

l

l

viaggio

the act of going to a different place, usually a place that is far

trip

sostantivo

/trɪp/ or /trip/

t

t

r

r

i

ɪ

p

p

viaggio

a journey that you take for fun or a particular reason, generally for a short amount of time

work

sostantivo

/wɜrk/ or /vērk/

w

w

o

ɜ

r

r

k

k

lavoro

something that we do regularly to earn money

job

sostantivo

/ʤɑ:b/ or /jaab/

j

ʤ

o

ɑ:

b

b

lavoro

the work that we do regularly to earn money

mean

aggettivo

/min/ or /min/

m

m

ea

i

n

n

meschino

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