Unità 5 - Lezione 3

prospect

sostantivo

/prɑs.pɛkt/ or /praas.pekt/

p

p

r

r

o

ɑ

s

s

p

p

e

ɛ

c

k

t

t

speranza

the likelihood or possibility of something becoming successful in the future

opportunity

sostantivo

/ɑ.pɜr.tu.nə.ti/ or /aa.pēr.too.nē.ti/

o

ɑ

pp

p

o

ɜ

r

r

t

t

u

u

n

n

i

ə

t

t

y

i

opportunità

a situation or a chance where doing or achieving something particular becomes possible or easier

pension plan

sostantivo

/pˈɛnʃən plˈæn/

(piano di pensione)

piano pensionistico

a retirement savings plan in which an employer or organization contributes money on behalf of its employees, to be used to provide income to those employees during their retirement years

autonomy

sostantivo

/ə.tɑ.nə.mi/ or /ē.taa.nē.mi/

au

ə

t

t

o

ɑ

n

n

o

ə

m

m

y

i

autonomia

(of a country, region, etc.) the state of being independent and free from external control

flexible

aggettivo

/flɛk.sə.bəl/ or /flek.sē.bēl/

f

f

l

l

e

ɛ

x

ks

i

ə

b

b

ə

l

l

e

flessibile

capable of adjusting easily to different situations, circumstances, or needs

professional

aggettivo

/prə.fɛ.ʃənl/ or /prē.fe.shēnl/

p

p

r

r

o

ə

f

f

e

ɛ

ss

ʃ

io

ə

n

n

a

l

l

professionale

doing an activity as a job and not just for fun

perk

sostantivo

/pɜrk/ or /pērk/

p

p

e

ɜ

r

r

k

k

Perk

an extra benefit that one receives in addition to one's salary due to one's job

environment

sostantivo

/ɪn.vaɪ.rən.mənt/ or /in.vai.rēn.mēnt/

e

ɪ

n

n

v

v

i

aɪ

r

r

o

ə

n

n

m

m

e

ə

n

n

t

t

(circondario)

ambiente

the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates

convenience

sostantivo

/kən.vin.jəns/ or /kēn.vin.yēns/

c

k

o

ə

n

n

v

v

e

i

n

n

i

j

e

ə

n

n

c

s

e

convenienza

the state of being helpful or useful for a specific situation

challenging

aggettivo

/ʧæ.lən.ʤɪng/ or /chā.lēn.jing/

ch

ʧ

a

æ

ll

l

e

ə

n

n

g

ʤ

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

impegnativo

difficult to accomplish, requiring skill or effort

task

sostantivo

/tæsk/ or /tāsk/

t

t

a

æ

s

s

k

k

compito

a piece of work for someone to do, especially as an assignment

most

Determinante

/moʊst/ or /mooost/

m

m

o

oʊ

s

s

t

t

maggior parte

used to refer to the largest number or amount

plenty

sostantivo

/plɛn.i/ or /plen.i/

p

p

l

l

e

ɛ

n

n

t

y

i

molto

a plentiful or abundant amount of something

handful

sostantivo

/hænd.fʊl/ or /hānd.fool/

h

h

a

æ

n

n

d

d

f

f

u

ʊ

l

l

(un pugno)

una manciata

a small number of people or things

bit

sostantivo

/bɪt/ or /bit/

b

b

i

ɪ

t

t

un po’

a small amount, quantity, or piece of something