Verbi per la comunicazione negativa

to affront

Verbo

/əf.rənt/ or /ēf.rēnt/

a

ə

ff

f

r

r

o

ə

n

n

t

t

(disprezzare)

offendere

to do or say something to purposely hurt or disrespect someone

to slight

Verbo

/slaɪt/ or /slait/

s

s

l

l

i

aɪ

gh

t

t

(snobbare)

sminuire

to treat someone disrespectfully by showing a lack of attention or consideration

to curse

Verbo

/kɜrs/ or /kērs/

c

k

u

ɜ

r

r

s

s

e

(imprecari)

maledire

to use offensive and impolite language

to swear

Verbo

/swɛr/ or /sver/

s

s

w

w

ea

ɛ

r

r

(imprecate)

bestemmiare

to use offensive or vulgar language in order to express strong emotions

to cuss

Verbo

/kəs/ or /kēs/

c

k

u

ə

ss

s

(bestemmiare)

imprecarsi

to express oneself using impolite language

to boast

Verbo

/boʊst/ or /booost/

b

b

oa

oʊ

s

s

t

t

vantarsi

to talk with excessive pride about one's achievements, abilities, etc. in order to draw the attention of others

to brag

Verbo

/bræg/ or /brāg/

b

b

r

r

a

æ

g

g

vantarsi

to talk with excessive pride about one's achievements, possessions, etc. often in exaggerated manner

to crow

Verbo

/kroʊ/ or /krooo/

c

k

r

r

o

oʊ

w

vantarsi

to express great pride in one's achievements, success, etc.

to gasconade

Verbo

/gæs.kə.neɪd/ or /gās.kē.neid/

g

g

a

æ

s

s

c

k

o

ə

n

n

a

eɪ

d

d

e

(sbandierare)

vantarsi

to loudly brag and exaggerate, trying to impress or intimidate others

to exaggerate

Verbo

/ɪ.gzæ.ʤɜ.reɪt/ or /i.gzā.jē.reit/

e

ɪ

x

gz

a

æ

gg

ʤ

e

ɜ

r

r

a

eɪ

t

t

e

esagerare

to describe something better, larger, worse, etc. than it truly is

to rodomontade

Verbo

/rɑ:.də.mɑ:n.teɪd/ or /raa.dē.maan.teid/

r

r

o

ɑ:

d

d

o

ə

m

m

o

ɑ:

n

n

t

t

a

eɪ

d

d

e

(esagerare)

vantare

Old use

to brag and exaggerate loudly

to hyperbolize

Verbo

/haɪ.pər.bɑ:.laɪz/ or /hai.pēr.baa.laiz/

h

h

y

aɪ

p

p

e

ə

r

r

b

b

o

ɑ:

l

l

i

aɪ

z

z

e

(esagerare)

iperbolizzare

to exaggerate something for emphasis or to achieve a specific effect

to oversell

Verbo

/ˈoʊvɝˌsɛɫ/

(sopravvalutare)

esagerare

to make something seem better than it really is by exaggerating its positive qualities

to overstate

Verbo

/ˈoʊvɝˌsteɪt/

(esagerare)

sopravvalutare

to describe something in a way that makes it seem more important or extreme than it really is

to play up

Verbo

/plˈeɪ ˈʌp/

giocare lassu

to make something seem more important or noticeable by highlighting it

to gossip

Verbo

/gɑ.səp/ or /gaa.sēp/

g

g

o

ɑ

ss

s

i

ə

p

p

pettegolezzo

to talk about the private lives of others with someone, often sharing secrets or spreading untrue information

to talk

Verbo

/tɑ:k/ or /taak/

t

t

a

ɑ:

l

k

k

(fare pettegolezzi)

parlare

to gossip about someone's personal life

to muckrake

Verbo

/mək.reɪk/ or /mēk.reik/

m

m

u

ə

ck

k

r

r

a

eɪ

k

k

e

(svelare)

scavare

to uncover and share information about any wrongdoing, corruption, etc. involving an important or famous person or business

to tattle

Verbo

/tæ.təl/ or /tā.tēl/

t

t

a

æ

tt

t

ə

l

l

e

(denunciare)

spifferare

to reveal someone's wrongdoing or misbehavior to others