1
Q
to have guns with you
A
be carring guns
2
Q
bombardamento recente
A
recent bombing (riisnt boming)
3
Q
nel cuore della città
A
in the heart of the city (haat)
4
Q
avvenire/ tenersi
A
to take place
5
Q
essere perso/ disperso
A
to be missing
a soldier is missing
6
Q
ricerca di qualcuno
A
search for someone
7
Q
stanno cercando qualcuno
A
they are searching for s
8
Q
non c’è via di fuga
A
there’s no escape
9
Q
dove è avvenuto l’attacco?
A
Where did the attack take place?
10
Q
uomo armato/ pistolero/ tiratore
A
gunman
11
Q
allora/ in quel momento
al momento di
A
at the time
at the time of
At the time of his father's death, Bob was living in Italy.
12
Q
in pattuglia, in perlustrazione
A
on patrol (p@tr@ul)
13
Q
subito dopo/ pochi istanti dopo
A
moments later
14
Q
sparatoria/ conflitto a fuoco
A
gun battle
15
Q
difendere
A
to defend (difend)
16
Q
not too late for
A
in time
17
Q
punctual (pangktchu@l) = not early or late
A
on time
18
Q
è tempo (per noi) di andare/ è tempo che noi andiamo
A
it’s time (for us) to go
19
Q
Hai tempo per una tazza di caffè?
A
do you have time for a cup of coffee?
20
Q
Chiamami la prossima volta che sei a Londra
A
call me the next time you’re in London
21
Q
on the last occasion (@keijn)
A
the last time
22
Q
nello stesso momento/ contemporaneamente
A
at the same time
23
Q
ten days from now
A
in 10 days’ time
24
Q
[for a long time, e.g. many years]
A
for ages
25
recentemente/ ultimamente
recently/ lately
26
molto tempo fa ( 2 ways)
a long time ago/ ages ago (@g@u)
27
l'altro giorno
the other day
28
a period including the past and now = di questi tempi/ oggigiorno (2 ways)
these days/ nowadays
29
[for now / the near future – but not for a long time] = per il momento/ al momento (per il futuro prossimo)
for the time being
30
[in the future but I don’t know when].
one day
31
decade
decade (dekeid)
32
take vs last (for time)
a) We use take to say how long we need to do something.
It takes me half an hour to get to school.
b) We use last to talk about how long something continues, from the beginning to the end.
The course lasts for ten weeks.
How long does the film last?
33
il corso dura 10 settimane
the course lasts for ten weeks
34
la batteria nella mia macchina fotografica non è durata molto
The battery in my camera didn't last long
35
fino alle 4:00
until 4
36
entro le 8:00
by 8
37
379
three hundred and seventy-nine (handr@d)
38
2 milioni
two million (milj@n)
39
2,860
two thousand, eight hundred and sixty (thauznd)
40
470,000
four hundred and seventy thousand
41
hundred, thousand etc. vs hundreds, thousands etc.
There is no plural ‘s’ after hundred, thousand, million and billion when they are part of a number.
2 hundred people
When we are talking generally, they are plural, e.g. thousands of people, millions of insects
42
4 di Giugno (scrittura + pronuncia)
writing: 4 June - 4th June
reading: the fourth of June - June the fourth
43
21 di Maggio (scrittura + pronuncia)
writing: 21 May - 21st May
reading: The twenty-first of May - May the twenty-first
44
1997
nineteen nighty-seven
45
2016
two thousand and sixteen
twenty sixteen
46
1/4
a quarter
47
1¼
one and a quarter
48
1¾
one and three quarters
48
1½
one and a half
49
1.25
one point twenty-five
50
26%
twenty-six per cent
51
la maggioranza (di qualcosa)
the majority (of st) (m@djor@ti)
52
la minoranza (di qualcosa)
the minority (of st) (mainor@ti)
53
la stragrande maggioranza degli studenti
the vast majority of the students
54
calcolare (not to calculate)
to work out
55
6 + 4 = 10
six plus/ and four equals/ is ten
56
sottrazione
subtraction (s@btraekshn)
57
6 - 4 = 2
six minus four is two
58
moltiplicazione
multiplication (maltiplikeish)
59
6 x 4 = 24
six multiplied by/ times four is twenty-four
60
8 : 4 = 2
eight divided by four is two
61
0
in telephone numbers
in mathematics
temperature
oh/ zero (@u)
nought (noot) / oh
zero
62
-10 degrees
ten degrees below zero/ minus ten degrees
63
603449 (phone number)
six oh three, double four nine OR six zero three, double four nine
64
distanza
distance (distns)
65
misure specifiche di un oggetto: lunghezza, larghezza, altezza (e talvolta profondità)
dimensions (daimenshn)
66
Si riferisce alla misura generale o quantità di qualcosa.
size
67
chilometri, metri, centimetri, millimetri
kilometres (kil@miit@)
metres (miit@)
centimetres (sentimiit@)
millimetres (milimiit@)
68
circa un chilometro da qui
about a kilometre away
69
è appena dietro l'angolo
It's just round the corner (koon@)
70
quanto dista?
How far is it?
71
circa dieci minuti a piedi
About ten minutes walk
72
più avanti (più su/ giù) la strada
up/ down the road
73
Almeno un paio di metri
at least a couple of metres
74
è abbastanza distante
It's quite a long way
75
il più vicino
the nearest one
76
larghezza/ ampiezza
width (withz)
77
lunghezza
length
78
profondità
depth
79
la parte profonda (di una piscina)
deep end
80
“la parte bassa (di una piscina)” o “la parte poco profonda”.
shallow end (shael@u)
81
altezza
height
82
tall vs high
a) tall = Used mainly for people, animals, and natural vertical objects.
He’s very tall for his age.
A tall oak tree in the park.
b) high = Used for precise vertical measurements, buildings, mountains, artificial structures, and abstract concepts.
The Tower of London is 27 metres high.
The mountain is really high.
High standards / high expectations.
c) buildings = For very tall buildings, British speakers often say “tall building” in everyday conversation, but “high building” is preferred in technical or measured contexts.
83
Qual è la lunghezza del garage? (2 ways)
È lungo cinque metri.
What’s the length of the garage?
How long is the garage?
It’s five metres (long).
84
Quanto è largo il sentiero? (2 ways)
È largo un metro.
What’s the width of the path?
How wide is the path?
It’s a metre (wide).
85
Quanto è alto il muro? (2 ways)
È alto due metri.
What’s the height of the wall?
How high is the wall?
It’s two metres (high).
86
Quanto è profonda la piscina? (2 ways)
È profonda tre metri.
What’s the depth of the pool?
How deep is the pool?
It’s three metres (deep).
87
un libro spesso/ sottile
a thick/ thin book
88
very big
huge/ enormous (hjuudj/ inoom@s)
89
very small
tiny
90
gigante
giant (djai@nt)
91
large vs wide
Large = general size or amount (can be height, area, quantity, volume) = grande/ ampio
Wide = specific horizontal measurement (breadth or width) = largo/ ampio
Words
flashcards
Decks in class (55)
# Cards
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Adjectives shape6
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Adjectives size3
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Adjectives sound17
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Adjectives taste7
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Adjectives touch30
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Random words252
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colletctive nouns17
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Participle adjectives (ed vs ing form)17
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contenitori - interesting words20
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mass nouns4
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Random Words 219
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Elementary 1-423
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Elementary 5-835
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Elementary 9-1241
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Elementary 13-1644
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Elementary 17-2039
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Elementary 21-2445
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Elementary 25-2833
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Elementary 29-3256
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Elementary 33-3654
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Elementary 37-4029
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Elementary 41-4426
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Elementary 45-4822
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Elementary 49-5222
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Elementary 53-5621
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Elementary 57-6022
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Intermediate 1-480
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Intermediate 5-890
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Intermediate 9-1257
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Intermediate 13-1685
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Intermediate 17-2084
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Intermediate 21-2481
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Intermediate 25-2883
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Intermediate 29-3288
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Intermediate 33-36124
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Intermediate 37-4099
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Intermediate 41-4399
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Intermediate 44-47103
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Intermediate 48-5188
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Intermediate 52-5455
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Intermediate 55-5873
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Intermediate 59-6292
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Intermediate 63-6685
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Intermediate 67-7075
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Intermediate 71-7439
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Intermediate 75-7849
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Intermediate 79-8240
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Intermediate 83-8660
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Intermediate 87-9123
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Intermediate 95-97 + 10070
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Intermediate 98-99 (emails: informal - formal)31
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Upper 1-492
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Stylistic words29
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Movie48
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Upper 5-787
