phrasal verbs Flashcards

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be about (2)

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be about : riguardare, parlare di
ex. the book is about crime.

be about : essere in giro, girare
ex. not many people are about today

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be ahead

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essere in vantaggio

ex. Compared to the UK, Sweden is ahead in terms of employment security.

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be along

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stare arrivando, essere in procinto di arrivare

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be back

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tornare
ex. I’m back from Canada

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be a far cry from

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essere tutt’altra cosa rispetto a, essere ben altro rispetto a, essere un altro paio di maniche rispetto a
ex. Life in Canada is a far cry from what she’s used to in Haiti.

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be about to do

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on the point of doing, sul ounto di fare, in procinto di fare
ex. I was just about to step into the bath when the doorbell rang.

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be above (2)

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be above : morally superior to, essere supeiori, non sbbassarsi a
ex. He’s above lying about such things. (non si abbassa a mentire su queste cose)

be above : too complex for, aldila della comprensione, essere al di sopra delle competenze di
ex. All this talk of economics is above me. (tutte queste discussioni di economia vanno aldila della mia
comprensione)

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be acquainted

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know each other, conoscersi
ex. Are you two already acquainted?

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be after

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cercare, essere alla ricerca di
ex. I’m after a new service provider; which one would you recommend?

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be ancient history

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acqua passata

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be annoyed at / with

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essere arrabbiato con, essere infastidito da

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appear to be

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sembrare, apparire
ex. Ken appears to be very dedicated to his family.

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be apprehensive about

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be nervous about, essere in ansia per
ex. I’m apprehensive about moving to Japan; I have never lived abroad before.

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be arsed

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(vulgar)
scomodarsi, disturbarsi a , non avere voglia di (usato in frasi negative)

ex. I asked him to check it for me but he said he couldn’t be arsed. (Gli ho chesto di controllare per me ma ha detto che non si sarebbe scomodato)

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as it ought to be / as it should be

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come dovrebbe essere

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16
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(to) hand

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hand - mano, lancetta, aiuto, (fatto) a mano, turno di carte

to hand - passare qualcosa
to hand in - consegnare
to hand down - lasciare, tramandare
to hand back - restituire

17
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catch a glimpse of

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vedere di sfuggita