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To turn off

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spegnere
(spegnere la macchina)
Spento past

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Reject, refuse

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rifiutare
Negare -lui ha negato he denied (di essere uscita nel parco- going out of the park

decline, deny, withhold, turn down

respingere
reject, dismiss, repel, refuse, repulse

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To remain

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Rimanere (irregular) rimango rimani
To remain, stay
E rimasto
due cose rimaste (i)
2 things remained

Restare- (interchangeable)Restano due episodi
To remain (interchangeable with rimanere

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To catch

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Catturare

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To rent

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Noleggiare vs. affitare
To rent; noleggiare (is for transportation, clothes etc while affitare is for apts, houses (affitto is rent)

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I can’t stand

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Non supportare/Dare Fastidio

Non supporto che ci sia tutto quell rumore tutto il pomeriggio
I cant stand that there is noise all afternoon

Teri non supporta di guidare in centro
Non supporto che la gente arrive tardi
Mi da fastidio it annoys me
Ti da fastidio il mio cane? Does my dog annoy you

I cant stand when people arrive late

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To carry, bring or take

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Portare (carry, bring, take)

  1. Portare via (take away, conclude)
  2. che tutte le feste si porta via. (That concludes the holidays)
  3. Sto portando il mio (computer) portatile. “I’m carrying my laptop.”
  4. to take someone/something to somewhere”- Mi porteresti all’aereoporto?
    “Would you take me to the airport
  5. Portare aiuto/soccorso a qualcuno - “to help someone” I medici hanno portato rapido soccorso ai rifugiati. “The medics arrived promptly to help the refugees.”
  6. Portare a compimento - “to complete”- Il progetto è stato portato a compimento. “The project was completed.”
  7. what size shoes do you take)
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Stare

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Stare (sto bene-Phyical condition; present gerund (sto parlando); physical position)

  1. Sto qui ad aspettarti da due ore!-“I’ve been waiting here for you for two hours!”
  2. Ciao Giulia, sto abbastanza bene. Grazie.
  3. Stare per (about to do something)-
    a. Sta per finire questo telegiornale.-“This newscast is about to finish.”
    b. Stavo per andare a letto per la disperazione! “I was about to go to bed out of desperation!”
  4. Questa giacca ti sta bene.- This jacket suits you.
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Impersonal Verbs

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(use only in third person and needs infinitive or subordinate cluse introduced by che)
1. Verbs that express need or necessity (bisognare/bisogna; servire/serve-servono
2. E necessario che tu chiami il dentista prima di andare in studio (office); e difficile scrivere una buona relazione in soli 15 minutes (it is difficult to wrte a good report in only 15 min.); e facile; e bello; e importante
3. Bisogna proprio che venga con te oggi- Do I really need to come with you today?
4. Il frigorifero e vuoto. Serve fare la spesa- the fridge is empty- you need to go shopping
5. Servono I pomodori- we need tomatoes
6. In Giappone si beve molto te Verdi- (convert all tenses to impersonal form by using si + verb in third person singular or plural)

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To finish

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Finire – to finish: When you’re talking about a person finishing something, like homework, you use “avere” (ho finito i compiti), but when you’re talking about something being finished, like a movie, you use “essere” (il film è finito).

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Skill and ability

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Skill & Ability
1. We express “skill” and “ability” with the verbs sapere + infinitive and riuscire a + infinitive. (Not potere)

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To like

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Piacere
1. Third person only (Piace or Piacciono) (pleasing to me etc)Mi Ti Gli le ci vi Gli
a. Ci Piace la musica- We like music is really music pleases to us
b. Gli piace- They like it. He likes it -
c. They like them- Gli piacciono or a loro piacciono
d. She likes fish- le piace il pesce
e. Mi piace il biscotto; Mi piacciono I biscotti
f. Non mi è piacuto il risultato - E and piacuto agree with result
g. Mi piace quel libro. Me lo presti? (lo: “the book”) “I like that book. Can you lend it to me?”

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To believe

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Ritenere (credere)
To feel consider

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Correct

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Corretto (a)
Correggere-
correggo il mio errore

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To sneeze

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Starnutire

La donna sta starnutendo.

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To slip

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scivolare

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Exceed, overcome or pass

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superare

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To afford, allow, enable or to permit

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Permettere
(Permettersi- to afford)

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To promote

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promuovere

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To attempt

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Tentare

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Aligned and synchronized

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allineati e sincronizzati.
(Alliniare and sincronizzare)

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To turn off

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Spegnere
(Spento)
Accendere- turn on)

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To push

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Spingere

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To remove

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rimuovere
(Ho rimosso)- I removed
Rimuovo I remove

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I realize that
mi rendo conto che Realizzare a little different -realize, achieve, implement, carry out, accomplish, fulfill
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Foresees, expects or provides predict
Prevedere
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To exploit
strumentalizzare
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I hope that Roma wins
Spero che vinca La Roma
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All moms are like this. My Mom is the same. She thinks she doesn’t derserve anything
Tutte le mamme sono così! Anche la mia è uguale! Lei pensa sempre di non meritare niente
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I think she already has several (of them)
penso che ne abbia già parecchi
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it’s possible that at the start she (will) pretend
è probabile che lei all’inizio faccia finta (noun- she makes pretend) (There is no future subjunctive- you present) Verb- fingere- lei finge)
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To take refuge
rifugiare
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To disappear
Sparire or scomparire
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To argue
Litigare (Discutere- to discuss)
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To give up
Smettere
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To overwhelm
sopraffare Ero sopraffatto I was overwhelmed
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To lower or reduce
Abbassare ho abbassato il fuoco- I lowered the fire
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To whisper
Bisbigliare
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To discuss, debate or argue
Discutere (Dibattere) ne abbiamo discusso we discussed it Discuto I discuss
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To report or denounce
Denunciare
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More than you know
più di quanto tu non sappia
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To flow
scorrere il fiume scorre a ovest- the river flows west
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To scold
redarguire (Sgridare)
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Surrounded (to surround)
circondato (circondare) mi hanno circondato
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To respect
rispettare
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To collect
raccogliere (Io raccolgo)
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Coming from
Provenire
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To support
Sostenere
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To welcome
accogliere
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To concentrate
concentrare
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To attract
Attirare (Land- atterare)
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Get rid - clear
sbarazzare
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I took advantage
Ho approfittato
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To fix
fissare, aggiustare, sistemare, stabilire, determinare, definire
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To loosen or relax
allentare
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To react
Reagire
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To remove or take away
Togliere (rimuovere)
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To review
ripassare Ripasavo I went over (reviewed) Riassumere (to summarize)
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To act
Agire
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Perform, develop, unwind, carry out
Svolgere
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To recover
re·cu·pe·rà·re
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To lose weight
dimagrire
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If we don’t act immediately future generations will pay for all of our errors
se non agiamo subito, le generazioni future pagheranno per tutti i nostri errori. Agire- to act
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To appear
Comparire or apparire
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To match
combaciare
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To interfere or intrude
intromettersi Non intrometterti you don’t interfere Ti intrometti you intrude (Interrompere to interrupt )
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To decide (wish)
decide- decidere, stabilire, deliberare, decidersi, risolvere, prendere una decisione determine-determinare, definire, decidere, risolvere, decidersi, porre termine elect eleggere, scegliere, decidere resolve risolvere, risolversi, decidere, sciogliere settle risolvere, stabilirsi, regolare, saldare, comporre, decidere adjudicate giudicare, decidere, aggiudicare make up one's mind decidere, risolvere
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To make sure
Accertare
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Let’s move closer
Avviciniamoci Avvicinare (si)- to approach
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To consider
ritenere
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To bypass (go around)
Aggirare
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To come, to arrive, to End up, happen, occur
Capitare
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To pop up (appear), check or tick
Spuntare
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Go into detail (deepen, master)
approfondire
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To deceive, trick or fool
Ingannare
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To mention or allude to, hint
accennare
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To spread
spalmare (il burro)
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To exploit
sfruttare
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To take back
Rimangiare

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