Verbs Flashcards
(49 cards)
To achieve
Raggiungere un obbiettivo
Reaching an aim
To succeed in finishing something or reaching an aim, espacially after a lot of work or effort
To swallow
Ingoiare
To move food, liquids from the mouth into your stomach by using the throut muscules.
Es: my throut is sore that it really hurts when I swallow
To waste
Sprecare
We’ve already wasted enough time!
A waste of time (noun)
An unnacessary or wrong way to spend time or monay.
I’ve already wasted enough time
To slip
Scivolare
She slipped on the ice
Puó anche essere usato per dire che si sta facendo qualcosa di nascosto senza che nessuno se ne accorge.
Just slip out of the room while nobody’s looking
To fart
Scorreggiare
Scorreggia (noun)
To slide
Scivolare
to (cause to) move easily and without interruption over a surface: When I was little I used to like sliding on the polished floor in my socks.
Sliding doors. (porte scorrevoli)
To spot
To see or notice something or someone because you are looking hard
I’ve just spotted Mark, he’s near the entrance
If you spot any mistakes in the article just mark them
To avoid
Evitare
Be willing
Essere disposto
I’m willing to study hard improving my English
To train
Allenare
To commute
Fare il pendolare
To behave
Comportarsi
She always behaves badly when her aunts come to visit
To bite
Mordere
To snore
Russare
To breathe in a noise way while you are sleeping
To act
Agire
To do something for a particular purpose or to solve a problem
To involve
The project will involve collaboration with teams from different departments
Coinvolgere
To lick
The dog licked the ice cream off the floor before anyone could stop him
Leccare
Nel contesto della frase “The dog licked the ice cream off the floor before anyone could stop him”, “off” indica il movimento della lingua del cane verso l’esterno, in modo da rimuovere o prendere qualcosa (nel caso specifico, l’ice cream) dalla superficie (il pavimento). Quindi, “off” in questo contesto indica l’azione di rimuovere o prelevare qualcosa dalla superficie sulla quale si trova.
To bake
I’m going to bake a cake for my friend’s birthday party.
Cuocere
To shake
Tremare
To discard
After reviewing the documents, she decided to discard the outdated information.
Scartare
To assess
I will assess the urgency of the tasks
The insurers will need to assess the flood damage.
Valutare
To decide the amount, value, quality, or importance of something
I will assess the urgency of the tasks
“I have to assess whether to go to the doctor or to the hospital.”
He is rehearsing his presentation before tomorrow’s meeting
Provare per prepararsi a qualcosa, ad esempio praticare o ripetere una presentazione
To anticipate
I don’t anticipate arriving on time!To anticipate
After this verb needs verb + ing
To image or expect that something will happen
I don’t anticipate arriving on time!
We had two difficulties along the way that we didn’t anticipate.
To deny
After verb in ing
Negare
To say that something is not true
To not allow people to have or do something
Her request for time off work was denied