Appunti per la prova scritta di Inglese

to

Wide:

widen wide widely width widening

(verb), (adjective), (adverb), (noun), (gerund

);

live (it/something) down = sopportar(lo).

CONSUMO= CONSUMPTION

insist on + someone (he/she/...) + verbo in ing

this thing would do you good --> you would benefit from

Far though it may be -->even if it's very far

"it stands a very good chance" --> it's highly likely that

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B ESIDES‌+‌sostantivo (besides the work you do for the government, what else do you do for a

living?) = OLTRE A

‌OBJECT‌to‌SOMETHING

EXCEPT‌FOR

OUT‌OF‌WORK‌=‌UNEMPLOYED

YOU‌HAD‌BETTER‌(NOT)‌=‌consiglio‌(e.g.‌YOU’D‌BETTER‌NOT‌SWIM‌IN‌THE‌LAKE:‌faresti‌

meglio‌a‌non‌nuotare‌nel‌lago)

CONGRATULATE‌ON!!!!!!!!!!

MAKE‌UP‌YOUR‌MIND‌=‌decider

HARDLY + ANY => almost no, none. There’s hardly any food in the fridge.

TAKE OFF => You take someone off when you imitate the way they look or behave, especially in order

to amuse others.

PUT UP WITH = sopportare

FOR‌ONE‌THING => used to introduce a reason for what you have just said.

TO‌SET‌A‌STANDARD

TO‌EVOLVE‌INTO

IT‌STICKS‌OUT‌A‌MILE‌=‌si‌vede‌lontano‌un‌miglio‌

I‌WAS‌ASTONISHED‌TO‌FIND

CLEFT‌SENTENCE 

IT WASN'T UNTIL ... THAT + PAST SIMPLE It‌wasn't‌until Jack turned seventeen that he shaved

his face.

PUT OFF => to cancel a meeting or an arrangement that you have made with somebody.

DRAWBACK (noun) – a disadvantage of a situation, plan, product etc.

EXAMPLE: It’s a great city – the only drawback is the weather.

TO CHARGE (verb) – to ask someone for a particular amount of money for something you

are selling.

EXAMPLE: The hotel charges $125 a night.

ODD (adjective) – not happening often / occasional.

EXAMPLE: She does the odd teaching job but nothing permanent.

BY TRADE = of profession

TO COME ROUND (phrasal verb) – to change your opinion of something.

EXAMPLE: It took him a while to come round to the idea.

FAIL + TO + INFINITIVE => to not succeed in achieving something

WITH A VIEW TO + GERUND => with the intention or hope of doing something .

COME INTO => to be left money by somebody who has died.

WOULD-BE (adjective) – wanting or trying to be.

EXAMPLE: The Drama Centre is a great help for all would-be actors and actresses.

FREELANCE (adjective) - Self-employed and hired to work for different companies on particular

assignments.

EXAMPLE: He is a freelance journalist.

‌put‌something‌down‌on = blame (the failure of the festival will be put down TO...)

‌TO‌BE‌TAKEN‌ABACK‌BY something = essere sorpresi di qualcosa

‌to‌show‌A‌DISREGARD‌FOR‌something = impassibile

‌to‌AVDISE‌someone‌AGAINST‌something‌

TO‌ADVISE‌SOMEONE‌TO‌DO‌SMT.

How‌about..‌+‌ing‌form‌=‌che‌ne‌dici‌di…

‌a‌drawback (noun)= a disadvantage of something (this city's great, the only drawback is the traffic)

‌would-be (adj)= wanting/trying to be (he's a would-be actor)

didn't need to = it wasn't necessary, so I probably didn't do it

needn't have + past participle= I DID IT but it wasn't necessary

OUGHT‌TO‌HAVE+‌past‌participle‌= something in the past that didn't happen, and we regret

(come should have +p.p.) (we should have driven there = we ought to have driven there)

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H AD‌BETTER‌+‌infinitive = strong advice or warning. The negative form is HAD BETTER NOT

(NON HADN'T BETTER!!!!) (You'd better send the email!/ You'better not do it!)

INVERSION‌-->‌NEGATIVE‌ADV‌+‌AUX+‌SUBJECT+‌VERB‌= used for emphasizing (she has

rarely visited me > RARELY HAS SHE VISITED ME; she rarely visited me > RARELY DID SHE

VISIT ME). AS SOON AS diventa NO SOONER + AUX + SUB + VERB+ THAN

‌TO‌BE‌ON‌GOOD‌TERMS = andare d'accordo

‌TO‌TAKE‌INTO‌ACCOUNT = considerare

‌TO‌BE‌CUT‌OUT‌TO‌+‌VERB = essere portati per

TO‌KEEP‌AC