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A1 · Grammar & linking words (3)

A1 · Parole grammaticali e connettivi (3)

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own(adjective)
/əʊn/
proprio, personale
used to emphasize that something belongs to or is connected with somebody
I'd like to have my own room one day.
Vorrei avere una camera tutta mia un giorno.
Sinonimipossesshaveholdcontrolkeep
Contrarirentleaseborrowowedispossess
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that(pronoun)
/ðæt/
quello, quella
used for referring to a person or thing that is not near the speaker or as near to the speaker as another
That is my school.
Quella è la mia scuola.
She said (that) the story was true.
Sinonimithat onethe oneitwhich
Contrarithis
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the(determiner)
/ðə/
il, lo, la
used to refer to somebody/something that has already been mentioned or is easily understood
There were three questions. The first two were relatively easy but the third one was hard.
C'erano tre domande. Le prime due erano relativamente facili, ma la terza era difficile.
The nights are getting longer.
Sinonimithatthis
Contrariaan
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some(determiner)
/sʌm/
alcuni, qualche, un po' di
used with uncountable nouns or plural countable nouns to mean ‘an amount of’ or ‘a number of’, when the amount or number is not given
I have some friends.
Ho alcuni amici.
Here are some of our suggestions.
Sinonimia fewseverala number ofcertainvariousany
Contrarinonealleverynowhole
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than(preposition, conjunction)
/ðən/
di, che
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
My brother is three years older than me.
Mio fratello è più grande di me di tre anni.
Sinonimicompared withas opposed tobeyondin comparison to
Contrarisameequalidenticallike
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our(determiner)
/ɑːr/
nostro
belonging to us; connected with us
Our school is very nice.
La nostra scuola è molto bella.
Our main export is rice.
Sinonimibelonging to usof ours
Contraritheirtheirsyour
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please(exclamation)
/pliːz/
per favore, per piacere
used as a polite way of asking for something or telling somebody to do something
Can I have a glass of water, please?
Posso avere un bicchiere d'acqua, per favore?
Sinonimisatisfydelightgratifyappeasehumor
Contraridispleaseoffendannoydissatisfyupset
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someone(pronoun)
/ˈsʌmwʌn/
qualcuno
a person who is not known or mentioned by name
There's someone at the door.
C'è qualcuno alla porta.
Someone's left their bag behind.
Sinonimisomebodya personan individualonea certain person
Contrarinobodyno oneeveryoneeverybody
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oh(exclamation)
/əʊ/
oh, ah
used when you are reacting to something that has been said, especially if you did not know it before
You can't come tonight? Oh well, see you next week then.
Non puoi venire stasera? Oh beh, allora ci vediamo la prossima settimana.
‘I saw Ben yesterday.’ ‘Oh yes, how is he?’
Sinonimialaswelldeargoshwowuh-oh
Contrarinothingsilence
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she(pronoun)
/ʃi/
lei
a female person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified
Daisy is my friend. She is very kind.
Daisy è mia amica. Lei è molto gentile.
Doesn't she (= the woman we are looking at) look like Sue?
Sinonimiherthe womanthat woman
Contrarihehim
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or(conjunction)
/ɔːr/
o, oppure
used to introduce another possibility
Is your sister older or younger than you?
Tua sorella è più grande o più piccola di te?
Are you coming or not?
Sinonimiotherwisealternatively
Contrariand
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of(preposition)
/əv/
di
belonging to somebody; relating to somebody
the paintings of Monet
i dipinti di Monet
Can't you throw out that old bike of Tommy's?
Sinonimibelonging tofromrelating toassociated withregardingconcerning
Contrariwithoutlacking
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their(determiner)
/ðer/
loro, il loro
of or belonging to people, animals or things that have already been mentioned or are easily identified
Their school is very nice.
La loro scuola è molto bella.
Which is their house?
Sinonimibelonging to themof them
Contrarimyyourourhisherits
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something(pronoun)
/ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
qualcosa, qualche cosa
a thing that is not known or mentioned by name
There is something in my bag, but I don't know what it is.
C'è qualcosa nella mia borsa, ma non so cosa sia.
Sinonimithingitemobjectmatterstuffentity
Contrarinothing
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not(adverb)
/nɑːt/
non
used with be , do or have to form the negative of verbs; used to form the negative of modal verbs like can or must
I am not hungry, but I am very tired.
Non ho fame, ma sono molto stanco.
Sinoniminonayneveropposite ofnegation
Contrariyestruepositiveaffirmative
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should(modal verb)
/ʃəd/
dovere (condizionale), bisognare
used to say what is the right or sensible thing to do, especially when giving advice
You should see a doctor if your fever gets worse.
Dovresti andare dal medico se la febbre peggiora.
Sinonimiought tomustshallneed tobe obliged to
Contrarishouldn'tmustn'tneedn't
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so(conjunction)
/səʊ/
quindi, perciò, così
used to show the result of something; therefore
It was still painful so I went to see a doctor.
Faceva ancora male, così sono andato dal medico.
He never seems to smile.
Sinonimithereforeconsequentlyhencethusaccordingly
Contraribecausesince
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thanks(exclamation)
/θæŋks/
grazie
used to show that you are grateful to somebody for something they have done
Thanks for helping me with my homework yesterday.
Grazie per avermi aiutato ieri con i compiti.
Sinonimigratitudeappreciationgratefulnessacknowledgmentrecognition
Contrariingratitudeunthankfulnessdisregardunappreciation
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thank(verb)
/θæŋk/
ringraziare
to tell somebody that you are grateful for something
Thank you very much.
Grazie mille.
There's no need to thank me—I enjoyed doing it.
Sinonimiappreciateacknowledgebe gratefulgive thanks
Contraricursecriticizereproachcondemn
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nothing(pronoun)
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
niente, nulla
not anything; no single thing
Nothing else matters to him apart from his job.
Nient'altro conta per lui a parte il suo lavoro.
There was nothing in her bag.
Sinoniminilzeronoughtnadazip
Contrarieverythingsomethinganythingall
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other(adjective, pronoun)
/ˈʌðər/
altro
used to refer to people or things that are additional or different to people or things that have been mentioned or are known about
Are there any other questions?
Ci sono altre domande?
Sinonimiadditionalalternativedifferentfurtherextra
Contrarisameidenticaloneonly
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nobody(pronoun)
/ˈnəʊbədi/
nessuno
not anyone; no person
There was nobody at the door.
Non c'era nessuno alla porta.
Sinonimino onenot a soulzeronone
Contrarieverybodysomeoneanyoneeveryone
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only(adjective)
/ˈəʊnli/
unico, solo
used to say that no other or others of the same group exist or are there
She is the only person in our class who can speak Japanese.
Lei è l'unica persona della nostra classe che sa parlare giapponese.
Sinonimisolelymerelyjustexclusively
Contrarialsoin additionbesides
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somebody(pronoun)
/ˈsʌmbədi/
qualcuno
a person who is not known or mentioned by name
Somebody left their umbrella in the office.
Qualcuno ha lasciato l'ombrello in ufficio.
Sinonimisomeonea personan individual
Contrarinobodyno one