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B1 · People & family
B1 · Persone e famiglia
nemico
a person who hates somebody or who acts or speaks against somebody/something
Birds are the natural enemies of many insect pests (= they kill them).
Gli uccelli sono i nemici naturali di molti insetti nocivi (= li uccidono).
He has a lot of enemies in the company.
SinonimiadversaryfoeopponentrivalantagonistContrarifriendallysupporterassociatebaciare
to touch somebody with your lips as a sign of love or sexual desire or when saying hello or goodbye
He lifted the trophy up and kissed it.
Sollevò il trofeo e lo baciò.
They stood in a doorway kissing (= kissing each other).
Sinonimipecksmoochosculatelip-lockContrarislapinsultignoreromantico
connected with or about love or a sexual relationship
I'm reading a romantic novel.
Sto leggendo un romanzo romantico.
a romantic candlelit dinner
SinonimiaffectionatepassionatelovingsentimentaldreamyidylliccharmingContrariunromanticunfeelingpracticalunsentimentalrealisticpragmaticsesso
the state of being male or female
Please indicate your sex and date of birth below.
Indichi qui sotto il suo sesso e la sua data di nascita.
sex discrimination(= the act of treating men and women differently in an unfair way)
Sinonimigenderbiological sexsexual identityContrariasexualitygentiluomo, signore
a man who is polite and well educated, who has excellent manners and always behaves well
Thank you—you're a real gentleman.
Grazie, sei un vero gentiluomo.
He's no gentleman!
Sinonimiman of honorman of his wordupstanding mandecent manhonorable mansirContraricadboorloutvillainscoundrelgiovinezza, gioventù
the time of life when a person is young, especially the time before a child becomes an adult
She regrets spending her youth travelling, not studying.
Si pente di aver passato la giovinezza a viaggiare invece che a studiare.
She regrets that she spent her youth travelling and not studying.
Sinonimiyoung ageprimeadolescencespringtimeearly yearsContrariold ageelderlymaturityadulthoodseniorityparente
a person who is in the same family as somebody else
We spent the holidays visiting friends and relations in the countryside.
Abbiamo passato le vacanze a trovare amici e parenti in campagna.
SinonimiconnectionrelationshiplinkassociationtieContrariseparationdissociationdisconnectionseverancematrimonio
the legal relationship between two people who are married to each other
They had a long and happy marriage.
Hanno avuto un matrimonio lungo e felice.
This is his second marriage.
SinonimiwedlockmatrimonyunionconjugalitynuptialsContraridivorceseparationsinglenesscelibacysconosciuto, estraneo
a person that you do not know
There was a complete stranger sitting at my desk.
C'era un perfetto sconosciuto seduto alla mia scrivania.
They got on well together although they were total strangers.
Sinonimiforeigneroutsideraliennewcomerunknown personContrariacquaintancefriendfamiliarnativelocalprincipessa
a female member of a royal family, especially the daughter or granddaughter of a king or queen
The princess waved to the crowd from the palace balcony.
La principessa salutò la folla dal balcone del palazzo.
Sinonimiroyal daughterheiress apparentnoblewomanaristocratContraricommonerpauperpeasantgenerazione
all the people who were born at about the same time
My generation have grown up without the experience of a world war.
La mia generazione è cresciuta senza l'esperienza di una guerra mondiale.
I often wonder what future generations will make of our efforts.
Sinonimiage groupcohortbreedlineageprogenysuccessionContrariindividualspecificoneprincipe
a male member of a royal family who is not king, especially the son or grandson of the king or queen
Once upon a time, there lived a king who had seven princes.
C'era una volta un re che aveva sette principi.
the royal princes
Sinonimiheirroyalcrown princesuccessornoblemanContraricommonersubjectpeasantnatale, di nascita
connected with the place where you were born and lived for the first years of your life
She returned to her native country after twenty years abroad.
È tornata nel suo paese natale dopo vent'anni all'estero.
SinonimiindigenousaboriginallocaloriginalContrariforeignalienimmigrantnon-native
