Complete PET wordlist (pdf) - Italian - Cambridge University Press

Wordlist: English to Italian
UNIT 12
Page
no.
English word
n, v, adj,
adv, prep
Phonetics
Italian
Italiano
Definition
a 108 ask v ɑːsk chiedere to say something to someone as
a question which you want them
to answer
a 108 ask for v ɑːsk fɔː domandare to say something to someone
because you want them to give
you something
ab 112 behind prep bɪˈhaɪnd dietro at or to the back of someone or
something
b 112 between prep bɪˈtwiːn tra in the space that separates two
places, people, or things
c 106 communicate v kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt comunicare to share information with others
by speaking, writing, moving
your body, or using other signals
c 108 communication n kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən comunicazione the act of communicating with
other people
d 106 dork n dɔːk scemo a stupid or silly person
d 106 dude n duːd tizio a man
g 106 geek n giːk secchione a man who is boring and not
fashionable
g 106 graffiti n grəˈfiːti graffiti writing or pictures painted on
walls and public places, usually
illegally
i 112 in front of prep ɪn frʌnt ɒv davanti a close to the front part of
something
i 112 inside prep ˌɪnˈsaɪd dentro in or into a room, building,
container, etc.
j 108 joke n dʒəʊk scherzo something which someone says
to make people laugh, usually a
short story with a funny ending
l 108 lie n laɪ bugia something that you say or write
which you know is not true
m 106 Martian n ˈmɑːʃən marziano in stories, someone from the
planet Mars
n 112 next to prep neks tuː accanto a very close to something or
someone, with nothing in
between
o 112 on the right prep ɒn ðə raɪt a destra on or towards the part of your
body that is to the east when you
are facing north
o 112 opposite prep ˈɒpəzɪt di fronte a in a position facing something or
someone but on the other side
o 112 over prep ˈəʊvə sopra above or higher than something
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