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Fondamenti della lingua inglese Laura Cignoni - Paleopatologia

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eside = accanto, indica contiguità fra persone o cose. Beside non si deve confondere con besides,<br />

che significa ‘inoltre’.<br />

between = fra, si usa per esprimere una relazione fra due persone, cose, entità.<br />

There’s a playground between the restaurant and the gym.<br />

The muscle masses between the scapula and rib cage also break down quickly.(The Archaeology<br />

of the Dead, 27).<br />

There are different types of funerary deposits. A primary distinction can be drawn between<br />

individual burials, containing the remains of a single individual, and funerary complexes<br />

containing a number of corpses. (The Archaeology of the Dead).<br />

beyond = oltre, al di là di, si usa in senso sia concreto che figurato.<br />

The mountains could be seen beyond the lake.<br />

by = accanto, è simile a beside/next to ed ha spesso una forte connotazione affettiva.<br />

The restaurant is by the lake.<br />

close to = vicino, indica una distanza più ravvicinata rispetto a near (to). Si usa anche in senso<br />

figurato. Ha spesso una connotazione affettiva.<br />

The cinema is close to the railway station.<br />

She is very close to her mother.<br />

in = in, a, ha il significato di all’interno di, per indicare una posizione in uno spazio delimitato. In si<br />

usa con città grandi.<br />

He has been working in London for three years.<br />

in front of = davanti a<br />

The bus-stop is in front of the bed and breakfast.<br />

in the middle of = in mezzo a, al centro di<br />

The trainer was standing in the middle of the gym.<br />

inside = dentro, all’interno di qualcosa, più circoscritto di in<br />

The restaurant is inside the hotel.<br />

If a corpse is buried inside a glacier, all will be persistent because of the cold temperature<br />

that inhibits the decay of organic materials. (The Archaeology of the Dead, 27).<br />

near (to) = vicino, indica in modo generico persone o cose che si trovano nelle vicinanze.<br />

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