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False Friends
False Friends
I false friends sono parole italiane che assomigliano ad alcune parole inglesi, ma che hanno un significato parzialmente o totalmente diverso. Di seguito sono elencati alcuni tra i più comuni false friends. Alcuni di questi
termini hanno più significati, ma per semplicità è riportato soltanto quello più comune.
• Actual
Reale, effettivo
Present
Attuale
Actually
Realmente, effettivamente
At present/Now
Attualmente
• To annoy Irrritare, dare fastidio
To get bored
Annoiarsi
Annoying
Irritante, seccante
Boring
Noioso
AnnoyedInfastidito
BoredAnnoiato
• Argument
Discussione, disputa
Subject
Argomento
• To arrange
Organizzare, sistemare
To manage/To get by
Arrangiarsi
• Brave
Coraggioso
Good at
Bravo
• Camera
Macchina fotografica
Room/Bedroom
Camera/Camera da letto
• Comprehensive
Esauriente, unificato (scuole)
Understanding/Sympathetic
Comprensivo
Inclusive
Comprensivo (prezzo)
• Canteen
Mensa
Cellar
Cantina
• Confidence
Fiducia
Familiarity
Confidenza
• Convenient
Comodo, a portata di mano
Cheap/Good value
Conveniente
• To control
Dominare
To check
Controllare
• Cream
Panna
Custard Crema (dolce)
• To delude
Illudersi
To disappoint
Deludere
• Disgrace
Vergogna, disonore
Misfortune/Accident
Disgrazia
• Editor
Redattore
Publisher
Editore
• Education
Istruzione
Good manners
Educazione
To educate
Istruire
To bring up
Educare, allevare
Polite
Educato
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False Friends
Estate
Summer Extravagant
Odd/Eccentric
Etiquette
Label
Eventually
If necessary
Possible
Fabric
Factory
Fastidious
Irritating/Annoying
Firm
Signature
Fresh
Cool
Furniture
Supply
Incident
Accident
Joke
Game
Lecture
Reading
Library
Bookshop
Lunatic
Moody
Luxurious
Lascivious
Magazine
Warehouse
Mark
Brand
Miserable
Wretched/Wicked
Notice
News
Novel
Short story Nervous
In a bad mood/In a bad temper
Ostrich
Oyster
Parents
Relatives
Tenuta
Estate
Spendaccione
Stravagante
Protocollo
Etichetta
In seguito, alla fine
Eventualmente
Eventuale
Tessuto
Fabbrica
Pignolo, esigente
Fastidioso
Ditta
Firma
Nuovo, recente
Fresco
Mobili
Fornitura
Caso, avvenimento
Incidente
Scherzo, barzelletta
Gioco
Conferenza, lezione universitaria
Lettura
Biblioteca
Libreria
Pazzo
Lunatico
Lussuoso, sontuoso
Lussurioso
Rivista
Magazzino
Voto scolastico, segno
Marca
Depresso, infelice
Miserabile, malvagio
Avviso
Notizia
Romanzo
Novella
Agitato, inquieto
Nervoso
Struzzo
Ostrica
Genitori
Parenti
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Patent
Driving license
Pavement
Floor
Phrase
Sentence
To pretend
To demand
Rate
Instalment
To recover
To take to hospital
Rude
Rough
Rumour
Noise
Sensible
Sensitive
Story
History
Stanza
Room
Stranger
Foreigner
Sympathetic
Nice/Pleasant
Synthetic
Concise
Toast
Toasted sandwich
Trivial
Vulgar
To occur
To need/To want
To realise
To fulfil/To carry out
False Friends
Brevetto
Patente
Marciapiede
Pavimento
Insieme di parole senza senso compiuto
Frase
Far finta
Pretendere
Passo, velocità
Rata
Guarire
Ricoverare
Scortese
Rude
Diceria, voce
Rumore
Intelligente, ragionevole
Sensibile
Racconto
Storia
Stanza, strofa, verso poetico
Stanza
Estraneo
Straniero
Cordiale, comprensivo
Simpatico
Artificiale, sintetico
Sintetico, breve
Pane tostato, brindisi
Toast
Banale, superficiale
Triviale
Accadere, venire in mente
Occorrere, avere bisogno
Rendersi conto
Realizzare
Writing
Scegli 5 dei false friends indicati e scrivi una frase per ciascuno, per un totale di 10 frasi.
Fill in the Gaps
Completa le seguenti frasi in modo appropriato.
1 A She doesn’t work for that famous beauty salon in the city centre. ............ she works as a trainee in a
small salon next to her house.
B She doesn’t work as a trainee anymore. She is working as a licensed beauty therapist .............
2 A Give up singing, please! You are really ............ me.
B The film was awful! I ............ .
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A My parents had an ............ yesterday night.
B The ............ of today’s lesson is face cleansing.
A Before starting the treatment, ............ all the tools you need.
B He ............ to arrive at home alone.
A He is a very ............ man. Nothing scares him easily.
B Mary is very ............ at shaping fingernails.
A She loves taking pictures. Why don’t we a buy a ............ for her?
B There are many pictures on the wall in my ............ .
A Students always have lunch in the school ............ .
B Please, go into the ............ and get some bottles of water!
A You beauty centre is very ............ for my work.
B This treatment is very ............ . It cost only £15.
A Tom is a very ............ man. He always cares for other people’s feelings.
B Mr Thompson is the most ............ teacher in the school, he’s got a Master’s degree.
A Mr Thompson bought a big ............ in the English country.
B I’m going to the seaside this .............
A Net-............ explains the correct way of behaving on the web.
B Read the instructions on the .............
A The ............ cost of your beauty programme will be around £150.
B All ............ additional costs will be paid by credit card.
A She made a wonderful shirt with the silk ............ she bought.
B She works for a ............ in Brighton.
C There’s a big dairy ............ next to my parents’ house in the country.
A We were studying in the school ............ when we met Jane.
B I bought some new books in the ............ over there.
A There’s an interesting article in that ............. .
B The goods were sent to the company’s ............. .
A My ............ and my sister live in New York.
B My uncle John doesn’t live in Australia. None of my ............ live abroad, they all live in the UK.
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