false friends - Editrice San Marco
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false friends - Editrice San Marco
EXTENSION 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 Hair Style, © 2012 editrice san marco EXTENSION • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 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 Hair Style, © 2012 editrice san marco EXTENSION • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 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 ............ . Hair Style, © 2012 editrice san marco EXTENSION 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 False Friends 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. Hair Style, © 2012 editrice san marco