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Vocaboli unit 5

TermDefinition
busyness frenesia
business affari
unproductive improduttivo
leisure tempo libero
receding che arretra
packed agenda agenda piena
split up separarsi
FOMO fear of missing out
get back to somebody/ reply by speaking, writing rispondere a qualcuno
be on the go/ be busy, active essere sempre attivo
stand for something/symbolize rappresentare qualcosa/significare
keep your mind off something/not think about something non pensare a qualcosa
keep something at bay/keep something away tenere qualcosa a distanza
ward off something/defend yourself against something difendersi da qualcosa
mindfulness consapevolezza
unwrap scartare
inhale inalare
pop something into To visit briefly/To insert something quickly
melt sciogliere
chew masticare
swallow deglutire
enhance migliorare
captivating affascinante
flavoursome saporito
cranny fessura
trickle gocciolare
spokesperson portavoce
freak out andare nel panico
get frustrated at irritarsi per
veer deviare
patient/impatient paziente/impaziente
shush someone zittire qualcuno
full - blown action movie film d’azione completo
it doesn’t really bug/bother me non mi dà davvero fastidio
movie theater/cinema cinema
get mad/angry arrabbiarsi
waiting in line/queue fare la fila
takeout/takeaway cibo da asporto
server/waiter cameriere
waste a lot of time sprecare molto tempo
save time risparmiare tempo
kill time ammazzare il tempo
take your time prenditi il tuo tempo
make up for lost time recuperare il tempo perso
take me a long time richiedermi molto tempo
give me a hard time mettermi in difficoltà
spare the time trovare il tempo
take up all my time occupare tutto il mio tempo
have the time of your life divertirti tantissimo
spend too long passare troppo tempo
run out of time finire il tempo
play for time prendere tempo
be on time essere puntuale
before my time prima del mio tempo
by the time quando
at the time all’epoca
time off tempo libero/permesso
in time in tempo
from time to time di tanto in tanto
at times a volte
any time from 10 to 12 in qualsiasi momento dalle 10 alle 12
be behind the times essere antiquato
one thing at time una cosa alla volta
in no time in un attimo
there isn’t much time left non resta molto tempo
with time to spare/with more than enough free time con tempo in più
the whole time per tutto il tempo
time’s up/time is over il tempo è finito
be short of time/running out of time avere poco tempo
i’ve got time on my hands/ having more free time than needed avere molto tempo libero
for the time being/for the moment/in the meanwhile per il momento
matter of time/it’s inevitable something will happen questione di tempo
me time/ time for myself tempo per me
this time next week a quest’ora la prossima settimana
it’s about time/at last era ora
time - consuming/ it takes a lot of time che richiede molto tempo
money doesn’t grow on trees i soldi non crescono sugli alberi
he’s really tight - fisted è molto tirchio
it must have cost an arm and a leg deve essere costato un occhio della testa
i can’t make ends meet non arrivo a fine mese
we’re in the red siamo in rosso/debito
we’re in the black siamo in attivo/ positive financial balance
it’s a rip - off è una fregatura
we are going to have to tighten our belts dovremo tirare la cinghia/ risparmiare
my sister’s definitely living beyond her means mia sorella vive al di sopra dei suoi mezzi/Spende troppo
budget budget
grant sovvenzione
loan prestito
fee tassa
fare tariffa
quote preventivo
donation donazione
fine multa
instalment rata
deposit acconto
will testamento
lump sum somma forfettaria (a single payment of an amount rather than several payments of smaller amounts)
consumer society società cosumista
standard of living tenore di vita
income reddito
inflation inflazione
cost of living costo della vita
can’t afford non potersi permettere
manage their accounts gestire i propri conti
balance saldo
make transfers fare bonifici
make payments fare pagamenti
interest rates tassi di interesse
in debt indebitato
mortgage mutuo
shares azioni
stock market mercato azionario
currency valuta
exchange rates tassi di cambio
go bankrupt fallire
the recession la recessione
rich/wealthy ricco
affluent benestante
well-off agiato
loaded pieno di soldi
poor povero
penniless senza soldi
broke al verde
hard-up in difficoltà economiche
five grand cinquemila
five bucks cinque dollari
five quid cinque sterline
50k cinquantamila
fiver cinque sterline
tenner dieci sterline
Non-capitalist non capitalista
Debt debito
mortgage mutuo
Dishonest disonesto
knowledge conoscenza
psychologist psicologo
scientific scientifico
receipt scontrino
overwhelming travolgente
whispered sussurrato
bomb bomba
column colonna
resign dimettersi
Industry non-profit-making industria senza scopo di lucro
wreck distruggere
Deluge diluvio
despair disperazione
get to the heart of arrivare al nocciolo di
freecycle scambiare gratuitamente
lumbered with something ritrovarsi caricato di qualcosa
toiletries articoli da toeletta
knick-knacks ninnoli
high-street clothes vestiti di negozi commerciali
laced with arricchito di
pump up your ego gonfiare l’ego
spreadable spalmabile
ingenious ingegnoso
watershed moment momento di svolta
harvesting raccolta
squash schiacciare
traffic jam ingorgo
Pearl of wisdom perla di saggezza
One-day-a-year di un solo giorno all’anno
publicity drive campagna pubblicitaria
Mindset mentalità
all year round tutto l’anno
forefront primo piano
Suppliers fornitori
USP/Unique Selling Proposition punto di forza unico
concession concessione
OCD/Obsessive compulsive disorder disturbo ossessivo-compulsivo
falsify falsificare
Expenses spese
Nervous breakdown esaurimento nervoso
quotation citazione
ditch abbandonare
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