Successo e fallimento – Vocabolario di inglese
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33 parole di inglese con significato: black mark, bomb, come off, do something about something, exert pressure on… Studiale con flashcard, quiz e pratica…
Fa parte del percorso: Vocabolario della vita quotidiana - Avanzato
Elenco delle parole
- black mark /,blæk 'mɑ:rk/ (phrase) — macchia
Esempio:That mistake left a black mark on his record.
Sinonimi: stain, shame, blot - bomb /bɑ:m/ (noun) — fiasco totale; fiasco
Esempio:The new product was a bomb at the market.
Sinonimi: failure, flop, disaster - come off /keɪm ɒf/ (phrase) — riuscire
Esempio:Her plan came off perfectly.
Sinonimi: succeed, work out, go as planned - do something about something /du: 'sʌmθɪŋ ə'baʊt 'sʌmθɪŋ/ (phrase) — occuparsi di; fare qualcosa a riguardo
Esempio:We need to do something about the leak.
Sinonimi: take action, deal with it, fix it - exert pressure on /ɪɡ'zɜ:rt 'prɛʃər ɑ:n/ (phrase) — fare pressione su
Esempio:The government exerted pressure on the company.
Sinonimi: pressure, push, influence - flop /flɑ:p/ (noun) — fiasco; flop
Esempio:The movie was a flop at the box office.
Sinonimi: failure, bomb, dud - get things sorted (out) /ɡet θɪŋz 'sɔ:rtɪd aʊt/ (phrase) — sistemare le cose
Esempio:Let's get things sorted out today.
Sinonimi: fix, resolve, organize - give someone the benefit of the doubt give the go-ahead for /ɡɪv 'sʌmwʌn ðə 'bɛnɪfɪt əv ðə daʊt/ (phrase) — concedere il beneficio del dubbio; dare il via libera a
Esempio:I gave him the benefit of the doubt.
Sinonimi: trust, assume good faith, give a chance - keep a resolution /ki:p ə ,rɛzə'lu:ʃən/ (phrase) — mantenere un proposito
Esempio:He kept his resolution to exercise daily.
Sinonimi: stay disciplined, follow through, stick to it - make a resolution /meɪk ə ,rɛzə'lu:ʃən/ (phrase) — prendere un proposito
Esempio:She made a resolution to read more books.
Sinonimi: decide firmly, resolve, set a goal - matter of life and death /'mætər əv laɪf ænd dɛθ/ (phrase) — questione di vita o di morte
Esempio:Getting him to the hospital was a matter of life and death.
Sinonimi: critical issue, urgent matter, life-or-death situation - obstacle /'ɑbstəkəl/ (noun) — ostacolo
Esempio:A flat tire was an obstacle to our trip.
Sinonimi: barrier, hindrance, block - obstructive /əb'strʌktɪv/ (adjective) — ostruzionistico
Esempio:The new rules were obstructive to progress.
Sinonimi: hindering, impeding, blocking - reap what you sowed /ri:p wʌt ju: soʊd/ (phrase) — raccogliere ciò che si è seminato
Esempio:If you lie, you may reap what you sowed.
Sinonimi: face the consequences, get what you deserve - recover /rɪ'kʌvər/ (verb) — riprendersi; rimettersi
Esempio:Sales began to recover after the slump.
Sinonimi: improve, bounce back, pick up - restrictive practice /rɪ'strɪktɪv 'præktɪs/ (phrase) — pratica restrittiva
Esempio:The law was criticized as a restrictive practice.
Sinonimi: limiting rule, restraint, constraint - rock-bottom /,rɑ:k 'bɑ:təm/ (adjective) — al minimo
Esempio:We found the product at a rock-bottom price.
Sinonimi: lowest, minimum, cheapest - roll in it /roʊl ɪn ɪt/ (idiom) — nuotare nell'oro
Esempio:After selling the company, he was rolling in it.
Sinonimi: very rich, loaded - sail through /,seɪl θru:/ (phrase) — superare senza difficoltà
Esempio:She sailed through the interview.
Sinonimi: pass easily, glide through, get through easily - score an own goal /,skɔ:r ən oʊn ɡoʊl/ (phrase) — segnare un autogol
Esempio:His mistake scored an own goal for the team.
Sinonimi: backfire, harm yourself, shoot yourself in the foot - share portfolio /ʃeər pɔ:rt'foʊlioʊ/ (noun) — portafoglio azionario
Esempio:Her share portfolio is full of safe investments.
Sinonimi: investment portfolio, stock portfolio - shark /ʃɑ:rk/ (noun) — squalo
Esempio:He acted like a shark in the stock market.
Sinonimi: speculator, trader, investor - skint /skɪnt/ (adjective) — al verde; squattrinato
Esempio:I'm skint until payday.
Sinonimi: broke, penniless - spend /spɛnd/ (verb) — spendere
Esempio:I need to spend less this month.
Sinonimi: pay, use money - split the bill /splɪt ðə bɪl/ (phrase) — dividere il conto
Esempio:Let's split the bill after dinner.
Sinonimi: share the cost, go Dutch, divide the bill - state ownership /steɪt 'oʊnərʃɪp/ (noun) — statalizzazione
Esempio:The company was brought under state ownership.
Sinonimi: nationalization, government ownership - stew in your own juice /stju: ɪn jɔ:r oʊn dʒu:s/ (idiom) — pagare le conseguenze dei propri errori
Esempio:If you lie, you may have to stew in your own juice.
Sinonimi: face the consequences, suffer the results, pay the price - stick something on (a credit card) /stɪk 'sʌmθɪŋ ɒn (ə 'krɛdɪt kɑ:d)/ (phrase) — mettere sulla carta; addebitare sulla carta di credito
Esempio:I had to stick the dinner on my credit card.
Sinonimi: charge to, put on - stock market /stɒk 'mɑ:rkɪt/ (noun) — borsa valori
Esempio:The stock market fell sharply today.
Sinonimi: share market, equity market - stocks and shares /stɒks ənd ʃeəz/ (noun) — azioni e titoli
Esempio:She invests in stocks and shares every month.
Sinonimi: shares, equities
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