stay rest As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest. Fino a quando la povertà, l’ingiustizia e la profonda disuguaglianza esisteranno nel mondo, nessuno di noi potrà davvero riposare. – Nelson Mandela ✓ I only stayed at the party until eleven. ✗ I only *rested* at the party… Read More »
prevent someone from doing something prevent someone *to do* something Time is what prevents everything from happening at once. Il tempo è quello che impedisce che tutto succeda contemporaneamente. – John Archibald Wheeler ✓ The snowstorm prevented us from leaving. ✗ The snowstorm prevented us *to leave*. La tempesta di neve ci ha impedito di partire. The verb… Read More »
see (visit) a friend find a friend Everything has to be organised for kids in London – you can’t just walk three roads to see a friend. Tutto deve essere organizzato a Londra – non puoi semplicemente fare tre strade per trovare un amico. – Carol Vorderman ✓ Some friends came to see us last weekend. ✓ Some… Read More »
be a(n): she’s a doctor she’s doctor, she does the doctor Sister Catherine asks all the Catholic school children what they want to be when they grow up. Little Sheila says “When I grow up, I want to be a prostitute!” Sister Catherine’s eyes grow wide. “What did you say?!” “A prostitute!” Sheila repeated. Sister Catherine breathed a… Read More »
only unique There is no recipe to be a great teacher, that’s what is unique about them. Non c’è nessuna ricetta per essere un grande insegnante; è quello che li rende unici. – Robert Sternberg ✓ This is the only solution. ✗ This is the *unique* solution. Questa è l’unica soluzione. Only indicates something or someone that is… Read More »
born: I was born I am born, I borned, I born We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid. Nasciamo tutti ignoranti, ma uno deve lavorare sodo per rimanere stupido. – Benjamin Franklin ✓ I was born in nineteen seventy. ✗ I *am born* in nineteen seventy. Sono nato nel millenovecentosettanta. Born is… Read More »
bring up grow (up) In mine opinion, love is fitter than fear, gentleness better than beating, to bring up a child rightly in learning. A mio parere, l’amore è più appropriato della paura, la dolcezza meglio delle bastonate, per crescere un figlio nel modo giusto nell’apprendimento. – Roger Ascham (c. 1515-1568) ✓ He was brought up by his… Read More »
risk doing something risk to do something Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. Solo quelli disposti a rischiare di andare troppo oltre hanno la possibilità di scoprire quanto lontano si può andare. – T. S. Eliot ✓ I risked losing control of the car. ✗ I risked… Read More »
light switch/turn on Hope is patience with the lamp lit. La speranza è la pazienza con la lampada accesa. – Tertullian ✓ They lit three thousand candles in memory of the victims. ✗ They *switched on* three thousand candles in memory of the victims. Hanno acceso tremila candele in memoria delle vittime. We switch on (and switch off)… Read More »
grow up grow The solution to adult problems tomorrow depends on large measure upon how our children grow up today. La soluzione ai problemi degli adulti domani dipende in larga misura da come i nostri figli crescono oggi. – Margaret Mead ✓ I grew up in London. ✗ I *grew* in London. Sono cresciuto a Londra. A common… Read More »