KEY WORD TRANSFORMATION Flashcards
BE SURPRISED
TO COME AS (GREAT) SURPRISE
avere difficoltà a fare qualcosa
TO FIND DIFFICULTY IN- TO FIND SMTH HARD TO
stare per fare qualcosa POINT
TO BE ON POINT OF
essere cause di- SOURCE
TO BE A SOURCE OF
IN NESSUN CASO- UNDER
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD-MAY-CAN
prendere qualcosa sul serio
TAKE SMTH SERIOUSLY
ESSERE ALL’ALTEZZA- LIVE
LIVE UP TO (SMONE’S EXPECTATIONS)
ESSERE — COME SE
BEING (TREATED) AS IF
AVERE AVERE MOOD DI
TO BE IN THE MOOD FOR-TO
NON ESSERE DELL’UMORE
TO BE IN NO MOOD
INCOLPARE- BLAME
BLAME OF
POINT- NEGATIVO
NO POINT
ENTRO UN TEMPO
BY THE TIME-UNTIL
ESSERE INFLUENZATO DA- IMPACT-AFFECT
HAVE AN IMPACT ON- BE AFFECTED BY
DIFFERENCE
MAKE NO DIFFERENCE TO SMONE
ESSERE L’AUTORE-BRAINS
TO BE THE BRAINS BEHIND
DARE LE DIMISSIONI
HAND SMONE’S NOTICE
(NON) AVERE INCLINAZIONI
HAVE (NO) INCLINATION
ESSERE IN BUONI RAPPORTI (TERMS)
TO BE ON GOOD TERMS
If your sister didn’t work so hard, your family would starve!
Were it for your sister not working so hard, your family would starve.
ANDARE SECONDO I PIANI
GO TO PLAN
ESSERE TAGLIATO PER
CUT OUT TO BE
DIVENTARE
TURN INTO
TAGLIARE-BLOCCARE– CUT
CUT SHORT