phrasal verbs

Question 1

be about (2)

Answer 1

be about : riguardare, parlare di
ex. the book is about crime.

be about : essere in giro, girare
ex. not many people are about today

Question 2

be ahead

Answer 2

essere in vantaggio

ex. Compared to the UK, Sweden is ahead in terms of employment security.

Question 3

be along

Answer 3

stare arrivando, essere in procinto di arrivare

Question 4

be back

Answer 4

tornare
ex. I’m back from Canada

Question 5

be a far cry from

Answer 5

essere tutt’altra cosa rispetto a, essere ben altro rispetto a, essere un altro paio di maniche rispetto a
ex. Life in Canada is a far cry from what she’s used to in Haiti.

Question 6

be about to do

Answer 6

on the point of doing, sul ounto di fare, in procinto di fare
ex. I was just about to step into the bath when the doorbell rang.

Question 7

be above (2)

Answer 7

be above : morally superior to, essere supeiori, non sbbassarsi a
ex. He’s above lying about such things. (non si abbassa a mentire su queste cose)

be above : too complex for, aldila della comprensione, essere al di sopra delle competenze di
ex. All this talk of economics is above me. (tutte queste discussioni di economia vanno aldila della mia
comprensione)

Question 8

be acquainted

Answer 8

know each other, conoscersi
ex. Are you two already acquainted?

Question 9

be after

Answer 9

cercare, essere alla ricerca di
ex. I’m after a new service provider; which one would you recommend?

Question 10

be ancient history

Answer 10

acqua passata

Question 11

be annoyed at / with

Answer 11

essere arrabbiato con, essere infastidito da

Question 12

appear to be

Answer 12

sembrare, apparire
ex. Ken appears to be very dedicated to his family.

Question 13

be apprehensive about

Answer 13

be nervous about, essere in ansia per
ex. I’m apprehensive about moving to Japan; I have never lived abroad before.

Question 14

be arsed

Answer 14

(vulgar)
scomodarsi, disturbarsi a , non avere voglia di (usato in frasi negative)

ex. I asked him to check it for me but he said he couldn’t be arsed. (Gli ho chesto di controllare per me ma ha detto che non si sarebbe scomodato)

Question 15

as it ought to be / as it should be

Answer 15

come dovrebbe essere

Question 16

(to) hand

Answer 16

hand - mano, lancetta, aiuto, (fatto) a mano, turno di carte

to hand - passare qualcosa
to hand in - consegnare
to hand down - lasciare, tramandare
to hand back - restituire

Question 17

catch a glimpse of

Answer 17

vedere di sfuggita