STUDY WEEK : Words that all sound that same to me Flashcards

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avverbi di giudizio e opinione -> AFFERMATIVI

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sicuramente
certamente
ovviamente
naturalmente etc.

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avverbi di giudizio e opinione -> NEGAZIONE

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nemmeno
neppure
neanche
mica etc.

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avverbi di giudizio e opinione -> DUBBIO

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magari
eventualmente
probabilmente
etc.

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not even / neither

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nemmeno / neppure / neanche

eg. Even I can’t stand that programme, I never watch it on TV.
eg. Nemmeno / Neppure / Neanche io sopporto quel programma, non lo guardo mai in TV.

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maybe / perhaps / if only

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magari

eg.1 Magari vincessi al superenalotto! (If only I’d win the lottery!)
eg. 2 Magari verrà lo stesso (Maybe it will be the same)

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i connettivi avversativi

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introducono una contrapposizione eg. ma, perro, anzi, tuttavia ecc.

eg.1 questa legge non è chiara, anzi è proprio confusa!

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i connettivi concessivi (even though, despite…)

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introducono un effetto o una conclusione inattesa, non logica

eg. pur + gerundio , or nonostante + congiuntivo

eg.1 Pur avendo letto il manifesto non hanno capito quali sono i principali della nostra organizzazione (Despite having read the manifesto they have not understood who are the main ones of our organization)

eg.2 Nonostante ci siano state molte proteste, il Governo ha approvato la proposta di legge. (Despite many protests, the Government approved the bill)

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Nonostante

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in spite of / despite, requires congiuntivo
eg.1 nonostante ci siano state molti, etc.

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I connettivi chi aggiungono qqcsa

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inoltre, oltretutto, poi etc.

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inoltre

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moreover / furthermore / additionally

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oltretutto

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besides
eg.1 Oltretutto, è anche un bel ragazzo.
Besides, he’s also a good looking guy.

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ways of saying ‘but’

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ma, però

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però

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but, ye, however

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Tuttavia

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nonetheless / however

eg. Oggi sto meglio, tuttavia mi fa ancora male la gamba (I’m feeling better today; my leg still hurts however)

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eppure

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and yet , still, but

eg.1 Era un bell’uomo, eppure non era ancora sposato (He was a good looking man, but he was not yet married)

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anzi

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actually / on the contrary

eg.1 Non è costata molto, anzi è stata un vero affare (It wasn’t very expensive; it was actually a great deal)

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bensì

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but rather

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poiché

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seeing as how / since (also siccome)

eg.1 Poiché nessuno mi sta ascoltando, io smetterei anche di parlare (Seeing as how nobody is listening to me, I’m going to stop talking.)

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siccome

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seeing as how / since / given that (also poiché)

eg.1 Siccome ne ho abbastanza del tuo comportamento, andrò senza di te. (Given that I’ve had enough of your bad behaviour, I’m going w/o you)

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mica

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m.1. it’s not as if
eg.1. Non l’ho fatto mica apposta. (It’s not like I did it on purpose)

m.2. at all
eg.2. Non è mica male la tua nuova amica. (Your new friend isn’t bad at all.)