WINTER SWIMMING Flashcards

Dr Susanna Soberg

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quando si usa “have got”?

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Quando stiamo parlando di possesso, relazioni, malattie e caratteristiche di persone o cose, possiamo usare have o have got. Le forme have got sono più comuni in uno stile informale. Have got ha lo stesso significato di have ed entrambe sono usate come tempi presenti.

When we are talking about possession, relationships, illnesses and characteristics of people or things we can use either have or have got. The have got forms are more common in an informal style. Have got has the same meaning as have and both are used as present tenses.

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for the thrill and…

thrill

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per il brivido / l’emozione

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become almost mainstream

mainstream

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considerato normale, e avendo o utilizzando idee, credenze, ecc. che sono accettati dalla maggior parte delle persone: This is the director’s first mainstream Hollywood film. utilizzato per riferirsi all’istruzione per i bambini che possono essere insegnati allo stesso modo della maggior parte degli altri bambini, o alle persone, alle scuole, ecc.

considered normal, and having or using ideas, beliefs, etc. that are accepted by most people: This is the director’s first mainstream Hollywood film. used to refer to education for children who can be taught in the same way as most other children, or to people, schools, etc.

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a way of challenging oneself, as well as a health trend

as well as

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As well as è un’espressione che significa ‘in addition to’ (oltre che). Viene usata come congiunzione o preposizione per collegare due parti di una frase, di solito ponendo l’accento su quella che viene prima di esso. I sinonimi di ‘as well as’ includono ‘along with’ (insieme a), ‘besides’ (inoltre) e ‘plus’.

As well as is an expression that means ‘in addition to’. It’s used as a conjunction or preposition to connect two parts of a sentence, usually placing emphasis on the one that comes before it. Synonyms of ‘as well as’ include ‘along with’, ‘besides’, and ‘plus’.

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seem to be universally soothing and satisfying

soothing

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lenitivo / rilassante / benefico

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your problems seem to recede

recede

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retrocedere / ritirarsi / allontanarsi

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kick-start of energy

kick-start

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da il via - rilancia - da una sferzata

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his face lit up

lit up

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si illuminò

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a sense of “ease”

ease

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benessere - tranquillità

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washed away his road rage

road rage

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rabbia al volante

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…it is neither expensive nor very time consuming to become a w. swim.

neither… nor

with water so accessible, it is neither expensive nor very time consuming to become a winter siwmmer

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Usiamo neither/nor (nè/nemmeno) per negare ciascuna delle due cose. Per esempio, potresti dire: “I speak neither Spanish nor French.” (Non parlo né spagnolo né francese). Questa affermazione negativa significa che non parli spagnolo e non parli francese. È possibile utilizzare più di due opzioni in una costruzione neither/nor aggiungendo un’opzione aggiuntiva né prima di ogni opzione.

We use neither/nor to negate each of two things. For example, you might say, “I speak neither Spanish nor French.” This negative statement means that you don’t speak Spanish, and you also don’t speak French. You can use more than two options in a neither/nor construction by adding an additional nor before each option.

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shore

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costa

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13
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showcasing

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mettere in mostra (mostrare)

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to strap on skis

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allacciare gli sci

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to strap on skis for cross-country

cross-country

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sci di fondo

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16
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burst of joy

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esplosione di gioia

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people PRONE to winter depression

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inclini (persone inclini a)

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dull season

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stagione noiosa (spenta)

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they no longer ABHOR winter

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detestano/ aborrano

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in the nordic countries we have practised winter swimming for centuries, ALTHOUGH MOSTLY the older generations.

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anche se per lo più

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today the younger generations are FOLLOWING ALONG

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stanno seguendo

22
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activity you can UNDERTAKE

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intraprendere

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OVERLY important

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eccessivamente

24
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stinging cold

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freddo pungente

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dip

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tuffo - immersione (veloce, come quando inzuppi un biscotto nel latte)

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But when I get out of the water, the sensation disappears, and is OVERTAKEN by a feeling of calmness…

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superata (scavalacata)

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off-putting factors

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fattori scoraggianti

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Studies in humans measuring the respiratory rate etc UPON cold-water immersion before the first and second winter swimming season show that…

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al momento di…