mercoledì 25 settembre 2013

Vocabulary

  • recipient, noun (= destinatario) ;    re-cipi-ent  ;     /rɪˈsɪpɪənt/
The "recipient" is a person who receives something
Use cases: "recipient address rejected"; "universal recipient"
Synonyms: receiver, addressee, taker,acceptor    

  • reclaim, verb (=ritirare, recuperare);    re-claim;     /rɪˈkleɪm/
If you reclaim something, you succeed in getting it back
Structure it takes: "to reclaim something"
Use cases: "they got the the right to reclaim South African citizenship"; "baggage reclaim"
Synonyms: to regain
  • rude, adjective (=scortese, maleducato);        /ruːd/ 
A person who is uncivil and impolite 
Synonyms: boorish, abrupt, uncivil, brusque
Prefixes/suffixes: rudely (adv); rudeness (noun)
  • romance, noun (=relazione sentimentale o storia d'amore);       /rəˈmæns/
It can be seen as a love affair or a tale of love
Synonyms:  1) love, courtship, romantic tie
                    2) love story, romantic novel


  • Vacancy, noun (=posto vacante);       /ˈveɪkənsɪ/

It is an unfilled position
Use cases: "job vacancies"; "vacancy list"
Synonyms:absence


  • Villain,noun (=delinquente)      /ˈvɪlən/
A villain is a waeked and evil person
Synonyms:bandit, scoundrel, rascal

  • guffaw,noun (risata fragorosa)           /gʌˈfɔː/
A noisy laugh
Use cases:" i let out a huge guffaw"
Synonyms: hearty laugh, roar of laughter









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