ITL 312L Second-Year Italian Language and Culture II

Punto chiave [ G ] - parlare dei gusti

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Punto chiave [ G ], pagina 6

A. Usa i verbi indicati per tradurre le frasi

1. bastare. subject: the thing that is enough. indirect object: the person for whom something is enough.
Two suitcases are enough for us.

2. dare fastidio. subject: the thing that is annoying. indirect object: the person who is annoyed.
Those noises annoy them but they never say anything.

3. dispiacere. subject: the thing that is bothersome. indirect object: the person who is bothered.
Is the smoke bothering you, Mr Brambilla?

4. fare paura. subject: the thing that frightens. indirect object: the person who is frightened.
Mrs Cuomo's dog used to frighten Pierino.

5. fare schifo. subject: the thing that is disgusting. indirect object: the person who is disgusted.
The smell of fried fish was disgusting to Vittorio.

6. importare. subject: the thing that is (not) important. indirect object: the person to whom it is (not) important.
He didn't care about the results of the survey (sondaggio).

7. interessare. subject: the thing that is of interest. indirect object: the person who finds it interesting.
We're very interested in the mayor's new plan.

8. mancare. subject: the thing or person missed. indirect object: the person who misses the other person or thing.
Do you miss me, sweetheart? (tesoro)

9. occorrere. subject: the thing that is needed. indirect object: the person who needs it.
Grandmother needs some sugar in order to make the cookies (biscotti).

10. servire. subject: the thing that is useful. indirect object: the person to whom it is useful.
Can you use a hand with the luggage? (il bagaglio)

11. restare. subject: the thing left over. indirect object: the person who has something left over.
I didn't spend much; I have a hundred dollars left.

B. Use the above expressions to write sentences in which you tell...

1. how many weeks of lessons you have left
2. what you miss about living with your parents
3. how many hours of sleep per night are enough for you
4. what aspect of Italian life or culture most interests you
5. something you need for your apartment
6. whether or not what other people say is important to you
7. about something that scares you
8. about something that annoys you