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"Still", "Yet", "Again", "Alredy" e anche "Always", sono parole che spesso causano problemi per gli studenti di inglese. Quindi cerchiamo di distinguere chiaramente tra di loro.

Il problema deriva dal fatto che le altre lingue non hanno una scelta equivalente di parole, e una parola copre significati diversi; Encore francese e noch tedesco, per esempio, possono essere sia "ancora" o "ancora" o "di nuovo", e talvolta anche "sempre" o "già" in inglese. I dizionari non sempre distinguono chiaramente tra i diversi usi.

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55 Italian Idiomatic phrases and expressions

Avere la Botte Piena e la Moglie Ubriaca : To have the wine cask full and the wife drunk: to have your cake and eat it, too.
Avere le mani d'oro :to be gifted in doing things
Attaccare il Cappello : To hang up one’s hat: used of a man who marries a wealthy woman, and (presumably) doesn’t have to work anymore.
A piede libero : out of jail
Alzare il gomito : to drink too much
Andarci coi piedi di piombo : to be cautious
Attacalo al chiodo : Hang it to the nail ( forget about it )
Avere le mani in pasta :to have power to influence someone else's decisions, to be powerful
Avere le mani legate :to have one's hands tied
Avere un piede nella fossa : to be almost dead
Buona Notte al Secchio : Literally, good night to the bucket, iIt’s used to mean …and then we’re screwed.Why there should be a bucket involved I do not know.
Buono Come il Pane :As good as bread.
Caduto dalle Nuvole :Fallen from the clouds: Completely surprised, or pretending to be.
Siamo incasinati : We’re in a mess(or we’re very busy”).
Cadere in piedi : to land on one's feet, to come out of a situation without damage
Cogliere qualcuno con le mani nel sacco :to catch someone red:handed
Dare manforte :to come to the rescue
Dare una mano a qualcuno :to help someone
Darsela a gambe : to run away
Essere alla mano :to be easy going
Dalle Stelle alle Stalle From riches to rugs
Dente Avvelenato – Ho il dente avvelenato : I am quite upset
Essere in gamba :
Fare man bassa : to ransack
Fuori di Testa : Out of your mind
Gallina Vecchia fa Buon Brodo : old chicken makes good soup
Fuori dai piedi! : clear out!
Il bue dice cornuto all'asino : The ox calls horned the donkey
Il Sangue Al Cervello – the blood on the brain (to describe that anger incrases)
In Bocca al Lupo : Into the wolf's mouth : good luck ( it works like Break a leg in English ) The proper response is Crepi il lupo (May the wolf die)
Leccapiedi : brownnose
Legarsela al dito : to remember a wrong bitterly
Man mano che : as/while
Metter le mani avanti (prima di cadere) : to take action to prevent later damage
Mettere il dito sulla piaga : to touch where it hurts
Mettersi le mani nei capelli : to be desperate, helpless
Metterci la ciliegina sopra : To place the cherry on top – To finish up something
Metti il sale sulla coda – Put salt on his tail / Try to catch it !
Mi piace un casino : I like it a lot.
Mordersi le mani : to regret something
Nella Botte Piccola C'è Vino Buono : Into a small cask there is good wine: A friendly compliment to a short person.
Non fare il passo piu' lungo della gamba : Don't make your step longer than your leg (or, don’t bite off more than you can chew)
Olio di gomito : oil from the elbow / Physical labor : Usare olio di gomito : Faticare
Ogni morto di papa : Every Death of a Pope : once in a blue moon.
Peli Sulla Lingua : non ho peli sulla lingua : I have no hair on my tongue – I speak frankly
Peli Sullo stomaco: ( Avere peli sullo stomaco ) :
Prendere qualcosa sottogamba : not to take it seriously
Piove sul Bagnato: It rains on what’s already wet : When it rains it pours !
Qualcosa bolle in pentola : Something is boiling in the pot (You are up to something) Ragionare coi piedi : to be illogical
Sentirsi prudere le mani : to feel like hitting someone
Star con le mani in mano : to be idle, to be sitting on the fence
Su due piedi : on the spot
Ti scureggia il cervello ( A fun Roman expression that mean : Your brin is farting ! / you are saying something very stupid ! )
Tirarsi su le maniche : Pull up the sleeves : Getting ready to work
Venire alle mani : to fight

Fonte: lifeinitaly.com

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Period (.)

We use a period (.)

at the end of a sentence (always)

Hello. My name is Jim. I am a teacher at Gulf Polytechnic in Bahrain. Bahrain is a small island in the Gulf near the coast of Saudi Arabia.

when we do not write all of a word (often)

Fri. ( = Friday)
Aug. ( = August)
A. Smith (Mr. Smith's first name begins with "A")
e.g. ( = for example; from the Latin exempli gratia)
etc. ( = and all the others; from the Latin et cetera)

Question mark (?)

We use a question mark (?) at the end of a question (but not at the beginning):

Did John find a nice apartment?
Where is Winnipeg?

Notice the question mark includes the period.

Apostrophe (')

We use an apostrophe (')

for the genitive of nouns (Unit 49)

My brother's name is Matthew.
My brothers' names are Matthew, Edmund and Martin.

for short forms of words (Unit 6)

Comma (,)

We use a comma (,)

in a list

In this sentence, My brothers are Matthew, Edmund and Martin, you can understand that I have three brothers.

But in this sentence, My brothers are Matthew Edmund and Martin, I have only two brothers (one is called Matthew Edmund and the other is called Martin).

Notice that there is no comma before and: I bought some oranges, some apples, some peaches and a pear.

at the beginning and end of some extra information

Matthew, my eldest brother, lives near Athabasca.
Matthew, who lives near Athabasca, is my eldest brother.

after extra information at the beginning of a sentence

After three months, Matthew found an apartment.
If the weather is good, we can go to the beach.
Finally, I managed to open the door.

But we do not use the comma if we put the extra information at the end of the sentence:

Matthew found an apartment after three months.
We can go to the beach if the weather is good.

between exact words spoken and the rest of the sentence

"Don't speak to me," he said.
She said, "I don't think you understand."

NEVER use a comma between subject and verb (Matthew, found an apartment) or between the verb and a noun phrase (Matthew found, an apartment).

Quotation marks (" ")

We use quotation marks (" ") to show that the words between them are the exact words spoken - "Just relax," the dentist told me. Notice that they are at the top of the writing (NOT _"Just relax_").

Exclamation mark (!)

We use an exclamation mark (!) to show great surprise or great interest.

Really! That is so strange!

Notice that the exclamation mark includes a period and that it cannot go at the beginning of a sentence (NOT ! Really). We do not use it for any other purpose.

Hyphen (-)

We use a hyphen (-) between two words to show that we must read them as one idea.

a second-hand car
a one-way street

source: wpeau.ca

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