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Social1 Discussing books 1What's that you're reading? Che stai leggendo?It's a novel by Luke Dawson. È un romanzo di Luke Dawson.What's the book called? Qual è il titolo del libro?The novel's called вЂLast Chance’. Il romanzo è intitolato вЂL'ultima possibilità’I've read that novel, it's pretty good. Ho letto quel romanzo, è molto bello.They made a film of the book, but it wasn't up to much. Hanno tratto un film dal libro ma non era un granché.I only started reading the book a couple of days ago and I've nearly finished it. Ho cominciato a leggere il libro solo un paio di giorni fa e l'ho quasi finito.I haven't been able to put the book down. Non sono riuscita a staccarmi dal libro.The plot is so cleverly written, there are lots of twists and turns. La trama è costruita veramente bene, ci sono un sacco di intrecci e colpi di scena.I won't spoil the story for you. Non voglio rovinarti la storia.Are you reading anything at the moment? Stai leggendo qualcosa in questo periodo?I've got a couple of books on the go. Ho un paio di libri in ballo.I'm reading a historical novel set during the First World War. Sto leggendo un romanzo storico ambientato durante la prima guerra mondiale.I'm re-reading an Orwell novel we studied at school. Sto rileggendo un romanzo di Orwell che abbiamo studiato a scuola. -
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♦ by /baɪ, bɪ, bə/A prep.1 (di luogo) presso; vicino a; davanti a; su; per; da; attraverso; via: He was sitting by me, era seduto vicino a me; a house by the sea, una casa sul mare; DIALOGO → - Shoes- There's a mirror over there by the ladies' shoes, c'è uno specchio vicino alle scarpe da donna; I go by their house every day, passo davanti alla loro casa ogni giorno; DIALOGO → - Taking a seat in a restaurant- Could we have that table by the window?, potremmo avere quel tavolo davanti alla finestra?; I got in by the back door, entrai dalla porta di dietro; I went to Naples by Rome, andai a Napoli via Roma2 (tempo) per; entro; di; a: I'll finish it by tomorrow, lo finirò per (o entro) domani; DIALOGO → - Putting the heating on- I'll be gone by 8.30 tomorrow, sarò andata via per le 8:30 domani; by night, di notte; by moonlight, al chiaro di luna3 (mezzo o strumento) a; con; da; per; di: driven by electricity, azionato dall'elettricità; to read by candlelight, leggere a lume di candela; to take sb. by the hand, prendere q. per mano; to hold st. by the handle, tenere qc. per il manico; made by hand, fatto a mano; to send by air, spedire per via aerea; to travel by train, viaggiare in treno; DIALOGO → - Going for an interview- I'm going by bus, vado in autobus; by post, per posta; What do you mean by that?, che vuoi dire con ciò?; to divide a number by another, dividere un numero per un altro; He apologized by saying he didn't know, si è scusato col dire (o dicendo) che non lo sapeva4 (modo) per; di; a; secondo; da: by accident, per caso; by mistake, per errore; taken by surprise, colto di sorpresa; by degrees, per gradi; (leg.) by proxy, per procura; by my watch, secondo il (o stando al) mio orologio; to judge by appearances, giudicare dalle apparenze; judging by my standards, giudicando secondo i miei criteri5 (agente) da; di: America was discovered by Columbus, l'America fu scoperta da Colombo; DIALOGO → - Discussing books 1- It's a novel by Luke Dawson, è un romanzo di Luke Dawson; DIALOGO → - Discussing music- Who's this song by?, di chi è questa canzone?6 (misura, calcolo, distanza) a; per; di: to sell st. by the litre, vendere qc. a litro; to buy by retail, comprare al minuto; to work by the hour, lavorare a ore; to win by half a mile, vincere per mezzo miglio; Oil prices have gone up by 5%, i prezzi del petrolio sono saliti del 5%; The room is six feet by ten, la stanza è sei piedi per dieciB avv.1 vicino; accanto: We live close by, abitiamo vicino; to keep st. by, tenere qc. a portata di mano; He stole the vase when nobody was by, ha rubato il vaso quando nessuno era lì vicino3 da parte; in disparte; via: He has laid by some money for his old age, ha messo da parte un po' di denaro per la vecchiaia● by all means, certamente; senz'altro □ by and large, nell'insieme; nel complesso; in generale □ by appointment, per appuntamento □ by the by (o by the bye), incidentalmente; a proposito □ by the day, ( di lavoro) a giornata □ by daylight, alla luce del giorno □ by the dozen, a dozzine □ by far, di gran lunga: by far the best student, di gran lunga il migliore degli studenti □ by heart, a memoria □ by law, secondo la legge; per legge □ by nature, per natura, secondo natura; di natura □ by now, ormai: He should have arrived by now, ormai dovrebbe essere già arrivato □ ( all) by oneself, da solo; da sé; in disparte: He was sitting by himself, era seduto in disparte; He's done it by himself, l'ha fatto da sé □ by rail, per ferrovia □ by the side of, al fianco di □ by then, allora: You'll be a man by then, sarai già uomo allora □ by trade, di mestiere □ by twos, due a due; due alla volta □ by the way, cammin facendo; ( anche) a proposito, incidentalmente □ by way of, come; a mo' di.
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