Impariamo 5 interessanti frasi gergali quotidiane dell’inglese britannico, cioè un po’ di slang!
1.crack-up//to crack up – molto divertente/ crisi di nervi/ scoppio di risate/ scoppio di risate
something or somebody who is very funny/a period of mental illness when someone suffers an emotional breakdown under pressure//burst into laughter/when something breaks into separate parts
2.dough – soldi, grana, sghei
money
3.to take/have a gander – dare un’occhiata
to take/have a quick look at something/somebody
4.to be knackered – essere stanco morto
to be very tired
5.yucky – schifo, schifoso
disgusting or unpleasant
Completate le frasi seguenti con i termini gergali.
1.Let me take a ____ (quick look) at your new car!
2.The show is a ____ (extremely funny) from start to finish.
3.Oh no, her chickpea salad is so ____ (disgusting). I can’t bear its smell.
4.He doesn’t want to work but he needs the ____ (money).
5.I’m sorry but I’m too ____ (tired) to go out this evening.
sources: Cambridge Dictionary; Collins Dictionary; Urban Dictionary
keys/soluzione:
1.gender; 2. crack-up; 3. yucky; 4. dough; 5. knackered
to suffer from – soffrire di qualcosa
breakdown – crollo di nervi
to burst into laughter – scoppiarsi di risate
disgusting – schifoso
chickpea – ceci
can’t bear – non sopportare qualcosa
