Chiunque voglia parlare un inglese da “Champions” non può non saper usare
bene i phrasal verbs. Preparatevi per
la finale di Berlino imparandone dieci che si usano spesso nell’ambito calcistico
(e non solo). Ricordatevi che la strategia migliore per impadronirsi di questi
verbi particolarissimi è collezionarne diversi esempi, anche perché la traduzione
può cambiare a seconda del contesto.
turn on (accendere)
If Messi turns
on the magic, Barcelona are likely to win.
warm up (riscaldarsi)
Juve warmed upfor the final by winning the Italian Cup.
go all out to (fare del proprio
meglio)
Xavi will begoing all out to win another
Champions’ League medal in his last game for Barcelona.
hold on to (tenere, mantenere)
If Juve score first, I think they will hold on to their lead.
get away with (passarla liscia, farla franca)
It’s unlikely Suarez will get away with biting Chiellini again.
pull it off (riuscirci,
farcela)
Many Juventus fans secretly think they can pull it off.
leave out (lasciare fuori)
With one eye on the Barcelona game, Juventus left several key players out of the league match against Napoli.
rule out (escludere)
You can’t rule
out the possibility of the match going to extra time and penalties.
be broken up (essere devastato, avere il cuore
infranto)
Inter fans won’t exactly be broken up if Juventus lose.
send off (espellere)
It’s not unlikely someone will be sent off.
Adesso provate a completare le seguenti frasi usando questi stessi verbi.
Spetta a voi decidere la forma temporale da inserire.
1) UEFA have
_______________________ the possibility of changing the kick-off time.
2) Players often
get injured because they haven’t _______________________ properly.
3) It was a bad
foul and he had already been booked so he was _______________________ .
4) When Barcelona
_______________________ the style, they are one of the best teams to watch.
5) He’s such a
great player that no manager would ever ________ him ________ of the team.
6) No one thought
we had a chance of winning but somehow we _______________________ .
7) The problem for
FC Bari is that they have never been able to _______________________ their best
players.
8) He _______________________
about not being picked to play in the final.
9) The referee let
the other team _______________________ murder.
10) When teams
don’t _______________________ to win, the supporters tend to get frustrated.
Soluzioni: 1) ruled out; 2) warmed up; 3) sent off; 4)
turn on; 5) leave…out; 6) pulled it off; 7) hold on to; 8) was broken up; 9)
get away with; 10) go all out
