Traduzione inglese <> italiano di Homesick
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Traduzione e definizione
to be homesick: avere nostalgia di casa
Esempi
- "I have been staying at Mrs Brady's school for five days now and I am very homesick."
- "I have been staying at Mrs Brady's school for five days and I am very homesick because I am sad not to see my country."
Esercizio 1
Dear Maman and Papa,
I at Mrs Brady's school five days and I am very because I am sad not to see my country.
My is a Japanese boy called Masaki, he doesn't say much, but he eats all my food you for me. Maman, the food here is , and .
Yesterday we on a trip Newquay. Mrs. Brady on the side of the road, and I was too scared to because they say there are monsters in Cornwall. On the beach, a lot of white sea birds attacked me and my sandwiches, then Masaki a rock at them which hit me on the head.
I look forward to back to France soon!
Kisses,
Jean
I at Mrs Brady's school five days and I am very because I am sad not to see my country.
My is a Japanese boy called Masaki, he doesn't say much, but he eats all my food you for me. Maman, the food here is , and .
Yesterday we on a trip Newquay. Mrs. Brady on the side of the road, and I was too scared to because they say there are monsters in Cornwall. On the beach, a lot of white sea birds attacked me and my sandwiches, then Masaki a rock at them which hit me on the head.
I look forward to back to France soon!
Kisses,
Jean
Dear Maman and Papa,
I have been staying 1 at Mrs Brady's school for 2 five days and I am very homesick 3 because I am sad not to see my country.
My roommate 4 is a Japanese boy called Masaki, he doesn't say much, but he eats all my food you made 5 for me. Maman, the food here is disgusting 6, and I miss your terrine de pigeon 7.
Yesterday we went 8 on a trip to 9 Newquay. Mrs. Brady drove 10 on the wrong 11 side of the road, and I was too scared to go surfing 12 because they say there are many 13 monsters in Cornwall. On the beach, a lot of white sea birds attacked me and ate 14 my sandwiches, then Masaki threw 15 a rock at them which hit me on the head.
I look forward to coming 16 back to France soon!
Kisses,
Jean
I have been staying 1 at Mrs Brady's school for 2 five days and I am very homesick 3 because I am sad not to see my country.
My roommate 4 is a Japanese boy called Masaki, he doesn't say much, but he eats all my food you made 5 for me. Maman, the food here is disgusting 6, and I miss your terrine de pigeon 7.
Yesterday we went 8 on a trip to 9 Newquay. Mrs. Brady drove 10 on the wrong 11 side of the road, and I was too scared to go surfing 12 because they say there are many 13 monsters in Cornwall. On the beach, a lot of white sea birds attacked me and ate 14 my sandwiches, then Masaki threw 15 a rock at them which hit me on the head.
I look forward to coming 16 back to France soon!
Kisses,
Jean
1 have been staying: Because we are talking about "the past several days", we know that this action began in the past and continues into the present, so we must use the present perfect progressive tense (has been staying). The present perfect progressive (or continuous) tense describes an action which began in the past and continues into the present.
1 am staying: This is incorrect. We do not use the present progressive tense for events that started in the past and continue up to the present. The present progressive is generally used the present progressive tense is used to describe actions in progress.
1 stay: This is incorrect. We do not use the present simple tense for events that started in the past and continue up to the present. The present simple is generally used for habitual actions.
2 for: The preposition "for" can be used to indicate a general period of time that is finished or still continuing, or the duration which something lasted. Example: "I have been living in New York for years, for months, for weeks," etc.
2 since: "Since" is grammatically incorrect here. "Since" isn't used to describe the duration of time, but rather to indicate when an action began. Example: I have loved watching trains since I was five years old.
2 during: "During", similar to the terms "while" and "throughout", is used to link an action with an event, for example: During my first year of university, I ate very little. "During" cannot be used to indicate the duration of an action.
3 homesick: "Homesick" is a state of depression by being away from one's family/home/country. Example: I went to North Korea for a year, after 2 days I was very homesick and missed my family.
3 nostalgic: Although some people will say that to be "nostalgic" is synonymous with "homesick", the term most commonly describes a desire to experience events and see people from the past.
3 missful: There is no such term as "missful" in English!
4 roommate: A "roommate" is someone that you share a room with. Masaki is Jean's roommate because they are both sleeping in the same room, in fact they are sleeping in the same bed!
4 tenant: This is incorrect. A "tenant" is someone that pays rent to use or live in a building, or other property owned by another person.
4 spouse: This is incorrect. The term "spouse" refers to either a "husband" or a "wife", that is to say one partner within a marriage.
5 made: This is correct. We usually use the verb "to make" for food and drinks.
5 did: This is incorrect. We say "to make food" and not "to do food". In English, the verb "to do" generally refers to chores and tasks: to do the dishes, to do one's homework.
5 cook: This is incorrect. Although "to cook food" is to prepare it for consumption, we cannot use this verb in the present tense. The present tense refers to habitual actions, here we need to use the preterit tense ("cooked" or "made").
6 disgusting: This is correct. A "disgusting (meal)" tastes repulsive or very bad. "Disgusting" shares similar meanings with the following adjectives: foul, repulsive, revolting, gross.
6 disgusted: This is not correct. To be "disgusted" is to be shocked or sickened. Example: 'I am disgusted by your refusal to allow me two hours off work to attend my mother's funeral.
6 disgusts me: This is incorrect. We can say that the "food disgusts me" but not the "food is disgusts me".
7 I miss your terrine de pigeon: The verb "to miss" has several meanings in English, however in this context, it means to "remember with affection" or "to feel the absence" of someone. If Jean misses his parents, then he is regretting their absence.
7 your terrine de pigeon misses me: This is incorrect. In English, the expression "to miss someone" is always used in the active sense: it is I that misses YOU. The passive construction "you are missed" is much less common.
7 your terrine de pigeon was missing: This is incorrect. If an object "is missing" it cannot be found, or is lost.
8 went: This sentence is preceded by the time expression "yesterday", therefore the past simple (preterit) tense must be used.
8 have been: This is incorrect. The present perfect tense is not used to describe past events that are completed.
8 have gone: This is incorrect. The present perfect tense is not used to describe past events that are completed.
9 to: Jean is telling his parents that he went "to" Newquay. "To" is the best choice because the verb "to go" carries the idea of movement, and the preposition "to" indicates the object or destination of this movement.
9 at: This is incorrect. The preposition "at" is not generally used after the verb "to go" to express an idea of movement. We do not "go at" a town, we "go to" a town.
9 in: This is incorrect. The preposition "in" is not generally used after the verb "to go" to express an idea of movement. We do not "go in" a town, we "go to" a town.
10 drove: The verb "to drive" is irregular: drive / drove / have driven. Because this event occurred yesterday, the preterit tense must be used: Mrs. Brady drove her car.
10 drived: This is incorrect. The verb "to drive" is not regular. Its past form is "drove" not "drived".
10 driven: This is incorrect. We do not use the past participle form of the verb "to drive" to describe completed actions in the past. Its past form is "drove" not "driven".
11 wrong: This is the correct answer. Something that is wrong is not correct or accurate. Example: My answer to this question is wrong. Jean says that Mrs. Brady drives on the wrong side of the road: In the UK, people drive on the left hand side of the road, which differs from other countries in Europe.
11 bad: This is incorrect. Wrong should not be confused with with bad (which describes something of poor quality, or is evil). Right/wrong have different meanings to good/bad.
11 worse: This is incorrect. Using the comparative form of bad (worse) is grammatically incorrect.
12 go surfing: This is correct. To describe doing activities and sports, we generally use the verb "to go" + ING. Example: Last week, I went skiing in the Alps.
12 do surf: This is incorrect. We do not use this form to describe doing activities.
12 be surfing: This is incorrect. We do not use this form to describe doing activities.
13 many: We use "many" to describe countable nouns, such as "monsters".
13 much: This is incorrect. We use "much" to describe uncountable nouns like "interest".
13 a lot: This is incorrect. "A lot" would be correct if "of" preceded the countable noun "monsters".
14 ate: The verb "to eat" is irregular: eat / ate / have eaten. Because this event occurred yesterday, the preterit tense must be used: Masaki ate Jean's sandwiches.
14 eated: This is incorrect. The verb "to eat" is not regular. Its past form is "ate" not "eated".
14 eight: This is incorrect. The term "eight" is the written form of the number "8", bad mistake!
15 threw: The verb "to throw" is irregular: throw / threw / have thrown. Because this event occurred yesterday, the preterit tense must be used: Masaki threw a stone.
15 throwed: This is incorrect. The verb "to throw" is not regular. Its past form is "threw" not "throwed".
15 through: This is incorrect. As a preposition of place, "through" indicates movement in and out of a location, or entering one side and exiting out the other. It shares the same pronunciation as "threw" but has a completely different meaning!
16 coming: This is correct. To "look forward to (doing something)" is to be excited and impatient about it or to anticipate it with pleasure. Jean is impatient about returning to France.
16 come: This is incorrect. The idiom "to look forward to" is always followed by a noun or the verb in the ING form.
16 came: This is incorrect. The idiom "to look forward to" is always followed by a noun or the verb in the ING form.
Esercizio 2
At the start of the dialogue, Hannah tells Eva that she is feeling:
There may be more than one correct choice!
There may be more than one correct choice!
At the start of the dialogue, Hannah tells Eva that she is feeling:
There may be more than one correct choice!
There may be more than one correct choice!
This is not a good description of Hannah's feelings. To feel "hungry" is to "want food" or to "need to eat".
This is not a correct choice. To feel "thirsty" is to feel that you need a drink. There is no indication that this is how Hannah is feeling in the dialogue.
It's right to say that Hannah is feeling "sad" at the start of this dialogue. She says "I'm feeling a bit down". To feel "down" is to feel "sad" or "depressed". Example: "I've been feeling really down since my husband left me for my mother".
"Homesick" is a good way to describe how Hannah feels at the start of the dialogue. Hannah tells Eva "I miss England", and asks "Do you have any music that would remind me of home?". To feel "homesick" is to miss one's country or home. Example: "-Did you enjoy your holiday? -No. The foreign food was disgusting and I felt homesick all the time".
Esercizio 3
At age 15, Jean is writing a letter to his parents, in English of course! The poor boy needs some assistance though, can you help him?
Dear Maman and Papa,
I at Mrs Brady's school five days and I am very . I am so sad not to see my country. I share a room and a bed with a Japanese boy called Masaki, but he is not a very good . He doesn't say much, and he ate all the food you for me. Maman, the food here is , and !
Yesterday we on a trip Newquay. Mrs Brady on the side of the road, and I was too scared to because they say there are monsters in Cornwall. On the beach, white sea birds attacked me and my sandwiches, then Masaki a rock at them which hit me on the head.
I look forward to back to France soon!
Kisses,
Jean
Dear Maman and Papa,
I at Mrs Brady's school five days and I am very . I am so sad not to see my country. I share a room and a bed with a Japanese boy called Masaki, but he is not a very good . He doesn't say much, and he ate all the food you for me. Maman, the food here is , and !
Yesterday we on a trip Newquay. Mrs Brady on the side of the road, and I was too scared to because they say there are monsters in Cornwall. On the beach, white sea birds attacked me and my sandwiches, then Masaki a rock at them which hit me on the head.
I look forward to back to France soon!
Kisses,
Jean
At age 15, Jean is writing a letter to his parents, in English of course! The poor boy needs some assistance though, can you help him?
Dear Maman and Papa,
I have been staying 1 at Mrs Brady's school for 2 five days and I am very homesick 3. I am so sad not to see my country. I share a room and a bed with a Japanese boy called Masaki, but he is not a very good roommate 4. He doesn't say much, and he ate all the food you made 5 for me. Maman, the food here is disgusting 6, and I miss your pigeon pâté 7!
Yesterday we went 8 on a trip to 9 Newquay. Mrs Brady drove 10 on the wrong 11 side of the road, and I was too scared to go surfing 12 because they say there are many 13 monsters in Cornwall. On the beach, white sea birds attacked me and ate 14 my sandwiches, then Masaki threw 15 a rock at them which hit me on the head.
I look forward to coming 16 back to France soon!
Kisses,
Jean
Dear Maman and Papa,
I have been staying 1 at Mrs Brady's school for 2 five days and I am very homesick 3. I am so sad not to see my country. I share a room and a bed with a Japanese boy called Masaki, but he is not a very good roommate 4. He doesn't say much, and he ate all the food you made 5 for me. Maman, the food here is disgusting 6, and I miss your pigeon pâté 7!
Yesterday we went 8 on a trip to 9 Newquay. Mrs Brady drove 10 on the wrong 11 side of the road, and I was too scared to go surfing 12 because they say there are many 13 monsters in Cornwall. On the beach, white sea birds attacked me and ate 14 my sandwiches, then Masaki threw 15 a rock at them which hit me on the head.
I look forward to coming 16 back to France soon!
Kisses,
Jean
1 have been staying: Because we are talking about "the past several days", we know that this action began in the past and continues into the present, so we must use the present perfect progressive tense (has been staying). The present perfect progressive (or continuous) tense describes an action which began in the past and continues into the present.
1 am staying: This is incorrect. We do not use the present progressive tense for events that started in the past and continue up to the present. The present progressive is generally used the present progressive tense is used to describe actions in progress.
1 stay: This is incorrect. We do not use the present simple tense for events that started in the past and continue up to the present. The present simple is generally used for habitual actions.
2 for: The preposition "for" can be used to indicate a general period of time that is finished or still continuing, or the duration which something lasted. Example: "I have been living in New York for years, for months, for weeks," etc.
2 since: "Since" is grammatically incorrect here. "Since" isn't used to describe the duration of time, but rather to indicate when an action began. Example: I have loved watching trains since I was five years old.
2 during: "During", similar to the terms "while" and "throughout", is used to link an action with an event, for example: During my first year of university, I ate very little. "During" cannot be used to indicate the duration of an action.
3 homesick: "Homesick" is a state of depression by being away from one's family/home/country. Example: I went to North Korea for a year, after 2 days I was very homesick and missed my family.
3 nostalgia: "Nostalgia" and "homesickness" have slightly different meanings. "Nostalgia" generally refers a feeling of sentimentality for the past, whereas "homesickness" refers to the feeling of missing your home! In any case, the noun nostalgia shouldn't be used here. An adjective is required in this construction.
3 miss: "Miss" is a verb, not an adjective. Using it here is grammatically incorrect.
4 roommate: A "roommate" is someone with whom you share a room or a flat / apartment. Masaki is Jean's roommate because they are both sleeping in the same room, in fact they are sleeping in the same bed!
4 tenant: This is incorrect. A "tenant" is someone that pays rent to use or live in a building or property owned by another person.
4 landlord: This is incorrect. A landlord is either the owner of a property, or the person responsible for maintaining it.
5 made: This is correct. We usually use the verb "to make" to describe the preparation or cooking of food.
5 did: This is incorrect. We say "to make food" and not "to do food". In English, the verb "to do" generally refers to chores and tasks: to do the dishes, to do one's homework.
5 cook: This is incorrect. Although "to cook food" is to prepare it for consumption, we cannot use this verb in the present tense. The present tense refers to habitual actions, here we need to use the preterit tense ("cooked" or "made").
6 disgusting: This is correct. A "disgusting (meal)" tastes repulsive or very bad. "Disgusting" shares similar meanings with the following adjectives: foul, repulsive, revolting, gross.
6 disgusted: This is not correct. To be "disgusted" is to be shocked or sickened. Example: 'I am disgusted by your refusal to allow me two hours off work to attend my mother's funeral.
6 disgusts me: This is incorrect. We can say that the "food disgusts me" but not the "food is disgusts me".
7 I miss your pigeon pâté: The verb "to miss" has several meanings in English, however in this context, it means to "remember with affection" or "to feel the absence" of someone. If Jean misses his parents, then he is regretting their absence.
7 your pigeon pâté misses me: This is incorrect. In English, the expression "to miss someone" is commonly used in the active voice: I miss you, They miss us. Note that it is unlikely that the pâté is capable of affection for someone.
7 your pigeon pâté was missing: This is incorrect. If an object "is missing", it cannot be found, or is lost.
8 went: This is correct. This sentence is preceded by the term "yesterday", therefore the past simple tense, used for single completed actions in the past, should be used.
8 have been: This is incorrect. The present perfect tense is not used to describe completed past events which occurred at specific times.
8 have gone: This is incorrect. The present perfect tense is not used to describe completed past events which occurred at specific times.
9 to: This is correct. "To" is the correct preposition to use when describing movement "towards" or in the direction of a destination. "To" indicates the object or destination of this movement.
9 at: This is incorrect. The preposition "at" is not generally used after the verb "to go" to express an idea of movement. We do not "go at" a town, we "go to" a town.
9 in: This is incorrect. The preposition "in" is not generally used after the verb "to go" to express an idea of movement. We do not "go in" a town, we "go to" a town.
10 drove: The verb "to drive" is irregular: drive / drove / have driven. Because this event occurred yesterday, the simple past tense should be used: Mrs. Brady drove her car.
10 drived: This is incorrect. The verb "to drive" is irregular. It cannot be conjugated as "drived" in any tense.
10 has driven: This is incorrect. We do not use the present perfect form of the verb to describe an action which took place "yesterday".
11 wrong: This is the correct answer. Something that is "wrong" is not correct or accurate. Example: My answer to this question is wrong. Jean says that Mrs. Brady drives on the wrong side of the road: In the UK, people drive on the left hand side of the road, which differs from other countries in Europe.
11 bad: This is incorrect. "Wrong" should not be confused with with "bad" (which describes something of poor quality, or is evil). "Right" and "wrong" (correct and incorrect) have different meanings than "good" and "bad" (positive and negative).
11 worse: This is incorrect. Using the comparative form of bad (worse) is grammatically incorrect.
12 go surfing: This is correct. To describe performing activities and sports, we often use the verb "to go" + ING. Example: Last week, I went skiing in the Alps, and next week I'm going golfing in Dubai.
12 do surfing: This is incorrect. We do not cannot precede "surfing" with the auxiliary "do".
12 be surfing: This is incorrect. We do not cannot precede "surfing" with the auxiliary "be".
13 many: We use "many" to describe countable nouns, such as "monsters".
13 much: This is incorrect. We use "much" to describe uncountable nouns like "interest".
13 a lot: This is incorrect. "A lot" would be correct if "of" preceded the countable noun "monsters".
14 ate: The verb "to eat" is irregular: eat / ate / have eaten. Because this event occurred yesterday, the preterit tense must be used: Masaki ate Jean's sandwiches.
14 have eaten: Using the present perfect "have eaten" is grammatically incorrect here. Continuing to use the simple past tense to describe "yesterday's actions" is the best choice.
14 eating: A progressive form of the verb shouldn't be used here. This is not an action in progress.
15 threw: The verb "to throw" is irregular: throw / threw / have thrown. Because this event occurred yesterday, the preterit tense must be used: Masaki threw a stone.
15 has thrown: Using the present perfect "have thrown" is grammatically incorrect here. Continuing to use the simple past tense to describe "yesterday's actions" is the best choice.
15 throwing: A progressive form of the verb shouldn't be used here. This is not an action in progress.
16 coming: This is correct. To "look forward to (doing something)" is to be excited and impatient about it or to anticipate it with pleasure. Jean is impatient about returning, or "coming back" to France.
16 come: This is incorrect. The idiom "to look forward to" is always followed by a noun or the verb in the ING form.
16 came: This is incorrect. The idiom "to look forward to" is always followed by a noun or the verb in the ING form.
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