day 25the audition
unit 4 · educationthe audition
Say “although” in several ways: benché fosse nervosa, sebbene…, nonostante il freddo, pur avendo studiato tanto, malgrado tutto.
today’s words
- nonostante · despite, in spite of; although
- benché · although
- sebbene · although
- malgrado · despite, in spite of
- ciononostante · nevertheless, all the same
- la tensione · tension, stress
- coraggioso · brave, courageous
- il panico · panic
- incoraggiare · to encourage
- il violino · violin
- intenso · intense, strong
- la pressione · pressure
- teso · tense, nervous; stretched
- l'audizione · audition; hearing
- esibirsi · to perform (in public)
- il/la pianista · pianist
- lo spartito · sheet music, score
- l'esecuzione · performance (of a piece of music); execution
- l'ambito · field, area, sphere
- sottoscritto · undersigned
sentences
- Benché fosse nervosa, Yuki ha dormito bene. · Although she was nervous, Yuki slept well.
- Sebbene avesse studiato molto, sentiva la tensione. · Although she had studied a lot, she felt the tension.
- Nonostante il freddo, Anna ed Elena aspettano fuori. · Despite the cold, Anna and Elena wait outside.
- Pur avendo studiato tanto, Yuki era molto tesa. · Although she had studied so much, Yuki was very tense.
- Malgrado tutto, la pianista è stata coraggiosa. · In spite of everything, the pianist was brave.