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81 [eighty-one]

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81 [ottantuno]

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to write scr--ere s------- s-r-v-r- -------- scrivere 0
He wrote a letter. L-i -- ------o-u-a-l-t-e--. L-- h- s------ u-- l------- L-i h- s-r-t-o u-a l-t-e-a- --------------------------- Lui ha scritto una lettera. 0
And she wrote a card. E le- ha--critt--un- -artol-n-. E l-- h- s------ u-- c--------- E l-i h- s-r-t-o u-a c-r-o-i-a- ------------------------------- E lei ha scritto una cartolina. 0
to read l---e-e l------ l-g-e-e ------- leggere 0
He read a magazine. L---ha -e--o una --vista. L-- h- l---- u-- r------- L-i h- l-t-o u-a r-v-s-a- ------------------------- Lui ha letto una rivista. 0
And she read a book. E --i-h- le--o-u----b-o. E l-- h- l---- u- l----- E l-i h- l-t-o u- l-b-o- ------------------------ E lei ha letto un libro. 0
to take pr---ere p------- p-e-d-r- -------- prendere 0
He took a cigarette. L-i--a --eso u----i-a-----. L-- h- p---- u-- s--------- L-i h- p-e-o u-a s-g-r-t-a- --------------------------- Lui ha preso una sigaretta. 0
She took a piece of chocolate. Lei -a---es- -- p-z-o-d---i-cc-l--o. L-- h- p---- u- p---- d- c---------- L-i h- p-e-o u- p-z-o d- c-o-c-l-t-. ------------------------------------ Lei ha preso un pezzo di cioccolato. 0
He was disloyal, but she was loyal. Lu-------n-----e--m- l-i e-a-f-----. L-- e-- i-------- m- l-- e-- f------ L-i e-a i-f-d-l-, m- l-i e-a f-d-l-. ------------------------------------ Lui era infedele, ma lei era fedele. 0
He was lazy, but she was hard-working. Lu- ----p-g-o---a-lei --a at-i--. L-- e-- p----- m- l-- e-- a------ L-i e-a p-g-o- m- l-i e-a a-t-v-. --------------------------------- Lui era pigro, ma lei era attiva. 0
He was poor, but she was rich. Lui--r--pover-------e--era ric-a. L-- e-- p------ m- l-- e-- r----- L-i e-a p-v-r-, m- l-i e-a r-c-a- --------------------------------- Lui era povero, ma lei era ricca. 0
He had no money, only debts. L-i -on a--v--s-l-i-ma de-iti. L-- n-- a---- s---- m- d------ L-i n-n a-e-a s-l-i m- d-b-t-. ------------------------------ Lui non aveva soldi ma debiti. 0
He had no luck, only bad luck. Lu- -on-av-v---o----a-ma sfo-tun-. L-- n-- a---- f------ m- s-------- L-i n-n a-e-a f-r-u-a m- s-o-t-n-. ---------------------------------- Lui non aveva fortuna ma sfortuna. 0
He had no success, only failure. Lui -on-av--a suc---s--m- in--cc--s-. L-- n-- a---- s------- m- i---------- L-i n-n a-e-a s-c-e-s- m- i-s-c-e-s-. ------------------------------------- Lui non aveva successo ma insuccesso. 0
He was not satisfied, but dissatisfied. L---no----a-----ent- -a s---t-nt-. L-- n-- e-- c------- m- s--------- L-i n-n e-a c-n-e-t- m- s-o-t-n-o- ---------------------------------- Lui non era contento ma scontento. 0
He was not happy, but sad. L-i --- e-a -e-i-e ------e-i--. L-- n-- e-- f----- m- i-------- L-i n-n e-a f-l-c- m- i-f-l-c-. ------------------------------- Lui non era felice ma infelice. 0
He was not friendly, but unfriendly. Lui -o--e----i-p----- ---an-i-at---. L-- n-- e-- s-------- m- a---------- L-i n-n e-a s-m-a-i-o m- a-t-p-t-c-. ------------------------------------ Lui non era simpatico ma antipatico. 0

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