guadagnare
A2#1,001Hear it
verb
to earna salary, a wage, etc.
to earntrust, etc.
to gain, to get, to obtain
to wina bet, a point, etc.
to reach with difficulty
Used in the library
- Con il lavoro estivo i ragazzi guadagnano il motorino.With their summer job the boys earn their scooter.A2Di nuovo, per favore (7) — Again, please (7) (A2)
- Con questo lavoro si guadagna poco, ma si fa molta esperienza.In this job you earn little, but you gain a lot of experience.A2Di nuovo, per favore (1) — Again, please (1) (A2)
- Con il secondo lavoro guadagna il doppio, ma dorme la metà.With the second job he earns twice as much, but sleeps half as long.A2Di nuovo, per favore (3) — Again, please (3) (A2)
- Raccontò quanto guadagnavano i poveri, che cosa mangiavano e perché giocavano al lotto.She told how much the poor earned, what they ate and why they played the lottery.B1Il ventre di Napoli — The Belly of Naples
Other ways to say it
- acquisireto acquire; to gain
- conquistareto conquer, capture; to attain, get, win, achieve
- meritareto deserve, merit; to be worth, to be worthing
- ottenereto obtain, to achieve, to gain (something desired); to obtain, to get (a result)
- ricevereto receive, get, have, be given, take; to accept
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