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Relax idioms

Decompress = decomprimere I might just go upstairs and decompress. I went to Capri for a week to decompress  Put your feet up = sollevate i piedi, prendere una pausa Sit back, put your feet up and relaxed sleep after an exciting day in Naples You should put on your feet  Take it easy = prendersela comoda, stare calmo You can walk it from Kavos via Lefkimmi in one day, or two if you take it easy. Cheese, take it easy, I'm working on it. To chill = to chillax = rilassarsi Either way, it's the perfect place to chill. I am going to chill in front of the TV Unwind = staccare la spina Great when you want to unwind and enjoy moments of relaxation. I think you need to unwind 

Explaining a complex situation

  Cause expressions can be divided into two categories: the ones that are followed by a sentence (subordinate clause), Because = perché He had difficulties finding a job because of his lack of enthusiasm. the reason why = la ragione per cui That is the reason why I prefer keeps busy with cars Since = siccome And since I am buying it, I should be able to buy it. As = poiché You would have to pay extra for the service as you are not a citizen here seeing that = visto che Seeing that you aren’t interested in this position, I won’t offer it to you. given that = dato che But given that nothing happened, I decided not to tell Beth. for the simple reason that = per il semplice motivo che Hundreds of young people die every day for the simple reason that they don't have access to this register The seconds are followed by a noun or noun phrase, as shown below: to cause = causare, provocare It is easy to cause World War 3 Following = successivamente Accordingly, the following conclusions a

Alternative ways to say "I want"

Be tired = essere stanco Be a little more to much for someone = è un po' troppo per qualcuno It was a little more to much for me = è stato un po' troppo per me Be exhausted = Be spent = be really drained =  be wear out =  essere esausto I'm exhausted  Man, I am spent. I'm drained from being nice to Sue. I was worn out = ero esausto Be beat = essere distrutto  Honestly, I wish I was in bed right now. I am beat. = Onestamente, avrei preferito stare a letto. Sono distrutto  Be running on empty = essere a secco di energie Actually, I've been working overtime for two months and now I'm running on empty = veramente, ho fatto straordinari per due mesi ed ora sono a secco di energie  Be too knackered = essere troppo stanco I'll pass, sorry. I am too knackered to go out this evening = scusami, passo. Sono troppo stanco per uscire questa sera  Can barely keep someone's eyes open = riuscire ad avere gli occhi a malapena aperti I haven't slept in weeks, I can ba

Alternative ways to say "I am tired"

Be tired = essere stanco Be a little more to much for someone = è un po' troppo per qualcuno It was a little more to much for me = è stato un po' troppo per me Be exhausted = Be spent = be really drained =  be wear out =  essere esausto I'm exhausted  Man, I am spent. I'm drained from being nice to Sue. I was worn out = ero esausto Be beat = essere distrutto  Honestly, I wish I was in bed right now. I am beat. = Onestamente, avrei preferito stare a letto. Sono distrutto  Be running on empty = essere a secco di energie Actually, I've been working overtime for two months and now I'm running on empty = veramente, ho fatto straordinari per due mesi ed ora sono a secco di energie  Be too knackered = essere troppo stanco I'll pass, sorry. I am too knackered to go out this evening = scusami, passo. Sono troppo stanco per uscire questa sera  Can barely keep someone's eyes open = riuscire ad avere gli occhi a malapena aperti I haven't slept in weeks, I can ba