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1
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Raggiungere uno straordinario successo

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To rise to dizzying heights

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Usare le proprie conoscenze per ottenere ciò che si vuole

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To pull a few strings

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To call off

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Fermare/annullare

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Affrontare una situazione con serenità

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To take something in (one’s - my, your, their) stride

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stare al passo

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To keep up

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molto preciso

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pinpoint

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7
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ovvio

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patent

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Fermare

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To call it a day

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9
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pareggio

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tie/draw

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10
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raccogliere le forze

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to dig deep

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quando gli asini voleranno

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when hell freezes over / when pigs fly

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12
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Far parlare di sé, generare interesse/entusiasmo

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to create a buzz

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13
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frenare

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curb

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14
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impegno, promessa

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pledge

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15
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attacco / spasso

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blast

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16
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aggirarsi intorno a

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to hover around

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17
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non credo che

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I doubt whether

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18
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apprezzamento

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Praise

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19
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discorso motivazionale

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Peptalk

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20
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capofamiglia

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Breadwinner

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21
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girare intorno alla questione

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beating around the bush

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22
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non svegliare il can che dorme

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let sleeping dogs lie

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23
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insistere su quella cosa

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harping on about that

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24
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in tutto il mondo

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the world over

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25
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campo (da gioco)

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pitch

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26
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intervallo (di una partita)

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half-time

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27
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Raggiungere

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to attain

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28
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turbare/sconcentrare

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to faze

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29
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inarrestabile

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relentless

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30
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Processare un sospettato

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try a suspect

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31
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violare la libertà

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crush a liberty

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32
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cambiare comportamento

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clean up your act

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33
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non far degenerare il conflitto

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defuse conflict

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34
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redigere una lista di pro e contro

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draw up a list (of pros and cons)

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35
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calpestare

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trample

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36
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lo scatenarsi

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rampage

37
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dar voce ad un’opinione

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to voice an opinion

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(essere) al di sopra delle critiche

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to be above criticism

39
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contro
argomentazione

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counter argument

40
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riflettore

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spotlight

41
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riflessione/discussione

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deliberation

42
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affermazioni

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allegations

43
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(scarafaggio/
scarabeo)

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beetle

44
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verme

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worm

45
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(chiocciola/lumaca)

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snail

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(tarma/falena)

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moth

46
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libellula

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dragonfly

47
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coccinella

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ladybug (US.)
ladybird (U.K.)

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mosca

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fly

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bestia

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creepy-crawly

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bruco

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caterpillar

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formica

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ant

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cavalletta

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grasshopper

53
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imitare / riflettere

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mimic

54
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inconcepibile

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inconceivable

55
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rimosso dall’incarico

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ousted

56
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(offuscata)

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a bit cloudy

57
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(relazione tempestosa)

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a stormy relationship

58
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(“tornare indietro come un
boomerang”)

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to come back and bite (you)

59
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(lavoro senza via d’uscita)

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dead-end job

60
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(prendere il toro per le corna)

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grab the bull by the horns

61
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(“cane sciolto”)

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loose cannon

62
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(è un campo minato)

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It is a minefield

63
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(seguire le orme di qualcuno)

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following in sb’s footsteps

64
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(silenzio palpabile)

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silence is deadly/palpable

65
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(forte come un tuono)

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loud as a clap of thunder

66
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(“darsi una mossa”)

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pull your socks up

67
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(“tempesta in fermento”)

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like a brewing storm

68
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(musica per le orecchie)

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music to sb’s ears

69
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(esempio lampante)

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a shining example

70
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(muschio)

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moss

71
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(infuriarsi)

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raging

72
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(territorio)

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turf

73
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(risata fragorosa)

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guffaw

74
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(rimanere a bocca aperta)

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gape

75
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(burrasca)

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gale

76
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(perforare)

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pierce

77
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(duro colpo)

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hard knock

78
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(cazzotto)

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knuckle sandwich

79
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(pena)

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sorrow

80
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il tempo è ladro

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Time is a thief

81
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avere un cuore d’oro

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to have a heart of gold

82
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Guastafeste

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wet blanket

83
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(sottovalutare)

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overlook

84
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(essere d’accordo/appoggiare)

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to second

85
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(appagamento)

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contentment

86
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collinetta

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hummock

87
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(indolenzito)

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sore

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