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casetta

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Small house

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cesta di focaccine

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Basket of cakes

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Se

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If

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stai attenta

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Be careful

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sentiero

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Path

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tragitto

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Journey

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sagge

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Wise

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Ancora

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Again, more

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diede la caccia

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He hunted

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Fitta

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Dense

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frattempo

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Meanwhile

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minacciosi

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Threatening

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bosco

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Wood

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spavento

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Fright

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allontanarmi

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Get away

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non appena

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As soon as

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sviluppo

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Development

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farsi

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To get / to become / to take

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commesso

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salesman

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spazzino

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scavenger

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pittore

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painter

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quadri

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paintings

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l’infermiere

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nurse

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la casalinga

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housewife

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l’impiegato

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the clerk

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esegue gli ordini

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executes orders

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quando

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when

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spesso

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often

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tra cui

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including

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Manifesta

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expressed / showed

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Precocemente

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early

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Anche

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also

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Farsi

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to get

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Apprendere

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to learn

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Dedito

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devoted

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Inoltre

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furthermore / also

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Però

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however

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Scrittura

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writing

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Formazione

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training

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Imperatore

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emperor

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Ormai

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by then

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città elettiva

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chosen home city

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carattere

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character / nature

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sempre più

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increasingly

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purtroppo

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unfortunately

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panettiere

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baker

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si vergogna

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he is ashamed

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si trova

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located

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Natale

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Christmas

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Anzi

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indeed / on the contrary

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Poi

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then

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Affida

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relies

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poco di buono

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a crook

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iscrive

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enrolls / signs up

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avviando

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launching

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relazione

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report / relationship / connection

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Lì

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there

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Estero

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abroad

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Londra

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London

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Così

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so

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mese fa

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month ago

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Inghilterra

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England

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per dirti

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to tell you

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settimana scorsa

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last week

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Siccome

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since / because

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Ritirarla

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withdraw / collect it

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Laureate

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graduated

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mi sono iscritta

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I enrolled

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curriculum

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CV / resume

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stage

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internship

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azienda

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company / firm

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novità

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news

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anche se

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although

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Non lo sopporto

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I cannot stand it

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Le forbici

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scissors

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La multa

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the fine

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per muoverci

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for moving

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vigili

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firefighters

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le tende

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curtains / tents

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buio

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darkness

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mi tratta

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she / he treats me

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ci riempie di

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it fills us with

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loro si verificano

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they occur / check

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oddio

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oh my God

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l’immagine

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the image

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mi protegge

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it protects me

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quindi

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then / so / hence

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solita

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usual

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seguace

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follower

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onorevole

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honorable / politician

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ha ragione

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he / she is right

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riuniamo

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we gather

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sacerdotessa

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priestess

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invece

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instead

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rapina

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robbery

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un po’ particolare

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a bit special

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stare per

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to be about to

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stavano per

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they were about to

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eruzione

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eruption

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repubbliche marinare

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Maritime republics

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un maschio

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a male

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raccontare

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to tell

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campagna

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countryside

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di solito

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usually

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allevato

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bred / brought / raised

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potevano permettersi

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they could afford

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sé

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itself / himself

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ha smesso

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he stopped

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di corsa

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quickly

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si è accorto

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he noticed / realized

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accanto

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next / nearby

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culla

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cradle

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uccise

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killed

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uno ad uno

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one by one

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ideare

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design

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in quanto

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because / as / as it

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epoche

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ages

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mutando

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changing

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proprio

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own (its own)

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occidentale

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western

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la musica colta

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classical music

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eseguita

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performed

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tramandata

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handed down / passed on

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tramite

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through / by

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rilievo

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relief / importance / emphasis

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con cui

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whereby / with which / in which

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cioè

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that is / i. e.

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Lo stesso

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same / itself, myself etc.

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da parte di

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by

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Bisanzio

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Byzantium

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ritenevano

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they thought

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avvicinasse

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approaching

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inserimento

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insertion / inclusion

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Medioevo

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Middle Ages

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è pervenuta

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arrived / reached

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salmi

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psalms

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ebraici

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Jewish

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etruschi

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Etruscan

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arricchendosi

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enriching

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inni

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hymns

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ossia

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namely / that is

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strettamente

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closely / nearly

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preghiere

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prayers / praying

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Gregorio Mango

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Gregory the Great

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Boezio

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Boethius

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profana

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secular

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inferiore

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lower / below / bottom

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sovrapporre

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superimpose / overlap / overlay

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tra le quali

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among which / including / such as

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dando origine

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giving birth / giving rise to

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culmine

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summit / climax / top

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settentrionale

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northern

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tuttavia

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however

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reciprocamente

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mutually

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dagli

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by / from /from the

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fiorite

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flourished

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meridionale

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southern

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musica popolare

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traditional music

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musica di consumo

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popular music

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trovatori

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Troubadours

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colti

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educated

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raffinati

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refined

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di cui

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of which

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proseguita

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continued / pursued

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verso

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to / towards

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argomento

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topic / theme / subject / argument

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volgare

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vulgar / vernacular / common

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coniato

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coined

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contrapporre

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to oppose / to contrast

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campo

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field / scope

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dei trattati

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the treatises

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essere impiegato

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be employed / be used

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sia

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both

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mezzo

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half / means / center / vehicle

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Firenze

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Florence

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raggiunsero

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he / she reached

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massima

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maximum / highest

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aumentò

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increased / grew

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rispetto alla

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compared to / towards

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esponente

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exponent / member / representative

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Borgogna

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Burgundy

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agli inizi

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at the beginning

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fiamminga

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Flemish

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tratti da

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taken from / drawn from

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trascorsero

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they spent / they passed

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presso

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at

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rinascimentali

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Renaissance

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assimilando

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assimilating / absorbing

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fedele

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faithful / loyal

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Controriforma

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counter-reformation

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diffusero

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they spread

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all’estremo della disperazione

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in the depths of despair

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passare da un estremo all’altro

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to go from one extreme to the other

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gli estremi del caso

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the details of the case

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attraversare la strada di corsa

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to rush across the road

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attraversare il ponte correndo

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to run across the bridge

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la pallottola gli ha attraversato il braccio

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the bullet went straight through his arm

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attraversare un brutto periodo

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to go through a bad patch

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le sue parole mi hanno turbato

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her words upset me

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fare ricorso a (persona)

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to turn to

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dovette far ricorso a tutto il suo coraggio

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he had to summon up all his courage

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fare ricorso (contro)

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to appeal (against)

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un tipico esempio dei corsi e ricorsi della storia

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a typical example of history repeating itself

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un breve accento di tristezza

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a slight note of sadness

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afferma di essere innocente

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he maintains that he is innocent

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ha affermato di averlo visto

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she said she’d seen him

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ha risposto dopo un attimo di riflessione

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she replied after a moment’s thought

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ha fatto delle interessanti riflessioni

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he made some interesting observations

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ha tentato di dimostrare la propria estraneità alla faccenda

A

he tried to prove that he had nothing to do with it, he tried to prove that he was not involved in the matter

210
Q

malgrado tutto le sono ancora amico

A

we are still friends in spite of or despite everything

211
Q

suo malgrado ha dovuto fare il lavoro

A

he had to do the work much against his will

212
Q

più avanti

A

later / further on

213
Q

ha mostrato un notevole coraggio

A

he displayed great courage

214
Q

farebbe invidia ai migliori ristoranti

A

it would be the envy of the best restaurants

215
Q

un po’ di diplomazia renderebbe tutto più facile

A

a bit of diplomacy would make everything easier

216
Q

si sono stabiliti qui tre anni fa

A

they settled here three years ago

217
Q

resta stabilito che…

A

it is agreed that …

218
Q

hanno stabilito la chiusura di tutte le scuole

A

they decided to close all the schools

219
Q

in lui non c’era più speranza

A

there was no hope left in him

220
Q

se fossi in te

A

if I were you

221
Q

l’ho messo là in alto/basso

A

I put it up/down there

222
Q

spostarsi di città in città

A

to move from town to town

223
Q

sta facendo un viaggio in Egitto

A

he’s travelling in or around Egypt

224
Q

di giorno in giorno

A

from day to day

225
Q

Molti sono anche gli scritti che

A

There are also many writings

226
Q

quell’uomo ha un che di losco

A

there’s something suspicious about that man

227
Q

quella ragazza ha un non so che di affascinante

A

there’s something fascinating about that girl

228
Q

Pur

A

While

229
Q

piano analitico

A

analytically / analytical level

230
Q

messo in rilievo

A

pointed out / highlighted

231
Q

al più

A

at most / at the most

232
Q

al più alto grado

A

at the highest degree

233
Q

avesse consuetudine con

A

he was familiar with

234
Q

a cura (stampa)

A

edited by

235
Q

si trova edita

A

it is published

236
Q

privo di

A

without / lacking

237
Q

per lo piu

A

mostly

238
Q

inconfondibile

A

unique

239
Q

sia pure

A

even though / albeit

240
Q

del genere

A

such

241
Q

nonché

A

as well as

242
Q

ne avremo ancora per due giorni prima di arrivare a Londra

A

we’ve got another two days to go before we get to London

243
Q

non me ne importa niente

A

I couldn’t care less about it

244
Q

ne riconosco la voce

A

I recognize his (or her) voice

245
Q

non lo vedo da anni, parlamene

A

I haven’t seen him for years, tell me about him

246
Q

se lo tiri così lo rompi

A

if you pull it like that you’ll break it

247
Q

era solito passeggiare di notte

A

he used to go for walks during the night

248
Q

avere l’età per fare qc

A

to be old enough to do sth

249
Q

frequento un corso di inglese

A

I go to English classes

250
Q

si è sempre distinta per la sua eleganza

A

her elegance always makes her stand out from the crowd

251
Q

tenere una buona/cattiva condotta

A

to behave well/badly

252
Q

lo saprebbe fare anche un bambino

A

even a child could do it

253
Q

anche se

A

even if

• although

254
Q

parla inglese e anche italiano

A

he speaks English and Italian too or as well

255
Q

è ben difficile

A

it’s very difficult

256
Q

ben più caro

A

much more expensive

257
Q

te l’avevo ben detto io che…

A

I certainly did tell you that …

258
Q

sai bene che non dovresti uscire

A

you know perfectly well you shouldn’t go out

259
Q

hai fatto ben 7 errori

A

you’ve made at least 7 mistakes

260
Q

il palazzo risale al Cinquecento

A

the palace dates from the sixteenth century

261
Q

quartetto d’archi

A

String quartet

262
Q

il tuo nome e quello di Roberta

A

your name and Roberta’s

263
Q

quello di Giovanna è il voto migliore

A

Giovanna’s is the best mark, Giovanna has the best mark

264
Q

quello che hai visto è il padre

A

the person or the one you saw is the father

265
Q

ho detto quello che sapevo

A

I’ve told you all I know

266
Q

in quel di Milano

A

in the Milan area or region

267
Q

in quel mentre

A

At that very moment

268
Q

mal riuscito

A

Unsuccessful

269
Q

questa porta chiude male

A

this door doesn’t shut properly

270
Q

rispondere male (in modo errato)

A

to answer wrongly or incorrectly

271
Q

gli è andata male di nuovo

A

he failed again

272
Q

di nuovo

A

Again

273
Q

a mali estremi, estremi rimedi

A

desperate circumstances call for desperate remedies

274
Q

se arrivano i bambini, addio pace!

A

if the children turn up, that’ll be the end of our peace and quiet!

275
Q

per quanto

A

However

276
Q

cercherò di fare qualcosa per lui, per quanto non se lo meriti

A

I’ll try and do something for him although or even though he doesn’t deserve it

277
Q

ambito

A

setting / context / field / scope

278
Q

al flauto e esplicitamente dedicata la sinfonia di Greber

A

Greber’s sinfonia is explicitly dedicated to the flute

note: never A (or al, alla etc.) before a subject

279
Q

già che ci sei…

A

while you are at it …

280
Q

è successo già da molto tempo

A

it happened a long time ago

281
Q

fra qualche anno sarà già un pianista famoso

A

in just a few years he will be a famous pianist

282
Q

già, avrei dovuto saperlo!

A

of course, I should have known!

283
Q

da segnalare anche

A

also worth mentioning

284
Q

spiccano

A

outstanding

285
Q

un non so che

A

A something

286
Q

redazione

A

editing, drafting, compiling, version, draft.

287
Q

ha ottenuto il permesso di uscire

A

she got permission to go out

288
Q

ottenere un buon successo

A

to have great success

289
Q

un bosco di nocciole

A

A forest of hazelnuts

290
Q

la sua città natale

A

his native city

291
Q

l’ho pregata di venire

A

I asked her to come

292
Q

Lui lasciò alla volta della Francia

A

He left for France

293
Q

Intorno

A

around, round

294
Q

secondo lui

A

according to him, in his opinion

295
Q

secondo il giornale quel film è da non perdere

A

according to the paper that film shouldn’t be missed

296
Q

Indicazioni di organico

A

Instrumental indications

Italian vocabulary (2 decks)

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