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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
the clerk
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esegue gli ordini
executes orders
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quando
when
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spesso
often
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tra cui
including
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Manifesta
expressed / showed
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Precocemente
early
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Anche
also
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Farsi
to get
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Apprendere
to learn
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Dedito
devoted
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Inoltre
furthermore / also
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Però
however
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Scrittura
writing
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Formazione
training
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Imperatore
emperor
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Ormai
by then
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città elettiva
chosen home city
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carattere
character / nature
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sempre più
increasingly
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purtroppo
unfortunately
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panettiere
baker
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si vergogna
he is ashamed
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si trova
located
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Natale
Christmas
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Anzi
indeed / on the contrary
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Poi
then
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Affida
relies
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poco di buono
a crook
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iscrive
enrolls / signs up
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avviando
launching
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relazione
report / relationship / connection
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there
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Estero
abroad
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Londra
London
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Così
so
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mese fa
month ago
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Inghilterra
England
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per dirti
to tell you
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settimana scorsa
last week
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Siccome
since / because
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Ritirarla
withdraw / collect it
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Laureate
graduated
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mi sono iscritta
I enrolled
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curriculum
CV / resume
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stage
internship
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azienda
company / firm
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novità
news
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anche se
although
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Non lo sopporto
I cannot stand it
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Le forbici
scissors
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La multa
the fine
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per muoverci
for moving
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vigili
firefighters
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le tende
curtains / tents
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buio
darkness
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mi tratta
she / he treats me
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ci riempie di
it fills us with
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loro si verificano
they occur / check
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oddio
oh my God
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l'immagine
the image
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mi protegge
it protects me
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quindi
then / so / hence
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solita
usual
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seguace
follower
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onorevole
honorable / politician
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ha ragione
he / she is right
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riuniamo
we gather
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sacerdotessa
priestess
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invece
instead
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rapina
robbery
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un po' particolare
a bit special
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stare per
to be about to
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stavano per
they were about to
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eruzione
eruption
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repubbliche marinare
Maritime republics
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un maschio
a male
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raccontare
to tell
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campagna
countryside
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di solito
usually
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allevato
bred / brought / raised
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potevano permettersi
they could afford
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itself / himself
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ha smesso
he stopped
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di corsa
quickly
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si è accorto
he noticed / realized
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accanto
next / nearby
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culla
cradle
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uccise
killed
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uno ad uno
one by one
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ideare
design
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in quanto
because / as / as it
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epoche
ages
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mutando
changing
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proprio
own (its own)
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occidentale
western
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la musica colta
classical music
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eseguita
performed
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tramandata
handed down / passed on
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tramite
through / by
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rilievo
relief / importance / emphasis
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con cui
whereby / with which / in which
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cioè
that is / i. e.
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Lo stesso
same / itself, myself etc.
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da parte di
by
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Bisanzio
Byzantium
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ritenevano
they thought
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avvicinasse
approaching
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inserimento
insertion / inclusion
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Medioevo
Middle Ages
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è pervenuta
arrived / reached
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salmi
psalms
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ebraici
Jewish
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etruschi
Etruscan
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arricchendosi
enriching
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inni
hymns
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ossia
namely / that is
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strettamente
closely / nearly
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preghiere
prayers / praying
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Gregorio Mango
Gregory the Great
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Boezio
Boethius
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profana
secular
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inferiore
lower / below / bottom
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sovrapporre
superimpose / overlap / overlay
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tra le quali
among which / including / such as
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dando origine
giving birth / giving rise to
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culmine
summit / climax / top
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settentrionale
northern
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tuttavia
however
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reciprocamente
mutually
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dagli
by / from /from the
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fiorite
flourished
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meridionale
southern
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musica popolare
traditional music
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musica di consumo
popular music
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trovatori
Troubadours
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colti
educated
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raffinati
refined
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di cui
of which
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proseguita
continued / pursued
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verso
to / towards
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argomento
topic / theme / subject / argument
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volgare
vulgar / vernacular / common
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coniato
coined
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contrapporre
to oppose / to contrast
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campo
field / scope
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dei trattati
the treatises
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essere impiegato
be employed / be used
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sia
both
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mezzo
half / means / center / vehicle
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Firenze
Florence
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raggiunsero
he / she reached
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massima
maximum / highest
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aumentò
increased / grew
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rispetto alla
compared to / towards
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esponente
exponent / member / representative
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Borgogna
Burgundy
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agli inizi
at the beginning
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fiamminga
Flemish
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tratti da
taken from / drawn from
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trascorsero
they spent / they passed
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presso
at
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rinascimentali
Renaissance
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assimilando
assimilating / absorbing
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fedele
faithful / loyal
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Controriforma
counter-reformation
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diffusero
they spread
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all’estremo della disperazione
in the depths of despair
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passare da un estremo all’altro
to go from one extreme to the other
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gli estremi del caso
the details of the case
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attraversare la strada di corsa
to rush across the road
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attraversare il ponte correndo
to run across the bridge
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la pallottola gli ha attraversato il braccio
the bullet went straight through his arm
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attraversare un brutto periodo
to go through a bad patch
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le sue parole mi hanno turbato
her words upset me
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fare ricorso a (persona)
to turn to
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dovette far ricorso a tutto il suo coraggio
he had to summon up all his courage
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fare ricorso (contro)
to appeal (against)
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un tipico esempio dei corsi e ricorsi della storia
a typical example of history repeating itself
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un breve accento di tristezza
a slight note of sadness
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afferma di essere innocente
he maintains that he is innocent
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ha affermato di averlo visto
she said she’d seen him
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ha risposto dopo un attimo di riflessione
she replied after a moment’s thought
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ha fatto delle interessanti riflessioni
he made some interesting observations
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ha tentato di dimostrare la propria estraneità alla faccenda
he tried to prove that he had nothing to do with it, he tried to prove that he was not involved in the matter
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malgrado tutto le sono ancora amico
we are still friends in spite of or despite everything
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suo malgrado ha dovuto fare il lavoro
he had to do the work much against his will
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più avanti
later / further on
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ha mostrato un notevole coraggio
he displayed great courage
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farebbe invidia ai migliori ristoranti
it would be the envy of the best restaurants
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un po’ di diplomazia renderebbe tutto più facile
a bit of diplomacy would make everything easier
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si sono stabiliti qui tre anni fa
they settled here three years ago
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resta stabilito che...
it is agreed that ...
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hanno stabilito la chiusura di tutte le scuole
they decided to close all the schools
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in lui non c’era più speranza
there was no hope left in him
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se fossi in te
if I were you
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l’ho messo là in alto/basso
I put it up/down there
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spostarsi di città in città
to move from town to town
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sta facendo un viaggio in Egitto
he’s travelling in or around Egypt
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di giorno in giorno
from day to day
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Molti sono anche gli scritti che
There are also many writings
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quell’uomo ha un che di losco
there’s something suspicious about that man
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quella ragazza ha un non so che di affascinante
there’s something fascinating about that girl
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Pur
While
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piano analitico
analytically / analytical level
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messo in rilievo
pointed out / highlighted
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al più
at most / at the most
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al più alto grado
at the highest degree
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avesse consuetudine con
he was familiar with
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a cura (stampa)
edited by
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si trova edita
it is published
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privo di
without / lacking
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per lo piu
mostly
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inconfondibile
unique
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sia pure
even though / albeit
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del genere
such
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nonché
as well as
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ne avremo ancora per due giorni prima di arrivare a Londra
we’ve got another two days to go before we get to London
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non me ne importa niente
I couldn’t care less about it
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ne riconosco la voce
I recognize his (or her) voice
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non lo vedo da anni, parlamene
I haven’t seen him for years, tell me about him
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se lo tiri così lo rompi
if you pull it like that you’ll break it
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era solito passeggiare di notte
he used to go for walks during the night
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avere l’età per fare qc
to be old enough to do sth
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frequento un corso di inglese
I go to English classes
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si è sempre distinta per la sua eleganza
her elegance always makes her stand out from the crowd
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tenere una buona/cattiva condotta
to behave well/badly
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lo saprebbe fare anche un bambino
even a child could do it
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anche se
even if | • although
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parla inglese e anche italiano
he speaks English and Italian too or as well
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è ben difficile
it’s very difficult
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ben più caro
much more expensive
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te l’avevo ben detto io che...
I certainly did tell you that ...
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sai bene che non dovresti uscire
you know perfectly well you shouldn’t go out
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hai fatto ben 7 errori
you’ve made at least 7 mistakes
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il palazzo risale al Cinquecento
the palace dates from the sixteenth century
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quartetto d'archi
String quartet
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il tuo nome e quello di Roberta
your name and Roberta’s
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quello di Giovanna è il voto migliore
Giovanna’s is the best mark, Giovanna has the best mark
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quello che hai visto è il padre
the person or the one you saw is the father
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ho detto quello che sapevo
I’ve told you all I know
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in quel di Milano
in the Milan area or region
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in quel mentre
At that very moment
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mal riuscito
Unsuccessful
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questa porta chiude male
this door doesn’t shut properly
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rispondere male (in modo errato)
to answer wrongly or incorrectly
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gli è andata male di nuovo
he failed again
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di nuovo
Again
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a mali estremi, estremi rimedi
desperate circumstances call for desperate remedies
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se arrivano i bambini, addio pace!
if the children turn up, that’ll be the end of our peace and quiet!
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per quanto
However
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cercherò di fare qualcosa per lui, per quanto non se lo meriti
I’ll try and do something for him although or even though he doesn’t deserve it
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ambito
setting / context / field / scope
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al flauto e esplicitamente dedicata la sinfonia di Greber
Greber’s sinfonia is explicitly dedicated to the flute note: never A (or al, alla etc.) before a subject
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già che ci sei...
while you are at it ...
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è successo già da molto tempo
it happened a long time ago
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fra qualche anno sarà già un pianista famoso
in just a few years he will be a famous pianist
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già, avrei dovuto saperlo!
of course, I should have known!
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da segnalare anche
also worth mentioning
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spiccano
outstanding
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un non so che
A something
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redazione
editing, drafting, compiling, version, draft.
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ha ottenuto il permesso di uscire
she got permission to go out
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ottenere un buon successo
to have great success
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un bosco di nocciole
A forest of hazelnuts
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la sua città natale
his native city
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l’ho pregata di venire
I asked her to come
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Lui lasciò alla volta della Francia
He left for France
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Intorno
around, round
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secondo lui
according to him, in his opinion
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secondo il giornale quel film è da non perdere
according to the paper that film shouldn’t be missed
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Indicazioni di organico
Instrumental indications