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1. Calvino Flashcards

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abbaino

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dormer window, attic room

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abete

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fir (tree), spruce (tree)

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acconciatura

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hairstyle, headdress

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accozzamento

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clutter, hotchpotch, jumble

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aguzza, il bisogno ~ l’ingegno

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necessity is the mother of invention

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alice

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anchovy

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alone

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halo; glow, ring

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amo, l’~

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(fish)hook; bait

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annaffiatoio

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watering can

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ansimante

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panting, gasping, breathless

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appannare

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to steam up, mist up, tarnish; blur

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appicciacare

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to stick

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arcobaleno

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rainbow

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arenaria

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sandstone

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arnese

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tool, implement; gadget, thing

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assai

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much, many

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avanzo

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remnant; leftovers, scraps; surplus

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avvinghiare

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clutch, clasp

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azzuffarsi

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to come to blows, squabble

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bacheca

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showcase, noticeboard

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badare

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look after, take care of, mind; care about

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balia (1)

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wet-nurse

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balia (2), essere in ~ di

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to be at the mercy of

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bambagia

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cotton wool; mollycoddle

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baratro

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chasm, abyss

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bastimento

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ship, shipload. [I spy]

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beato te!

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lucky you!

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biscia

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grass snake

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boato

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boom, rumble, roar

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boato sonico

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sonic boom

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bilico

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pivot, fulcrum

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branco

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pack, herd, flock, gaggle, shoal

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brivido

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shiver, shudder, thrill

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brontolare

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mutter, mumble

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bruco

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caterpillar, worm, grub

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bucce

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skin, peal, husk, bark

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calamaio

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inkpot, inkwell

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calante

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falling. setting (sun). waning (moon)

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calcagno

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heel

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campioncino

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sample

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cantiere

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shipyard; building site

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cantone

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corner

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cantonata, prendere una ~

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drop a clanger, blunder

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capofitto

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headlong, headfirst

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capolinea

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terminus, end of the line

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capolino

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to peep (out/in)

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carponi

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on all fours, on one’s hands and knees

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cassettone

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chest of drawers

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catramare

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to tar (a road)

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cencioso

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in rags, tatters, ragged; pauper, beggar

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cenno

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sign, signal, nod, wink, gesture, wave

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ceppo

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stool, stump; log; block; stock

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chioma

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hair, mane; foliage; crown

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ciocca

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lock (of hair)

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comignolo

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chimney (top)

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concime

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manure, fertiliser

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contegno

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behaviour; dignity, grace, composure

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contesa

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dispute, altercation, quarrel; contest

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coratella

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offal

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corazza

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armour, shell

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crepacuore

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heartbreak

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cupo

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pitch black, deep, dark, sullen, morose

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davanzale

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windowsill, window ledge

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degenza

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stay

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derrata

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foodstuff; commodity

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desco

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dinner table

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dirottare

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to hijack; divert; change the course of

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esca

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bait

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esile

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slender, slim; thin; faint

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fagiano

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pheasant

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fanale

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light, lamp, beacon; headlight

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fantaticheria

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daydream

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fauci

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fauces; jaws, chap, maw, mouth

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fiato

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breath; stamina, staying power. wind instrument

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ficcare

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to shove, stick, stuff, put; thrust

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foggiare

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to fashion, form

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fogna

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sewer; pigsty

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frugare

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delve, ferret, go through; search, rummage

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fuliggine

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soot

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fuoriserie

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specially-built; outstanding. custom-built car

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galleggiare

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float, stay afloat

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gambo

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stem, stalk

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ganascia

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jaw; fishplate; (wheel) clamp

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garbo

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politeness, gentleness, courtesy, tact

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ghiotto(1)

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greedy, piggish

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ghiotto(2), essere ~ di qcs

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to be fond of sth

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giacere

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to lie, lie idle (cf FR ici gît)

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gomito

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elbow

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gracile

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weak, puny, frail; slight, delicate; spindly

90
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gremito

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crowded, crammed, packed

91
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gronda, la

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eaves

92
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guanciale

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pillow

93
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guizzo

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dart, flash; spring, leap

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imbacuccato

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muffled up, wrapped up

95
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immedesimare

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to identify oneself

96
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impadronirsi

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take over, seize; possess; master

97
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impalcatura

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scaffold(ing), stage; structure, framework

98
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inciampare

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stumble, trip

99
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incombenza

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duty, task

100
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increspare

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to curl, gather,ripple

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indaffarato

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busy, pushed

102
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ingannare

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to deceive, mislead; dupe; betray

103
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ingobbito

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hunchbacked

104
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ingombrare

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to block, obstruct; clutter up

105
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intercapidine

A

gap, cavity

106
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investire

A

run over, knock down; crash into, hit

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involucro

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covering, cover; wrapper

108
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issarsi

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to heave oneself up

109
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lesto

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quick, fast

110
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letame

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dung, manure, muck; soil

111
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lombrico

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earthworm

112
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maestranze, le

A

workforce, workers

113
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mandria

A

herd

114
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Mascalzone!

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Rascal! Scoundrel!

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medesimo

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the same; the very; in person

116
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mensola

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console; bookshelf, shelf

117
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monello

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urchin; rascal,brat, scamp. naughty

118
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morbillo

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measles

119
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mugnaio

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miller

120
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mulinello

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twirl; whirlpool; reel; winch; windmill

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nitido

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clear, sharp; limpid

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pascolare

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to pasture, graze

123
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valico

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pass, crossing

124
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pennello

A

paintbrush; painter; groyne; black ancor. a ~ - perfectly

125
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piatanza

A

dish

126
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pigiare

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force down; pack

127
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pigiato

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packed, squeezed

128
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pigione

A

rent

129
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poggiolo

A

balcony

130
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poltiglia

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paste, mush, pulp; slush

131
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preda, una ~

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prey, booty

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quintale

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quintal (100 kg)

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raggio

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radius; beam, ray

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ragguardevole

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notable, distinguished, considerable

135
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ragnatela

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(spider’s) web, cobweb

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rammendo

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darning, mending

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rampicante

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climbing; creeper, climber

138
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randagio

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stray, wandering, vagabond

139
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ranocchio

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frog

140
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ranucolo

A

buttercup

141
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redditizio

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profitable, payable

142
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rimandare

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return; postpone, put off; refer to

143
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rintoccare

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to toll, strike

144
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ripiano

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bookshelf, shelf

145
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ricossione

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collection, collecting, raising

146
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rugiada

A

dew

147
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saracinesca

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(rolling) shutter; portcullis; sluice gate

148
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sbiadire

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to fade

149
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sbigottire

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dismay, consternate; astonish, amaze

150
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sbuffo

A

gust, puff

151
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scacciare

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chase away, chase off; drive out, throw out, overcome

152
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scampo

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(1) escape, safety

(2) Norway lobster, Dublin Bay prawn

153
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scantinato

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basement

154
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scapaccione

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clout, slap

155
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scatto

A

click, release; trigger; dart, bolt, jerk. a ~ flip-top

156
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scavalcare

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clear, step/climb over, get ahead, bypass

157
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scia

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wake, slipstream; scent

158
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sciame

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swarm, hive; cluster

159
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scodella

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bowl, soup plate

160
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scogliera

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cliff, bluff, reef

161
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scolo

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drainage, drain; waste water

162
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scoppio

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explosion, bursting; bang, crack, crash

163
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scosceso

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steep

164
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seminterrato

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basement

165
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sfarfallio

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flicker

166
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sfavillare

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to shine, blaze, sparkle

167
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sfiorare

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touch, brush, skim

168
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sfoggiare

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to show off

169
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sfratto

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eviction

170
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sgombro

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clear, empty. mackerel

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sgualcito

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creased, crumpled, wrinkled, mussed up

172
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sgusciare

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to shell

173
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siepe

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hedge, hedgerow; hurdle

174
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slancio

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rush, dash; leap, jump

175
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smentia

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denial, confutation, disclaimer

176
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smilzo

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thin, lean

177
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smorzare

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muffle, deaden; tone down, dim; quench

178
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solco

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furrow, track, rut, wake, groove

179
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sorbire

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to sip, slurp; put up with

180
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sorcio

A

mouse

181
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spaccalegna

A

lumberjack

182
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spangherato

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unhinged, off its hinges, ramshackle

183
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spargere

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scatter, spread, strew; shed, spill, emit

184
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spasso, essere a ~

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to be unemployed, sacked

185
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spellare

A

to skin

186
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spiccare

A

to finish off, attend to

187
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spogliare

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to undress; strip; rob, despoil; go through

188
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spolpare

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to strip the flesh off. skin, fleece

189
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sporta, la ~

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shopping bag

190
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sprazzo

A

flash, burst, shaft; hint

191
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stillare

A

drip, ooze

192
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stizza

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irritation, annoyance, anger

193
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stordito

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dazed, stunned; scatterbrained, heedless

194
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storno, il ~

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flock

195
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strappo

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tear, rip; tug, pull; lift (give sb a ~)

196
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strascico

A

train (of dress); trawl(net). after-effect

197
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strenna

A

Christmas present

198
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strofinare

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to rub, polish, wipe

199
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struggere

A

to consume

200
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superattico

A

penthouse

201
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svitabile

A

twist-off

202
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svolta

A

turn, bend; turning point

203
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taccuino

A

note book

204
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tafano

A

horsefly

205
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tana

A

lair, den, burrow, hideout

206
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tarlo

A

woodworm

207
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tarma

A

moth

208
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tegame

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(frying) pan; panful

209
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tergo

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back, verso; back of a leaf

210
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timone

A

helm, rudder; shaft

211
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trespolo

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trestle, stand; perch. wreck, crock

212
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tuffo

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dive, dip

213
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uggia

A

boredom

214
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varcare la soglia

A

cross the threshold

215
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variopinto

A

multicoloured

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