2023-01 Flashcards

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1
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nothing too haughty

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nulla/niente di troppo altezzoso

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2
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This time I wasn’t in on the joke.

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Questa volta non partecipavo allo scherzo.

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3
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early school leaving

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abbandono scolastico

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4
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hop on one foot

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saltellare su un piede

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5
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vapid walking haircut

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un insulso taglio di capelli ambulante

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6
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The truth was that she didn’t feel like staying alone

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La verità era che non se la sentiva di restare sola.

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7
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unemployment rate

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tasso di disoccupazione

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8
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van

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furgoncino

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9
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waste, ruin, fritter

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sciupare

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10
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it’s brand new

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è nuovo fiammante

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11
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to keep the past buried

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per mantenere il passato sepolto

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12
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He’s going to steal the truck and leave us here.

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Ruberà il camion e ci lascerà qui.

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13
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There’s a hole, a chasm, a void in front of me, and I decide to jump

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C’è un buco, una voragine, un vuoto davanti a me, e decido di buttarmi

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14
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maybe I spoke out of turn

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forse ho parlato a sproposito

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15
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return the favour

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restituire il favore

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16
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I care a lot more than you think

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me ne frega molto più di quanto credi

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17
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harmful, harm

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nocivo, nuocere

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18
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friendly, welcoming, warm

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ospitale, accogliente, caloroso

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19
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I don’t think I would have minded

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Io non credo che me la sarei presa

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20
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recycling bins

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bidoni per differenziata

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21
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I think I got my line wrong anyway.

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Comunque penso di aver sbagliato battuta.

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22
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I’m grasping at straws

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Mi arrampico sugli specchi

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23
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pluck feathers

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strappare le piume

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24
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Sounded like a load of waffle to me

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A me sono sembrate un sacco di ciance

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25
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skills shortage

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carenza di competenze

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26
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(ice) skating

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pattinaggio, pattinare (su ghiaccio)

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27
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crapper, pot, WC, toilet

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cesso, vaso, water, toilette

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28
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you’ve barely spoken to the girl.

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le hai a malapena parlato.

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29
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He doesn’t drink, doesn’t tell dirty jokes.

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Non beve, non racconta barzellette sporche.

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30
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play along

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stare al gioco

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31
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I put a lot of work in

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mi sono impegnato molto

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32
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turn off the lights

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spegnere le luci

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33
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it would it be nice if you stopped attacking us

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sarebbe carino se la smettessi di aggredirci

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34
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the seven deadly sins

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i sette peccati capitali

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35
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Suppose we didn’t make liftoff.

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Metti che non sopravviviamo al decollo.

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36
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Do you think piling something up makes it “cuisine”?

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Credi che ammonticchiare qualcosa lo renda “cuisine”?

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37
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But behind the alarmism a different truth is hidden.

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Ma dietro l’allarmismo si nasconde una realtà diversa.

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38
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single-use, disposable

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mono uso, usa e getta

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39
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I’m hung over, so shoot me.

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Ho i postumi della sbornia, sgridami.

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40
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a warm and passionate south

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un meridione caldo e appassionato

41
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the sound of cicadas in the background

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il suono delle cicale in sottofondo

42
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take out a mortgage

A

accendere un mutuo

43
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under the weather, subdued

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giù di corda, sotto tono

44
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melt, melting, dissolve

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scioglimento, sciogliere

45
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profit, advantage, self-interest

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tornaconto

46
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workaholic

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drogato di lavoro, stakanovista

47
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barter

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baratto, barattare

48
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I’ve supported them since I was six

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tengo per loro da quando avevo sei anni

49
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polluted, pollute

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inquinato, inquinare

50
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sultry heat, intense frost

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il caldo afoso, il gelo intenso

51
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pheasant

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fagiano

52
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fish farming

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allevamenti ittici

53
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with tears in her eyes

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con lacrime agli occhi

54
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Slow, sluggish and plodding.

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Lento, fiacco e a fatica.

55
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chav

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tamarro

56
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homeless shelter

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rifugio per senzatetto

57
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Pride goeth before the fall, arrogant

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La superbia precede la caduta, superbo

58
Q

turn off the tap

A

chiudere il rubinetto

59
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secular

A

laico

60
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spinning top

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trottola

61
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lust, lustful, luxury

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lussuria, lussurioso, lussuoso

62
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backward, underdeveloped, developed

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arretrato, arretratezza, sviluppato

63
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in case you haven’t noticed

A

nel caso che non te ne sia accorto

64
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cable car, funicular

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funivia, funicolare

65
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biodegradable

A

compostabile

66
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organic waste

A

i rifiuti organici

67
Q

And so on in the era of professional carelessness

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E via così nell’era del pressappochismo professionale

68
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compelling

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avvincente

69
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collapse

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frana, franare

70
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southerners, northerners

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terroni, polentoni

71
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Did I miss the sappy eulogy?

A

Mi sono persa l’elogio melenso?

72
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criticize harshly

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criticare aspramente

73
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pay off a mortgage

A

estinguere un mutuo

74
Q

scale such heights

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scalare tali altezze

75
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Listen, I don’t want to seem presumptuous.

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Senti, non voglio apparire presuntuoso.

76
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I can’t stop getting uglier.

A

Non riesco a smettere di imbruttire.

77
Q

Don’t take it out on my mum

A

Non prendertela con mia madre

78
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He manages to cross every imaginable landscape

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Riesce ad attraversare ogni paesaggio immaginabile.

79
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gurgle, bubble

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gorgoglio, gorgogliare

80
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sum up

A

sintetizzare

81
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loose, without packaging

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sfuso, senza imballaggio

82
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It would be very harmful to the child.

A

Sarebbe molto dannoso per la bambina.

83
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dispel, debunk, do away with

A

sfatare

84
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drill, chainsaw, lawnmower

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trapano, motosega, tagliaerba

85
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draw attention

A

richiamare l’attenzione

86
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Don’t be prone to anger, for anger leads to murder.

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Non essere iracondo, poiché l’ira porta all’omicidio.

87
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avarice, miserly

A

avarizia, avaro

88
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tax rate

A

tasso fiscale

89
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debate

A

dibattito

90
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The swamp is full of fireflies

A

La palude è piena di lucciole

91
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I don’t understand shit about this thing.

A

Non ci capisco una minchia in questa storia

92
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tongue twister

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scioglilingua

93
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northern hemisphere

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emisfero settentrionale

94
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throw stones at

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scagliare pietre contro

95
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spill, upset, overturn

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rovesciare

96
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cheap, cheapskate, miser, stingy

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tirchio, tirchione, taccagno, avaro

97
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gluttony, gluttonous

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gola, goloso

98
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soak bread in coffee

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inzuppare pane nel caffè

99
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touchy, immoral, standoffish, irritable

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permaloso, vizioso, scostante, irritabile