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Question 1

ace

Answer 1

adjective
very good
splendido, perfetto

Question 2

annoyance

Answer 2

noun / the feeling of being a little angry / fastidio, seccatura

Question 3

bang

Answer 3

verb / to (cause something to) make a sudden very loud noise or noises /

Question 4

barefoot

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adjective, adverb / not wearing any shoes or socks / scalzo

Question 5

brag

Answer 5

verb / to boast / vantarsi

Question 6

break up

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/ to stop having a relationship / lasciarsi

Question 7

burglar

Answer 7

noun / someone who gets into buildings illegally and steals things / scassinatore, -trice, svaligiatore, -trice

Question 8

come along

Answer 8

/ to go somewhere with someone / venire

Question 9

flat

Answer 9

adjective / smooth and level, with no lumps or curves / piatto, piano, liscio

Question 10

flatter

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verb / to say nice things to someone to please them, or because you want something from that person / adulare, lusingare

Question 11

flattering

Answer 11

adjective / making you look more attractive than usual / che dona, che fa sembrare più bello

Question 12

harsh

Answer 12

adjective / cruel or unkind / duro

Question 13

haste

Answer 13

noun / speed in doing something, especially because you do not have much time / fretta, urgenza

Question 14

humble

Answer 14

adjective / not proud, or not believing that you are important / umile

Question 15

kindness

Answer 15

noun / behaviour that is kind / gentilezza

Question 16

leverage

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verb / to use something that you already have in order to achieve something new or better /

Question 17

lose your temper (with someone)

Answer 17

/ to suddenly become very angry / perdere la pazienza (con qualcuno)

Question 18

mild

Answer 18

adjective / If the weather in winter is mild, it is not cold. / mite

Question 19

narrow

Answer 19

adjective / being only a small distance from one side to the other / stretto

Question 20

neatly

Answer 20

adverb / in a tidy way / in modo ordinato, accuratamente

Question 21

odd

Answer 21

adjective
(of numbers) not able to be divided exactly by two
Dispari

Question 22

odd

Answer 22

adjective
strange or unexpected

Question 23

outline

Answer 23

noun / the shape made by the outside edge of something / profilo, contorno, sagoma

Question 24

outline

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verb / to describe only the most important ideas or facts about something / delineare, descrivere a grandi linee

Question 25

peer

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noun / someone who is the same age, or who has the same social position or abilities as other members of a group / coetaneo, -a

Question 26

shameless

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adjective / without shame; blatant / spudorato

Question 27

snore

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verb / to breathe in a very noisy way while you are sleeping / russare

Question 28

strict

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adjective / A strict person makes sure that children or people working for them behave well, and does not allow them to break any rules. / severo

Question 29

take in

Answer 29

phrasal verb / to deceive or cheat / ingannare

Question 30

take in

Answer 30

phrasal verb / to include / comprendere, includere

Question 31

temper

Answer 31

noun / If a person has a temper, they become angry very easily / caratterino, carattere irritabile

Question 32

threat

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noun / a statement that you will harm or punish someone if that person does not not do what you want / minaccia

Question 33

throw someone out

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/ to force someone to leave a college, school, house, or organization /

Question 34

throw something out

Answer 34

see throw something away/out /

Question 35

toe

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noun / one of the five separate parts at the end of your foot / dito del piede

Question 36

toe the line

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/ to act according to the rules / (seguire le regole)

Question 37

turn out

Answer 37

/ to happen in a particular way or to have a particular result, especially an unexpected one / risultare

Question 38

whereas

Answer 38

conjunction / used to compare things that are different / mentre

Question 39

subtle

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cell / not obvious or easy to notice / sottile, quasi impercettibile

Question 40

unire (Ita)

Answer 40

(collegare) to unite , to join , to connect Unendo i due letti singoli, si ottiene un letto matrimoniale. Putting two single beds together forms a double bed. Synonym accostare, congiungere

Question 41

get in touch

Answer 41

to contact someone mettersi in contatto I’ve been trying to get in touch with her. È un po’ che cerco di mettermi in contatto con lei.