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1
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a flash of

A

a sudden sensation of

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2
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heavyweight

A

peso massimo (sport + figurativo (powerful person or company))

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3
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rep

A

rappresentante

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4
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pity
to pity

A

sad fact (peccato)
provare pena per

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5
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arched

A

arcuato/inarcato

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6
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gambit

A

stratagemma

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7
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to bulldoze

A

abbattare/demolire
bulldoze s into st = force to do/intimidate (figurative)

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8
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flustered

A

agitato/confuso

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9
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foolishness

A

stupidità/idiozia

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10
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foolish

A

sciocco/stolto
insensato/incosciente

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11
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throw up

A

vomitare
tirare su (informal, building)

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12
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angle

A

angolo
ottica/prospettiva/punto di vista

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13
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put someone out

A

to cause trouble or extra work for someone:
Would it put you out if we came tomorrow instead of today?

to annoy or upset someone, often by what you do or say to them:
She was very put out when they turned up two hours late for dinner.

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14
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hold your own

A

tenere testa a qualcuno/reggere il confronto con

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15
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to take s on
to take st on
take st/s on

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assumere/ingaggiare
accettare un incarico
affrontare/sfidare

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16
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fluke

A

colpo di fortuna
coincidenza

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17
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grand

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grande/grandioso/superbo/imponente

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18
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hotshot

A

asso/fenomeno
celebrità

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19
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piled into st

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ammucchiato dentro

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20
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to partner off

A

collaborare in coppia

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21
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languid

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languido/apatico/fiacco

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22
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to overlook

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lasciarsi sfuggire/non notare
George failed his exam because he overlooked a number of mistakes in his work.

sottovalutare

ignorare/trascurare

guardare su/affacciarsi su
Our bathroom window overlooks the neighbour’s garden.

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23
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airtight

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completely sealed
ineccepibile/inconfutabile/di ferro (figurative)

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24
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regroup

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rioganizzarsi
riordinare/raggruppare

25
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squirm

A

contorcersi/dimenarsi
mostrare imbarazzo (feel shame/guilt)
squirm out of/free of = divincolarsi da

26
Q

dime

A

10 cents

27
Q

pantsuit

A

tailleur con pantaloni

28
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regimen

A

regime (politico)
regime (dieta, fitness)

29
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put someone out of their misery
put something out of its misery

A

to stop someone worrying, usually by giving that person information that they have been waiting for

to kill an animal because it is in great pain, so that it does not have to suffer any more

30
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more so

A

ancora di più

31
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falter

A

vacillare/infiacchirsi
balbettare/farfugliare
camminare a fatica

32
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shrug

A

alzare le spalle
alzata di spalle
coprispalle (vestiario)

33
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worn out

A

consumato/usurato
stanco/esausto/distrutto (persona)

34
Q

fraught

A

teso/inquieto
fraught with st = carico di /pieno di

35
Q

shifting

A

movimento costante
mutevole/ variabile
in continuo movimento

36
Q

haggle

A

contrattare/mercanteggiare

37
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inchoate

A

not yet completely formed
incipiente/in fieri

38
Q

hardball

A

gioco duro
US, figurative (aggressively competitive behaviour)

39
Q

to spin

A

girare/ruotare
volteggio
far volteggiare
tessere/filare

40
Q

tarmac

A

asfalto
asfaltare

41
Q

captor

A

carceriere

42
Q

batch

A

gruppo (persone)
lotto/carico (merci)
serie (oggetti)
infornata (baked goods)

to batch = raggruppare in lotti/ dividere in lotti/ lottizzare

43
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hijack

A

sequestro
dirottamento

hijack st = monopolizzare (rubare il posto/la parola)
(steal: cargo from a vehicle)
figurative –> sabotare/intromettersi

44
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unhinge

A

scardinare
unhinge s = derange

45
Q

chartered

A

(plane, ship: hired for private use)
UK (person: professionally qualified

46
Q

estranged

A

(partner: separated)

47
Q

to boot

A

to kick (ball)
to start (computer)

48
Q

squarely

A

onestamente
esattamente

49
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allege st

A

assert as true

50
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ongoing

A

continuing

continuo/ininterrotto
in corso

51
Q

upfront

A

payment: made in advance = anticipato

figurative, informal (honest, frank)

52
Q

despise s/st

A

disprezzare qualcosa/qualcuno
odiare/detestare

pr = dispaiz

53
Q

societal

A

sosaietol

sociale

54
Q

proprietà

A

ownership

55
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ease

to ease

A

facilità
comfort
relief
piece of mind
affluence (agiatezza/prosperità)

to reduce tension
to relieve (alleviare/attenuare)

56
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caparra
anticipo

A

down payment

57
Q

frugal (parsimonioso)

A

thrifty

58
Q

brisk

A

fast
abrupt (abrapt)/sudden/brusque (brusk)

59
Q

ce l’ha fatta

A

he/she made It

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