Books_11

Question 1

Time-share (n)

Answer 1

Shared property // Multiproprietà

Question 2

Canvass / (a place)

Answer 2

1. Fare un sondaggio
2. Settacciare, perlustrare

Question 3

Tightly wound

Answer 3

Tense, unable to relax / persona tesa incapace di rilassarsi o divertirsi

Question 4

Weasel (n)

Answer 4

Donnola

Question 5

Covet [sth]

Answer 5

Long for, desire // Bramare, desiderare

Question 6

Moot point

Answer 6

Topic or issue that is debatable or arguable but that there is no foreseeable solution or answer to.

Question 7

Swanky

Answer 7

Fashionable, stylish / chic

Question 8

On the nose

Answer 8

Exact, precise - Your guess was right on the nose.

Question 9

Red-handed

Answer 9

Con le mani nel sacco - The shoplifter was caught red-handed as he stuffed items into his pockets.

Question 10

Nab [sb]/[sth]

Answer 10

Someone: catch, apprehend
Something: steal

Question 11

Have a gander at [sth]

Answer 11

Dare un’occhiata a [qlcs]

Question 12

Wussy

Answer 12

Femminuccia, pappamolle

Question 13

Come undone

Answer 13

To lose all control / avere un esaurimento - If you don’t take some time off work to relax you’re going to come undone

Question 14

Prance (v)

Answer 14

1. To walk in an energetic way and with more movement than necessary
2. When a horse prances, it takes small, quick steps and raises its legs higher than usual

Question 15

Fly the coop

Answer 15

Tagliare la corda - He was never happy living at home with his parents, so as soon as possible he flew the coop and got his own place

Question 16

To be gunning for [sb] or [sth]

Answer 16

1. To aim to harm [sb] / prendere di mira - My new manager has been gunning for me since I had that last period of absence.
2. To seek to obtain [sth] / mirare a - She stays late every day because she’s gunning for a raise.

Question 17

None of your beeswax

Answer 17

None of your bussiness

Question 18

Stat

Answer 18

Immediately

Question 19

Jaunty

Answer 19

1. Stylish
2. Playful

Question 20

Frolic (n,vi)

Answer 20

Divertimento, spasso / divertirsi, spassarsela

Question 21

Whack job (n)

Answer 21

Insane person

Question 22

Thimble (n)

Answer 22

Ditale

Question 23

Measly (adj)

Answer 23

Meagre / misero - The job paid me a measly fifteen dollars for a day’s work.

Question 24

Ooze [sth]

Answer 24

1. Exude, project / emanare, irradiare, trasudare - Gary oozes confidence and charm.
2. Flow slowly / colare, filtrare- Acid is oozing from your car battery.

Question 25

**Senior moment /to have a senior moment**

Answer 25

1. Memory lapse / lapsus 2. Perdere colpi, avere la memoria che perde colpi

Question 26

**Trifle with [sb/sth]**

Answer 26

**To treat frivolously** / **scherzare con [qlcn]** - *I wouldn't trifle with her if I were you. She has a nasty temper*

Question 27

**Kook (n)**

Answer 27

Stravagante, eccentrico

Question 28

**Brazen, brazen-faced**

Answer 28

**Sfacciato** - *Their brazen disregard for the law shocked everyone involved*

Question 29

**Gimlet (n)**

Answer 29

Gin and lime juice

Question 30

**Poon hound**

Answer 30

A promiscuous person, especially a man, who frequently seeks sexual intercourse with women

Question 31

**Banter (*****n, vi)***

Answer 31

**Light-hearted chat** - *If you spent less time on _banter_, you'd get more work done*. - *_We bantered_ for a few minutes before she said why she'd called*.

Question 32

**Down pat (US)**

Answer 32

**Off by heart, memorized** / **alla perfezione** - *Allison didn't need any notes, as she had her speech down pat.*

Question 33

**Dapper (adj)**

Answer 33

Man: smart, stylish / in ghingheri

Question 34

**Rake (n)**

Answer 34

1. Rastrello 2. Licentious person

Question 35

**Gooseberry**

Answer 35

Uva spina

Question 36

**Stammer (n, vi)**

Answer 36

Balbettare

Question 37

**Bungle [sth]**

Answer 37

Do incompetently / Pasticciare qcsa

Question 38

**Pet peeve**

Answer 38

Something that a particular person finds especially annoying

Question 39

**From the get-go**

Answer 39

Sin dall'inizio - *Maybe expecting everything from the get-go is asking a bit much*

Question 40

**Blimp (n)**

Answer 40

Dirigibile

Question 41

**Flake out [on sb]**

Answer 41

Tirare pacco - *Rick agreed to come to the party with me, but he flaked out at the last minute*

Question 42

**Out of one's depth**

Answer 42

Not having the knowledge, experience, or skills to deal with a particular subject or situation *I's always struggle at school. I hated it and felt out of my depth.*

Question 43

Get your ducks in a row

Answer 43

To organize your tasks and schedule so that you are ready for the next step / to be well prepared or well organized for something that is going to happen

Question 44

In dribs and drabs

Answer 44

Un po’ alla volta / a spizzichi e bocconi

Question 45

Take the high road

Answer 45

To take a more honorable or ethical course of action

Question 46

Smut (n)

Answer 46

Oscenità, sconcezza

Question 47

Rub [sth]/[sb] out

Answer 47

Something: erase Someone: kill / fare fuori

Question 48

Yokel (n)

Answer 48

Peasant, countrydweller // campagnolo, provincialotto

Question 49

A fillip to [sth]

Answer 49

Stimolo, incentivo

Question 50

Qualm (n)

Answer 50

Scrupolo, remora *I don't have the slightest qualm about not inviting him*