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Scourge (n)

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Cause of widespread suffering // flagello, piaga

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Logy (adj)

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Lethargic, slugghish // indolente, pigro, lento

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Goggle (v)

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Sgranare / strabuzzare gli occhi

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Whoop (n)

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Cry of excitement

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Stoop (n)

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Front steps // scalinata d’ingresso

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Tat (v)

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Make lace // fare il merletto

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Doily (n)

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Lace mat // Centrino

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Girdle (n)

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Busto, corsetto

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Swoon (v)

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  1. Be overcome by emotion // andare in estasi
  2. Faint, pass out
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Cheek by jowl

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Positioned very close together

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Cut (one’s) losses

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To withdraw from a losing situation - Man, this venture is going nowhere, I think we’re better off cutting our losses than agreeing to rent this space for another year.

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Scuzzy

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Schifoso, lurido

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Bumbling

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Clumsy, incompetent

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Blithely

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In a merry or carefree way // spensieratamente, allegramente

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Beam (n)

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  1. Light ray
  2. Wooden support // trave
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To no avail

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Invano

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Nil

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Non-existant

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Skid (v)

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Vehicle: slide // sbandare, scivolare

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Shifty (adj)

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  1. Dishonest looking // losco
  2. Evasive // sfuggente
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Spiv (n)

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Black market crook

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Flunky (n)

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Lacché, valletto / servo, leccapiedi

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Dross (n)

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Rubbish or waste / something worthless

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Awry (adj, adv)

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Wrong, amiss // qualcosa che va storto o a monte

  • The detective immediately knew that something was awry*
  • I tried to give Julie a compliment, but she took it awry*
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Lark (n)

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  1. Songbird // allodola
  2. Fun, amusement // spasso
  3. Mascherata, farsa
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Blackball [sb]

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Vote to exclude // votare contro [qcno]

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In tow

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A seguito, a traino

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Churn (n)

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Customers loss // perdita di clienti

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Burrow (v)

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Dig a hole or tunnel / move through

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Budding (adj)

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Person: developing // in erba

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Quant (n)

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Quantitative analyst

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Abet [sth] / [sb]

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Assist or enable a crime or criminal / essere complice

Mark was charged with abetting the murder

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Purport to do [sth]

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Claim to do [sth]

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Hone [sth]

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  1. Refine [sth] // perfezionare
  2. Sharpen [sth]
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Ironclad

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  1. Corazzato
  2. Invulnerabile, invincibile
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Dole [sth] out

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  1. Distribuire
  2. Dare con il contagocce
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Grouse (v)

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Put [sb] thorough the wringer

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Far passare le pene dell’inferno

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Maven (n)

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Expert - Bob is a wine maven

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Cinch (n)

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Something easy to do // un gioco da ragazzi

- I’ll teach you how to bake cookies, it’s a cinch! -

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Rejigger [sth]

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Rearrange, readjust // riconvertire

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Stint (n)

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Time period

- He did a two-year stint in the army -

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Beaver away at [sth]

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Lavorare con zelo a qlcs

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Languish (v)

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  1. Suffer
  2. Be neglected, unused
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Vagrancy

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Homelessness, begging

45
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Panhandle (v)

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Beg, solicit strangers for money

46
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Ensnare [sth/sb]

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Glib (adj)

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Speaking or spoken in a confident way, but without careful thought or honesty

He’s a glib, self-centred man

No one was convinced by his glib answers/explanations

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Galling (adj)

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That annoys or angers // Irritante, fastidioso

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Haywire (adj)

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Chaotic, out of control

The situation is completely haywire, with no obvious solution.

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Jibe (v)

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Correspond, agree // corrispondere, coincidere

These measurements don’t jibe; someone has made an error.

Sailing: shift side to side

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