Books_19 Flashcards
Tautly
Tightly / In modo teso
Gasbag (n)
Overly talkative person
Swindler (n)
Fraudster, cheat
Butter [sb] up
Flatter, sweet-talk
Goof off (v) / Goof-off
1.Be silly, unproductive
2. Silly, unproductive person
Corduroy (n)
Velluto a coste
Clammy
- Skin: damp, sweaty
- Weather: humid
Brown-nose (n, v)
Leccaculo
Golly!
Expressing surprise / accidenti, caspita, perbacco
Frazzled
Exhausted
Put [sb] off
Discourage, deter
Put [sth] off
Delay until later
Lush (adj)
- Vegetation: abundant
- Food: delicious
- Person: attractive
Lush (n)
Person: alcoholic
Manhandle [sb]
Treat roughly / maltrattare, malmenare
Roll call (n)
1.Register of names read aloud
2. Long list of names
Lore (n)
Traditional wisdom / tradizioni, folclore
Send-off (n)
Act of saying farewell
Out and about
Active outside the home
E.g. He’s always out and about these days - I hardly ever see him at home
Tuck shop
Shop selling sweets and snacks
Mulberry
Gelso
Custard
Crema pasticcera
Contentious (adj)
- Person: argumentative
- Subject: disputed
Rap (v)
Knock
Unbecoming (adj)
Inappropriate
Douse [sth]
- Drench / Bagnare abbondantemente
- Put out: flames
Dinky
Small and cute (uk)
Small and unimpressive (us)
Boisterous (adj)
Person: noisy / chiassoso, vivace, esuberante
Foreman (n)
- Supervisor of construction workers
- Head of a jury
Foible (n)
Quirk or weakness / mania, fissazione
Shamus (n)
Policeman or detective
Sheepishly
In an embarrassed way / timidamente, con imbarazzo
Brisk (adj)
- Fast
- Abrupt
Smock (n)
Artist’s loose shirt
For kicks
Per divertimento, per gioco
Dead to rights
Con le mani nel sacco
Sweat bullets (v)
Sudare sette camicie
Lowdown (n)
Current information / ultime notizie o novità
Be on the wagon
If you are on the wagon, you have decided not to drink any alcohol
Foot [sth]
Pay: a bill / pagare, saldare
Brood over/about [sth]
Rimuginare su qualcosa
Homestead
Property: house, home
Gnat
Small fly / moscerino
Up a creek
In a difficult situation
If any more people resign, we’ll be really up the creek
Slant (v, n)
To lean, slope // inclinazione, pendenza
Castanets
Nacchere
Marigold
Calendula
Wane (n, v)
Declino
Lecherous (adj)
Lustful
Crease (n)
Piega, grinza / ruga