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Gaudy (adj)

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Sfarzoso, vistoso, pacchiano

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Dowdy (adj)

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Trasandato, sciatto - I wish my mom wouldn’t wear such dowdy, outdated clothing.

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Stunt (v)

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Hamper, impede

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Rapturously

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Entusiasticamente

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Respite (n)

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Temporary relief

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Call the shots (v)

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To take the initiative in deciding how something should be done.

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Accrue to [sth]

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Derivare da, essere collegato a, essere connesso a - A better salary is one of the benefits that accrue from higher education.

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Pernicious

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Harmful, malicious

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Fluke (n)

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Lucky occurrence

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Unalloyed (adj)

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Puro, genuino

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Bundle up (v)

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Dress warmly

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Stubble (n)

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(short) Beard

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Bedhead (n)

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Capelli arruffati

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Bob (v)

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Go up and down - Ice cubes bobbed in the pitcher of lemonade.

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Kerfuffle (n)

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Caos, confusione

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Off-putting (adj)

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Unappealing // sgradevole

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Dressing-down (n)

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A sever reprimand - The teacher gave the children a dressing-down for having disobeyed the rules.

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Crestfallen (adj)

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Downhearted, sad and disappointed // mortificato, desolato

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Boor (n)

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Zotico // Grossier personnage

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Hark back to [sth]

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Richiamare alla memoria [qlcs] - James is always harking back to what he calls “the good old days”.

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Coalesce (v)

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Unite, come together to form one mass or whole

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Befoul (v)

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Infangare, deturpare

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Reproof (n)

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Rimprovero // An expression of blame or disapproval

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Whelp (n)

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Puppy

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Impinge (v)

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Affect

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Jiggery-pokery (n)

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Furbizie, scorrettezze // Dishonest conduct

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Shun [sb]

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Avoid [sb]

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Abode (n)

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Home // Dimora

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Earnestness

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Sincere and intense conviction

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Askance

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Suspiciously, obliquely // di sbieco, di traverso, con diffidenza

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Ensconce yourself

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Make yourself cosy

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Odium

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Disgust

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Fitful

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Intermittent // Discontinuo - Danny had a fitful sleep last night.

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Wares

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Merchandise, articles

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Waft (v)

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Drift - A delicious cooking smell wafted invitingly from the kitchen

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Blot [sth] out

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Offuscare // rimuovere, dimenticare - Suddenly there was a gust of wind and a dark cloud blotted out the sun.

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Awning

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Tenda da sole

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Spangled

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Coperto di lustrini

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Taproot

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Radice a fittone

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Hue (n)

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Tinta, tonalità

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Plodding (adj)

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(person) hardworking but mediocre

42
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Till [sth]

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Arare, dissodare

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Amiss (adj)

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Incorrect, wrong

44
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Forestall [sth]

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Prevent, thwart

45
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Belie [sth]

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1) Celare, nascondere
2) Smentire, contraddire

46
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Make tracks

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If you make tracks, you leave the place where you are, especially when you are in a hurry. / leave, depart

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Bowed down

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Weighed down, oppressed (stato d’animo) // oppresso, assillato

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Prowl (v)

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Aggirarsi furtivamente

If an animal or a person prowls around, they move around quietly, for example when they are hunting - Police officers prowled around the building.

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Big-shot (n, adj)

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Person: important

He’s a big-shot movie producer in Hollywood

50
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Hobnob with [sb]

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Socialize // intrattenersi con [qlcn]

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