Books_4 Flashcards

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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Trasandato, sciatto - I wish my mom wouldn’t wear such dowdy, outdated clothing.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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**Impinge (v)**
Affect
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**Jiggery-pokery (n)**
Furbizie, scorrettezze // Dishonest conduct
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**Shun [sb]**
Avoid [sb]
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**Abode (n)**
Home // Dimora
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**Earnestness**
Sincere and intense conviction
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**Askance**
Suspiciously, obliquely // di sbieco, di traverso, con diffidenza
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**Ensconce yourself**
Make yourself cosy
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**Odium**
Disgust
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**Fitful**
Intermittent // Discontinuo - *Danny had a fitful sleep last night.*
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**Wares**
Merchandise, articles
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**Waft (v)**
Drift - *A delicious cooking smell wafted invitingly from the kitchen*
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**Blot [sth] out**
Offuscare // rimuovere, dimenticare - *Suddenly there was a gust of wind and a dark cloud blotted out the sun.*
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**Awning**
Tenda da sole
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**Spangled**
Coperto di lustrini
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**Taproot**
Radice a fittone
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**Hue (n)**
Tinta, tonalità
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**Plodding (adj)**
(person) hardworking but mediocre
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**Till [sth]**
Arare, dissodare
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**Amiss (adj)**
Incorrect, wrong
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**Forestall [sth]**
Prevent, thwart
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**Belie [sth]**
1) Celare, nascondere 2) Smentire, contraddire
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**Make tracks**
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**
Weighed down, oppressed (stato d'animo) // oppresso, assillato
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**Prowl (v)**
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)
Person: important *He's a big-shot movie producer in Hollywood*
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Hobnob with [sb]
Socialize // intrattenersi con [qlcn]