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Question 1

Gaudy (adj)

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Sfarzoso, vistoso, pacchiano

Question 2

Dowdy (adj)

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Trasandato, sciatto - I wish my mom wouldn’t wear such dowdy, outdated clothing.

Question 3

Stunt (v)

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Hamper, impede

Question 4

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.

Question 7

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.

Question 8

Pernicious

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Harmful, malicious

Question 9

Fluke (n)

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Lucky occurrence

Question 10

Unalloyed (adj)

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Puro, genuino

Question 11

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.

Question 15

Kerfuffle (n)

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Caos, confusione

Question 16

Off-putting (adj)

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Unappealing // sgradevole

Question 17

Dressing-down (n)

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

Question 18

Crestfallen (adj)

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Downhearted, sad and disappointed // mortificato, desolato

Question 19

Boor (n)

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Zotico // Grossier personnage

Question 20

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”.

Question 21

Coalesce (v)

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Unite, come together to form one mass or whole

Question 22

Befoul (v)

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Infangare, deturpare

Question 23

Reproof (n)

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Rimprovero // An expression of blame or disapproval

Question 24

Whelp (n)

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Puppy

Question 25

Impinge (v)

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Affect

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Jiggery-pokery (n)

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Furbizie, scorrettezze // Dishonest conduct

Question 27

Shun [sb]

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Avoid [sb]

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Abode (n)

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Home // Dimora

Question 29

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.

Question 34

Wares

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Merchandise, articles

Question 35

Waft (v)

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Drift - A delicious cooking smell wafted invitingly from the kitchen

Question 36

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.

Question 37

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

Question 41

Plodding (adj)

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(person) hardworking but mediocre

Question 42

Till [sth]

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Arare, dissodare

Question 43

Amiss (adj)

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Incorrect, wrong

Question 44

Forestall [sth]

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Prevent, thwart

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Belie [sth]

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1) Celare, nascondere
2) Smentire, contraddire

Question 46

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

Question 47

Bowed down

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

Question 48

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.

Question 49

Big-shot (n, adj)

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Person: important

He’s a big-shot movie producer in Hollywood

Question 50

Hobnob with [sb]

Answer 50

Socialize // intrattenersi con [qlcn]