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Question 1

Shingle (n)

Answer 1

1. Ciottoli / spiaggia di ciottoli
2. Tegola
3. Herpes zoster / fuoco di Sant’ Antonio

Question 2

Shyster

Answer 2

Corrupt lawyer

Question 3

Quell [sth]

Answer 3

Sedare, domare, reprimere

Question 4

Wryly

Answer 4

Sarcasticamente, beffardamente

Question 5

Blasé

Answer 5

Unimpressed / indifferente, apatico

Question 6

Snugly

Answer 6

Cozily, comfortably

Question 7

Scatty

Answer 7

Absent-minded / sbadato, distratto

Question 8

Scuffle (n, vi)

Answer 8

Baruffa, zuffa

Question 9

Raspberry

Answer 9

1. Lampone
2. Pernacchia

Question 10

Gingerly

Answer 10

Cautiously

Question 11

Ruefully

Answer 11

Sadly, with regret

Question 12

Holdall

Answer 12

Large bag with handles / borsone, sacca

Question 13

Cackle (n, vi)

Answer 13

Laugh noisily

Question 14

Heft [sth]

Answer 14

To lift [sth]

Question 15

Scrawny

Answer 15

Person: thin, bony

Question 16

Poke [sth] out

Answer 16

Cavare, spuntare fuori - Be careful with that stick, you’ll poke somebody’s eye out with it.

Question 17

Bleary

Answer 17

Confuso, indistinto, annebbiato

Question 18

Swayback

Answer 18

Spine dips down

Question 19

Husk

Answer 19

Outer shell / Guscio, buccia

Question 20

Rack

Answer 20

Griglia, rastrelliera, scaffale

Question 21

Trove

Answer 21

Valuable collection - Doug keeps a trove of antique baseball cards under his bed.

Question 22

Hoodlum

Answer 22

Gangster, criminal

Question 23

Blight (n)

Answer 23

1. Urban decay - Urban blight is forcing people out to the suburbs.
2. Causa di rovina, sventura, piaga - His expensive tastes were the blight of their marriage.
3. Plant disease / ruggine

Question 24

Tear (v)

Answer 24

1. Move fast // accelerare, affrettarsi
2. Strapparsi, lacerarsi

Question 25

**Shin (n)**

Answer 25

Stinco, tibia

Question 26

**Cagey (adj)**

Answer 26

Evasive, suspicious, mistrustful - *The suspect was cagey, but agreed to give the police the information they wanted.*

Question 27

**Loose lips sink ships**

Answer 27

If you speak indiscreetly about confidential or sensitive information, someone might be listening who could use itagainst you

Question 28

**Umpteenth**

Answer 28

Ennesimo

Question 29

**Sidle (v)**

Answer 29

1. Passare di sghembo, passare di traverso, passare di lato 2. Camminare di soppiatto verso [qlcn], camminare furtivamente

Question 30

**Shack (n)**

Answer 30

Baracca, capanna

Question 31

**Patsy**

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1. Person blamed for another's crime / **capro espiatorio** - *George didn't commit the crime; he was just a patsy.* 2. **Gullible person** / fesso, tonto - *How could you believe that story? You're such a patsy*

Question 32

**Bereft (adj)**

Answer 32

Lonely, heartbroken

Question 33

**Jape (n)**

Answer 33

Prank, joke

Question 34

**Snicker (US) / Snigger (UK)**

Answer 34

1. Ridere sotto i baffi 2. Dire con tono derisorio

Question 35

**Coax [sb]**

Answer 35

Persuadere, convincere

Question 36

**Bugle (n)**

Answer 36

Musical instrument: horn

Question 37

**Miffed**

Answer 37

Annoyed or offended

Question 38

**Chestnut**

Answer 38

Castagna

Question 39

**Swaddle [sb]**

Answer 39

Baby: wrap up tightly / fasciare

Question 40

**Don [sth]**

Answer 40

Put on: clothing (formal) / **indossare, mettere**, infilare - *It was cold outside, so Karen donned a coat and scarf.*

Question 41

**Bib overalls**

Answer 41

Salopette

Question 42

**Kerchief**

Answer 42

Scarf worn on head or neck / foulard

Question 43

**Hassock (n)**

Answer 43

Cushioned footstool / poggiapiedi

Question 44

**Quilt (n)**

Answer 44

Thick bed covering / piumone

Question 45

**Flapper (n)**

Answer 45

Young women of the 1920s that behaved and dressed in a radical fashion

Question 46

**Stuck-up (adj)**

Answer 46

**Pieno di sé** - *She was really stuck up: she thought she was better than everyone else.*

Question 47

**Rifle through [sth]**

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**Rovistare tra, frugare tra** - *I rifled through my papers but couldn't find the document my boss wanted.*

Question 48

**Hole up**

Answer 48

Rintanarsi, rifugiarsi, nascondersi - *We'd better hole up here before moving on tomorrow night.*

Question 49

**Pass the buck**

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To shift responsibility or blame to another person - *Quit passing the buck all the time!*

Question 50

**Dismally**

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1. **Terribily** - *Betty scored dismally on the test because she hadn't revised* 2. **Gloomly** - *Rain clouds hung dismally over the landscape*