Books_8 Flashcards
Shingle (n)
- Ciottoli / spiaggia di ciottoli
- Tegola
- Herpes zoster / fuoco di Sant’ Antonio
Shyster
Corrupt lawyer
Quell [sth]
Sedare, domare, reprimere
Wryly
Sarcasticamente, beffardamente
Blasé
Unimpressed / indifferente, apatico
Snugly
Cozily, comfortably
Scatty
Absent-minded / sbadato, distratto
Scuffle (n, vi)
Baruffa, zuffa
Raspberry
- Lampone
- Pernacchia
Gingerly
Cautiously
Ruefully
Sadly, with regret
Holdall
Large bag with handles / borsone, sacca
Cackle (n, vi)
Laugh noisily
Heft [sth]
To lift [sth]
Scrawny
Person: thin, bony
Poke [sth] out
Cavare, spuntare fuori - Be careful with that stick, you’ll poke somebody’s eye out with it.
Bleary
Confuso, indistinto, annebbiato
Swayback
Spine dips down

Husk
Outer shell / Guscio, buccia
Rack
Griglia, rastrelliera, scaffale

Trove
Valuable collection - Doug keeps a trove of antique baseball cards under his bed.
Hoodlum
Gangster, criminal
Blight (n)
- Urban decay - Urban blight is forcing people out to the suburbs.
- Causa di rovina, sventura, piaga - His expensive tastes were the blight of their marriage.
- Plant disease / ruggine
Tear (v)
- Move fast // accelerare, affrettarsi
- Strapparsi, lacerarsi
Shin (n)
Stinco, tibia
Cagey (adj)
Evasive, suspicious, mistrustful - The suspect was cagey, but agreed to give the police the information they wanted.
Loose lips sink ships
If you speak indiscreetly about confidential or sensitive information, someone might be listening who could use itagainst you
Umpteenth
Ennesimo
Sidle (v)
- Passare di sghembo, passare di traverso, passare di lato
- Camminare di soppiatto verso [qlcn], camminare furtivamente
Shack (n)
Baracca, capanna
Patsy
- Person blamed for another’s crime / capro espiatorio - George didn’t commit the crime; he was just a patsy.
- Gullible person / fesso, tonto - How could you believe that story? You’re such a patsy
Bereft (adj)
Lonely, heartbroken
Jape (n)
Prank, joke
Snicker (US) / Snigger (UK)
- Ridere sotto i baffi
- Dire con tono derisorio
Coax [sb]
Persuadere, convincere
Bugle (n)
Musical instrument: horn

Miffed
Annoyed or offended
Chestnut
Castagna
Swaddle [sb]
Baby: wrap up tightly / fasciare
Don [sth]
Put on: clothing (formal) / indossare, mettere, infilare - It was cold outside, so Karen donned a coat and scarf.
Bib overalls
Salopette
Kerchief
Scarf worn on head or neck / foulard
Hassock (n)
Cushioned footstool / poggiapiedi
Quilt (n)
Thick bed covering / piumone
Flapper (n)
Young women of the 1920s that behaved and dressed in a radical fashion

Stuck-up (adj)
Pieno di sé - She was really stuck up: she thought she was better than everyone else.
Rifle through [sth]
Rovistare tra, frugare tra - I rifled through my papers but couldn’t find the document my boss wanted.
Hole up
Rintanarsi, rifugiarsi, nascondersi - We’d better hole up here before moving on tomorrow night.
Pass the buck
To shift responsibility or blame to another person - Quit passing the buck all the time!
Dismally
- Terribily - Betty scored dismally on the test because she hadn’t revised
- Gloomly - Rain clouds hung dismally over the landscape