Books_9 Flashcards
Jazz [sth] up
Make more exciting // Vivacizzare, ravvivare
Slump (v)
To assume a slouching or bent position or posture
Slack off (v)
Oziare, battere la fiacca, prendersela con comodo
Nifty (adj)
Very good, excellent
Racket (n)
Dishonest business // Giro losco
“Vincent is involved in some kind of racket and he’s made a load of money from it.”
To pamper yourself
Viziarsi, coccolarsi // to treat yourself well
Stodgy
Dull, tedious
Rut (n)
Abitudine, routine, monotonia
Odds and ends
Piccole cianfrusaglie, varie cose // Small miscellaneous items
Amped up
Overly excited, enthusiastic
Over your head
- Too difficult or strange for you to understand - “A lot of what was said in the meeting went right over my head”
- To go to a more important or powerful person in order to get what you want - “I was furious that he went over my head and complained to my manager”
Argle-bargle (n)
Copious but meaningless talk or writing // Baruffa, discussione
Do [sth] up
Redecorate, ristrutturare, rinnovare
Leer at [sb]
To look at [sb] lustfully or maliciously
Chard (n)
Bietola
Pent-up (adj)
Repressed, held-in, confined (person,animal)
Pony up (v)
Sborsare
Riveting
Affascinante
Get with it
- Termină cu asta, treci la treabă
- To modernize one’s attitudes and behavior - “Get with it, Martin. Go out and buy some new clothes!”
- To hurry up and get busy; to be more industrious with something, “ Get with it; we’ve got a lot to do // Let’s get with it. There’s a lot of work to be done.”
Bust (n)
Failure - “Man Facebook is a bust, it’s all baby photos and quizzes”
Corny
Silly, trite // Trito, risaputo, stupido - “My uncle’s jokes are corny, but we laugh anyway.”
(In) a shambles
- If something is a shambles, it is very disorganized and there is a lot of confusion, it’s a mess - “The meeting was a shambles from start to finish.”
- If a place is a shambles, it is very untidy
Antsy
Nervous, restless // Ansioso, nervoso, teso
Coleslaw
Shredded cabbage salad
Sinewy
food: tough, chewy // The meat was sinewy and difficult to eat
Butt in (v)
To interrupt or interfere
Flustered
Confused, agitated
No tea no shade
I’m not trying to come for you or offend you, but this is what it’s really like
Ding (n)
Urto, ammaccatura
Trampling (n)
Calpestamento, calpestio
Slur
Insult, defamation
Razz [sb]
To tease [sb]
Bolt (n)
Bullone // Catenaccio
Spar (v)
To argue or clash
Spitball (v)
To come up with ideas, brainstorm
Maim [sb]
Disfigure, mutilate
Wring [sth]
- Twist [sth] - “The farmer wrung the chicken’s neck.”
- Grip (hand) // stringere (la mano) - “Upon meeting the man who had saved his wife’s life, John grasped his hand and wrung it.”
To poach [sth]
- To steal // Rubare, fregare
- Cook in liquid // Far bollire
Twine (n)
Strong thin cord // Spago
A hoot
Funny // Uno spasso - “The party last night was a hoot”
Cry me a river
Ma fammi il piacere
Trickle (n)
Rivolo, gocciolio
Caboose (n)
Posteriore, didietro
Shriek (v)
Strillare, gridare
Skedaddle (v)
To leave, flee - “The kids skedaddled when their mother began yelling.”
Goof (n)
- Fool, incompetent //fesso
- Silly mistake // cavolata
Bellhop (n)
Fattorino d’albergo // facchino
Hasp (n)
Fermaglio
Tramp (v)
Walk heavily
Cat’s pajamas
Something remarkable
E.g. She really thinks she is the cat’s pajamas…
