Capitolo 8

Question 1

to be uncomfortable, uneasy, feel awkward

Answer 1

essere a disagio

Question 2

to get along with someone

Answer 2

andare d’accordo

Question 3

to set one’s eyes on (someone)

Answer 3

puntare gli occhi addosso (a qualcuno)

Question 4

to strike up a conversation, to hit on someone

Answer 4

attaccar buttone

Question 5

approaching someone, picking someone up, flirting

Answer 5

abbordaggio

Question 6

to care about someone, something

Answer 6

tenerci

Question 7

I don’t care about it

Answer 7

non ci tengo

Question 8

a few close friends

Answer 8

pochi intimi

Question 9

to get ready (to do something)

Answer 9

apprestarsi (a …)

Question 10

his/ her turn

Answer 10

a sua volta

Question 11

than expected

Answer 11

del previsto

Question 12

to expect, foresee, predict

Answer 12

prevedere

Question 13

There isn’t any …, is there?

Answer 13

Non è che c’è…?

Question 14

at worst

Answer 14

alla peggio

Question 15

to seem like [something/someone]

Answer 15

avere l’aria di [qualcosa/qualcuno]

Question 16

each other, one another

Answer 16

a vicenda (always placed after the verb)

Question 17

You never know.

Answer 17

Non è mai detto.

Question 18

properly, by the book

Answer 18

Come Dio comanda

Question 19

to make his acquaintance to you

Answer 19

di farvelo conoscere

Question 20

to put, set, place

Answer 20

porre

Question 21

frankness, candor

Answer 21

schiettezza

Question 22

to notice

Answer 22

notare

Question 23

reluctantly

Answer 23

controvoglia

Question 24

roommate

Answer 24

coinquilina

Question 25

living together

Answer 25

convivenza

Question 26

worldliness, social life

Answer 26

mondanità (f)

Question 27

after all

Answer 27

dopotutto

Question 28

to satisfy, fulfill, answer (not sodd…)

Answer 28

esaudire

Question 29

to glimpse

Answer 29

intravedere

Question 30

some scraps, remnants

Answer 30

qualche avanzo

Question 31

to nibble, munch

Answer 31

sgranocchiare

Question 32

to interfere

Answer 32

intromettere

Question 33

the mind’s eye

Answer 33

gli occhi della mente

Question 34

lost

Answer 34

smarrito

Question 35

terrified

Answer 35

spaurito

Question 36

curfew

Answer 36

caprifuoco

Question 37

casual, care-free

Answer 37

disinvolto

Question 38

late (adjective)

Answer 38

inoltrato

Question 39

to return hospitality

Answer 39

ricambiare l’ospitalità

Question 40

But we knew each other for about a year and a half.

Answer 40

Ma ci conoscevamo già da circa un anno e mezzo.

Question 41

to have company

Answer 41

per avere compagnia