Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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gli steli

A

stems

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fitto

A

thick

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ostinazione

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obstinacy

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dorato

A

gold

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5
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le persiane

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blinds

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sbriciolare

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to crumble

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7
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in canile

A

a kennel

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rovente

A

scorching

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sparire

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to disappear

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il grano

A

the wheat

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la pietra

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the stones

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inghiottire

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to swallow

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schiattare

A

to die

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14
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il fiato

A

the breath

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15
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garregiare

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to compete. to race

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16
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la spiga. le spighe

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The grains of a wheat plant

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17
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abbattere

A

to knock down. to knock down. to raze. to topple

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18
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raccogliere

A

to pick up
to harvest
to bring together, assemble

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19
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infuocare

A

to heat until red hot

to excite, agitate, enrage

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20
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rigoglioso

A

luxuriant

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21
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la scia

A

the trail

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22
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maledetto

A

damned, horrible

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23
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concedere

A

to grant, allow

to concede

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24
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appiccicare

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to stick

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25
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il teschio

A

the skull

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26
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la banda

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the band

the gang

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comandare

A

to rule

to order, command

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obbedire

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to obey

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29
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dannato

A

damned soul

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30
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la ruspa

A

the bulldozer

the excavator

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31
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i fatti suoi
i fatti mie
i fatti tuoi

A

his own business
my own business
your own business

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32
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sveglio

A

awake
quick-witted
cunning

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33
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spodestare

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to dethrone

to oust

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34
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la parete

A

the wall

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35
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il crinale

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the ridge

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36
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la schiappa

A

the incompetent

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37
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superare

A

to exceed
to pass
to overcome

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38
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arrampicare

A

to climb

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39
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la scrofa

A

the sow (female pig)

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40
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inferocito

A

enraged

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41
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grugnire

A

to grunt
to grumble
to mutter

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42
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battere

A
to beat
to defeat
to take
to clap
to prostitute
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43
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voltare

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to turn

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44
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infelice

A

unhappy, miserable, bleak

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45
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spezzare

A

to break

to chop

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46
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lucido

A

bright, shiny

lucid

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47
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gonfiare

A

to blow up

to swell

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48
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inciampare

A

to trip

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49
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spalancare

A

to open wide

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50
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strizzare

A

to wring or wring out

to squeeze

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51
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dondolare

A

to swing, rock, or dangle

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52
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frignare

A

to whimper or whine

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53
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mollare

A

to let go, get off

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54
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schiaffone

A

the slap

the smack [especially a hard one]

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55
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tappare

A

to plug, seal

to cork

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56
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incollare

A

to stick
to glue
to paste (computer)

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57
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infilare

A

to insert

to thread

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58
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scontare

A

to deduct / discount
to pay for
to serve

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59
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la ortica

A

the poison ivy

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60
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la storta

A

the sprain (e.g., an ankle)

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slacciare

A

to untie, unlace, undo

62
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sfilare

A

to pull (e.g., threads from fabric)
to unstring
to unthread
to parad, march past

63
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il torrente

A

the stream, creek

64
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il sellino

A

the saddle (of bicycles and motorcycles)

65
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rattopare

A
to patch
to hack (computers)
66
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il tettoia

A
the canopy
the roof (of a railway station, etc..)
67
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il capannone

A

the shed
the barn
the hangar

68
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rintanare

A

to turn to its den

to hide or hide away

69
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il rospo

A

the toad

70
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scorrere

A
to run, to flow
to pass (time)
71
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addestrare

A

to train someone or animal for something

72
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sbranare

A

to tear to pieces

73
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raccattare

A

to pick up, fetch, or gather

74
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il bassotto

A

the dachshund (dog)

75
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sollevare

A

to raise, lift, stir up, rear

76
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il coro

A

the chorus

the choir

77
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giurare

A

to swear

78
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la razza

A

the race

the kind

79
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il scampo

A

the escape, way out

80
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massacrare

A

to massacre

to slaughter

81
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pisciare

A

to urinate

to piss

82
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spolpare

A

to skin (or strip flesh off)

83
Q

la armatura

A

the armor

84
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brontolare

A

to mutter or mumble

to grumble

85
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montare

A

to mount, climb, go up

86
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sprecare

A

to waste

to squander

87
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approvare

A

to approve

88
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piagnucolare

A

to whine, wail, whimper

89
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spelacciato

A

mangy
shabby
threadbare, worn-out

90
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arroventare

A

to make something red hot

91
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la latta

A

the tin

92
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il catrame

A

the tar

93
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il cortile

A

the courtyard

the farmyard

94
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il mucchio

A

the heap

the pile

95
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sfondare

A

to break down

96
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un palo

A

a pile

97
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la edera

A

the ivy

98
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un cranio

A

the skull

99
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un cagnaccio

A

An ugly and fierce dog

100
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la catena

A

the chain

101
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abbaiare

A

to bark

102
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la barraca

A

the hut

103
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la lamiera

A

the sheet of metal

104
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la gravina

A

the gorge

the ravine

105
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l’orlo

A

the edge

the border

106
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il crepaccio

A

the crevasse

the fissure

107
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scavare

A

to dig

108
Q

la guglia

A
the spire
the needle (of rock)
109
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il dente

A

the tooth

the cog, prong

110
Q

appuntire

A

to sharpen

111
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affiorare

A

to emerge

112
Q

sbilenco

A

crooked

twisted

113
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il corbezzolo

A

the strawberry tree, arbutus (kinda of tree with strawberry-looking fruit)

114
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la caverna

A

the cave

115
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attaccare

A

to stick

to attach

116
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un ciuffo

A

a tuft of hair

117
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sparare

A

to shoot

to cut open the belly with a long incision; to clean inside before butchering

118
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la galera

A

the prison

119
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uno stinco

A

a shin

120
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strozzare

A

to choke or strangle

to narrow

121
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la fesseria

A

the nonsense

the stupidity

122
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tranne

A

except
but
apart from

123
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il piscio

A

the piss

124
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rugoso

A

wrinkled

125
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pendere

A

to drop

to hang from

126
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addosso

A

on (ones person)

127
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scordare

A

to forget

128
Q

la scamorza

A

the unfermented cow’s milk cheese

the fool, idiot

129
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una piega

A

a fold

130
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il rotolo

A

the roll

131
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la ciccia

A

the fat

the flab

132
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pareggiare

A

to make equal

133
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raccontare

A

to tell

134
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grattare

A

to stratch

135
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piantare

A

to plant

to hammer, drive, stick into

136
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scommettere

A

to bet

137
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infangare

A

to cover with mud

to sully

138
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la predica

A

the sermon

139
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nemmeno

A

not even

140
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scoppiare

A

to burst

to explode

141
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il scemo

A

the fool

the idiot

142
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fissare

A

to fix, secure

to stare

143
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borbottare

A

to mutter

to grumble

144
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acchiappare

A

to catch or seize

145
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il girino

A

the tadpole

146
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posare

A

to put down

147
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il nano

A

the dwarf

148
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il confronto

A

the comparison

149
Q

confondere

A

to mix up

to confuse

150
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scovare

A

to discover

151
Q

scrutare

A

to scan
to search
to scrutinize