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smbd who criticises others;
judgemental

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critical

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smbd who says clever and funny things;
funny, amusing, humorous, hilarious, hysterical

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witty

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smbd talking non-stop;
chatty, loquacious, talkative

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garrulous

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smbd who acts without thinking;
precipitant

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impulsive

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smbd who thinks too much of oneself;
arrogant, self-important, superior, snotty

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conceited

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distracted

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absent-minded

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smb who refuses to listen to advice;
stubborn

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obstinate

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smbd who doesn’t open up;
self-contained

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reserved

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on time

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punctual

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smbd who tells you what to do;
controlling

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bossy

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negative, expecting the worst

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pessimistic

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positive, expecting the best

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optimistic

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trustworthy; dependable

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reliable

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delicate, smbd easily upset

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sensitive

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reasonable, rational, practical, smbd having common sense

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sensible

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controlling, jealous

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possessive

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tolerant, accepting

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open-minded

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prejudiced

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bigoted

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malicious, spiteful, catty

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bitchy

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friendly, outgoing

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sociable

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to criticise, to speak ill of

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to slag off

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boring, dull

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a fuddy-duddy

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annoying

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a pain in the neck

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rumor

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a gossip

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smbd creating trouble

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a troublemaker

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messy, smbd who doesn’t wash

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a slob

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idle person (smbd. who does nothing)

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a layabout

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shy, scared, not brave

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a wet blanket

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sedentary person

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a couch potato

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good/reliable person

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a brick

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an admired/popular/perfect male

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a golden boy

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successful person

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a high-flyer

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gasbag, smbd. who talks nonsense/excessively

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a windbag

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nosy person, involved in other people’s business

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a busybody

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humble, honest

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the salt of the earth

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36
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smbd who makes you work

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a slave driver

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smbd waking up early

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an early bird (+)

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smbd staying up late

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a night owl (-)

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39
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person living off others

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a sponger

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40
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attractive, but stupid young woman

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a bimbo

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stupid

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a jerk

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idiot, really stupid

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a moron

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unadventurous person

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a stick-in-the-mud

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the source of vitality/animation of the party

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the life and soul of the party

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foolish/childish/humorous person (light-hearted)

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silly

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annoying/not clever person (offensive)

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stupid

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annoyed

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angry

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visibly angry

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furious

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daring;
avventuroso

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adventurous

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clever, quick;
intelligente

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bright

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affascinante

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charming

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premuroso

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considerate

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tranquillo, alla mano

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easy-going

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entusiasta

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enthusiastic

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amichevole

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friendly

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laborioso, diligente

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hardworking

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altruista

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helpful

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divertente, esilarante

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hilarious

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onesto

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honest

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gentile

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kind

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rilassato, flemmatico

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laid-back

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piacevole

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likable

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paziente

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patient

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educato

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polite

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affidabile

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reliable

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sincero

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sincere

67
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diretto

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straight forward

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comprensivo, tollerante

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understanding, tolerant

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aggressivo

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aggressive

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arrogante

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arrogant

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prepotente

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bossy

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disattento

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careless

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dogmatico

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dogmatic

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brontolone/scontroso

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grumpy

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easily deceived;
credulone

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gullible

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not experienced

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naive

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impulsivo

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impulsive

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intollerante

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intollerant

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irresponsabile

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irresponsible

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geloso

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jealous

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pigro

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lazy

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cattivo

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mean

83
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lunatico

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moody

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rozzo

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nasty

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pessimista

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pessimistic

86
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schizzinoso, pignolo

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picky

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possessivo

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possessive

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subdolo

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sneaky

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insensitive;
indelicato, senza tatto

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tactless

90
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to get married

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to tie the knot

91
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to break up, separate

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to split up

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fidanzamento

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engagement

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fidanzarsi

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to get engaged

94
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corteggiare

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to court

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unmarried couple living together

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to live in sin

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andare d’accordo

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to get on

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invitare a cena

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to wine and dine (smbd)

98
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essere attratti

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to be attracted to

99
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to ask to marry

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to propose

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to approach smbd

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to chat smbd up

101
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innamorarsi

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to fall in love

102
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to invite on a date

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to ask smbd out

103
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to slowly move away from each other

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to drift apart

104
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to date one another

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to go out

105
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addio al celibato

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stag night

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addio al nubilato

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hen night

107
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ufficio anagrafe

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registry office

108
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sposa

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bride

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sposo

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groom

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testimone dello sposo

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best man

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damigella d’onore

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bridesmaid

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fedi

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wedding rings

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marcia nuziale

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Wedding March

114
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navata

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aisle

115
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promessa

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vow

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smbd you’re going out with

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(steady) boyfriend/girlfriend

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smbd you used to go out with

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ex-boyfriend/girlfriend

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smbd you used to be married to

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ex-husband/wife

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smbd you’re going to marry

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fiancé/fiancée

120
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smbd you work with

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colleague/workmate

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smbd you share accommodation with

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room-/house-/flatmate

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smbd you know well and get on very well with

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best friend

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smbd you share lessons at school with

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classmate

124
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smbd you know, but not very well

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acquaintance

125
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a member of your family

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relative/relation

126
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troncare

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to break off

127
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anima gemella

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soul mate

128
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suoceri

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in-laws

129
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appuntamento al buio

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blind date

130
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there are many other people that they could have a relationship with

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there are plenty more fish in the sea

131
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seduttore di donne

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ladykiller

132
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seduttrice, mangiauomini

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man-eater

133
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a young man who has a relationship with an older woman

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toy boy

134
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seduzione

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flirt

135
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a woman not married and considered too old for anyone to want to marry her

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on the shelf

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likely to fail soon

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on the rocks

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