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Coffee Flashcards

1
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Commodity

A

a product that is bought and sold

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Take for granted

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fail to appreciate fully

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3
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Caffeine

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the substance in coffee and tea that makes you feel more active

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Herder

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a farmer of cows, goats, sheep etc

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5
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Overexcited

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too happy

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Monks

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male religious men

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Monastery

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the building where monks live

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Ta-da

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used to indicate that something has arrived

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9
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Take off

A

become more popular (avere successo)

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Mystic

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a religious person who spends a lot of time praying

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Potion

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a liquid with a magical effect

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12
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Virgins

A

people who have never had sex

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13
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Apocryphal

A

well-known but probably not true

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14
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Peninsula

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a piece of land surrounded by water

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15
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Pilgrimages

A

special journeys made for religious reasons

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16
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Consumption

A

the eating or drinking (of a substance)

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17
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Mispronounce

A

say incorrectly (errata pronuncia)

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18
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Domination

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control

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19
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Staple

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food that is used a lot (main staple= alimentoprincipale)

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Order

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(of a religion) a society or group

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21
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Bitter

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having a strong, sharp taste (amaro)

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22
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Satan

A

the devil

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23
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Fate

A

what happens to a person or thing

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24
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Firsthand

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for yourself (in prima persona)

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25
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Sip

A

a small drink (sorso)

26
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Concoction

A

a food or drink created by mixing different things (intruglio)

27
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Papal blessing

A

the approval of the pope (benedizione del Papa)

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Reportedly

A

according to some people (riferito)

29
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Baptising

A

introducing someone or something into the church (battezzare)

30
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All manner

A

all sorts

31
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Apothecaries

A

people who mixed and sold medicines (farmacisti)

32
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Spawned

A

created (generato)

33
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Sprung up

A

emerged quickly (sorti)

34
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Overlapped

A

happened at the same time (sovrapposta)

35
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Boom

A

quick increase

36
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Beforehand

A

before (preventivamente)

37
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go-to

A

the best or most popular person or thing for a particular task

38
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Conduct

A

do (condotta)

39
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Merchants

A

businesspeople

40
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Prohibitively

A

in a way that is too great that is prevents you from doing something

41
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Hub

A

a centre

42
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Plantation

A

a large farm where a particular crop is grown

43
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Monopoly

A

a group that has complete control over a particular thing

44
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Saplings

A

small trees (alberelli)

45
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Legend has it

A

according to stories

46
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Seduced

A

persuaded to sleep with

47
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Bouquet

A

a group of flowers

48
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Affordable

A

not expensive (accessibile)

49
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Terms

A

conditions for an agreement

50
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Riots

A

large protests (rivolte)

51
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Unpatriotic

A

not showing a love for your country

52
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Trajectory

A

the path that something goes on

53
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Enabled

A

allowed to happen

54
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Enslavement

A

the act of making someone a slave (schiavitù)

55
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Toiled on

A

worked hard on (aver sgobbato)

56
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Discerning

A

showing good judgment

57
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Lofty

A

showing high standards (alto)

58
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Margin

A

amount

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Avid

A

keen and interested

60
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Tends

A

likely to be

61
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Miraculously

A

unexpected and very lucky

62
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Treacherous

A

extremely dangerous (traditore)

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