collocations Flashcards

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soddisfare le aspettative

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come up to expectation

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2
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scioperare

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come out on strike

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3
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subire pressione

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come under pressure

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4
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ereditare una fortuna

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come into a fortune

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5
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emergere

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come to light

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6
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disfarsi

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come undone

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7
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tornare utile

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come in useful

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8
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dalle stelle alle stalle

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come down in the world

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9
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realizzare

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come to realise

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10
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entrare in vigore

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come into force

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11
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rimanere in punizione

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keep in detention

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12
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parlare seriamente

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speak in earnest

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13
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pagare in anticipo

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pay in advance

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14
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supportare

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come out in simpathy

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15
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rispetto a

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in comparison

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16
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essere compiaciuti in un certo senso

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enjoy in a way

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17
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essere incaricati

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be in charge of something

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18
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in risposta a

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in response to

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19
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fare da soli

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single-hand

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20
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congratularsi

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hand it someone

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21
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imparare qualcosa di pratico

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turn rhe hand about something

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22
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prepotente

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high-handed

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23
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avvantaggiare qualcuno

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play into someone’s hand

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24
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veterano / esperto

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old- hand

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fare un grande applauso
give someone a big hand
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fuori controllo
out of hand
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non perdere la capacità
keep a hand in
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dare carta bianca
give a free hand
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portare un ramoscello
carry a twig
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fare un bruco nel tronco
make a hole in the trunk
31
cariola lungo la tavola
wheelbarrow along a plan
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sventolare la bacchetta
wave the wand
33
trave di quercia
oak beam
34
canna da pesca
fishing rod
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cancello
gate post
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camminare col bastne
walk with a stick
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cima del palo
top of the pole
38
non invidiabile
unenviable
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non accompaganto
unaccompanied
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disinibito
unihibited
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infondato
unfounded
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insopportabile
inbearable
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senza dubbio
undoubtedly
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non fraintendibile
unmistakable
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ingiustificabile
unjustifiable
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senza precedenti
unprecedented
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inqualificato
unqualified
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vacillare
stagger
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correre con fretta
dash
50
scendere
alight
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zoppicare
limp
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vagabondare
stroll
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scivolare
slip
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strisciare
creep
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indugiare
linger
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essere licenziato
get the sack
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deprimere
let you down
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invevitabile
there's no getting away from it
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vendicarsi
get you own back
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accelerare
get up speed
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far passare l'idea
get the idea across
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procurarsi
get hold of
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capirsi subito
get it straight
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verde d'invidia
gree with envy
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raramente
once in a blue moon
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privilegiare
give the read carpet treatment
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infastidito
browned off
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inaspettatamente
out of the blue
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colletti bianchi (impegiati)
white-collar workers
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spargere la voce
paint the town red
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essere inesperti
still green
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senza fiato
blue n the face
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essere al rosso
fall into the red
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mi farebbe comodo
i could realy do with something
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senza ombra di dubbio
beyond a shadow of doubt
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è tutto
that covers everything
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per quanto ti riguarda
for all you know
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per certi vrsi lo è
as far as it goes, it is
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non ti dà il diritto
it doesn't give you the right
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sembra che la speranza stia svanendo
hope appears to be fading
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è probbaile che
chanches are
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andare fino in fondo
see it throughv
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vedere giorni migliori
see better days
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vedere qualcuno per l'ultima volta
see the last of someone
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concordare
see eye to eye over a matter
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vedere il lato positivo
see the funny side
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arrabbiarsi
see red
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avere volontà di fare qualcosa
see one's way to
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vedere spesso qualcuno
see alot of someone
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realizzare
see the light
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avere allucinazioni
see thingsd
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diligente
dutiful
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discreto
tactful
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fantasiosi
fanciful
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pietoso
pitiful
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staccare dall'ordinario
out and about
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insolito
out of character
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fouri mano
out of the way
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fuori portata
out of range
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sproporzionato
out of all proportion
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in sciopero
out on strike
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on its own merits
per i propri meriti
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on my retirement
quando sono andato in pensione
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on a regular basis
su base regolare
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on loan
in prestito
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on the premises
sul posto
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on good terms
in buoni rapporti
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on the verge of something
al limite di qualcosa
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for one
per quanto mi riguarda
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one-sided
unilaterale
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one in three
uno su tre
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one-off payment
pagamento una tantum (solo una volta)
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all in one
tutto in unoo
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one by one
uno ad uno
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strada a senso unico
one-way street
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avere problemi con la macchina
break down
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senza pausa
without a break
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a velocità elevate
at breakneck speed
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rompere il ghiaccio
break the ice
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dare una svolta decisiva
make a breakthrough
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interrompere
break off
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infrazione dei ladri
a break-in
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informare
break the newsb
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fare bu se fa cagare
booing
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brusio
buzzing
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stridere di freni
screech of brakes
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cgolio della porta
door squeaking
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tonfo
thud
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ronzio
whirring sound
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schianto
crash
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sibilo
hissing sound
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tintinnio
tinkling
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frastuono
clatter
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la memoria è peggiorata
memory is worse
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porta i saluti da parte mia
remember me to someone
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non avere più ricordi di
have no memory of
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dimenticarsi completamente
something has slipped my mind
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riportare alla mente
bring to mind
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essere smemorati
be forgetful