Collocations Flashcards

English collocations in Use

1
Q

cambiamento radicale

A

sweeping changes

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2
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venire in mente

A

spring to mind

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3
Q

ambizione forte

A

burning ambition

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4
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squisito- acquolina in bocca

A

mouth watering aroma

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5
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informazione parziale

A

misleading information

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6
Q

total failure

A

dismail failure

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7
Q

cambiamento accolto

A

welcome change

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8
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sfida scoraggiante e difficile

A

daunting challenge

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9
Q

investigate

A

look into

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10
Q

break into someone’s house

A

to burgue

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11
Q

cambiamenti consistenti

A

solid change

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12
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seguire le proprie ambizioni

A

pursue ambitions

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13
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with the passing of time

A

as time goes by

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14
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accettare le sfide

A

embrace challenges

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15
Q

non accettare le sfide

A

resist challenges

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16
Q

maggiore difficoltà

A

major hardship

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17
Q

to avoid

A

to steer clear of

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18
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trasferirsi

A

to move out

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19
Q

reject- decline

A

to turn down

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20
Q

senza senso

A

pointless

21
Q

sottoporsi

A

undergo

22
Q

forza di volontà

A

willpower

23
Q

mantenere il punto

A

to stand your ground

24
Q

testardo

A

stubborn

25
Q

volubile

A

pushover

26
Q

determinato

A

adamant

27
Q

to avoid

A

to shy away of

28
Q

città dormitorio

A

bedroom community

29
Q

opportunity of a lifetime

A

golden opportunity

30
Q

essere aperto a

A

to be open to

31
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espansione urbana

A

urban sprawl

32
Q

modo in cui viene data educazione ai figli

A

upbringing

33
Q

pane stantio

A

stale bread

34
Q

frutta- verdura-carne marcia

A

rotten

35
Q

latte rancido

A

sour milk

36
Q

burro rancido

A

rancid butter

37
Q

mettere su un business

A

set up

38
Q

sbucciarsi il ginocchio

A

graze the knee

39
Q

sfiorare una superficie

A

skim

40
Q

ricorrere a

A

draw on (personal experice)

41
Q

impegnarsi in un’attività

A

engage in

42
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essere assegnato a

A

to be assigned in

43
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derivare

A

to stem from

44
Q

insistere a fare qualcosa

A

insist on speaking

45
Q

Netto augment di qualcosa

A

sharp increase in smth

46
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essere orgogliosi di qualcosa

A

take pride in smth

47
Q

affidare a qlcn qlcs

A

trust him with your life

48
Q

cambiamenti repentini

A

dizzy changes