Collocations Flashcards by Adna Botticelli Borgia

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cambiamento radicale

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sweeping changes

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venire in mente

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spring to mind

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ambizione forte

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burning ambition

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squisito- acquolina in bocca

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mouth watering aroma

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informazione parziale

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misleading information

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total failure

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dismail failure

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cambiamento accolto

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welcome change

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sfida scoraggiante e difficile

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daunting challenge

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investigate

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look into

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break into someone’s house

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to burgue

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cambiamenti consistenti

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solid change

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seguire le proprie ambizioni

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pursue ambitions

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with the passing of time

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as time goes by

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accettare le sfide

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embrace challenges

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non accettare le sfide

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resist challenges

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maggiore difficoltà

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major hardship

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to avoid

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to steer clear of

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trasferirsi

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to move out

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reject- decline

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to turn down

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senza senso

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pointless

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sottoporsi

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undergo

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forza di volontà

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willpower

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mantenere il punto

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to stand your ground

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testardo

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stubborn

volubile

pushover

determinato

adamant

to avoid

to shy away of

città dormitorio

bedroom community

opportunity of a lifetime

golden opportunity

essere aperto a

to be open to

espansione urbana

urban sprawl

modo in cui viene data educazione ai figli

upbringing

pane stantio

stale bread

frutta- verdura-carne marcia

rotten

latte rancido

sour milk

burro rancido

rancid butter

mettere su un business

set up

sbucciarsi il ginocchio

graze the knee

sfiorare una superficie

skim

ricorrere a

draw on (personal experice)

impegnarsi in un'attività

engage in

essere assegnato a

to be assigned in

derivare

to stem from

insistere a fare qualcosa

insist on speaking

Netto augment di qualcosa

sharp increase in smth

essere orgogliosi di qualcosa

take pride in smth

affidare a qlcn qlcs

trust him with your life

cambiamenti repentini

dizzy changes