English Flashcards

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Hotbed

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Ricettacolo, focolaio (fig)

Letto condiviso a turni

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2
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grievous

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serio, grave, doloroso, atroce

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Hamlet

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Frazione di un comune, villaggio paesino

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To be at odds with

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Essere in disaccordo con, in contrasto con, in conflitto

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5
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Ostensibly

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Evidentemente, palesemente, ufficialmente

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Stance

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Atteggiamento, presa di posizione, linea. Anche fisicamente posa posizione

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7
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Albeit

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Sebbene, anche se

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8
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Petty

Petty crime

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Insignificante, futile, trascurabile.meschino.

Reato minore

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9
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curb

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bordo del marciapiede,
limite, tetto, restrizione, limitazione
frenare, trattenere, mettere un freno, limitare

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10
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amid

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tra, fra, in mezzo a

sinonimi among, amongst, surrounded by, in the midst of, in the middle of,

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11
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rein

rein sb/st in

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redini, briglie (anche figurato) the reins of power are controlled by sb (somebody)
tenere a freno, imbrigliare, tenere sotto controllo, controllare

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12
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Makeshift

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Improvvisato, di fortuna

Rattoppo, ripiego, pezza

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13
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Abduction

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Rapimento sequestro di persona

Kidnapping

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14
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Partake (in st)

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Prendere una parte, prendere parte, partecipare, condividere

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