Exspressions Flashcards

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1
Q

Can you hold the lift for me please?

A

Puoi fermare l’ascensore per me?

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2
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You’re a lifesaver

A

Sei un salvatore

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3
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Which floor are we on right now?

A

In quale piano siamo adesso?

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4
Q

Keep your voice down

A

Abbassa la voce

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5
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Jot down

A

To write something quickly
Usually on a piece of paper

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6
Q

I’m stuck between

A

Sono indeciso tra

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7
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I would have …

A

Avrei potuto..

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8
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Ti avrei potuto chiamare

A

I could have called you

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9
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Avrei dovuto chiamare

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I should have called you

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10
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Could easily happen

A

potrebbe facilmente accadere

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11
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Take it lightly

A

Non essere pesante

Prendila alla leggera!

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12
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How on earth…?

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Come diavolo…?

How on earth do you sleep with all that noise?
Come diavolo fai a dormire con tutti questi rumori?

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13
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I’m starving

A

Sto morendi di fame

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14
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Don’t make me wrong

A

Non fraintendermi

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15
Q

Not meeting deadlines

A

Non rispettare le scadenze

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16
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I will check it out

A

Gli darò un’occhiata

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17
Q

I didn’t catch your name

A

Non ricordo il tuo nome

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18
Q

Loud and clean

A

Forte e chiaro

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19
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It matters to me

A

A me importa

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20
Q

As you might have noticed

A

Come avrai notato

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21
Q

It’s totally up to me

A

Dipende tutto da me

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22
Q

Are you through with that?

A

Hai finito con quello?

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23
Q

I was kinda hoping that wouldn’t be an issue

A

Speravo non fosse un problema

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24
Q

All of a sudden

A

Tutto all’improvviso

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25
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So far so good

A

Fin’ora tutto bene

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26
Q

It’s to be done

A

Va fatto

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27
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You better watch out

A

Faresti meglio a stare attento

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28
Q

It’s for a party of four.

A

é per un gruppo di 4 persone

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29
Q

Yes, please put us down for 6:15.

A

Si, per favore, ci prenoti per le 6:15.

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30
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You better not cry

A

Faresti meglio a non piangere

31
Q

Watch out!

A

Attento!

32
Q

You better not pout

A

Faresti meglio a non mettere il broncio

33
Q

Give it to me straight

A

Non girarci intorno. Dammi la notizia

34
Q

I’m messing

A

Sto scherzando

35
Q

I’ve gone blank

A

Ho un vuoto

36
Q

I’m drawing a blank

A

Sto avendo un vuoto

37
Q

Firstly

A
38
Q

I’m worn out

A

I’m very tired

39
Q

I’m over the moon

A

I’m very happy

40
Q

How long are you gonna be?

A

Quanto tempo ci metti?

41
Q

To be out and about

A

fare un giro

42
Q

By the way, have you received my email?
speaking about the time, have you changed the clock?

A

A proposito
Se lo devo dire in modo più formale devo dire : regarding

43
Q

Long time no see

A

E da tanto che non ci vediamo

44
Q

Here we go again

A

Ci risiamo

45
Q

Step up

A

Fare un passo avanti

46
Q

To be down in the dumps
* She’s a little down in the dumps because she failed one of her finals*

A

Unhappy

è un modo informale per descrivere una sensazione di tristezza, depressione
* She’s been down in the dumps ever since she lost her job.” (È stata giù di morale da quando ha perso il lavoro).*

47
Q

I’m kinda slacking off today

A

Sto abbassando il ritmo oggi

48
Q

That’s sweet of you

A

E così carino da parte tua

49
Q

Falling asleep

A

Go to sleep

I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.
Mi sono addormentato appena la mia testa ha sbattuto sul cuscinìo

50
Q

Rather than saying

A

Piuttosto che dire

51
Q

I’m merely making you aware of the situation
* ˈmirlē *

A

Ti sto solo mettendo al corrente della situazione

52
Q

As it were

A

Per così dire

53
Q

I had a sudden

A

Ho avuto un imprevisto

54
Q

I had a sudden

A

Ho avuto un imprevisto

55
Q

I’ll get out of your hair!

A

Mi tolgo dai piedi

That means You will not bother someone anymore! (non darai piu fastidio)

56
Q

Stop yelling

A

Smettila di urlare

57
Q

That is a priceless knowledge

A

Buono a sapersi

58
Q

The greater the storm, the brighter the rainbow

A

Più grande e la tempesta, più luminoso sarà l’arcobaleno

59
Q

Right now

A

In questo momento

60
Q

The w weather is sunny and warm

A

Il tempo è soleggiato e caldo

61
Q

Tell on somebody

A

Fare la spia con qualcuno

62
Q

Who do we owe money to for the wine testing?

A

A chi dobbiamo dare i soldi?

63
Q

I’m an employed and in dire need of a project

A

Sono disoccupato è un estremo bisogno di fare qualcosa

64
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65
Q

We have a **spare **

A

Ne abbiamo uno di scorta

66
Q

Can I have a bite?

A

Posso averne un pezzo

67
Q

Can I have a sit?

A

Posso averne un sorso?

68
Q

I am kinda slacking off today

A

Sono un po’ pigro oggi

69
Q

Hang up the phone

A

Agganciare il telefono

70
Q

To make a fool of yourself

A

Fare brutta figura

71
Q

To go back and forth

A

Fare avanti e indietro

72
Q

To take pity on somebody

A

Avere compassione per qualcuno

73
Q

To bring something up

A

Menzionare