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1
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Feasible

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Everything that has right requirements to be done, realized; realizzabile.

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A thing demanded or obligatory -

One of the … of the job is accuracy

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Requirements / requisite

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produce or be filled with a deep, reverberating sound

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Resonate -
… what is meaningful, what Resonates within me.
…siren resonated across the Harbor

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4
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The official power to make legal decisions and judgments

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Jurisdiction

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A country or indipendent area where taxes are levied at a low rate

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Tax heaven

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6
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Saluti sfigatiii

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Peace out loosers

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7
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Scaccia routine

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Rut buster

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8
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Ragazzi come metro

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Guys are like metro you miss one and another one comes along in 5 minutes

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9
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Uscire

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Hang out

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Sono così stanca del mercato degli incontri

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I am so sick meet market scene

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Dove siete dirette ?

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Where are you headed?

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12
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Rottame lucidato che tradisce la sua economicità

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Hoopty - ass

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13
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Consumato

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Worn out

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14
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Fragile

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Frail

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Ted Hai vissuto tutta la vita in una cintura da sedile, è ora di slacciarla

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Ted you ‘ve been living your whole life ina seat-belt, It’s time to unclick

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16
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Frase da baccaglio

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Pick up line

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Si sono un fantasma, sono morta 15 anni fa, come quella frase da rimorchio

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Pick up line

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18
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Be, sembra che tu ti stia divertendo molto di più di me. Sto solo parlando alle schiene di ragazzi mentre loro ci provano con Robin

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Well, It sounds like you are having a lot more fun than I am. I’m just talking to guys’ backs while they hit on Robin.

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19
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Beh non con un anello al dito ! È come dire”Guarda un po’ è proprietà di Marshall” !

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Catchup it’s Marshall parking only

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20
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incentivo

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incentive

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21
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aumento

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raise in salary

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22
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traguardi intermedi, traguardi

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milestones, to set milestones

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23
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guideline

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project charter

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24
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guideline

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project charter

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25
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dare priorità, dare precedenza

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prioritize

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26
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attività ludiche, svaghi

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recreational activities

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estenuante, esauriente, spossante

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hectic, hexausting

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questione, tematica, problema

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issue, matter, (affair)

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29
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avvertimento, dritta,

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Heads-up

thanks for the heads-up

30
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posticipare una scadenza

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push the deadline

31
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guida orientamento

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guidance

32
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guida orientamento

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guidance

33
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scoraggiante, arduo, spaventoso

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daunting

international project quite daunting

34
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paletti, regole del gioco

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goalposts

35
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Tenendo presente, in considerazione

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Bearing in mind

36
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capire come vanno le cosa, imparare le basi

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learns the ropes

37
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delineare illustrare

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outline the

38
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metterti in contatto, sentirti a posto con la tua coscienza

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touch the base with

you’re just trying to touch the base with your coscience

39
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nel mentre

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in the meantime, meanwhile

40
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impaziente, desiderosa,

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to be eager to

she is eager to contribute

41
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sono ansioso di sapere, desideroso

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I am keen to know your opinion on

42
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liscio come l’olio, navigazione tranquilla

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smooth-sailing

43
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in un rebrand che arriva mentre l’azienda affronta una serie di crisi di pubbliche relazioni.

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a rebrand that comes as the company faces a series of public relation crises

44
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un mondo digitale costruito sul nostro, composto da visori per realtà virtuale e realtà aumentata

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a digital world built over our own, compiring virtual reality headsets and augmented reality

45
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bilanci

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earning report

46
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omonimo

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namesake

47
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Ma l’annuncio di Facebook arriva tra profonde sfide normative e di pr. Questi includono una serie di rapporti recenti basati su documenti trapelati dall’informatore

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But Facebook’s announcement comes amid deep regulatory and Pubbliche Relazioni challenges. Those include a series of recent reports based on documents leaked by the whistleblower

48
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si affannano per alleviare la miriade di danni causati dalle sue piattaforme, questo dimostra quanto Facebook sia fuori dal mondo con le persone reali

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are scrambling to alleviate the myriad harms caused by his platforms just goes to show how out of touch Facebook is with real people

49
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preoccupazioni antitrust in corso

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ongoing antitrust concerns.

50
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vergonatevi

A

shame on you

51
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ci stai prendendo in giro?

A

are u makingfun of us ?

52
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hai i giorni contati

A

your daies are counted

53
Q

Il nostro staff può “adattare” una polizza assicurativa che intcontri l’è vostre esigenze

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Our staff can tailor an insurance policy that perfectly meets your needs

54
Q

L’opposizione reclama che la nuova tassazione favorisca i ricchi e potenti

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The opposition claims that new country’s taxation favors rich and powerful

55
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Il secondo mandato di Obama è finito nel 2017

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Obama’s second term ended in 2017

56
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solo il 18% dei bambini dell’asilo provenienti da ambienti neri e latini ha ricevuto posti nel programma, nonostante costituisca complessivamente il 65% dei bambini dell’asilo.

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Olny 18 % of children from black and Latin background were offered places in the program, Depsite Made up 65% of kindergarteneners overall

57
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É bello rivederla mr. Prego Si metta comodo

A

Good to see you again Mr. Please Make yourself comfortable

58
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Ho l’agenda piena / fitto calendario

A

I have a tight schedule

59
Q

Andiamo dritti al punto. Cosa posso fare per lei ?

*taglio corto

A

Let’s cut to the chase. What can I do for you

60
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L’ho invitata per proporle un’Impresa comune, che credo che genererà un flusso costante di entrate per le nostre società

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I invited you here to propose a joint venture that I think will make a steady stream of revenue for our companies

61
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Proporre

A

Propose

62
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Ok mi ha interessato Mr. Quale tipo di impresa aveva in mente ?

A

Ok Mr. You’ve got me interested. What kind of venture do you have in mind ?

63
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Disponibile al dialogo

A

Open to discussion

64
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Running a Business with discipline and firmness. The metaphor Alludes to a ship in which the ropes are taut and by extensions the ship is strictly managed

Tiri la corda qui !

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Running a tight ship

Ex. U run a tight ship here. I did not even start to negotiate and u have already offered us your conditions !

65
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“Battere intorno al cespuglio” tergiversare - in epoca medievale i cacciatori assumevano degli uomini per battere intorno al cespuglio con dei bastoni per stanare la selvaggina

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Beat around the bust, (opposite of “go straight to the point”)

66
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È il minimo (offerta) che possa farti;

È il più basso possibile

A

That is as low as we can go

67
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Ora non sarai in grado di riprogrammare, ma posso essere in grado di farlo per te da parte mia

A

Now you won’t be able to reschedule, but I can be able to do it for you on (at) my own

68
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Reclamare, protestare, lamentarsi, lagnarsi

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Complain

69
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Ricco, facoltoso

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Wealthy

70
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Oggi i tv sono convenienti per persone di ogni ceto sociale

A

Nowadays tvs are affordable from every walk of life

71
Q

Try hard to do ora achieve something / tentativo / sforzo /

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Endeavor

Ex. He is endeavoring to help the Third World

72
Q

a milk substitute that can be used for feeding babies

A

formula

Newborn babies usually need to drink formula every 2 or 3 hours.

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