General lexicon Flashcards by Rebecca Lombardo | Brainscape

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Bashful

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timido

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Ecstatic

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molto felice

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Though

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usato come “but” ma messo alla fine della frase

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Chuck

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lanciare

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Pluck

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raccogliere

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dry

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arid

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exciting

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dazzling

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band aid

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benda

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napkin

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tovagliolo

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ladle

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mestolo

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tongs

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pinze da cucina

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ice cream scoop

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cucchiao per il gelato

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belongings

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effetti personali

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armpit

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ascella

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navel

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ombellico

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loofah

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spugna

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porter

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facchino hotel

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maid

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cameriera/domestica

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concierge

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portiere hotel

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jug (uk)
pitcher (usa)

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brocca

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shambles

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caos
es.The gym is still in shambles

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out of battery

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scarico

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popsicle (us)
lolly (uk)

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ghiacciolo

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outstandig

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when something is very good

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atrocious

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very bad

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very important

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crucial

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last but one

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penultimo

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take care, have a good one, see ya

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altri modi di dire bye

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dogged

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ostinato

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lavish

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suntuoso

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to sub out

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cambiare (tipo cambio le patatine fritte con l’insalata)

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overhead lockers

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dove si poggiano le valigie

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handy

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conveniente

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disparaging

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expressing the opinion that sth is of little worth

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groundbreaking

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innovativo

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ghastly

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orribile, spaventoso

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awe

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soggezione, timore

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hackneyed

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banale

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contempt

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disprezzo

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stout

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robusto
es.A stout heart

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dwelling

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dimora

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cobweb

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ragnatela

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distressing

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angosciante

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moist

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umido

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scrap

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rottame

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to blurt out

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spifferare

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swap them out for

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cambiare qualcosa per qualcos’altro

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hail

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grandine

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freeloader

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scroccone

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rehearse

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fare le prove

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retrieve

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recuperare

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at any rate

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in ogni caso

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nagging

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fastidioso

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shrewish

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bisbetica

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daunting

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scoraggiante

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chieffly

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soprattutto

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grumpy

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scontroso

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be bummed

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essere deluso

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to gnaw

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rosicchiare

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aloof

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distaccato

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fairy lights

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lucine

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unsweetened

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senza zucchero

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not to be out for

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non essere portato per qualcosa

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to be smitten

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amare qualcosa o qualcuno intensamente

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defy

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disubbidere

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landslide

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frana

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pedlars

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venditori ambulanti

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garish

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vistoso

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hindsight

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senno di poi

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filthy

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sporco

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be a little bit steep

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essere un pò costoso

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party pooper

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guastafeste

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to feel yourself crankier

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irascibile

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wing something

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affrontare qualcosa come viene

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dishelved

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spettinato