Idioms and expressions Flashcards
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in qualità insegnante
as a teacher
me’cocomeri
wow!
qualcosa del genere
something like that
un truffo nel passata
a dive into the past, flashback
pensa te
think of that! can you believe that?
ti risulta
does that sound about right to you?
in fretta e furia
very fast (implying inaccuracy)
l’arte di arrangiarsi
the art of making do, winging it
non c’é scusa che tenga
there’s no tenable excuse
ce la caveremo (cavarsela—to manage; cavare—to extract, take out; se uno se la cava—if one makes it/ gets along
we manage
ben venga
then what’s the problem?/then so be it/why not
per lo meno
at least
tanto
after all, since anyway—Tanto devo cucinare/ after all I have to cook, I still have to cook
tutti amici tuoi
instead of “tutti tuoi amici”—usual structure in conversation
se va
to feel like e.g. me va un caffé, me va di parlare
ti faccio leggere
I make you read, you should read, you have to read
a seconda che
depending on whether—a seconda che usi l’uno o l’altra
state messi
what’s your situation as to or with—-come state messi con soldi
a pensarci bene
actually (after having thought about it), to be honest
magari
if only/perhaps (a positive maybe)
quando mi viene in mente
remember
di per sé
in and of itself
in giro per
throughout
nemmeno
not even…also neppure, neanche