Idioms and expressions Flashcards

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in qualità insegnante

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as a teacher

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me’cocomeri

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wow!

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qualcosa del genere

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something like that

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un truffo nel passata

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a dive into the past, flashback

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pensa te

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think of that! can you believe that?

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ti risulta

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does that sound about right to you?

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in fretta e furia

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very fast (implying inaccuracy)

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l’arte di arrangiarsi

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the art of making do, winging it

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non c’é scusa che tenga

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there’s no tenable excuse

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ce la caveremo (cavarsela—to manage; cavare—to extract, take out; se uno se la cava—if one makes it/ gets along

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we manage

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ben venga

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then what’s the problem?/then so be it/why not

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per lo meno

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at least

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tanto

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after all, since anyway—Tanto devo cucinare/ after all I have to cook, I still have to cook

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tutti amici tuoi

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instead of “tutti tuoi amici”—usual structure in conversation

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se va

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to feel like e.g. me va un caffé, me va di parlare

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ti faccio leggere

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I make you read, you should read, you have to read

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a seconda che

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depending on whether—a seconda che usi l’uno o l’altra

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state messi

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what’s your situation as to or with—-come state messi con soldi

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a pensarci bene

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actually (after having thought about it), to be honest

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magari

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if only/perhaps (a positive maybe)

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quando mi viene in mente

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remember

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di per sé

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in and of itself

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in giro per

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throughout

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nemmeno

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not even…also neppure, neanche

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come che fosse
as if it were
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ce sta proprio
it’s really fitting, perfect
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Quando uno mi fa proprio girare le scatole
when someone really makes me mad
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ce l’ho
I have it
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stavo cercando v. cercevo
refers to act of having been doing something at a particular time
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da leccarsi i baffi
delicious
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siamo rimasti folgorati
stunned (literally, electricuted)
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practicamente
basically, but ofter used as a filler
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ce l’avete la spiaggia privata
ce added for ease of pronunciation; doubly of object is typically colloquial
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senza ombra di dubbi
same as—senza alcun dubbio
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mentre ballo
NOT mentre ballando
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assolutamente
implies negative, use assolutamente si for positive
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tutto quello che riguarda xxx OR tutto ció che ....
everything regarding ...
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prima di mangiare
versus...dopo aver mangiato
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che c’e
what’s up, what’s happening
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prendere in giro
mock
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piuttosto che
rather than BUT not as substitute for “or”
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non é che condanno nessuno
it’s not like I condemn anyone
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ma che
you must be kidding, what...?
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chi lo sa
who knows
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e che culo!
how lucky, che fortuna
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ne so qualcosa io
I have direct experience with it
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fare domanda
apply for something v. fare una domanda
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risulta che
it turns out that, it appears that
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non mi risulta
I don’t think so, last time I checked it was different
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a breve scadenza
short term
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ti ci vedo perfecttamente
I really see you doing that
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siamo rimasti folgorati
we were stunned, left impressed...folgorare=struck by lightening
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arrivati qui
once we arrived here
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la realizzazione di un sogno
the realization of a dream
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senza alcuno dubbio
senza ombra di dubbio
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ma
a filler word...others: vedi, senti,
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andare contra corrente
to go against the tide or current
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andare d’accordo
to get along...vado d’accordo con Lisa
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far fare
to make someone do something
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che c’e
what’s up, what’s happening
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prendere in giro
mock
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piuttosto che
rather than BUT not as substitute for “or”
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non é che condanno nessuno
it’s not like I condemn anyone
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ma che
you must be kidding, what...?
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chi lo sa
who knows
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e che culo!
how lucky, che fortuna
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ne so qualcosa io
I have direct experience with it
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fare domanda
apply for something v. fare una domanda
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risulta che
it turns out that, it appears that
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non mi risulta
I don’t think so, last time I checked it was different
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a breve scadenza
short term
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ti ci vedo perfecttamente
I really see you doing that
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siamo rimasti folgorati
we were stunned, left impressed...folgorare=struck by lightening
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arrivati qui
once we arrived here
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la realizzazione di un sogno
the realization of a dream
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senza alcuno dubbio
senza ombra di dubbio
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che c’e
what’s up, what’s happening
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prendere in giro
mock
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piuttosto che
rather than BUT not as substitute for “or”
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non é che condanno nessuno
it’s not like I condemn anyone
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ma che
you must be kidding, what...?
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chi lo sa
who knows
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e che culo!
how lucky, che fortuna
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ne so qualcosa io
I have direct experience with it
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fare domanda
apply for something v. fare una domanda
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risulta che
it turns out that, it appears that
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non mi risulta
I don’t think so, last time I checked it was different
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a breve scadenza
short term
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ti ci vedo perfecttamente
I really see you doing that
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siamo rimasti folgorati
we were stunned, left impressed...folgorare=struck by lightening
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arrivati qui
once we arrived here
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la realizzazione di un sogno
the realization of a dream
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senza alcuno dubbio
senza ombra di dubbio
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Ma come?
how can that possibly be, no way, no?, right?
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dare la colpa a
blame
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tutti quanti
everybody, all and sundry
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a un certo punto
unexpectedly, surprisingly
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predi in mani i redini
take the matter in hand (redini=bridle reins)
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per forza
must do
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mi da un po fastidio
it bothers/annoys me...stronger would be: mi fa incazzare...even stronger: mi fa proprio tanto incazzare
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anzi no
actually not
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non ci sto riuscendo
I’m not succeeding at it (the “ci”)
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che bello sarebbe
a lovely it would be to...
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che ne so
what do I know/maybe this, I don’t know
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non dico che
I’m not saying that
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vabbè
oh well
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magari
perhaps, maybe...also, possibly or yes
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pure
also, as well
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che ne so
what do I know
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ad esampio
not per esampio
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he vuol dire
what’s the meaning of, what it means
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avere vergogna di
to be embarrassed
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prendevo delle parole
I took some words
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fare qualcosa per scrupolo
double check something to be sure, to eliminate doubt or concern
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rigare diretto
go straight, toe the line
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pallone gonfiato
blowhard, poser, arrogant person
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andare in pallone o andare in palla
to lose it, freak out
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avere la test come pallone
to be fuzzy headed, confused
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quadro d’insieme
overview
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fuori il rospo o sputa il rospo (ruspo=toad)
spit it out, tell the truth, be sincere
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fammi un fischio o squillo
call me
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prendere fischi per fiaschi
to make a huge mistake about something
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campo cavallo che l’erbe cresce
passera moltissimo tempo prima che un evento verifichi
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dulcis in fondo or per finire in bellezza
for a sweet or beautiful ending—-often used ironically