il cobra 8 Flashcards

1
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impiegare

A

to use, to employ, to hire

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rintracciare

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to track down, to trace

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3
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arredare

A

to furnish, to decorate

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4
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talvolta

A

sometimes

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5
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altrove, da qualche altra parte

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elsewhere

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6
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persino

A

even, just

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7
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la confezione da sei birre

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six pack

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8
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il vizio,

A

the vice

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9
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vice, vice-

A

vice as in deputy

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10
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la morsa

A

the vice (mechanical)

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la parabola

A

satellite dish, parabola

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12
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la buon costume

A

vice (vice squad)

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13
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il zapping

A

channel surfing, channel hopping

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14
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spartano

A

spartan

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15
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sdoganare

A

to clear through customs, pay customs tax

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pretendere

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to demand, to insist

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17
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prezioso

A

precious, valuable

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18
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piazzare

A

to place, to position

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19
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il sottobosco

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the undergrowth, the underworld

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20
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retribure

A

to pay

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21
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la trafila

A

the procedure

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22
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costui

A

this person

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23
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l’assunzione

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the hiring, the assumption

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24
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fare sentirsi

A

getting in touch with, catching up with

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25
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il fascicolo

A

the file, the booklet

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26
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urtare

A

bump into bang into

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27
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la cicatrice, il sfregio

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the scar

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indebolire

A

to weaken, to undermine

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29
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voltare

A

to turn, to curve

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30
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la falda

A

the layer

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31
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la cartellina

A

small folder, small satchel

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32
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spuntare

A

to appear, to pop up, to trim

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33
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il porco

A

the pig, the swine

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34
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la cifra

A

the figure, the digit

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35
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aggirare

A

to circumvent, to work around

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36
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subdolo

A

underhand, sly, devious, sneaky

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37
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tra tutti i posti possibili

A

amongst all the places possible

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38
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scaltro

A

shrewd, sharp, astute

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39
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verificarsi

A

to occur

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40
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il personaggio

A

the personality

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41
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la condanna

A

the sentence, the conviction

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42
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tradire

A

to betray

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43
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vantarsi

A

to brag, to boast

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44
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la mazzetta

A

wad of banknotes, bills

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45
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godersi

A

to enjoy

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46
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di indole

A

by nature, character, temperament

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47
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l’inetittudine

A

the ineptitude, the incompetence

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48
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il lettore dvd

A

dvd reader

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49
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derudere

A

to deride, mock

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50
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beccare

A

to catch, to reprimand

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51
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commesso

A

committed

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52
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prima o poi

A

sooner or later

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53
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lo spezzone

A

the clip, the part

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54
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spaurire

A

to frighten, to terrify

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55
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spaurito

A

frightened, terrified

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56
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versare

A

to pour

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57
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l’udienza

A

the hearing

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58
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inespugnabile

A

impregnable, unassailable

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59
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la falla

A

the leak, the breach, the fissure, the flaw

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60
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la tarma, la falena

A

the moth

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61
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la concessione

A

the concession, the admission

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62
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il vicolo

A

the alley, the alleyway

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63
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in borghese

A

in plain clothes

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64
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ammontare

A

to amount to, to total

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65
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il saldo

A

the final payment, the balance

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66
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provisorio

A

provisional, temporary

67
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l’esattorio

A

collection agent, collector

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scorrere

A

to flow, to pour

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frastagliato

A

indented, jagged

70
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sprezzante

A

scornful, contemptuous disdainful

71
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l’atteggiamento

A

the attitude

72
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il dazio

A

customs, excise

73
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emergere

A

to emerge, to appear, to surface

74
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opporre

A

to oppose, to put forward

75
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smistamento

A

sorting, shunting, switching

76
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diffondere

A

to spread, to catch on

77
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appianare

A

to smooth out, to flatten

78
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la faida

A

the feud, the blood feud

79
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alleati

A

allied, united, joined forces

80
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Galizia

A

Galicia (province in Spain)

81
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il dessidio

A

the disagreement, tension

82
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stabilirsi

A

to settle down, settle in, set up home

83
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il legame

A

the bond, the tie, the link

84
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stabilere

A

do decide upon, agree upon

85
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il reclamo

A

the complaint, the claim

86
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il retaggio

A

the heritage, the heirloom

87
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la paternale

A

the rebuke, the lecture

88
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sorbire

A

to endure

89
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amaramente

A

bitterly

90
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la leggerezza

A

carelessness, lightness, agility, levity

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di galera

A

of prison

92
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parere

A

to seem, to appear, to believe

93
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non mangia il pesce ne formaggio

A

he does not eat fish or cheese

94
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bensi

A

but, but rather

95
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sensato

A

sensible, reasonable

96
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esaurire

A

to exhaust, to use up

97
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maledire

A

to curse, to damn, to swear at

98
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severo

A

strict

99
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imputabile

A

attributed to, caused by

100
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l’ovulo

A

the ovum, the egg

101
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grasso corporeo

A

body fat

102
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allenarsi

A

to train

103
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agguerrito

A

fierce, menacing, battle hardened

104
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sequestrare

A

to seize, to forfeit, to commandeer

105
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una cosa simile

A

such a thing

106
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la spedizione

A

the shipping, package, expedition

107
Q

non appena potei

A

as soon as i could

108
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chiunque

A

anyone, anybody, whoever

109
Q

il ponte aereo

A

the air bridge

110
Q

individuare

A

to identify, locate, pinpoint

111
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gestire

A

to manage

112
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pattugliare

A

to patrol

113
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all’insaputa di

A

without knowing

114
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attenersi

A

to abide by, to keep to

115
Q

affondare

A

to sink

116
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abbatare

A

to shoot down, to demolish, to tear down

117
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godere

A

to enjoy, be happy, content, satisfied

118
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il zaino

A

the backpack

119
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appurare

A

to verify, to ascertain, to confirm, to check

120
Q

il frumento

A

wheat

121
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comparire

A

to appear, to come into view

122
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obbedire

A

to obey to abide by

123
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scorrevole

A

sliding, moving

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svettare

A

to stand out against, to lop

125
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la riva

A

the shore, the bank

126
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invadere

A

to invade, to occupy, to swarm

127
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sferzare

A

to beat, to whip, to lash

128
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afferare

A

to grab, to seize

129
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l’imbragatura

A

the harness … lashing

130
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calare

A

to lower

131
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il flusso

A

the flow

132
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ondeggiare

A

to sway to flutter

133
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moschettone

A

snap hook

134
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fascetta (per cavi)

A

cable-tie

135
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accorto

A

watchful, wary observant

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sganciare

A

to unhook, to unfasten

137
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agganciare

A

to hook, to clasp

138
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il tratto

A

section, segment, tract

139
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acetilene

A

acetylene

140
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la schiffeza

A

junk food —- foulness, filth, nastiness, smut

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il cannello

A

small pipe, tube, bore …razor shell, razor clam

142
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centellinare

A

to conserve, to nurse, to savour

143
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parere

A

to seem, to appear

144
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schizzare

A

to squirt, to spurt, to splash to splatter

145
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arrugginito

A

rusty, rusted

146
Q

a manetta

A

at full throttle

147
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la carretta

A

tramp steamer, cart, wreck, old crate

148
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il cabotaggio

A

coastal navigation

149
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il tiratore

A

the marksman, the shooter

150
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l’arrembaggio

A

the boarding

151
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il boccaporto

A

the hatch

152
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il longherone

A

metal strut

153
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planare

A

glide, plane, coast

154
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radunare

A

gather, assemble collect

155
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l’ottone

A

brass

156
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il rame

A

copper

157
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il ferro

A

iron

158
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il metallo

A

metal

159
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l’acciaio

A

steel

160
Q

acciaio inossidabile

A

stainless steel

161
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imbottito

A

lined, stuffed, filled

162
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svitare

A

to unscrew

163
Q

l’attegiamento

A

the boarding