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1
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crollare sotto le torture

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to break under torture

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dare dell’idiota a qualcuno

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to call somebody an idiot / to call someone an idiot

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fare un figlio

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to have a child

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fare silenzio

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to keep silent / to be quiet

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fare uno sforzo

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to make an effort

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fare una sosta

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to break a journey / to take a break / to make a stop

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fare lo stupido

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to play the fool

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scoppiare a ridere

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to burst out laughing

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scoppio dal caldo

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I’m boiling

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scoppiare uno scandalo

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to break a scandal

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scoppiare a piangere

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to burst out crying

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scoppiare in singhiozzi

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to burst out sobbing

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scoppiare un palloncino

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to burst a balloon

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spezzare il cuore

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to break the heart

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tenerci

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to value / to hold dear

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domare un cavallo

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to break in a horse / to tame a horse

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fare attenzione

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to watch out / to be careful / to make sure / to pay attention

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fare il bucato

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to do the laundry

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fare casino

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to make a noise / to make a mess / to make trouble

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fare un complimento

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to pay a compliment

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fare la doccia

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to shower / to have a shower

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fare un favore

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to do a favour

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fare un giro

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to take a ride / to take a spin / to take a tour / to do a tour

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fare una passeggiata

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to go for a stroll / to go for a walk / to take a walk / to take a stroll / to have a walk

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fare le pulizie

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to do the cleaning

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fare uno sbaglio

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to make a mistake

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fare un viaggio

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to take a journey / to make a journey / to take a trip

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scoppiare una bolla

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to burst a bubble

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scoppiare uno pneumatico

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to blow a tyre / to burst a tyre

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comunicare una notizia

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to break the news

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entrarci

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to matter / to be relevant / to have to do with something

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fare un passo

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to take a step

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fare un pisolino

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to take a nap / to have a nap

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fare il proprio dovere

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to do one’s duty

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prendere parte

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to take part

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36
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rendersi conto

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to realise / to realize

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37
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rompere il cellulare

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to break the phone / (mobile)

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38
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rompere una gamba

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to break a leg

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39
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rompere un rapporto

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to break a relationship

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scoppiare una bomba

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to explode a bomb / to blow up a bomb

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41
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sono pieno da scoppiare

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I’m fit to burst / I’m bursting at the seams / I am fit to burst / I am bursting at the seams / I am full to bursting

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venire meno a una promessa

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to break a promise

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43
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correre un rischio

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to take a risk / to run a risk

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correre il rischio

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to run the risk / to take the risk

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fare affari

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to do business

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46
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fare amicizia

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to make friends

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47
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fare un discorso

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to make a speech

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48
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fare un esame

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to take an exam

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49
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fare una foto

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to take a photo

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fare una gita

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to have an outing / to make a trip / to take a trip

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fare un incidente

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to have an accident

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52
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fare un’offerta

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to make an offer

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53
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fare i piatti

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to do the dishes

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54
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fare il finto tonto

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to play dumb

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55
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liberarsi da un’abitudine

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to break a habit

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56
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mi scoppia la testa

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my head is pounding

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57
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rimetterci

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to lose out

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58
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rompere le palle a qualcuno

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to irritate somebody / to annoy somebody / to irritate someone / to annoy someone

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avercela con qualcuno

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to have it in for somebody / to have it in for someone

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cedere il posto

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to give up one’s seat

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farcela

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to manage to do / to cope / to succeed

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fare un bagno

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to take a bath / to have a bath

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fare una chiacchierata

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to have a chat

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fare una festa

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to have a party

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fare un intervallo

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to take a break / to have an intermission

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fare una partita

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to have a game / (sport)

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fare un sogno

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to have a dream

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mancare alla parola

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to break one’s word

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scoppiare in lacrime

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to burst into tears

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scoppiare una guerra

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to break out a war / to start a war

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scoppiare un’epidemia

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to break out an epidemic

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scoppiare un incendio

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to break out a fire

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scoppiare una lite

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to break out a quarrel

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accorgersene

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to realize it / to realise it / to notice it / to become aware of it

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approfittarsene

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to take advantage of / to exploit

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cavarsela

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to get by / to manage / to muddle through / to get off lightly

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lavarsene le mani

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to wash one’s hands of something

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legarsela al dito

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to bear a grudge against somebody / to bear a grudege against someone

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mettercela tutta

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to do everything you can possibly do

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metterci

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to take time / (used in personal sense)

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81
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passarsela bene

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to have a good time in life / to be doing well

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prendersela con qualcuno per qualcosa

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to get offended with someone over something

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sbrigarsela

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to finish something / to handle it / to manage it

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sentirsela

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to feel capable of doing something

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smetterla

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pack it in / knock it off / stop it ; (imperative)

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spassarsela

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to have a ball / to have a great time

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vedersela brutta

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to be saved by a miracle / to have a lucky escape / to have a narrow escape

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volerci

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to be needed / to take a certain amount of time / (generally used 3rd person - It takes …)

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volercene

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to take / to want ; (ie to take a lot of effort / patience / etc .. to do something or to really want to do something)

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a chi tocca?

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whose turn is it?

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avere fiducia in qualcuno

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to trust somebody / to have faith in somebody / to trust someone / to have faith in someone

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essere fuori di sé

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to be beside oneself / to be furious

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essere a secco

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to be out of money / to run dry

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fare due passi

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to take a walk / to take two steps

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farsi le ossa

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to gain experience

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farsi in quattro

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to work very hard

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fare quattro chiacchiere

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to have a chat / to have a little chat

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prima di

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before

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tenere duro

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to hold on / to not give up

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un tipo in gamba

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a smart person / a capable person

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una buona forchetta

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a foodie / a lover of food / a hearty eater

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un buontempone

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a good time person / a fun loving person

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un campanilista

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a parochial minded person

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un casinista / un pasticcione

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a scatterbrain

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un fanfarone / uno spaccone

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a boaster

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imbroccarla giusta

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to hit the nail on the head

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un menagramo

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a jinx

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un musone

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a sulker / a moper

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un ruffiano

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a pimp / a panderer / a ruffian

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sono contento di

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I am content to

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sono felice di

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I am happy to

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un attaccabottoni

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a bore / a drone

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a bizzeffe

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in abundance

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a bruciapelo

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at point-blank / point-blank

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un burlone / un mattacchione

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a practical joker

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un cialtrone

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a scoundrel / a rascal / a slob

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un dormiglione

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a sleepyhead

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un golosone

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a gourmand / (someone who has a sweet tooth)

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un impiccione / un ficcanaso

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a busybody / a snooper / a nosy parker

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un piantagrane

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a troublemaker

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un pivello

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a newcomer / a greenhorn

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un rompiscatole

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a pain in the neck / a pest

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uno scansafatiche

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a lazybones / a shirker / a slacker

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un voltagabbana

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a turncoat

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a casa del diavolo

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at the back of beyond / in the middle of nowhere

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a casaccio

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haphazardly / at random

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a cuor leggero

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light heartedly

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cogliere qualcuno alla sprovvista

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to catch somebody off guard / to catch someone off guard ; (unawares, off balance)

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correre a gambe levate / scappare a gambe levate

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to make a dash for it / to beat a hasty retreat

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a macchia d’olio

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like wildfire

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a malincuore

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reluctantly

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mano a mano

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gradually / little by little

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mano nella mano

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hand in hand

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a occhio e croce

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more or less / roughly

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a pennello

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perfectly / to perfection

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ridere a crepapelle

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to laugh until one’s sides ache

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a rotoli

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downhill / to the dogs

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a sbafo / a scrocco / a ufo

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at someone else’s expense / scrounging

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a squarciagola

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at the top of one’s voice

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a tu per tu

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face to face

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avere la faccia tosta

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to be cheeky

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avere fegato

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to have guts

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avere le mani bucate

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to be a spendthrift

144
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avere gli occhi foderati di prosciutto

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to be blinkered

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cercare un ago in un pagliaio

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to look for a needle in a haystack

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cogliere in flagranza

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to catch red-handed / to catch in the act

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a denti stretti

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through gritted teeth

148
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la disponibilità

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the means / the resources / the assets / the supplies / the availability / the accessibility

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essere al verde

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to be broke

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un fancazzista / un fannullone

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a lazybones

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fare il filo

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to have the hots for / to fancy

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mangiare la foglia

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to get wise to / to catch on to / to get the hang of

153
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un maschilista

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a male chauvinist

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un menefreghista

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a self-centred person / a person who could not care less / someone who could not care less / somebody who could not care less

155
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mi sono cascate le braccia

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I could have wept

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mordersi la lingua

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to bite one’s tongue

157
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prendere due piccioni con una fava

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to kill two birds with one stone

158
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prendere sotto gamba

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to underestimate / to devalue

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ripercuotersi

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to effect / to have repercussions on

160
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uno sciovinista

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a jingoistic person

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uno stacanovista

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an eager beaver

162
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tenere il piede in due scarpe

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to be indecisive

163
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verificarsi

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to prove to be / to happen / to occur / to take place

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accorgersi di

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to notice / to become aware

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ammettere di

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to admit to / (doing something)

166
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avere bisogno di

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to need to / to have need of

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avere il diritto di

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to have the right to / (do something)

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avere intenzione di

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to intend to / to have the intention of / (doing something)

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avere paura di

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to be afraid of / to be afraid to

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avere il tempo di

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to have the time to / (do something)

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avere voglia di

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to want to / (do something)

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cercare di

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to try to / to seek to / to look to / (do something)

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chiedere di

A

to ask about / to ask for

174
Q

confessare di

A

to confess to / (doing something)

175
Q

credere di

A

to believe / (someone doing something)

176
Q

decidere di

A

to decide to / (do something)

177
Q

dimenticarsi di

A

to forget to / (do something) ; (followed by inf)

178
Q

dire di

A

to say / (as in to say yes/no)

179
Q

dubitare di

A

to doubt / (something or someone)

180
Q

evitare di

A

to avoid / (doing something)

181
Q

fingere di

A

to pretend to / (do something)

182
Q

finire di

A

to finish / (doing something)

183
Q

immaginare di

A

to imagine / (doing something)

184
Q

impedire di

A

to prevent / (someone from)

185
Q

innamorarsi di

A

to fall in love with / (somebody)

186
Q

lamentarsi di

A

to complain about / (someone, something or doing something)

187
Q

negare di

A

to deny / (having done something)

188
Q

ordinare di

A

to order / (to do something)

189
Q

parlare di

A

to talk about / (someone, something or doing something)

190
Q

pensare di

A

to have an opinion about / to think about ; (doing something)

191
Q

permettere di

A

to make it possible to / to allow / to permit ; (someone to do something)

192
Q

piantarla di

A

to stop doing something / to pack it in

193
Q

pregare di

A

to pray to / to beg for / to ask ; (someone to do something)

194
Q

preoccuparsi di

A

to worry about / (someone, something or doing something)

195
Q

pretendere di

A

to claim to / to expect to / to pretend to ; (do something)

196
Q

proibire di

A

to prohibit / (doing something)

197
Q

promettere di

A

to promise to / (do something)

198
Q

ricordarsi di

A

to remember to

199
Q

rifiutarsi di

A

to refuse to / (do something)

200
Q

scusarsi di

A

to apologise for / to apologize for /(doing something)

201
Q

sforzarsi di

A

to make an effort to / (do something)

202
Q

smettere di

A

to stop / (doing something)

203
Q

sognare di

A

to dream about / to dream of / (something or doing something)

204
Q

sperare di

A

to hope to

205
Q

suggerire di

A

to suggest

206
Q

temere di

A

to fear

207
Q

tentare di

A

to attempt to / to try to

208
Q

terminare di

A

to terminate / to cease / to stop / (doing something)

209
Q

vergognarsi di

A

to be ashamed of

210
Q

vietare di

A

to forbid

211
Q

abituarsi a

A

to get used to

212
Q

accompagnare a

A

to accompany

213
Q

aiutare a

A

to help

214
Q

andare a rotoli

A

to go downhill / to be ruined / to go to pot

215
Q

arrivare a

A

to arrive at / to get to / to reach / to manage to

216
Q

cominciare a

A

to begin to / to commence

217
Q

continuare a

A

to continue / to continue to

218
Q

convincere a

A

to persuade / to convince / (someone to)

219
Q

correre a

A

to rush to / to run to / to hurry

220
Q

costringere a

A

to compel / to force / (someone to)

221
Q

credere a

A

to believe in

222
Q

decidersi a

A

to make up one’s mind to / to resolve to

223
Q

divertirsi a fare qualcosa

A

to enjoy doing something / to have fun doing something

224
Q

entrare a

A

to enter

225
Q

fare in tempo a

A

to make it / to have time to

226
Q

fermarsi a

A

to stop oneself

227
Q

giocare a

A

to play / ( sport)

228
Q

imparare a

A

to learn to / (do something)

229
Q

incoraggiare a

A

to encourage / (someone to)

230
Q

iniziare a

A

to start to / to begin to

231
Q

insegnare a

A

to teach / (someone)

232
Q

interessarsi a

A

to be interested in / to take an interest in / to have an interest in

233
Q

invitare a

A

to invite / (someone to)

234
Q

mandare a

A

to send / (something to someone)

235
Q

mettersi a

A

to get down to / to start to / to resolve to

236
Q

partecipare a

A

to participate in

237
Q

pensare a

A

to think about ; (remember something) / to reflect

238
Q

preparare a

A

to prepare to

239
Q

prepararsi a fare qualcosa

A

to get ready to do something

240
Q

provare a

A

to endeavour to / to try to / to try

241
Q

restare a

A

to stay to

242
Q

rinunciare a

A

to give up / to quit / to renounce

243
Q

riuscire a

A

to succeed to / to succeed in / to manage to

244
Q

salire a

A

to come up / to go up

245
Q

sbrigarsi a

A

to hurry to / to get a move on

246
Q

sorridere a

A

to smile at

247
Q

telefonare a

A

to telephone

248
Q

tornare a

A

to return to

249
Q

uscire a

A

to go out to

250
Q

venire a

A

to come to

251
Q

amare

A

to love / to like

252
Q

desiderare

A

to desire / to wish / to want

253
Q

dovere

A

to have to

254
Q

fare

A

to do / to make

255
Q

lasciare

A

to leave / to let / to allow

256
Q

piacere

A

to please / to like

257
Q

mi piace

A

I like

258
Q

potere

A

to be able

259
Q

preferire

A

to prefer

260
Q

sapere

A

to know / (a fact)

261
Q

volere

A

to want

Italian-Idiomatic-Expressions (2 decks)

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