italian vocab 12/1-12/15

Question 1

scribacchiare

Answer 1

to scribble

Question 2

snodo

Answer 2

junction, joint

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disagio

Answer 3

unease

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condividere

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to share

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pregio

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merit

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intonaco

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plaster

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perizia

Answer 7

expertise

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casuale

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random

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bufera

Answer 9

snowstorm

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smorzare

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to muffle

Question 11

ti va a genio

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you like him/her/it

“andarsi a genio” to get along well

Question 12

coricare

Answer 12

to lay down, go to bed

also “coricarsi” to lay oneself down

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trare

Answer 13

to draw (from)

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ammorbare

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to infect

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fogna

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sewer

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mettiamoci al lavoro

Answer 16

let’s get to work

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dritto

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straight, upright

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coinvolgere

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to involve

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pacchiano, -a

Answer 19

tacky

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deludere

Answer 20

to disappoint

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luccicare

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to glitter, gleam

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datti un contegno

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get yourself together

“darsi un contegno” infin.; “contegno” demeanor

Question 23

ammaliatore

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charmer

both literal and figurative, f. ammaliatrice

Question 24

ridacchiare

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to chuckle

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Tutto qui?

Answer 25

Is that all?

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asilo

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asylum

as in refuge

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seduta stante

Answer 27

immediately

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rimpiangere

Answer 28

to regret

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accogliente

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cozy, welcoming, comfortable

from “accogliere” to welcome

Question 30

puntaspilli

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pincushion

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lanciare

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to throw

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mi fa saltare i nervi

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it gets on my nerves

lit. “makes my nerves jump” farsi saltare i nervi

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fossi in te

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if I were you

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farsene una ragione

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deal with it

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adulatore/trice

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flatterer

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rimarchevole

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remarkable

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scorcio

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glimpse, slice

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inchiare

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to bow

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rabbrividire

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to shiver, shudder

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tizzone

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ember

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malgrado

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despite

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occuparsi

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to deal with something

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perlustrare

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to scour, scout

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piscialetto

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bedwetter

can mean “child” (irreverently) or “wimp”

Question 45

gergo

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jargon

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ustionare

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to burn

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destrezza

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dexterity

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sprovveduto

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inexperienced, untested

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approfondere

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to delve deeper

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lastrone

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slab

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reclutare

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to recruit

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sacrario

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shrine

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gabbiano

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seagull

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forestiere

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foreigner

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goffaggine

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clumsiness

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vegliare

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to watch over

“vegliare su di te” = to watch over you

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viziato

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spoiled

“viziare” to spoil

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grinta

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grit

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pattuglia

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patrol

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palude

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swamp

syn. “pantano”

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avere i mezzi

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to have the means

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di soppiatto

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stealthily

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agognante

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yearning

“agognare” to yearn

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la fede al dito

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the [wedding] ring on the finger

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grugnire

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to grunt

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lama

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blade, edge

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vedersela brutta

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having a bad time

“me la sono vista brutta” I almost didn’t make it

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cimiero

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crest

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spettare

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to be up to

“non spetta a me” it’s not up to me

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tracciare

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to track, to trace

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reboante

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resounding

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d’intralcio

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in the way

“intralcio” obstacle, hindrance

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ordire

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to place in order

can also mean “to warp”

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bollare

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to brand

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capigliatura

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head of hair

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porre

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to put

“porre fine,” put an end; “porre domanda,” pose question

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osare

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to dare

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epurare

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to purge

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“non fiatare”

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“don’t say a word”

“fiatare” to let out a breath

Question 80

insospettire

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to become suspicious

can also mean to arouse suspicion

Question 81

sistemare

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to sort, to tidy up

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trappola

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trap

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vagliare

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to sift; figuratively to weigh, consider

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inverosimile

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unlikely

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pettegolezzi

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gossip

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beote

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idiot

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rete

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network

lit. “net”

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salmastro

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brackish, briny, salty, oceanic

can be unpleasant

Question 89

infervorare

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to get excited, become fervent

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somma

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highest; sum

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legame

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link

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teschio

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skull

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inespugnabile

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impregnable

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scassinare

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lockpicking

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risanare

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to heal, to restore

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idoneo, -a

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suitable

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il quadro d’insieme

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the full picture, the forest for the trees

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di cotte e di crude

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through thick and thin

lit. “of cooked and raw”

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depredare

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to plunder, loot

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giacere

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to lie down

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varcare

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to cross, to traverse

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soglia

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threshold

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divampare

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to blaze, flare up

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vanto

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boast

v. “vantare”

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ponersi

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to pose

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nefandazza

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atrocity

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bramoso

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longing

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sgomitare

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to elbow

from “gomito” elbow

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ciottolo

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pebble

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stendardo

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standard, banner

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fato

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fate

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scossere

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to shake

“scossa” tremor

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dimorare

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to dwell

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volontà

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will, ambition

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divorante

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devouring

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sazio, -a

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sated, satisfied

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spezzare

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to break

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inno

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hymn

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lode

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praise

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ondeggiare

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to praise

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ingente

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huge

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spodestare

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to oust

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bersaglio

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target

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radunare

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to gather

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temibile

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fearsome

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focolare

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hearth

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gerarchia

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hierarchy

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borbottare

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to mutter

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avventato

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reckless

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svanire

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to vanish, fade

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scongiurare

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to avert

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compiere

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to fulfill

syn. “adempiere”

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espiare

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to atone

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suvvia

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“oh come on”

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squarcio

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gash

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smorfia

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grimace

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grinfie

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clutches