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Question 1

Partially or completely lacking [læk] in the sense of hearing [ˈhɪərɪŋ]

Answer 1

deaf [dɛf]

Question 2

Unwilling or refusing to listen; heedless [ˈhiːdlɪs] (AVVENTATO/NON CURANTE)

Answer 2

deaf [dɛf]

Question 3

Era sordo alle nostre obiezioni

Answer 3

was deaf [dɛf] to our objections

Question 4

Lei mi ha fatto incazzare! Ce n’è abbastanza da far incazzare chiunque

Answer 4

She really pissed [pɪst] me off! That’s enough to piss [pɪs] off anybody.

Question 5

Inf. to make someone angry

Answer 5

to piss [pɪs] smb off

Question 6

Levati dalle balle

Answer 6

piss [pɪs] off

Question 7

to waste [weɪst] time or behave [bɪˈheɪv] in a way that is not serious (rude)

Answer 7

fuck [fʌk] around [əˈraʊnd]

Question 8

sei arrivato prima di me

Answer 8

you baet me to the punch [pʌntʃ]

Question 9

mi viene in mente un’idea

Answer 9

an idea comes to [my] mind

Question 10

Something produced, published, or offered, as

Answer 10

issue [ˈɪʃjuː]

Question 11

A point or matter of discussion, debate, or dispute

Answer 11

issue [ˈɪʃjuː]

Question 12

A matter of public concern

Answer 12

issue [ˈɪʃjuː]

Question 13

A misgiving, objection, or complaint

Answer 13

issue [ˈɪʃjuː]

Question 14

The essential point; crux

Answer 14

issue [ˈɪʃjuː]

Question 15

A culminating point leading to a decision

Answer 15

issue [ˈɪʃjuː]

Question 16

molte persone falliscono di afferrare qual’è veramente la questione qui

Answer 16

Many people fail to grasp what is really at issue here

Question 17

To defeat (another) in competition or conflict; conquer.

Answer 17

overcome [ˌəʊvəˈkʌm]

Question 18

To prevail [prɪˈveɪl] over; surmount [s3ːˈmaʊnt]

Answer 18

overcome [ˌəʊvəˈkʌm]

Question 19

To overpower [ˌəʊvəˈpaʊər] (SOPRAFFARE), as with emotion; affect deeply

Answer 19

overcome [ˌəʊvəˈkʌm]

Question 20

work [w3ːk] out (at something)

Answer 20

[for someone] to perform satisfactorily doing something in particular.

Question 21

spero di riuscire nel mio nuovo lavoro

Answer 21

I hope I work [w3ːk] out at my new job

Question 22

sono sicuro lo risolverai

Answer 22

I’m sure you’ll work out

Question 23

[for something] to turn out all right in the end

Answer 23

work out

Question 24

non ti preoccupare andrà tutto bene

Answer 24

Don’t worry. Everything will work out

Question 25

[for someone] to do a program of exercise.

Answer 25

work [w3ːk] out

Question 26

mi esercito aleno due volte a settiamana

Answer 26

I work out at least twice a week

Question 27

ripassare, rivedere, riassumenre, discutere assieme

Answer 27

going through

Question 28

ne verrò a capo

Answer 28

I will get through

Question 29

immagino di si

Answer 29

I guess[gɛs] so

Question 30

saggezza

Answer 30

wisdom [ˈwɪzd[/ə]m]

Question 31

obbligo morale

Answer 31

moral obligation [ˌɒblɪˈgeɪʃ[/ə]n]

Question 32

due partiti politici

Answer 32

two political parties [ˈpɑːtɪ]

Question 33

bel colpo (even sarcastic)

Answer 33

way to go

Question 34

bel lavoro

Answer 34

good job

Question 35

brutta come la fame

Answer 35

ugly [ˈʌglɪ] as the day is long

Question 36

problemi sociali

Answer 36

social issues

Question 37

punti deboli (da: arrivare corto a bersaglio)

Answer 37

shortcoming [ˌʃɔːtˈkʌmɪŋ]

Question 38

pezzo di scarto / rottame

Answer 38

scrap [skræp]

Question 39

vicolo cieco

Answer 39

dead [dɛd] end