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1
Q

Si è messo a strombazzare sotto la mia finestra.

A

He started blowing his horn right under my window.

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2
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viso sconvolto dalle rughe

A

face devastated by wrinkles

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3
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sconvolto dalla paura

A

unsettled by fear

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4
Q

crepaccio

A

crevice

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5
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il crepaccio di un ghiacciaio

A

a crevasse in a glacier

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6
Q

Si sentivano le api ronzare.

A

They heard the bees buzzing.

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7
Q

ronzare

A

to buzz

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8
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Il pitone uccide la preda stritolandola.

A

Pythons kill their prey by strangling.

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9
Q

stritolare

A

to strangle

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10
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essere stritolato da un boa

A

to be crushed by a boa constrictor

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11
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il muso del cavallo

A

the muzzle of a horse

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12
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sventolare la bandiera

A

to wave the flag

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13
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sventolare il fazzoletto

A

to wave one’s handkerchief

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14
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far cascare le braccia

A

to fall into despair

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15
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cascare dal sonno / dalla fame

A

to drop due to weariness/hunger

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16
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falciare l’erba

A

to cut the grass

17
Q

l’epidemia ha falciato molte vite

A

the epidemic cut down many lives

18
Q

monello

A

brat

19
Q

facendo le fusa.

A

purring

20
Q

raggomitolare la lana

A

to wind up yarn

21
Q

Serafino si raggomitolò ai piedi del letto

A

Serafino curled up at the foot of the bed

22
Q

Sguazzarono nella sua fontana.

A

They splashed in its fountain.

23
Q

L’anatra sguazza nel fiume.

A

Ducks splash around in the river.

24
Q

sguazzare nel fango

A

to wallow in the mud

25
Q

Si tolsero i cappotti, i cappelli,

A

Loro hanno preso off i loro cappotti, hats,

26
Q

Ha tratteggiato per noi un disegno chiaro

A

He drew up a clear picture for us

27
Q

tratteggiare

A

sketch, to draw

28
Q

pizzicare il braccio

A

to pinch in the arm

29
Q

Lo hanno pizzicato mentre rubava.

A

They caught him as he was stealing.

30
Q

Le zanzare mi hanno pizzicato.

A

I got bit by mosquitos.

31
Q

temare

A

fear

32
Q

ma temo che diventi

A

but I’m afraid it will become

33
Q

giudicare

A

to judge

34
Q

giudicare un’esibizione

A

to judge an exhibition

35
Q

mancare di pudore

A

to lack modesty

36
Q

senso di appartenenza

A

sense of belonging

37
Q

appartenenza

A

belonging

38
Q

sfasciato

A

smashed

39
Q

sfasciare un matrimonio

A

to break up a marriage