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Nouns:Cambridge Flashcards

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‘twas

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short form of it was

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a laundry list

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a long list of subjects

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ache

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noun
a continuous pain that is unpleasant but not very strong

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acquaint

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verb
to inform (a person) of
informare

far conoscere acquisire familiarità
Portare a conoscenza

acquisire familiarità

verb
to make (usually oneself) familiar (with)
familiarizzarsi

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acquaint someone/yourself with something

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to make someone or yourself familiar with something

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acquaintance

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noun
a person that you have met but do not know well
conoscenza mf
conoscente m
amico m
conosciuto
familiarità f
amicizia f
frequentazione f
dimestichezza
And make acquaintance with another enchanted realm.
E a fare conoscenza con un altro reame incantato.

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afford

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verb
(usually with can, could) to be able to spend money, time etc on or for something
permettersi

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aim

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verb
to try to do something
aspirare, mirare

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aim

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noun
a result that you try to achieve
scopo, proposito

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all of a sudden

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quickly and in a way that was not expected
improvvisamente, di colpo

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annoyed

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adjective
a little angry
irritato, seccato, scocciato
I was annoyed with Jack for being late.
Ero seccato con Jack per essere in ritardo.

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arrangements

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accordi disposizioni modalità regime arrangiamenti composizioni
meccanismi regimi dispositivi misure organizzazione intese

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as far as someone is concerned

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used to show what someone thinks about something

per quanto riguarda a qualcuno

in the opinion of (someone)
As far as I’m concerned, everything he says is a lie.
As far as she’s concerned, he is perfect.

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As long ago as

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Indeed, as long ago as 1990, we put forward a proposal on liability
Del resto già nel 1990 avevamo presentato una proposta per la responsabilità
già nel, fin dal, nel lontano

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as though

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as if

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At all

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in any way
per niente
I don’t like it at all.

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at ease

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free from anxiety or embarrassment
a proprio agio

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aware

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adjective
knowing about something
consapevole, conscio

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awkward

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adjective
embarrassing and not relaxed
imbarazzante

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awkward

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adjective
difficult or causing problems
difficile, imbarazzante

difficult to deal with and embarrassing

After he spoke there was an awkward silence.

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bang

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verb (NOISE)
to (cause something to) make a sudden very loud noise or noises:
colpo, botto

She banged her fist angrily on the table.

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barely

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adverb
scarcely or only just
a mala pena, appena

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barely

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adverb
scarcely or only just
appena
just, soon, as soon as, only, hardly

a mala pena

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be/get rid of

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to have removed, to remove; to free oneself from
sbarazzarsi di

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bear

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verb
to accept someone or something bad
sopportare

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belief

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noun
a strong feeling that something is true or real
fede, credo, convizione

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bend

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verb
to move your body or part of your body so that it is not straight
piegare, piegarsi, chinarsi

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beware

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verb
used in order to warn someone to be careful
badare a, guardarsi da, stare attento a

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bitter

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adjective
very cold
(freddo) pungente

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blatant

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adjective
very obvious;
vistoso, flagrante
a blatant lie (shameless= spudorato ,senza vergogna)
He showed a blatant disrespect for authority.

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blouse

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noun
a shirt that women wear
camicetta

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blow a hole in sth

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to cause serious harm or damage to something

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boost

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verb
to increase or improve something
aumentare, incrementare

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booth

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noun
a small compartment for a given purpose
cabina in ONU per interprete

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bored

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adjective
tired and unhappy because something is not interesting or because you are doing nothing
annoiato, noioso

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borrow

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verb
to get or receive something from someone with the intention of giving it back after a period of time

prestare

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bother

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verb
to annoy someone by talking to them when they are busy
infastidire, seccare

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Break out

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scoppiare uscire evadere rompere scappare fuggire
esplodere sfondare evaso

If this continues, a scandal might break out.
Se continuassimo, potrebbe scoppiare uno scandalo.

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break up

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Phrasal verbs
to stop having a relationship
lasciarsi

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bring something up

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to start to talk about a particular subject
menzionare qualcosa, parlare di qualcosa

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bruise

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noun
a dark area on your skin where you have been hurt
livido, contusione

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bunch

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noun
a number of things of the same type that are joined together
mazzo

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by all means

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yes, of course

certamente, senz’altro
a tutti i costi, con ogni mezzo

Then by all means, let’s get started.
A tutti i costi. Cominciamo.

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by chance

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by luck; without planning
per caso

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can’t abide sb/sth

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If you can’t abide someone or something, you dislike them very much

to dislike something very much. It is more usual to say that you can’t stand something

I can’t abide their chatter.

Synonyms and related words
To hate or dislike someone or something
hate
dislike
bear

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challenge

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verb
to ask (someone) to take part in a contest
sfidare

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challenging

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impegnativo difficile stimolante sfidante complicato avvincente
ambizioso esigente arduo difficoltoso

Being your girlfriend is so challenging.
Essere la tua ragazza è molto… impegnativo.

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challenging

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adjective
difficult, in a way that tests your ability or determination
impegnativo, difficile

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chase

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verb
to run after someone or something in order to catch them or it
inseguire, dare la caccia a

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chase

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verb
to run after; to pursue
dare la caccia a

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cheat

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verb
to do something that is not honest, in order to get something
imbrogliare, ingannare, truffare

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cheer

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verb
to shout loudly at someone that you like or want to encourage
lanciare grida di approvazione, incoraggiare, incitare

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cheer

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noun / a shout that shows you like someone or want to encourage them / / urrà

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cheer up

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/ to stop feeling sad / / rallegrarsi

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chop

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verb
to cut food into small pieces
tritare

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choppy

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adjective
(of sea, lakes, or rivers) with a lot of small, rough waves caused by the wind

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chore

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noun
a job or piece of work that needs to be done often
a boring or an unpleasant task
faccende domestiche, lavori giornalieri

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claim

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verb
/kleɪm/
to say that something is true

sostenere, affermare

She claimed that the dog attacked her.
Sosteneva che l’aveva aggredita un cane.

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clash

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verb
to fight or argue
scontrarsi

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clause

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noun
a group of words containing a subject and a verb, that is usually only part of a sentence

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clue

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noun
something that helps you to solve a problem or answer a question
indizio, indicazione

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come up

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salire - arrivare - uscire - emergere - presentarsi - spuntare fuori
ripresentarsi scoperto - saltato fuori - sorgono - venire - venire fuori - venire su

I will show you the question then you will have five seconds to come up with the answer

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compelling

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adjective
If a reason, argument, etc. is compelling, it makes you believe it or accept it because it is so strong

evidente, convincente, avvincente, interessante, coinvolgente
irresistibile, accattivante, valido, affascinante
inoppugnabile persuasivo attraente trascinante

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complain

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verb
to say that something is wrong or that you are angry about something
lamentarsi, protestare, reclamare

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complaint

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noun
a statement that someone makes to say something is wrong or not good enough
reclamo, protesta

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compulsory

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adjective
If something is compulsory, you must do it because a rule or law says you must.
obbligatorio

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conceive

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verb
to be able to imagine something

immaginare, concepire

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concern

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verb
to worry or upset someone
preoccupare, riguardare

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cool

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adjective
great; terrific; fantastic, fashionable in a way that people admire
fantastico, favoloso, cool

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cram

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verb
to fill very full
riempire

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cram

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verb
to force too many things into a small space
stipare, ammassare

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Crawl

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to move slowly
procedere lentamente, andare a carponi
The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.
a very slow speed
passo d’uomo, passo di lumaca
Traffic slowed to a crawl. Il traffico è rallentato a passo d’uomo.

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cue

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noun
/kjuː/
the last words of another actor’s speech etc, serving as a sign to an actor to speak etc

attacco, battuta d’entrata
Your cue is ‘– whatever the vicar says!’

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damp

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adjective
slightly wet, usually in a bad way
umido

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dare (to) do something

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to be brave enough to do something
osare di fare qualcosa

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daunt

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verb
to make someone feel slightly frightened or worried about their ability to achieve something

if something daunts you, it makes you worried because you think that it will be very difficult or dangerous to do

I admit I’m daunted by the job, but I’m going to try my best.

Synonyms and related words
To make someone worried or nervous
worry, concern,

tear apart = make someone feel very sad, upset, or worried
It just tears me apart to see you suffering like this.

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daunting

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adjective
making you feel slightly frightened or worried about your ability to achieve something – vedi daunt
demoralizing, frightening, intimidating

scoraggiante, intimidire
( nel fare qualcosa, non credere nelle proprie ablilità)

arduo, difficile, spaventoso, sconfortante, impegnativo,
improbo, gravoso, complicato, impressionante,

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dawn on sb

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If a fact dawns on you, you understand it after a period of not understanding it

dawn on someone) if something dawns on you, you realize it for the first time
It was several months before the truth finally dawned on me.

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deal with

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phrasal verb
to be concerned with
trattare

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deceive

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verb
to make someone believe something that is not true
ingannare, illudere

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defeat

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verb
to win against someone in a fight, war, or competition
sconfitta
failure to win a competition or to succeed in doing something

England suffered a 2–0 defeat by Scotland.

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deny

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verb
to say that something is not true, or that you have not done something
negare, smentire

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deserve

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verb
If you deserve something good or bad, it should happen to you because of the way you have behaved
meritare, meritarsi

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designate

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verb
to choose someone officially to do a particular job
Designare(indicare)
to formally choose someone or something for a particular purpose

Nobody has yet been designated as the leader.

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detour

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noun
a different, longer route that must be used to avoid something
deviazione

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disappoint

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verb
to make someone feel sad because someone or something is not as good as they expected
deludere

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disbelief

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noun
the state of not believing
incredulità (contrrio di belief)

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dizzy

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adjective
feeling like everything is turning around and as if you might fall
stordito, preso da vertigini

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do the trick

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noun
If something does the trick, it solves a problem or has the result you want
funzionare, risolvere la situazione

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doll up

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transitive verb
1 : to dress elegantly or extravagantly
2 : to make more attractive (as by decorating)

intransitive verb
: to get dolled up

if you were to doll up those Shaker-style rooms, you’d ruin their simple elegance got all dolled up for the party

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drag

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verb
to make someone go somewhere they do not want to go
trascinare, un’oggetto oppure una persona

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drag

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verb
to move something by pulling it along a surface, usually the ground

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dread

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verb
to feel worried or frightened about something that has not happened yet
temere, aver paura di

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drift

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verb
to be moved slowly somewhere by wind or water
andare alla deriva

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drill

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verb
to practise something, especially military exercises, or to make someone do this
esercitarsi

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drill

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noun
an activity that practises a particular skill and often involves repeating the same thing several times, especially a military exercise intended to train soldiers

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dub

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verb
to give (a film) a new sound-track (eg in a different language) doppiare

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due diligence

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process of carefully examining something or someone, especially before agreeing to buy it or employ them or before advising someone else to buy it
or employ them
exercise due diligence:

It is the employer’s duty to exercise due diligence when appointing new staff.

Synonyms and related words
Careful examination and inspections
examination, analysis, review

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eager

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adjective
wanting to do or have something very much

desideroso, impaziente, ansioso

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endeavour

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noun
an attempt or attempts to do something
sforzo, tentativo

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essay

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noun
a short piece of writing about a subject, especially one written by a student
tema

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even now/then

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despite something

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even though

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although

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even though

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in spite of the fact that
anche se

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105
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face

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verb
to meet or accept boldly
affrontare

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106
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fade

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verb
to (make something) lose strength, colour/color, loudness etc
affievolirsi

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fade away

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to gradually become less strong or clear and then disappear
svanire
lampade che si esuriscono in De burgh fade away

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fair

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adjective
good, but not very good
accettabile, discreto

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fancy

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verb
to feel sexually attracted to someone
essere attratto da

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110
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fasten

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verb
to close or attach something
allacciare, abbottonare, chiudere

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figure out

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phrasal verb
to understand
capire, comprendere

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figure something/someone out

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to think about and then understand something or someone
capire qualcuno/qualcosa, risolvere qualcosa

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113
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Filter out

A

Pharsal verbs
to remove somebody/something that you do not want from a large number of people or things using a special system, device, etc.

Filtrare , fare selezione

The test is used to filter out candidates who may be unsuitable.

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first and foremost

A

used for emphasizing the main point or the most important reason for something

He was first and foremost an educator who cared about his students.
Also, first of all. Most important, primarily; also, to begin with.

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first things first

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more important things should be done or considered before other things

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first things first

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used to tell someone that more important things should be done before less important things

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fitting room

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camerino
cabine di prova

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flush

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verb
to get a red face because you are embarrassed or angry

arrossire

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forgiving

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adjective
ready to forgive(=perdonare) (often)

clemente, indulgente
a forgiving person.

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former

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adjective
happening or existing in the past but not now
precedente, di prima, passato

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freak

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noun
someone who looks strange or behaves in a strange way
persona strana

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gain

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verb
to get something that is useful, that gives you an advantage, or that is in some way positive, especially over a period of time
to get or achieve something, usually as a result of a lot of effort

ottenere, guadagnare, incrementare

Extremist political parties gained 11% of the vote.

to increase
acquistare,acquisire

He’s gained a lot of weight in the last few months.

È ingrassato molto in questi ultimi mesi.

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garbage

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noun
waste material or unwanted things that you throw away

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gather

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verb / to join other people somewhere to make a group / / radunarsi

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gear sth to/towards sb/sth

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to design or organize something so that it is suitable(adatto) for a particular purpose, situation, or group of people

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get ahead

A

phrasal verb
to make progress; to be successful
fare progressi; avere successo

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get along

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If two or more people get along, they like each other and are friends
andare d’accordo

128
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get by

A

phrasal verb
to manage
farcela

129
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get by

A

phrasal verb
to manage
farcela

130
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get down to something

A

to start to direct your efforts and attention towards something

131
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get off

A

scendere dal bus

132
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get rid of someone

A

to make someone go away
liberarsi di qualcuno

133
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get rid of something

A

to throw something away
sbarazzarsi di qualcosa, liberarsi di qualcosa

134
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get stuck

A

caught or held in a position so that you cannot move
rimanere bloccati
get stuck:

She tried to crawl through the window, but she got stuck.
stuck in:

Carl’s car got stuck in the mud.

135
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get together

A

to meet in order to do something or spend time together
trovarsi insieme

136
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get up

A

to stand up
alzarsi in piedi

137
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gibberish

A

noun / spoken or written words that have no meaning / /

138
Q

give or take

A

Più o meno
There are students in my class give or take

139
Q

give over

A

/ to stop doing something, usually something annoying / /

140
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give up

A

phrasal verb
to stop, abandon
smettere, abbandonare

141
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give up (something)

A

to stop doing something before you have finished it, usually because it is too difficult

smettere, abbandonare qualcosa

142
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glide

A

verb
to move somewhere smoothly and quietly

scorrere, scivolare

143
Q

glue

A

noun
a substance used to stick things together

colla

144
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go by

A

to move past, in space or time
phrasal verb

intransitive if time goes by, it passes

Last month went by so fast.

Synonyms and related words

Time passing

145
Q

grab

A

verb
to take hold of something or someone suddenly with your hand
afferrare, arraffare

146
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grasp

A

verb
to take hold of something firmly with your hand
afferrare, agguantare

147
Q

grit your teeth

A

to press your top and bottom teeth together, often in anger
stringere i denti

148
Q

groom

A

noun
a man who is getting married

sposo

149
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growl

A

verb
If a dog growls, it makes a deep, angry noise

ringhiare

150
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gut

A

noun
the tube in the lower part of the body through which food passes

intestino

151
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hang on

A

to wait for a short time
tenere in attesa (telefono per esempio)

152
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hang out

A

to spend a lot of time in a place or with someone

passare il tempo, stare

153
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heal

A

verb
If an injury heals, it becomes healthy again, and if something heals it, it makes it healthy again

(far) guarire, (far) rimarginare

154
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heck

A

interjection
used to express mild annoyance or to emphasize something

diamine!

155
Q

help Yourself

A

Serviti pure, serviti da solo

156
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hold off

A

phrasal verb
deliberately delay doing something
ritardare posticipare

Synonyms:
To delay action, wait or hesitate
delay wait hesitate put off sit on procrastinate temporize put off
prevaricate play for time

157
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how dare she, you, etc.

A

said when you are very angry about something someone has done
come osa, come osi, ecc.

158
Q

hug

A

verb
to put your arms around someone and hold them, usually because you love them

abbracciare, abbracciarsi

159
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humble

A

not proud, or not believing that you are important
umile
He’s very humble about his success.
È molto umile riguardo al suo successo.

160
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I shudder to think

A

said when you are worried about something unpleasant that might happen or might have happened

to shake, usually because you are thinking of something bad

rabbrividire, temere

I shudder to think what my parents will say when I tell them I’ve failed my exams.

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in order to

A

for the purpose of
per

162
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in the meantime

A

in the time between two things happening, or while something else is happening
nel frattempo

163
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jaw

A

noun
either of the two bones in your mouth that contain your teeth

mandibola, mascella

164
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jog

A

verb
to run slowly for exercise

fare footing, correre

165
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jog someone’s memory

A

to make someone remember something

aiutare qualcuno a ricordare, rinfrescare la memoria a qualcuno

166
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jug

A

noun
a deep container for liquids, usually with a handle and a shaped lip for pouring=versare

brocca, caraffa

167
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keen

A

adjective
(of wind etc) very cold and biting
tagliente

168
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keen

A

adjective
liking something very much
appassionato

169
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Keep it up

A

kiipetup

continua cosi

170
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keep one’s cool

A

not to become over-excited or confused

mantenere la calma

171
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keep your fingers crossed

A

to hope strongly that something will happen

incrociare le dita

172
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lean

A

verb
to move the top part of your body in a particular direction

pendere, inclinarsi, piegarsi, appoggiarsi, sporgersi

173
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light-hearted

A

adjective
happy and free from anxiety; not grave or serious
spensierato

174
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look forward to

A

phrasal verb / to wait with pleasure for / / (non vedere l’ora di)

175
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make someone do something

A

to force someone to do something
far fare qualcosa a qualcuno, costringere qualcuno a fare qualcosa

176
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master

A

verb
to become skilful in
padroneggiare, conoscere a fondo

177
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matter

A

noun
a subject or situation that you need to think about or do something about

questione

178
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melt

A

verb
to change from a solid into a liquid because of heat, or to make something do this

fondere, fondersi, sciogliere, sciogliersi

179
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naive

A

adjective
If someone is naive, they believe things too easily and do not have enough experience of the world
ingenuo

180
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naughty

A

adjective
If a child is naughty, he or she behaves badly

birichino, cattivo

181
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nearly

A

adverb
almost

quasi

182
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neck

A

noun / the part of the body between your head and your shoulders / / collo

183
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no matter

A

/ it is not important / / (non importa)

184
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nosy

A

adjective
always trying to find out private things about other people
ficcanaso, impiccione

185
Q

Not at all

A

used for emphasizing a negative statement
per nulla
My parents were not at all pleased with my exam results.

186
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nurture

A

verb
to encourage the growth and development of (a child, plant etc)

allevare, educare

187
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ongoing

A

adjective
continuing

in corso

an ongoing argument.

188
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outcome

A

noun
he final result of an activity or process

risultato, esito

189
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overwhelm

A

verb
to defeat or overcome
overcome, overpower, vanquish, overbear, knock out

sopraffare

190
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overwhelm

A

verb
to defeat someone or something by using a lot of force

sopraffatto travolto sommerso schiacciato

I was immediately overwhelmed with wild enthusiasm for his work.

Fui immediatamente sopraffatto da un entusiasmo selvaggio per il suo lavoro».

191
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overwhelming

A

adjective
very great

much larger, stronger, more important etc than anything else in a situation
overwhelming majority:
schiacciante

An overwhelming majority voted against his proposal.
overwhelming odds:

The odds against them winning seemed overwhelming.

192
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pack

A

verb / to put your things into bags or boxes when you are going on holiday or leaving the place where you live / / fare i bagagli, mettere in valigia

193
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Panting

A

Ansimare affanno

194
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patrol

A

verb
to watch or protect (an area) by moving continually around or through it
pattugliare

195
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pattern

A

noun
a particular way that something is often done or repeated
modello, struttura

196
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paw

A

/pɔː/
the foot of an animal, such as a cat or a dog
zampa

197
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pitch

A

noun
how high or low a sound is
tono, intonazione

198
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plot

A

verb
to plan to do something bad
complottare, congiurare, tramare, trama di un film di un libro

199
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plot

A

noun
the things that happen in a story
trama

200
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pour

A

verb / to make a liquid flow from or into a container / / versare

201
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proficiency

A

noun
the ability to do something very well
competenza, abilità

202
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pull something off, out, up, etc.

A

to take hold of something and use physical effort to remove it from somewhere

togliere, togliersi, staccare, sollevare, ecc. qualcosa

203
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pursue

A

verb
to try to do something over a period of time
seguire, portare avanti, perseguire

204
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pursue

A

verb
to follow someone or something, usually to try to catch him, her, or it

205
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pursuit

A

noun
the act of pursuing
inseguimento alle calcagna, perseguire

206
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put back

A

phrasal verb
to return to its proper place
rimettere

207
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put down

A

phrasal verb
to lower

abbassare, mettere giù

208
Q

put off

A

make someone not want or like something

posticipare postporre, rinviare

209
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put off

A

phrasal verb
to switch off (a light etc)

spegnere

210
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put sth in/into sth

A

to spend a lot of time or effort(sforzo) doing something
to start using something such as a plan or idea

Our plans aren’t quite ready to be put into action.

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put up with someone/something

A

to accept something that is bad although you do not like it
to bear patiently

sopportare qualcuno/qualcosa, passare sopra a qualcuno/qualcosa

212
Q

read out

A

phrasal verb
to read aloud

leggere ad alta voce

213
Q

regret

A

noun
a feeling of sadness about a situation, especially something that you wish you had not done

rimpianto

214
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regret

A

verb / to feel sorry about a situation, especially something that you wish you had not done / / dispiacersi, pentirsi

215
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rely on

A

phrasal verb
to depend on or need

contare su

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rely on/upon sb/sth

A

to need a particular thing or the help and support of someone or something in order to continue, to work correctly, or to succeed

(rely on someone/something)

My brother can help. At least we can rely on him.

Sometimes you just have to rely on your own judgment.
rely on someone/something to do something:

Can we rely on him to support us?

contare su, supporto da

217
Q

reward

A

noun
something good that you get because you have done something good
ricompensa

218
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rinse

A

verb
to wash something in clean water in order to remove dirt, soap, salt, etc.
sciacquare

219
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rob

A

verb
to steal from (a person, place etc)
derubare, svaligiare

220
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roughly

A

adverb
close to a particular number, although not exactly that number
approssimativamente

221
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scarcely

A

adverb
only just; not quite
appena, a malapena

sinonimo di nearly

almost, or near to a particular amount of time, money, people, or things

222
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scrap

A

noun
a small piece or amount of something
pezzetto, brandello

223
Q

scrap

A

noun
old cars, pieces of metal, etc. that have parts that can be used to make other things
scarto, rottame

224
Q

scrap

A

verb
to discard
smantellare, buttare via

225
Q

scrap

A

verb
to not continue with a system or plan

226
Q

Screaming scream

A

Urliate gridare sbraitare
Sinonimo shout yell

227
Q

screw up

A

phrasal verb
to twist or wrinkle (the face or features)

storcere, rovinare spiegazzare

sinonimi
crumple, crease, screw up, crush, get crumpled

228
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sealed

A

sigillato , chiuso suggellato segnato isolato saldato

This museum is no longer sealed.
Questo museo non è più sigillato.
During our struggle, my fate was sealed
Nella nostra battaglia, il mio destino è stato segnato.

marcato registrato caratterizzato

229
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seamlessly

A

adverb
without any sudden changes, interruptions, or problems

230
Q

seamlessly

A

adverb
without any sudden changes, interruptions, or problems

231
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search

A

verb
If the police search a place or a person, they look to see if they are hiding anything illegal, such as drugs
perlustrare, perquisire

232
Q

seize

A

verb
– to take advantage of something that is available
– to suddenly and firmly hold someone by a part of their body or clothing

‘Listen,’ he said, seizing my wrist

seize someone by something
Before he could run away, she seized him by the collar.

Synonyms and related words
To hold something or someone
carry hold on hang on

233
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seize

A

verb
to take something quickly and keep or hold it
afferrare, tenere fermo

234
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seize

A

verb
to take hold of something quickly and firmly
afferrare, ghermire

235
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shame

A

noun
a bad feeling about something wrong that you have done
vergogna

236
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Sharpen

A

Migliorare

237
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shout

A

verb
to speak with a very loud voice, often as loud as possible, usually when you want to make yourself heard in noisy situations, or when the person you are talking to is a long way away or cannot hear very well
Urlare, gridare

238
Q

shout out

A

Gridare

239
Q

shrink

A

verb
to become smaller, or to make something smaller

restringersi, ridurre

240
Q

shudder

A

verb
to shake, usually because you are thinking of something bad
rabbrividire (dall’orrore)

241
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shut up
—

A

phrasal verb with shut verb

present participle shutting | past tense and past participle shut

to stop talking
tacere, stare zitto

242
Q

shy

A

adjective
not confident, especially about meeting new people
timido, riservato

243
Q

silly

A

adjective
stupid
sciocco

244
Q

slate

A

noun
a small writing-board made of this, used by schoolchildren
lavagna

245
Q

slow down/up

A

phrasal verb
to make or become slower
rallentare

246
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sneak a look/glance at someone/something

A

verb
to look at someone or something quickly and secretly

247
Q

so far, so good

A

satisfactory up to this particular time
fin qui tutto bene
finora tutto bene
per ora tutto bene
per ora va tutto bene
fino a qui tutto bene
finora così buon
Well, so far so good, I guess.
Fin qui tutto bene, credo.
My first experience of Enforex and so far so good top
La mia prima esperienza di Enforex e fin qui tutto bene top

248
Q

somewhat

A

adverb
rather
un poco, piuttosto, abbastanza

Synonyms and related words
Slightly, to some degree and not completely
slightly fairly partly

249
Q

Spark

A

Scintille
From spark to a light

250
Q

spill the beans

A

to give away a secret
(vuotare il sacco), (svelare un segreto)

251
Q

spin (someone) a story/tale/yarn

A

to tell a story, either to deceive someone or for entertainment

252
Q

spoil

A

verb
to destroy or reduce the pleasure, interest, or beauty of something
inquinare, rovinare

253
Q

sprinkle

A

verb
to drop a few pieces or drops of something over a surface

254
Q

stand up to

A

phrasal verb
to show resistance to

resistere

255
Q

stay up

A

phrasal verb
not to go to bed
restare alzato

256
Q

stick

A

verb
to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress
restare, rimanere; bloccarsi

257
Q

stick around

A

to stay somewhere for a period of time

258
Q

stick to something

A

to do what you say you will do or what you plan to do, and not change
(stick to something) to do something that you promised or decided you would do, or that you believe you should do

We said we’d give her the cash, and we must stick to our agreement.

continuare a fare qualcosa (come promesso), attenersi a qualcosa

2) to become firmly fixed in one position, and therefore difficult or impossible to move (anche figurativo , bloccarsi nell’apprendimento di un qualcosa)

The door is sticking, so just give it a good push.
stick in/under/at etc:

The wheels had stuck in the mud.

259
Q

Stiff

A

Rigido, forte

260
Q

stiff

A

adjective
hard and difficult to bend or move
rigido, duro

261
Q

straightforward

A

adjective
easy to do or understand
semplice, lineare

262
Q

strength

A

noun
a good quality or ability
capacità, dote, forza

263
Q

strengthen

A

verb
to become stronger or make something become stronge
rafforzare, rendere più saldo

264
Q

stress

A

noun
a greater force you use to say one part of a word or phrase
accento

265
Q

stress

A

verb
to show that something is important
porre in rilievo

266
Q

struggle

A

lotta battaglia difficoltà sforzo scontro colluttazione combattimento
contesa lottare faticare combattere battersi penare divincolarsi
dibattersi zuffa
During our struggle, my fate was sealed.
Nella nostra battaglia, il mio destino è stato segnato.

267
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struggle

A

verb
to try very hard to do something difficul
lottare, fare sforzi, fare fatica

268
Q

struggle

A

verb
to try very hard to do something difficult
lottare, fare sforzi, fare fatica

269
Q

struggle along

A

phrasal verb
to have only just enough money to live

(tirare avanti)– simile a get by

270
Q

struggling

A

adjective
unsuccessful but trying hard to succeed
lottare

271
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sudden

A

adjective
done or happening quickly and not expected
improvviso

272
Q

suit

A

verb
to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for
soddisfare, andare bene, adatto

273
Q

supply

A

verb
to give things that people want or need, often over a long period of time
fornire, rifornire

274
Q

swear

A

verb
make a sincere statement that you are telling the truth
giurare
I’ve never seen him before – I swear!

275
Q

swear

A

verb
to use words that are rude or offensive as a way of emphasizing what you mean or as a way of insulting someone or something
To use offensive language, anche giurare

276
Q

sweat

A

verb
to make liquid through your skin because you are hot
sudare

277
Q

take (something) over

A

to get control of something
assumere il controllo (di qualcosa), acquisire qualcosa

278
Q

take in someone

A

to deceive=ingannare, illudere, or trick someone

to deceive or cheat
ingannare
He took me in with his story.

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take it easy

A

rest, relax, or be calm

280
Q

take over

A

phrasal verb
to take control (of)
(prendere il comando)

281
Q

taught

A

verb
past simple and past participle of teach
insegnare

282
Q

tease

A

verb
to laugh at someone or say bad things to them
prendere in giro

283
Q

gist

A

noun
the main points (of an argument etc)
succo

284
Q

thesaurus

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noun
a book which gives information (eg a dictionary or encyclopedia) especially one which lists words according to their meanings
vocabolario; enciclopedia

285
Q

think outside the box a little.

A

provare a pensare di cose che non sempre sono ovvie

286
Q

Though

A

used before a fact or opinion that makes the other part of the sentence surprising

sebbene, usata anche con even though (anche se)

Though she’s quite small, she’s very strong.
Nonostante sia abbastanza piccola di corporatura, è molto forte.

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Q

threshold

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noun
a point at which something starts
punto di inzio,

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Q

threshold

A

noun
the level or point at which you start to experience something, or at which something starts to happen or change
the floor of an entrance to a building or room

inizio, soglia limite , massimale , ingresso , entrata uscio soglia di casa
Elena, she saw us stuck at the threshold.
Elena, ci ha viste bloccate all’ingresso.

289
Q

tidy

A

adjective
Clean and tidy
having everything ordered and arranged in the right place, or liking to keep things like this
ordinato, in ordine la stanza le cose

290
Q

Toggle

A

to switch a feature on a computer on and off by pressing the same button or key:
enable or disable, activate or deactivate, turn on or off, toggle, turn on or turn off
Use this key to toggle between the two typefaces(= carattere tipografico,font).
Interruttore, levetta, attivare o disattivare

291
Q

tough

A

adjective
difficult
duro, difficile

292
Q

treat

A

verb
to buy (a meal, present etc) for (someone)
offrire

293
Q

Trigger

A

oppure triggered
innesco, grilletto, qualcosa che fa scattare un evento.

294
Q

Turn out

A

to develop in a particular way, or to have a particular result
Rivelarsi, il risultato di
To involve, or to be the result of something
result
Obviously, I’m disappointed at the way things have turned out.

295
Q

typeface

A

character, nature, font, personality, temper …
carattere

296
Q

unstressed

A

adjective
An unstressed part of a word or phrase is said less strongly than the rest of it
non accentato, atono

297
Q

Up to you

A

Dipende da te

298
Q

utter

A

verb
to say something
pronunciare, espressione

They followed her without uttering a single word of protest.
Synonyms
say talk speak
…

299
Q

utterance

A

noun
something that someone says

espressione, annuncio(statemente)

300
Q

waist

A

noun
the part around the middle of your body where you wear a belt
vita

301
Q

Waste

A

Rifiuti
Rubbish garbage trash litter

302
Q

watch out

A

attenzione

303
Q

weak

A

adjective
not physically strong
debole

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Q

weakness

A

noun
a lack of strength or power
debolezza

305
Q

weary

A

adjective
very tired, especially after working hard for a long time

306
Q

whatsoever

A

adjective
at all= per niente
affatto
That’s nothing whatsoever to do with me.

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Q

what’s the matter?

A

used to ask about the reason for a problem
che cosa c’è che non va?

308
Q

wheat

A

noun
a plant whose grain is used for making flour, or the grain itself
frumento

309
Q

whereas

A

conjunction
used to compare things that are different
used for comparing two things, people, situations etc and showing that there is an important difference between them

mentre

Doctors’ salaries have risen substantially, whereas nurses’ pay has actually fallen.

310
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wink

A

verb
to quickly close and then open one eye, in order to be friendly or to show that something is a joke
strizzare l’occhio, ammiccare, fare l’occhiolino

311
Q

wisdom

A

noun
the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make good decisions
saggezza

312
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wise

A

adjective
having or showing the ability to make good judgments, based on a deep understanding and experience of life
saggio

313
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yell

A

verb
to shout something very loudly
urlare, sbraitare

314
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You’ll be sorry

A

Te ne pentirai

315
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Freak out

A

phrasal verb
to be very excited, especially because of having taken drugs
eccitarsi

Noun (4 decks)

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