Number One

Question 1

Scam

Answer 1

Truffa

Question 2

To squander

Answer 2

Sprecare, dilapidare

Question 3

Paddy field

Answer 3

Risaia

Question 4

Drudgery

Answer 4

Lavoro noioso, tran tran

Lavoro duro, fatica

Question 5

Porthole

Answer 5

Oblò

Question 6

Fettered

Answer 6

Incatenato

Question 7

Endurance

Answer 7

Perseveranza

Question 8

Litmus

Answer 8

Cartina di tornasole

Question 9

To be/keep/stay mum

Answer 9

Non dire una parola, non aprire bocca, non tradire un segreto

Question 10

Mum’s the word

Answer 10

Acqua in bocca

Question 11

Staunch

Answer 11

Fedele, loyal

Question 12

Uncanny

Answer 12

Inquietante (disturbing)

Question 13

Land reclamation

Answer 13

Bonifica

Question 14

Pledge

Answer 14

Promessa, impegno

Question 15

Fault line

Answer 15

Linea di faglia (anche in senso metaforico)

Question 16

Takeaway (nome)

Answer 16

La morale, il succo, la cosa da ricordare…

Question 17

GTG

Answer 17

Got to go, devo andare

Question 18

Drunkard

Answer 18

Beone, alcolizzato

Question 19

Adamant (accento sulla prima sillaba)

Answer 19

Irremovibile, ostinato

Question 20

Agape

Answer 20

(/əˈɡeɪp/ ) A bocca aperta

Question 21

Clever clogs, clever dick

Answer 21

Cervellone, sapientone

a person who is clever in a way that is annoying

Question 22

That’s the cherry on top

Answer 22

E’ la ciliegina sulla torta

Question 23

Gasper 1. slang 2. non slang

Answer 23

1. slang sigaretta

2. that causes gasp, quindi scioccante, impressionante

Question 24

Shooting brake

Answer 24

Altra parola per station wagon

Question 25

She fell like a ton of bricks for

Answer 25

Si innamorò perdutamente di…

Question 26

Non sequitur

Answer 26

Affermazione illogica, conclusione illogica

Question 27

Bonfire

Answer 27

Falò

Question 28

The icing on the cake

Answer 28

La ciliegina sulla torta

Question 29

Tumble

Answer 29

Ruzzolare, cadere

Fig. Crollare (es. di costi, prezzi…)

Question 30

Fib

Answer 30

Frottola, balla…

Question 31

Well-heeled

Answer 31

Ricco, benestante

Question 32

A fixture (3)

Answer 32

1. una presenza fissa
2. un impianto
3. una plafoniera

Question 33

Fedora

Answer 33

Cappello da uomo con la striscia orizzontale

Question 34

Crux

Answer 34

Il nodo, il punto cruciale

Question 35

To offset

Answer 35

Controbilanciare, compensare

Question 36

Sleight of hand

Answer 36

Gioco di prestigio, trucco

Question 37

Far-fetched

Answer 37

Irrealistico, improbabile (di film, romanzo…)

Question 38

Far-flung

Answer 38

Remoto (di luogo)

Question 39

Bullhorn

Answer 39

Megafono

Question 40

Brawny

Answer 40

Muscoloso

Question 41

In the early aughts

Answer 41

Nei primi anni zero (aught [pr. ot] vuol dire niente, alcunchè, zero)

Question 42

Bespectacled

Answer 42

Occhialuto

Question 43

Seldom

Answer 43

Raramente

Question 44

To make light of something

Answer 44

Sminuire qualcosa

Question 45

Smallpox

Answer 45

Vacino

Question 46

To push someone around

Answer 46

Costringere, vessare…

Question 47

Bar none

Answer 47

Nessuno escluso

Question 48

To have thin skin/ to be thin skinned

Answer 48

Essere permalosi

Question 49

To play a trick

Answer 49

Fare uno scherzo

Question 50

Flight vuole anche dire

Answer 50

Fuga

Question 51

Fodder

Answer 51

Foraggio

Question 52

To abide by

Answer 52

Attenersi a

Question 53

Restraint

Answer 53

Moderazione

Question 54

Up front

Answer 54

In anticipo

Question 55

Deceit

Answer 55

Inganno

Question 56

Buttress

Answer 56

Contrafforte. Come verbo: sostenere

Question 57

To brag

Answer 57

Vantarsi

Question 58

Braggart

Answer 58

Spaccone