Parola del Giorno 1 Flashcards by daniela Castaneda | Brainscape

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Perdere di vista

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To lose sight of

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Fare lo struzzo

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Bury one’s head in the sand

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scherzi a parte

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joking aside

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È un bel po’ che non ci si vede!

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long time no see!

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Burbero

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Grumpy

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ineludibile

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inevitable

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cupo

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gloomy, sullen, bleak

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piu’ in la’

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later on

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andare liscio come l’olio

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to go smoothly

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acceso/spento

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prendido/apagado

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finire la benzina

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run out of gas

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dolcetto o scherzetto

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trick or treat

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pernottare

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spend the night

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sboccato

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grosero

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la marea (bassa o alta)

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la marea

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l’onda

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la ola

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il telo (da mare)

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toalla de playa

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strillare

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to scream, screech or yell

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sbarcare (p.p. sbarcato)

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aterrizar

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il proposito

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NY resolution

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conoso

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fitting, appropriate

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su!

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come on!

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la domanda

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pregunta o aplicación

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la questione

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la cuestión

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stare al fresco

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to do time (in prison)

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sapere vita, morte e miracoli (di qualcuno)

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to know everything there is to know about someone

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perbene

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decente o respetable

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vivo e vEgeto

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alive and kicking

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fare il callo (a qualcosa)

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to get used (to something)

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svignarsela (essere + svignata)

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to sneak away

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volercene (per fare)

only in third person singular
p.p. is voluta

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to do something

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farsela (fatta) sotto

*me l’ho fatta sotto

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scared shitless

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dormire come una marmotta
dormire come un ghiro
dormire come un sasso

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to sleep like a log/rock

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andare di lusso

*mi/ti/a/ci… e’ andata di lusso

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to luck out

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il pantofolaio

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couch potato

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sdrammatizzare

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to downplay

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procace

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seductive/provocative

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il secchio

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bucket

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ignoto

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unknown

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fare baldOria

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to have a good time

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giammai

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never

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sgarrare

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to be at fault

to step out of line

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spregevole

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despicable

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la scrofa

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sow (female pig)

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ghiotto

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greedy or juicy (to describe something)

with “essere” it means to be fond of something [era ghiotto di caramelle]

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attiguo (a)

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adjacent (to)

[abitiamo in case attigue]

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il/la mitomane

essere mitomane

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compulsive liar

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demOrdere

generally used in the negative

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to give up

non demordere!

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svelare l’arcano

[essere svelato]

A

resolver un misterio

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la bisAccia a tracolla

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shoulder bag