Phrasal nouns

Question 1

aftershock

Answer 1

scossa di assestamento/ricaduta

Question 1

after-effect

Answer 1

effetti postumi

Question 2

aftertaste

Answer 2

retrogusto

Question 3

backup

Answer 3

riserva/duplicato/rinforzi

Question 4

blackout

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when the electricity stops; when you lose your senses/memory

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break-in

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burglary

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breakdown

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vehicles, tracks; something mental

Question 7

breakthrough

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an important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem (= svolta, progresso)

Question 8

build-up

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gradual increase

Question 9

burnout

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overworking and losing ability to do work

Question 10

bypass

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rotonda

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climbdown

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an occasion when you change your opinion or admit that you were wrong (fare marcia indietro)

Question 12

comeback

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return

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crackdown

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enforcing the law/put pressure on illegal activity (inasprimento)

Question 14

cutback

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a reduction in something, made in order to save money (= taglio/riduzione)

Question 15

downfall

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causa della rovina

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downpour

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temporale

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getaway

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fuga

Question 18

giveaway

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1) something that is given free to a customer; 2) something that tells or shows something secret, often without intending it (= prova/dimostrazione)

Question 19

go-ahead

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an occasion when permission is given for someone to start doing something or for an event or activity to happen (via libera)

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handout

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opuscolo/dispensa

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hold-up

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a delay (= intoppo/problema/contrattempo); rapina a mano armata

Question 22

income

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personal earnings (= reddito)

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input

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information, money, or energy that is put into a system, organization, or machine so it can operate

Question 24

insight

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conoscenza, comprensione, intuizione

Question 25

intake

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the number of people that are accepted at a particular time by an organization, especially a college or university = ammissione

Question 26

kick-off

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calcio d’inizio

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lay-by

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a place at the side of a road where a vehicle can stop for a short time without interrupting other traffic= piazzola di sosta

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layout

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struttura, disposizione

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let-down

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delusione

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lookout

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vedetta

Question 31

meltdown

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an occasion when a person becomes extremely upset and is not able to deal with a problem or situation;

Question 32

mix-up

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to fail to recognize two people or things correctly by thinking that one person or thing is the other person or thing (= scambio)

Question 33

onset

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the moment at which something begins, and especially something uncomfortable or unpleasant

Question 34

outbreak

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a time when something suddenly begins, especially a disease or something else dangerous or unpleasant (= scoppio; an outbreak of cholera)

Question 35

outburst

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a sudden forceful expression of emotion, especially anger (scoppio)

Question 36

outcome

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a result or effect of an action, situation, etc. (He was hopeful about the outcome of the meeting.)

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outcry

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a strong expression of anger and disapproval about something, made by a group of people or by the public = protesta

Question 38

outlay

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financial expenditure (= spesa)

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outlook

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punto di vista

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output

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an amount of something produced by a person, machine, factory, country, etc. (Last year manufacturing output fell by 14%)

Question 41

outset

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principio, inizio

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rip-off

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something that it is not worth what you pay for it (fregatura)

Question 43

setback

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something that happens that delays or prevents a process from developing (= ostacolo/battuta d’arresto/intoppo)

Question 44

set-up

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the way in which things are organised or arranged

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standby

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1) modalità stand-by; 2) persona di fiducia; 3) di scorta/emergenza

Question 46

tailback

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a long traffic jam

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turn-off

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1) something that you dislike or that you do not find interesting or sexually exciting; 2) a road that leaves another road to go in a different direction

Question 48

turnout

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the number of people who are present at an event, especially the number who go to vote at an election = partecipazione/affluenza

Question 49

upbringing

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educazione

Question 50

upkeep

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manutenzione/mantenimento

Question 51

walk-in

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someone who arrives at a location without an appointment) “He was a walk-in at our legal clinic.”

Question 52

walkout

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a strike or an action in which a number of people leave a meeting or a location to express disapproval (sciopero)

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workout

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allenamento

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write-off

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rottame

Question 55

write-up

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a report or article that makes a judgment about something, such as a play or film