Phrases & idioms 4b

Question 1

to catch up on the backlog

Answer 1

recuperare gli arretrati

Question 2

I noticed that…

Answer 2

mi sono accorto che…

Question 3

a few days/months/years

Answer 3

qualche giorno/mese/anno (qualche + sing.)

Question 4

not bad

Answer 4

non male

Question 5

I’m a little behind

Answer 5

sono un po’ indietro

Question 6

I asked myself

Answer 6

mi sono chiesto

Question 7

to be interested in sth

Answer 7

essere interessato a qualcosa

Question 8

after the age of 50

Answer 8

dopo i 50 anni

Question 9

much better

Answer 9

molto meglio

Question 10

we never stopped

Answer 10

non si siamo mai fermati

Question 11

we will try

Answer 11

proveremo

Question 12

all three of them

Answer 12

tutte e tre

Question 13

sooner or later

Answer 13

prima o poi

Question 14

no one made a sound, breathed

Answer 14

nessuno fiatava

Question 15

there is a need to

Answer 15

c’è bisogno di…

Question 16

its not for me , not my thing

Answer 16

non fa per me

Question 17

writing takes too much time

Answer 17

scrivere richiede troppo tempo

Question 18

the only things

Answer 18

le uniche cose

Question 19

necessarily, by force

Answer 19

per forza

Question 20

I am a convert to…

Answer 20

mi sono convertito…

Question 21

no problem

Answer 21

nessun problema

Question 22

keep well

Answer 22

manternersi bene

Question 23

look after yourself

Answer 23

prendersi cura di sé

Question 24

I am looking forward to see you again

Answer 24

Non vedo l’ora di rivedervi