Ponti Chapter 3 Flashcards

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a mani vuote

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empty-handed

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accorgersi

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to become aware of to notice

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ad un tratto

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all of a sudden

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afferrare to grasp

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to grab

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alba

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dawn

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allÍantica

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old-fashioned

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allinizio

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in the beginning

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alla fine

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in the end

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anello

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ring

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appartenere

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to belong

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appoggiare

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to support

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arrossire

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to blush

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asciugatrice

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(f) clothes dryer

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asciutto

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dry

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asilo

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preschool

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assicurare

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to assure

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Beb�

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(m.) baby

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brezza

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breeze

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brivido

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shiver

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buttarsi

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to throw to fling oneself

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casalinga

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housewife

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cervello

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brain

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collina

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hill

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commune

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(m.) city hall

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condividere

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(pp. condiviso) to share

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consegnare

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to deliver to hand over to submit

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Convivenza

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cohabitation

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Convivere

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(pp. convissuto) to live together

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coppia di fatto

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(f) committed couple living together without the benefits of legal union

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cosi

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like this this way thus

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costringere

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(pp. costretto) to force

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davanti

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a in front of

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dettame

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(m.) dictate

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di fronte

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a in front of

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dichiarare

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to declare to state

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dimezzarsi

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to cut in half

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dirigente

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(mf) manager

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diritto

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(m.) right

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disperato

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desperate

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ditta

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company

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dividere (pp. diviso) to share

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to divide

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divieto

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(disosta) no parking

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divisa

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uniform

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44
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divorziare

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(da) to divorce

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dopo

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after

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46
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dopo di che

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after

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durante

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during

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eccetto

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except

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elettrodomestico

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(m.) appliance

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erede

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(m) heir

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ereditö

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(f) inheritance

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esercito

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army

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estinzione

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(f) extinction

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54
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faccende domestiche

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(fpl.) household chores

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fare il bucato

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to do laundry

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fare la manutenzione

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auto to do car maintenance

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femminista

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(n.adj invar) feminist

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ferro da stiro

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iron

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fidarsi

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to trust someone

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fino a

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until

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fondo

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bottom

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genero

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son-in-law

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ginocchio

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(pl. le ginocchia) knee

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giudizio

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judgment

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impegno

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commitment

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in cattive acque

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in hot water

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in fretta e furia

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in a real hurry

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in seguito

A

following that

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incarico

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task job

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innanzitutto

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above all

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insieme a

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together with

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insieme con

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together with

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insolito

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unusual

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intendersi

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(pp. inteso) to be an expert

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Intorno

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around

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Invecedi

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rather than instead of

77
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lavare I piatti

A

to wash the dishes

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lavastoviglie

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(f) dishwasher

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lavatrice

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(f) washer

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lavoro a tempo pieno

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full-time work

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lavoro parttime

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parttime work

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lecito

A

lawful permissible

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litigare

A

to fight (with somebody) to argue

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lontano da

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far from

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lotta

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fight

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lotta partigiana

A

partisan struggle

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lottare

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to fight

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luna di miele

A

honeymoon

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lungo

A

along

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maschilista

A

(m.) male chauvinist

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Mezzogiorno

A

the South of Italy

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Mito

A

myth

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Mitra

A

machine gun

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Mollare

A

to let go

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omonimo

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having the same name

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opporre

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(pp. opposto) to oppose

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paradello

A

oar

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parere

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(pp. parso) to seem to appear

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pari opportunitö

A

(f sing orpl.) equal opportunities

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paritö

A

equality

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partigiano

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(n.or adj.) partisan

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per questo

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for this (reason)

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pezzo

A

piece

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piegare

A

to fold

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poi

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then next

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pendersi cura di

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(p.. preso) to take care of

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presso

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at in care of for

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prima

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first

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prima di

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before

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prima di

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+ infinito before -ing

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promuovere

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(pp. promosso) to promote

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puzzare

A

to stink

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Quindi

A

therefore then

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ragazza madre

A

young unwed mother with primary care of children

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ragazzo padre

A

young unwed father with primary care of children

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rapporto

A

relationship

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recuperare

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to recover

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ribellarsi

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to rebel

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rifiutare

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to refuse to reject

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riguardo a

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with regard to

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rispetto

A

respect

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rottura

A

breakup

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routine

A

(f) routine

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ruolo

A

role

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salvo

A

except

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scorrere

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(pp. scorso) to scroll

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scorrevole

A

flowing

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separarsi

A

to separate

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siccome

A

since

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sigla

A

Acronym (e.g. ASUC Associazione Uomini Casalinghi)

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soffrire

A

(pp. sofferto) to suffer

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soldatessa

A

(f) soldier

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soldato

A

(m.) soldier

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sollevare

A

to lift

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sopra (di)

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above

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sopruso

A

(m.) imposition injustice

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sparare

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to shoot

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stipendio

A

(m.) salary wages

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stirare

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to iron

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sussurrare

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to whisper

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svuotarsi

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to empty

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tagliare l’erba

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to mow the lawn

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torbido

A

turbid

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tranne

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except

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trattarsi

A

to treat oneself

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tratto ad untratto

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all of a sudden

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tulipano

A

tulip

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udire

A

to hear

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uguaglianza

A

equality

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vergognarsi

A

to be ashamed of oneself

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verso

A

toward

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vicino a

A

close to

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vigile

A

(traffic) policeman

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vigilessa

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(traffic) policewoman

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vitellone

A

(m.) self-indulgent young man

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voler bene a

A

to be fond of to love