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1
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in ottime mani

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in good hands

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palese

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obvious, clear

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la battuta

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blow, hit, punch, … serve

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strisciare

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to slither, to crawl

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non c’è di che

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don’t mention it, you’re welcome

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temere

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to be afraid of

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il tratto

che tratto

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style, touch

what style

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divertire

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to amuse, entertain, have fun,

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spaccare

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break, smash, split, divide

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la finta

la finzione

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the pretence, feint

big pretence

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granché pronoun and adverb

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much, that much, big to do

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costringere

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to force, obligate, compel, make

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intraciare

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to hinder, to hamper

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l’ascia

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axe, hatchet

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dannatamente

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terribly, awfully, damned

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il parametro

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parameter, constant

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base adj invar

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basic, elementary

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ammalarsi

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to become sick, to fall ill

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possedere

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to own

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scollegare

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to sever, cut

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connesso

connettere

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connected, related

to connect, attach, unite, join, link

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la custodia

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the custody of, the safekeeping of

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la portata

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range, reach … dish, course … payload

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la sparatoria

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shooting, gunfire, gunfight, shoot out,

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intento

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intent, focused, concentrated

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l’esercitazione

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drill, exercise

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il framento

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fragment, scrap, sliver, splinter

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spassare

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to amuse, to divert

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29
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la terraglia

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earthenware (seems to be used as an insult)

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svitare

svitarsi

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to unscrew

to become unscrewed

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la discarica

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the landfill, dump

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attento

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attentive, careful, alert

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33
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mollare

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to release, to let go, to drop off

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34
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spagere

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to give off, to emit, scatter, spread, radiate

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35
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progettazione

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(technical) design

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36
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il sindaco

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the mayor

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37
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il sindacato

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(trade) union

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38
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avere qualcosa a che fare con

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to have something to do with

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39
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la motacilla, cutrettola

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wagtail (different forms)

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40
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prendermi cura del

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i look after the

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41
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il verdetto

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the verdict

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42
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staccare

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to detach … to pull ahead of, to outdistance, leave behind

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43
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staccare la spina

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to unplug, to put an end to, terminate

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44
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aggiornato

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revised, up to date, current, updated

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45
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interferenza

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interference, disturbance

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46
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portare via

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to take (something) away

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47
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essere un ricordo del passato

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to be a thing of the past

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48
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a farsi i fatti propri

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to mind one’s own business

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49
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la bolletta
la fattura

Il conto

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the bill, invoice
formal invoice for tax purposes
the account at a restaurant

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50
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l’aeromobile masc.

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aircraft

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51
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l’apparecchio masc.

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appliance, device

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52
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sfiorare

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to brush against, to touch lightly …

almost, very nearly, so close

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53
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impostare

impostato

A 
to set up
set up  (check-ed)
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54
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l’interruttore masc.

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switch

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l’aggeggio masc.

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gadget, contraption, thing

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allacciare

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to tie up, to fasten, to plug in

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57
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il reato

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crime, violation

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58
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ingrandire

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to enlarge, increase, expand

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59
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la favola

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fable, fairy tale, … tall story, fabrication, hogwash, bunkum

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la serata

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(the extent of) the evening

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61
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ammesso

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permitted, allowed, acknowledged admitted

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il sparo

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gunshot (sound)

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63
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il scudo

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shield

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il marchio

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brand, trade name, trade mark

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isolamento

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isolation, segregation

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66
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condurre

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to bring, to accompany, to lead, to carry… to drive

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avvertire

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to warn, to inform

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il proprietario

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the owner

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essere A dieta

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to be ON a diet

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70
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scomparso

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missing, …. dead

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il burrone

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ravine, gully, gorge

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72
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reagire

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to counter, to react, respond, retaliate, react

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73
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dirottare

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to divert, change course, redirect, deflect

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74
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rilevare

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to take off, to remove

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75
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resuscitare

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to renew, to revive, reanimate, resuscitate

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76
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fattibile

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doable, credible, feasible, workable

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77
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il deflettore

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deflector

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78
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spezzare

spezzarsi

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to split, to crack

to fracture, break up

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correggere

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to correct … imporve

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80
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dirigere

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to direct, to aim, steer, point

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81
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il giuro

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oath

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82
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il giretto

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stroll, short walk, spin

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83
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lacrimogeno

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tear producing, sentimental

84
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il lacrimogeno

A

tear gas

85
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sono messo in ginocchio
essere mettere in ginocchio
inginocchiarsi

A

i got down on my knees
to get down on one’s knees
to get down on one’s knees

86
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l’azione

A

deed (financial) …. action, operation, motion, movement.

87
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costretto

A

forced, compelled, obliged

88
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individuare

A

to indentify, pin point, lacate

89
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la discarica

A

dump, landfill

90
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avvenire (very irregular, all tenses)

A

to happen, to take place

91
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dotato di

A

equipped with, fitted with

92
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schiantarsi

schiantare

A

to crash, to slam

to smack into, to slam into, to throw

93
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l’edizione

A

edition, issue, copy, limited edition

94
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il rogo

A

fire, blaze

95
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il timone

A

rudder (joy stick), … helm, wheel,

96
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la barra

A

control stick

97
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licenziato

A

dismissed, released

98
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lo scongiuro

scongiurare

A

exorcism, spell,

to avoid, to avert, evade

99
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stranamente

A

oddly, strangely, unusually, unexpectedly

100
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ostacolare

l’ostacolo

A

to impede, obstruct, hamper, to hinder,

the obstacle, barrier

101
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impunemente

A

with impunity, ….. challengingly

102
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scatenarsi

scatenare

A

to rage, go wild, unleash

instigate, trigger, cause

103
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inetto

A

inept, incompetent, incapable

104
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intervistare

A

to interview

105
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la dozzina

A

dozen

106
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chiudersi a riccio

A

to clam up,

107
Q

il riccio

A

the hedgehog
curl coil
sea urchin

108
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riccio

A

curly

109
Q

la lega

A

the league, association

110
Q

andare e venire

A

to come and go (walk to and fro), intermittent

111
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essere fugace, essere effimero
fugace
essere uccel di bosco

A

to come and go (fleeting)
fleeting, transient, short lived
fleeting (like a bird in the trees)

112
Q

la vicinanza

A

the vicinity

113
Q

il dispositivo

A

the apparatus, device, system

114
Q

quante volte, quanto spesso, ogni quanto

A

how often?

115
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l’ondata di caldo fem.

A

heatwave

116
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l’ondata

A

a wave, a surge, a billow

117
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il scapolo il celibe

A

bachelor

118
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il podismo

A

the disciplines of walking and running races

119
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il frullato

A

smoothie

120
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l’alga le alghe

A

seaweed, algae

121
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sommare

A

to add up, to sum up, add, consider

122
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lo spasso

A

fun, amusement, pastime

123
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vagare

A

to wander, meander, roam

124
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somigliare a

A

to resemble, look like

125
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di cui parlare

A

to talk about

126
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il movente

A

motive cause reason

127
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incantare

A

to bewitch, enchant, charm, seduce

to auction, put up for auction

128
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incantarsi

A

daydream

to get stuck, jam, freeze (computer)

129
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stuprare, violentare

A

to rape

130
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presumibilmente

A

presumably, probably

131
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sfuggire

A

to escape, to slip away, run away, get away

132
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sottoporre

A

to undergo, to have

133
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incastrato

A

embedded, stuck

trapped, caught, framed, set up

134
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stimato

A

estimated, assessed,

esteemed respected

135
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imprevedibile

A

unpredictable, unstable

136
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il ladruncolo la laduncola

A

petty thief, young thief

137
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togliere

A

to remove (from), take off

138
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inchiodare

A

to nail, nail down

slam on jam on the brakes, screech to a halt, pull up short

139
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il sottofondo

A

background, backdrop

140
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l’inchiostro

A

ink

141
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nuovo di zecca

A

mint condition, brand new

142
Q

la zecca

A 
tick
mint (as in place that manufactures money)
143
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il limo

A

silt

144
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entro primavera (si) riempira di limo
entro primavera avra riempito di limo
A

by spring it will fill (itself) with silt

by spring it will have filled with silt

145
Q

da
da allora, da quel momento da quella volta
da quando

A

since -from then to now
since-subsequently

since-following a specific time

146
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da quando da allora

A

ever since-for all the time after

147
Q

ne e passato di tempo da
sono secoli che non
sono anni che non

A

it’s been ages since

148
Q

l’orma fem. sing.

A

footsteps, footprints pl

trace, track

149
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il galeotto

A

convict, felon, convicted felon
scoundrel, good for nothing
galley slave, oarsman

150
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il galeotto

ex galeotto

A

convict, felon, convicted felon
scoundrel, good for nothing
galley slave, oarsman
ex convict

151
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pisano

A

Pisan (of Pisa)

152
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sviluppare

A

to develop, to strengthen

153
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attorno

A

round about, approximately

154
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il mollaccione

A

couch potato, lazy bones

155
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bestemmiare

A

swear, curse, blaspheme

156
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arrendersi

A

to surrender, give up, give in

157
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ammazzare

A

to kill, murder

158
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sculacciare

A

to spank

159
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il sentiero

A

trail

160
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il pedale

A

tree base

161
Q

il sbirro

A

cop, copper,

162
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fottere

A

to steal, nick

fuck, screw, bang

163
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freddare

A

to shoot, kill, gun down

164
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la pazzia

A

folly, madness, mental illness, something crazy

165
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la pupa

A

babe, fox,

pupa (lava)

166
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usare ventiquatro ore su ventiquatro per una settimana

A

to use 24/7

167
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le cantine

A

wineries (in the sense of the buildings and cellars)

168
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la fuga

A

breakout, escape, getaway

leak, leakage (gas water)

169
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latitante

la latitante

A

at large

fugative

170
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il pizzo

A

pay off, protection bribe
lace(cloth)
goatee beard

171
Q

il pizzo

A

pay off, protection bribe
lace(cloth)
goatee beard

172
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il pentito

pentito

A

informer

regretful, shameful, penitent, contrite

173
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il/la sosia

A

look alike, twin, spitting image, substitute

174
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il spostamento

A

movement, reposition, transfer. relocation

175
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sottoporre

A

to undergo, to submit to

176
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schedato da schedare

A

recorded, registered, catalogued

177
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la cute

A

skin dermis (as in graft)

178
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l’incubo

A

nightmare

179
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l’udienza

A

judicial hearing, hearing, meeting

180
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schiacciante

A

overwhelming, crushing, incontrovertible, incontestable, iron-clad

181
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l’indizio

A

clue, evidence, sign, symptom, hint

182
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sparpagliare

A

to spread, scatter

183
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l’inesco

A

the primer (for a bomb)

184
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attentatore

attentatrice

A

bomber, attacker

185
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il telaio

A

the frame, framework

186
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schiacciare

A

to squash, flatten, press, push, crush

187
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la colpa

A

fault, negligence, guilt

188
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centrare

A

to hit a bull’s eye, target, score a hit

189
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l’orfanotrofio

A

orphanage

190
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l’attentato

A

the attack, aggression, assassination attempt

191
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ritoccata

A

touched up

192
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tutti quanti

A

everyone, everything

193
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incazzato

A

pissed off, upset

194
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addosso

A

at, on

195
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la mandante

A

the instigator of a crime

the defendant, principle

196
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veleggiare

A

sail, smooth sailing

197
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il giubbotto

A

windbreaker jacket

198
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messa in mora

A

to put on a default notice

199
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il tentatore

la tentatrice

A

tempter,

temptress

200
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affrettare

A

to hasten, to hurry, to rush, expedite

201
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l’orlo

A

the edge, the rim, the hem

202
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occorrente

l’occorrente

A

everything that you need

203
Q

il bossolo

A

casing (bullet)
dice box,
ballot box

204
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allenato

A

trained, fit, in good condition

205
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incensurato

A

without criminal record, well behaved

206
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mollare

A

to give in, to chuck, dump, release, let go

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