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1
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arruolare
arruolarsi

A

to enlist
to enlist oneself, sign up

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2
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capitare

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to happen, to turn up

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per sbaglio

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by mistake

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affidare

affidarsi

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to entrust, give custody
to trust in, be confident in, rely on

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un buono a nulla

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a good for nothing

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la banda

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marching band
mob

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7
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sprigare

sprigarsi

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to handle, to deal with
to hurry, get moving

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8
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stronzata stronzate

che stronzata

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a shitty thing, bullshit, crap, bollocks.
what crap, what bullshit, wat a fucking joke

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9
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infilzare

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to skewer, pierce
thread together

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10
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la spada

le spade, le picche

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sword
swordfish
spades (cards)

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la vanga

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the spade (implement)

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12
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lo stuzzicadenti

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toothpick
twig

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13
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incurante

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unconcerned, oblivious

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14
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la somiglianza

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similarity, resemblance

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15
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il reietto, la reietta

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outcast

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lo stupro
stuprare

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rape, violation
to rape, violate

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17
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la rissa

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brawl, fight, melee

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18
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sprecare

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to waste, squander

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19
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color ruggine
la ruggine
arrugginire
arrugginito

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rust coloured
the rust
to rust
rusted

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20
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il colpetto, la gomitata

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nudge, short stroke

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21
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santo cielo

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goodness, good gracious

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22
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il viale
il viale alberato

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boulevard, avenue
tree-lined boulevard

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un orlo

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edge, rim
hem

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24
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la merce

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merchandise, goods
virtue

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25
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saccheggiare

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to sack, pillage, ransack, plunder, raid, loot, rob

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congedare

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say goodbye to,
to dismiss (military)

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27
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augurare

augurarsi

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to wish, bid
to foresee
hope

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28
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squallido

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squalid, destitute, run down, down at heel, down and out

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29
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l’assegno

l’assegno a vuoto

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cheque
allowance, alimony, child support
bad cheque

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30
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tolto

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removed,
except for
taken off

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31
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alcuni per di loro

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some of them

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32
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rimaginare
rimaginarsi

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to heal
to heal over

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33
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la fascetta

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band (binding)
hose clamp
plastic tie, zip tie

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34
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sepolto

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buried, interred
concealed

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35
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so cosa si prova

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I know the feeling

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36
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ingaggiare

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to hire, employ, take on

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37
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sgradevole

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unpleasant
revolting, vile, nauseating, gross

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38
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non prendermi in giro

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don’t joke with me

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39
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affatto

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absolutely, by all means, by any means,
absolutely not, not at all, by no means

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40
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l’imboscata fem.

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ambush

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41
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il bersaglio facile

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sitting duck (easy target)

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42
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greggio

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crude, unrefined, raw, untreated

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43
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il fango

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mud

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44
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la mira

una buona mira

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aim
line of fire
a good aim

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45
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la pattuglia

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patrol, squad
group, gang

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46
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la ricognizione

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reconnaissance

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47
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il giuramento

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oath

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48
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il grilletto
premer il grilletto

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the trigger
to pull the trigger

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49
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indovinare
fammi indovinare

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to guess, predict
let me guess

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50
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scordare

scordala

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forget,
untune
forget it

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51
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scommettere

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to bet, wager, gamble

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52
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puntare

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to nail, pin
drive

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53
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sottostimare sottovalutare

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to underestimate, underrate

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54
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scaricare

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to unload,
empty, drain

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55
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basare

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to rest on, built on
base on

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56
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la fossa

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grave
ditch, pit, trench

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57
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recitare

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to pretend, make believe, put on an act, play, act
recite, read out

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58
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ormai

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by now, at this point
already

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59
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smettere

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stop, quit, desist, cease
interrupt, quit, give up on

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60
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saldo

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firm, steady, stable
steadfast, resolute, determined

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61
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ingoiare

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to swallow, ingest
endure, put up with, endure, stomach, take it

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62
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legare

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to tie, tether, fasten
connect

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63
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il riparo

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the repair, mend
refuge, shelter, haven

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64
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dare un taglio a

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stop doing something
cut short, cut to the chase

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65
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occuparsi

occupare

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to take care of, deal with, handle, oversee
to occupy, seize, capture
absorb, engross, engage, involve, preoccupy
occupy, keep busy

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66
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il capo di stato maggiore

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the president’s chief of staff

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67
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gestire

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to manage, to run, to handle

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68
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il mandato

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term in office (elected)
mandate

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69
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eleggere

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to vote, to elect

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70
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il burattino

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puppet, marionette

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71
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sconvolto

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freaked out, upset, shocked, disturbed

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72
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da chi e scritto
da chi lo e scritto???

A

who is it written by
who wrote it

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73
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il tabu

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taboo

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74
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caduto

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fallen, dead

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75
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reggere

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to bear up, hold up, carry

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76
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sbattere

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bang, slam, hit
beat

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77
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dimenarsi

dimenare

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to struggle, throw yourself about, flail
to wave
swing
sway
wag (tail)

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78
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il piu del volte

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most of the time

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79
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il asso nella manica

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ace in the hole, ace up your sleeve

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80
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assaggiare

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to taste, to try

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81
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dispari

A

odd (opposite of even)

82
Q

il civico
i numeri civici dispari

A

house number, street number
the odd street numbers

83
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occuparsi

me ne occupo

A

to handle it, control it, deal with, take care of.
I’m taking care of it (in oneself)

84
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la gentaglia

A

riff raff, scum

85
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pessimo
sono stato pessimo

A

very bad, awful, terrible
I have been very bad

86
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pirata della strada

A

hit and run driver

87
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l’avvio
l’avviamento

A

the start, the beginning
the starter (of a machine)

88
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nel posto sbagliato al momento sbagliato

A

in the wrong place at the wrong time

89
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un conto da regolare

A

a score/account to settle

90
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non ero lucido

A

i was not thinking straight

91
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riprogrammare

rieducare

A

to reprogram a computer, poss. person
to retrain (behaviour)

92
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rivedere

A

to rethink, reconsider
to see again
review, check, inspect, examine

93
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rimettersi in piedi

A

to get back on one’s feet

94
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mettere in piedi

A

to set something up, to start something up

95
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il giuramento

A

the oath

96
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la carreggiata

A

getting your life back together
straight and narrow, pull yourself back together
road, roadway, pavement
wheel gauge, track

97
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siamo andati troppo oltre

A

we have gone too far

98
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superando un limite

A

crossing a line

99
Q

dove vengano tracciati quei limiti

A

where those lines are drawn

100
Q

lo sciocco fagiolino

A

silly bean

101
Q

un estraneo

A

a stranger

102
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il tempismo

A

timing

103
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la valutazione

A

judgement, assessment, opinion
estimate, quote, appraisal
evaluation

104
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l’ingenuo, l’ingenua

A

naive person

105
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smesso

A

stopped (doing something)

106
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lontano dagli occhi vicino al cuore

A

absence makes the heart grow fonder

107
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il papillon

A

bow tie

108
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il dono
avere un dono

A

a gift, present, donation
to have a gift (for doing something)

109
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il postumo
postumo adj

A

after effect, consequence
posthumous
belated, late, delayed

110
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la sbronza

A

hangover, drunkenness

111
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picchiare a sangue

A

to beat to a pulp, beat the crap out of

112
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la rimozione

A

the removal of

113
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la rissa

A

scuffle, brawl, fight

114
Q

la fonte

A

source (of information as well as water or joy)
spring (la sorgente)

115
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un alare

A

a firedog

116
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un ala gli ali

A

wing wings

117
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molteplice

A

multiple, many, several, numerous

118
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la stranezza

A

eccentricity, character trait
oddity, strangeness, queerness

119
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il disturbo

A

upset, ailment,
bother, annoyance, disturbance
obstacle, impediment

120
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il reato

A

crime, violation

121
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il bollettino

A

bulletin, dispatch,

122
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impigrire

A

to become lazy

123
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lucido

A

alert, lucid, clear headed
shiny

124
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ci puoi scommettere

A

you can bet on it

125
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combinare

A

to combine, match
arrange, set
conclude, finish, terminate

126
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essere sul libro paga
fuori dal libro paga

A

on the payroll, on the books
off the books

127
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coinvolto

A

involved, captivated, engaged
implicated, incriminated, involved

128
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la recita

A

recital, play

129
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il distributore, la distributrice

A

distributor (of goods)

130
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il fornitore, la fornatrice

A

supplier (of goods)

131
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scoprire
trovare

A

to discover, to find
to find

132
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fregare

A

to cheat, swindle
rub, scrub

133
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folle
suona folle

A

crazy, demented
sounds crazy

134
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il cuore spezzato
spezzato

A

heart broken
broken, fragmented, split
mismatched

135
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il rango

A

rank
social class

136
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spiacente
siamo spiacenti

A

sorry
we are sorry

137
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la pagella

A

report card

138
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spedire

A

to send, despatch, mail, ship, post

139
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l’allievo, l’allieva

A

pupil

140
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la vicenda

A

event, incident, sequence of events

141
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il Campidoglio

A

the Capitol

142
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meschino

A

low, base,
wretched, miserable, unhappy

143
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la ciambella

A

doughnut, ring shaped cake, angel cake
inner tube
lifebuoy, ring shaped object

144
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la ciambella con il buco

A

doughnut

145
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IN pace

A

AT peace

146
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sentire all’altezza

A

to feel up to it

147
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un urogano

A

hurricane

148
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reale

il reale

A

royal, regal, kingly, magnificent
real, true, actual, material
reality

149
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l’avvio

A

start, beginning, launch

150
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la guarigione

A

recovery, healing

151
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irriconoscibile

A

unrecognisable

152
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il sonno
avere sonno
sonno

A

sleepiness, drowsiness,
to be sleepy
sleepy, drowsy

153
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l’invito
l’invitato
invitare

A

the invite
the guest
to invite,
to exhort, encourage

154
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il fratello

A

sibling - either gender takes masc.
brother

155
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in offerta

A

on sale

156
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economica

A

cheap

157
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attonito

A

astonished, shocked, amazed, dumbfounded

158
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lo sciame

A

swarm

159
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il palloncino

A

baloon

160
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non ci siamo ancora messi le scarpe

A

we have not put our shoes on yet

161
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sprecare

A

to waste

162
Q

il colloquio

A

interview

163
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passarti a prendere

A

to come and get you

163
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un’agenzia di viaggi

A

a travel agent

164
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sfiorare

A

to almost, to very nearly
to brush against, touch lightly

165
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coinvolto

A

incriminated, involved, implicated
captivated, engaged, involved

166
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l’inchiesta

A

investigation, inquest, probe

167
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il brivido

A

shudder, creeps, shiver, chills, horror

168
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riferire

A

to report

169
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presidiare

A

to control, oversee
man

170
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isolante
l’isolante

A

isolating
insulation

171
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il battello

A

boat

172
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l’esercitazione
l’esercizio
l’esercito

A

exercise (military)
physical exercise
army
an army of, a crowd

173
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collaudato

A

inspected, checked

174
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intraprendere

A

to undertake, start, launch

175
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prematuro

A

premature, untimely

176
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per quanto mi riguarda

A

in my opinion, personally, as for me

177
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difficile DA bruciare

A

difficult TO burn

178
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alleato

l’alleato, l’alleata

A

allied (troops)
fellow, brother
ally

179
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la vicenda

A

event, incident, sequence of events

180
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minato

A

mined (explosives)

181
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la sconfitta

A

defeat

182
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lo scontro

A

crash, collision

183
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suscitare

A

to create a stir, raise, cause

184
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il dazio, dazi

A

excise duty, customs duty, import tax
customs house

185
Q

la parola
la parola deformato

A

speech (hearing, the sound of)
distorted speech

186
Q

il tappo antirumore, il tappo per le orecchie

A

ear plug

187
Q

cambiare
scambiare

A

to change
to exchange

188
Q

zeppo

A

packed, crammed

189
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la zeppa

A

wedge
wedge heel,

190
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saltare

A

to skip, to cut, to not do something
jump, hop
blow up, explode
fall through, fail

191
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blindato
il blindato

A

armoured
armoured vehicle

192
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il caricatore

la rivista

A

magazine (firearm)
loader, dockhand, stevedore
magazine (to read)

193
Q

tutto quello di cui abbiamo bisogno

A

all we need (all that of which we have need)

194
Q

la radice

A

the cause
the root (botanical & abstract)

195
Q

il hula hoop

A

hula hoop

196
Q

la colazione

A

breakfast

197
Q

la collezione

A

collection

198
Q

arrivare AL villaggio

A

to arrive IN THE village

199
Q

la morte

il morto, la morta

A

death
death penalty
dead body, cadaver, corpse

200
Q

l’arista fem.

A

pork loin (usually sliced and roasted).

201
Q

anteposto

anteporre

A

put before, placed before (in front of)
to put before, place before

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