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1
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il battello

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the boat

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recarsi

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to go to

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sbandato
il sbandato, la spandata
sbandare

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cut off, isolated
the degenerate, lowlife
to swerve (physically and metaphorically, stray, deviate

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i missili da crociera
crociera
la crociera

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cruise missiles
cruising, cruise adj.
the cruise, voyage

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il sommergibile

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the submarine

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la zavorra

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ballast

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l’assetto

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balance, distribution
set up, structure, organisation
order, layout
equipment, gear, kit

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la vedova
la fabbrica di vedove

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widow
widow maker

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il lutto
abiti del lutto, vestiti del lutto

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mourning
widow’s weeds, mourning clothes

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l’esalazione, le esalazioni

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fume, emission

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sigillare

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to stamp, seal, authenticate

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il molo

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wharf, jetty, quay, pier, dock

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stupirsi
stupire

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to be surprised
amaze, astonish, shock

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incutere

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to instil, elicit, arouse

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15
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la comprensione

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comprehension, understanding
tolerance, compassion

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16
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il raggio gamma, i raggi gamma

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gamma ray/s

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17
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imparentarsi

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to marry into

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18
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l’ormeggio, gli ormeggi

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mooring/s

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19
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calare

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to lower, go down

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20
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mollare

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to release, drop

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passare per
la passerella

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pass through
gang plank, gangway
catwalk, runway (fashion), forestage

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la pista

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the runway (aircraft)

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23
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avanti adagio

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advance slowly

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24
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la quota

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altitude (distance up)
depth (distance down)

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la profondita

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depth

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la chiglia

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the keel

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27
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la fondale

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seabed, ocean floor, depth

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28
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lo scandaglio

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sounding (depth)

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segnare
lo scandaglio segnare

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to highlight, mark
the sounding indicates

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30
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gocciolare

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to drip, dribble, leak

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propagare

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to spread, propagate (fire)
spread, disseminate

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domare

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to quell, bring under control
tame, domesticate, break in

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allagamento

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flooding, flood

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34
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perfino

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even, so much as, not less than

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35
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si che e

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now this is (!), this really is (!)

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36
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campione adj.
il campione, la campionessa
il campione

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sample, example
the champion
the sample, specimen (for testing)

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37
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IL labbro, LE labbrA

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the lip, the lips note the strange change in gender and A ending

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38
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non si sa chi sia ne come sia morta

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it is not known who she is or how she died

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39
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fuoriuscire

fuoriuscito

il fuoriuscito, la fuoriuscita

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to come out, leak out, pour out, spurt out
stick out, show
leaked, spilled
exiled
exile (person)

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40
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il siluro

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torpedo
cat fish, Wels catfish

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41
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scioperante
lo scioperante

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striking, on strike
striker

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42
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il o la mendicante

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mendicant, beggar, hobo, tramp

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43
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LA baraccopoli

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shanty town, slum

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44
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guerrafondaio
il guerrafondaio, la guerrafondaia

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warlike, warmongering
the warmonger

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45
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l’olocausto masc.

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holocaust

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46
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interrompere

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to interrupt, stop, break, take a break

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47
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scaricare

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to unload, empty

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48
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rimandare

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to postpone
resend, send again
return, send back

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49
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sospeso

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suspended, hanging

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50
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ammainare

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to furl, wind in

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51
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sodo

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hard, compact, solid

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52
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la lamentela

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complaint

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53
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spedire

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to post, to send, to mail

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54
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la tabella

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chart, table
timetable, schedule

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55
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la marcia

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gear, speed (as in gear)
march, parade
marathon, foot race

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l’anticipo

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advance, anticipation, early
down payment, advance, deposit, retainer

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57
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la barra

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rod (radioactive)
plank, board
slash /
bar, taskbar, toolbar

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la rotta

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route, course
lifestyle
retreat

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59
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il timone

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ships wheel, helm
rudder
guidance, leadership, helm (fig)

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la prora

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bow, prow
nose, front, cockpit

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61
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pari

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level, flush
even (c.f. odd)
equal, same

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l’allagamento

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flood, flooding

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63
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l’emersione masc.

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surface (act of surfacing)
appearance, emergence

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63
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effettuare

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to make something happen, to effect,

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64
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la risalita

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the climb back up
resurgence, come back

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65
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assottigliare
assottigliarsi

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to thin
to wear thin

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sbandare

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to swerve
to stray

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67
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avviare
avviarsi

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to start, start up, launch
plunge into, launch yourself into

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il gruppo

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group, crowd, pack, bunch

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69
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reggersi

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hang on (get ready for)
rest on, depend on, rely on

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70
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la spazzata

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the sweep (as in radar)

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71
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raggiungere

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to arrive at, to reach
to catch up with, join

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72
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ritenere

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to believe (something)

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73
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irraggiungibile

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unobtainable

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74
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l’assetto

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set up, state of, status, order
layout, organization
equipment, gear, kit
distribution, balance

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75
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il carteggio

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chart work
correspondence

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76
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impareggiabile

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unique, incomparable, matchless

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77
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lo stronzio
il uranio

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strontium
uranium

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78
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il collaudo

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test, trial

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ripristinare

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to reactivate, refresh
reinstate, restore
refurbish, renovate

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80
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il nocciolo

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core (nuclear)

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81
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in aumento
l’aumento

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increasing
the increase, growth

82
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il condotto

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channel, duct

83
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scaldare
scaldando

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to heat up, warm up
heating up

84
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badare

A

beware, look out for
take care of

85
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il compagno, la compagna

A

friend, companion
comrade (Soviet title)

86
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scogliere

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to melt,
melt down (reactor)

87
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stufare

stufarsi

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to stew, simmer
be fed up
to be fed up

88
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verificarsi

A

to occur, happen, take place,

89
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a quota periscopica

A

at periscope depth

90
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raffreddare

A

to cool, cool down

91
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la schema

A

the diagram,
method, scheme,
strategy, tactic, game plan

92
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saldare

A

to weld, to solder
pay, settle (an account)

93
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testare

A

to test, try out

94
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affondare

A

to sink, submerge,
to plunge

95
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il corto circuito

A

short circuit

96
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porre

A

to put, place, lay

97
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eseguire

A

to carry out, accomplish, do, execute, performsfo

98
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sfogare
sforgarsi

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to unload, vent, pour out
to let off steam

99
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la cassa

A

trunk, case, packing case, box
cash desk

100
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smontare

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to disassemble, to break down (to pieces)
deflate, dampen

101
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di torno
torno torno

A

around
all around

102
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la rotta

A

course (navigation), route

103
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agio
adagio

A

at ease, comfort
slowly

104
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il tasso

A

rate
interest rate
badger, badger fur
yew

105
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allentare

A

to slow down, to slacken (speed)
to ease,
to loosen, ease

106
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condurre

A

drive
lead, carry, bring, accompany

107
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lo sciacallo

A

jackal, shark, looter

108
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la coperta

A

deck (of a ship)
blanket, cover

109
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il fiore all’occhiello
il fiore

A

flagship, pride of the fleet
flower

110
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la resa

A

surrender, capitulation
refund, restitution, return

111
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il contegno

A

behaviour, attitude, demeanour

112
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l’inadempienza fem.

A

breech, default, non-fulfilment

113
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cedere
ceduto
cedendo

A

collapse, deteriorate, wear out
collapsed, worn out
collapsing

114
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l’inosservanza

A

non compliance, failure to comply, non-observance

115
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innescare

A

to activate, prime, fuse
trigger, activate

116
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la testata

A

header, headbutt,
cylinder head
mast head

117
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la paratia

A

the bulkhead

118
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la scialuppa

A

life boat, tender, launch

119
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la plancia

A

bridge, pilot house
dashboard, instrument panel

120
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il fardello

A

the burden, weight
bundle

121
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laggiù

A

down there, down below
over there
south (slang)

122
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annegare

A

to drown

123
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avvenire
l’avvenire masc.

A

to happen
the future

124
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l’atteggiamento

A

attitude

125
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aggredire

A

to attack

126
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di fronte a

A

as a result of which
in front of, facing

127
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la scorza

A

rind, peel, skin of,
bark, crust

128
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a quanto pare

A

it seems, it would appear that, apparently, seemingly

129
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la faccenda

A

matter, affair, business,

130
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disinfettare

A
131
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il sacerdote, la
sacerdotessa, il prete

A

minister, priest

132
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il sentiero

A

track, trail, path

133
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il tratto

A

a distance away
a segment
a line

134
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ringhiare

A

to growl, snarl

135
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il cespuglio
la siepe

A

bush, shrub, hedge
hedge

136
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la spinta

A

push, shove, thrust
motivation, incentive, push

137
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indovinare

A

predict, guess

138
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incastrare

A

to catch, get, incriminate
wedge in, slot in, dovetail

139
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appeso
appendere

A

hung
to hang up, hang (clothes)

140
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affascinante

A

fascinating, captivating, charming, beguiling

141
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l’impronta

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track, mark, print, footprint, trace
stamp, influence, mark

142
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reggere

A

to hold up, support (a fact)

143
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drizzare

drizzarsi

A

to straighten
raise (as in mainsail)
to straighten up, stand up, sit up

144
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la randa

A

the mainsail

145
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affidare
affidarsi

A

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

146
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il migliaio
la migliaia

A

thousands (note singular word to represent plural)

147
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mille
duemila etc

A

a thousand
two thousand etc

148
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la presa

A

grip, grasp (anatomical)
grip (adhesive)
grip, handle, grasp
wall socket (electrical)
the storming of (crowd, military)

149
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la folle
folle

A

lunatic, mad man, psycho, nutter
deranged, demented

150
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la spinta

A

recommendation, backing
push, shove
motivation, pressure, push

151
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indovinato

A

adj. spot on, pitch perfect
pp. guessed

152
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zoppicare

A

be shaky (not reliable)
be shaky (physical)
to limp

153
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cavarsi

A

to evade, dodge, get out of, shirk
remove, extract, pull out

154
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la cazzata

A

bullshit, crap, nonsense
blunder, screw up
no big deal, a cinch, a piece of cake

155
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il mito

A

legend, myth

156
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scomparire

la scomparsa

A

to disappear
to die, demise
the disappearance, the death
the demise, passing away

157
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l’adozione fem.

A

adoption
acceptance, adhesion to,
take on (a policy), implementation of, launch

158
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lo spasso

A

fun, amusement, pastime

159
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altrui

A

other people’s
third party

160
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il tatto

A

tact
touch

161
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sbronzo

A

drunk, smashed, wasted, pissed, tight,

162
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la schiera

A

crowd, group
troop, rank (eg soldiers)

163
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la rivalsa

A

revenge, pay back
compensation, reimbursement

164
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l’indumento
l’indumento da lavoro

A

article of clothing
work clothes, uniform

165
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sdraiato
sdraiare
sdraiarsi

A

lying down
to lay down
to lie down

166
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litigare
litigato

A

to argue, bicker, fight
fought, argued etc

167
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maledizione
la maledizione

A

damn! damnit!
curse, bane, anathema
damnation, execration

168
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coerente

A

coherent, logical, consistent

169
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il faro

A

lighthouse, beacon, headlamp

170
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la manciata

A

handful, fistful

171
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l’estromissione

A

expulsion, ejection

172
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il mito

A

myth

173
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sollevare
sollevato

A

to raise, lift up, pick up

174
Q

la dea
il dio

A

goddess
god

175
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vi

A

in that place, there

176
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sepolto

A

buried, interred
hidden, concealed

177
Q

il giacimento

A

vein, deposit, lode
oilfield

178
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vissuto

A

lived through, experienced
skilled, veteran, experienced

179
Q

l’acchiappamosche masc.

A

flycatcher (bird type)
flyswatter

180
Q

essere finita a prima pagine di

A

made headlines, appeared on the front pages of

181
Q

il bilancio

A

analysis, evaluation, appraisal, take stock
weigh up, consider
financial statement, finance report
balance

182
Q

bilanciare

A

to balance, equalize, stabalize

183
Q

la bilancia

A

weighing scales, scales,
fishnet, Chinese fishnet
suspended scaffolding

184
Q

l’impalcatura fem.

A

scaffolding

185
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picchiare

A

to beat up, punch, slam,

186
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la goccia

gocciolare
il gocciolino

A

drop, bead (liquid)
splash, smidgeon,
to drip, trickle
tiny mouthful

187
Q

il pizzico, il buccone

A

mouthful

188
Q

la tregua

A

truce, ceasefire

189
Q

da grande voglio fare il re

A

when I grow up I want to be king

190
Q

la puntura, il morso, il pizzico
il pungiglione
pungere, pizzicare

A

the sting (of an insect)
the stinger (part of insect)
to sting (insect)

191
Q

la fitta, la traffitura

A

the sting (sensation not necessarily from insects)

192
Q

appena finisce

A

as soon as he finishes

193
Q

lontano dagli occhi, vicino al cuore

A

absence makes the heart grow fonder (a long way from the eyes, close to the heart)

194
Q

il pupazzo

A

stuffed toy

195
Q

il gasdotto

A

gas pipeline

196
Q

la proiezione

A

projection

197
Q

il bivio, la biforcazione

A

fork in a road

198
Q

il retro, il dorso, il dietro
la posteriore, la parte posteriore, il dietro, il didietro,
la schiena, il dorso

A

back, reverse side
the rear, back (building, car)

back (anatomy)

199
Q

sbirciare

A

to peek, peep, glance

200
Q

tralasciare

A

to omit, neglect, overlook

201
Q

ti dispiace se

A

do you mind if

202
Q

questa medicina porterà via

A

this medicine will take away

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