random 7 Flashcards

1
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essere rimasto chiuso

A

to get stuck (inside something)

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sono rimasti chiuso dentro

A

they got stuck inside (a building)

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3
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essere capace di

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to HAVE the capacity to

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4
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importare

A

to matter, to concern, to interest, to care (what you think) … to import, … to absorb, adopt, introduce

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5
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importa?

A

does it matter?

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6
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cosa importa

A

what does it matter

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7
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a ritorno dal

A

coming back from

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8
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mi fa piacere

A

i am glad …. i like it

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9
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come se

A

as if

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10
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essere IN televisione

A

to be ON television

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11
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che si metta fino a

A

that an end be put to (in subjunctive)

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12
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punto da vista

A

point of view (not only panoramic)

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13
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correre PER il bosco

A

to run THROUGH the woods

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14
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se n’e andato

A

it left (went away)

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15
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in qualita di traduttrice, come traduttrice

A

as a translator

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16
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mecocomeri

il cocomero

A

i’m impressed slang also has crude meaning ? my balls

watermelon (fruit and plant)

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17
Q

che c’hai

A

what’s up, what do you have the c’ (ce) is untranslatable, it is only thrown in to make the sound better. It is a sound only here.

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18
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non ce l’ho

A

I do not have it another example of ce thrown in because non l’ho would sound bad

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19
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da insegnante

A

AS A teacher

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20
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a fare meditazione

A

to meditate

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21
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pagare AL mese

A

to pay each month

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22
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mettere in rete

A

to put in goal

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23
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essere IN cammino

A

to be walking

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24
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il settimo cielo

A

seventh heaven

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25
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dirigere

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to head towards to direct, to aim, to steer, to point

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26
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a lungo

A

for a long time

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27
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penso sia chiuso …………

penso io

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i think it is closed note there is not penso che to introduce the subjunctive ………I will do it, I will take care of it

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28
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laggiu

A

over there

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29
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in fondo

A

at the end of (something physical eg a street)

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30
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fondo

A

deep

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31
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flettere

A

to conjugate

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32
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la scatola di cambio

il cambio

A

the transmission,

(money) change, exchange

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33
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i spiccioli, i spicci, ………….le monete, le monetine

A

small notes…………coins, (small) change

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34
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il resto

tenga il resto

A

the change (left over after payment: keep the change)

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35
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spostarsi

A

to move oneself

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36
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appendere

A

to hang, to hang up (a painting)

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37
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il germoglio

A

bud, sprout, shoot seed, beginning, germ, origin

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38
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il police verde

A

green thumb (idiom)

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39
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la pianta grassa

A

succulent, water retainer (cactus), fat plant

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40
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il cactus

A

cactus

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41
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il chiropratico

A

chiropracter

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42
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andare dal una persona

A

to go TO a person NOT from (when used with andare and when going towards a person)

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43
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dal vivo

A

live (as in a programme)

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44
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al volo

A

done easily, readily, spontaneously, quickly. with the flick of your wrist

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45
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divertente

A

funny (as well as entertaining)

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46
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critico

critico a cinematografica

A

critic

(cinema) film critic

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47
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dare da mangiare

A

to feed (to give to eat)

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48
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do da mangiare

A

i feed (something)

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49
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essere A dieta

A

to be ON a diet

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50
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a pesca sono a pesca, sto pescando

A

fishing (in the act of) i am fishing

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51
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inquietante

A

scary

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52
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la scoperta

A

the discovery (seems both are the same!)

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53
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scoperto

A

discovered (pp)

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54
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smettere

A

to stop, to desist, to cease, to quit

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55
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la concordanza

A

the agreement (but can refer to the agreements in the grammar of a language i.e. works as a plural as well)

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56
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la concorrenza

A

competition, female competitor

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57
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il/la concorrente

A

male or female competitor

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58
Q

il manganello

A

truncheon

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59
Q

il luppolo

A

(beer) hop/s

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60
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saltare

A

to hop once, to jump

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61
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saltellare

salterellare

A

to hop repeatedly around the place

to hop skip and jump

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62
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movimento a saltelli

A

rabbit’s hopping movement

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63
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saltare su

A

to hop in

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64
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salire su

A

to hop on

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65
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saltare giu

A

to hop off

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66
Q

correttamente, giustamente, bene

A

properly

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67
Q

la macchina non va correttamente

A

the machine is not working properly

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68
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la macchina, il macchinario, il positivo

A

the machine

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69
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il machinario

A

machine, equipment

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70
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il positivo

A

apparatus, device, system

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71
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tenere per mano

A

to hold handS nb italian uses the singular of hand

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72
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la crisi

A

the crisis nb the apparent plural with singular definitive article

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73
Q

il sambuco

A

elder tree, elderberry tree

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74
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la sambuca

A

liquor from anise (may contain elderflower but not named for it), …. historical musical instrument

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75
Q

estivo

A

summer (adjective)

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76
Q

perdere

A

to miss (an event), to loose

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77
Q

il suono e basso

A

the sound is low (on a recording)

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78
Q

nozze d’oro

A

golden wedding anniversary

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79
Q

FRA quattro anni

A

IN four years

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80
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fingere

A

to pretend, to fake, … to fantasize, to imagine

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81
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fingendo essere, facendo finta

A

pretending to be

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82
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la finta

A

pretence, feint

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83
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indovinare

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to predict, to guess

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84
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sopportare

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to bear (up to something) …. to support

85
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tecnico elettronico

A

electronic technician (maintainer and mender of electronics)

86
Q

un elettricista

A

electrician

87
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scaduto

A

expired, out of date (eg credit card)

88
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scadere

A

to depreciate, to go bad, to go off … to go out of date, to expire

89
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eppure

A

and yet, yet, still, though, although

90
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affrettare

A

to hurry, to hasten

91
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affrettato

A

hastened, hurried, slap-dash

92
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il suggerimento

A

advice, suggestion, tip

93
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anche se

A

even though, even if

94
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nutrire

A

to feed to nourish …. to develop, to enhance ………. to feel, to harbour, to cherish

95
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nutrirsi

A

to feed, to eat

96
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nutrire ammirazione per

A

to admire

97
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a ritorno dal

A

coming back from

98
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gran bel

A

very nice, pretty nice

99
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una pendolare

A

a commuter

100
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pendolare

A

to oscillate, to swing, to dangle

101
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indovinare indovinato

A

to guess, guessed

102
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supportare

A

to put up with, to tolerate to support, to buttress

103
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un incrocio

A

crossroads cross breed, mixture of two characteristics (parental)

104
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la liquirizia

A

liquorice

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intrigante

A

meddlesome, intriguing,

106
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intrigare

A

to scheme, to intrigue, fascinate, interest

107
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dilettante

A

amateur

108
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la batteria

A

drums battery

109
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stonato

A

off key, tone deaf clashing, mismatched

110
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secondo, a secondo di/del/della/dei/degli

A

according to in the words of

111
Q

a secondo del internet

A

according to the internet

112
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il dirigibile

A

the dirigible

113
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dirigere

A

to head (towards), to steer, to point (towards)

114
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serale

A

(of the) evening/night adj

115
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scuola serale

A

night school

116
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instabile sbilanciato

A

(structurally) unstable

117
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il getto minimo il getto del minimo

A

idle jet (carburettor)

118
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ronzio ronzii

A

tinnitus, buzz, drone, hum, whirr

119
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persino (alt perfino)

A

even, just, no less than, as much as

120
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vigliacco

A

coward

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la bara

A

coffin

122
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di o che

A

than, of than or what

123
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per quanto

A

no matter how, as much as, according to, based on, on the basis of

124
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l’ira

A

anger, rage, ire

125
Q

i mezzi pubblici, i trasporti pubblici

A

public transport

126
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sgomento

A

dismayed, shocked, stunned, confused

127
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il sgomento

A

the dismay, the shock

128
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sgomentare

A

to dismay, to shock, to upset

129
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tranne

A

except

130
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entrambi

A

both

131
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a tutto gas, a tavoletta, a manetta

A

at full throttle

132
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bloccato, inceppato, incastrato

A

jammed

133
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bloccarsi incepparsi

A

to block or jam (a machine)

134
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incastrarsi, bloccarsi

A

to jam (a door)

135
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scommettere

A

to bet, to gamble, to challenge

136
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come mai?

A

how come?

137
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sconfinato

A

boundless, unlimited

138
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sconfinare

A

to trespass, cross over, stray, deviate

139
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la distesa

A

expanse, sweep, stretch

140
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straiato

A

lying down

141
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straiare

A

to lie down

142
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la culla

A

the cradle, crib

143
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la culla della moda

A

cradle of fashion

144
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la serratura

A

the lock

145
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il luccheto

A

padlock

146
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il culo

A

rump, ass, backside luck

147
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spiacente

A

sorry

148
Q

mi dispiace per la tua perdita

A

I am sorry for your loss

149
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la condoglianza, il condoglio, il compianto le condoglianze

A

condolence,

condolences

150
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avere importanza

A

to BE important

151
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parla piu FORTE

A

speak louder

152
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il bozzetto

A

sketch, rough sketch

153
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a ritorno dal

A

coming back from

154
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il fulmine

A

lightening. thunder

155
Q

il fulmine

A

fast as lightening (supposedly a noun)

156
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il colpo di fulmine

A

bolt our of the blue, bolt of thunder,

love at first sight

157
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un accoppiamento

A

mating

158
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la sigla

A

theme music, acronym, initials

159
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ultimamante

A

recently, lately

160
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del piu e del meno

A

more or less

161
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registrare

A

to record (a program), register, reveal, notice, observe, take note of

162
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oggigiorno

A

these days, currently, nowadays

163
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il campo visivo

A

field of vision

164
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il grand angolo

A

wide angle

165
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l’inquadratura

A

framing

166
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la scena

A

set, scene, setting

167
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un’anima

A

a soul

168
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la vita

A

life waist

169
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torna qua!

A

come here!

170
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arrampicarsi

A

to climb up (something)

171
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lui si e (reflexive) arrampicato le scale

A

he climbed the stairs

172
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fare nuove amicizi/ie

A

to make new friends

173
Q

il terrazzo

A

the roof-top

174
Q

la fila di case a schiera

A

the terrace (of houses)

175
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la terrazza

A

the terrace (land usage)

176
Q

piatto piano liscio

A

flat

177
Q

la terrazza e piana

A

the terrace is flat

178
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la spalla e in pendenza

A

the shoulder is sloping

179
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spiavente in pendenza

A

sloping

180
Q

percio

A

so, therefore

181
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inviare

A

to send, to forward, to despatch

182
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invitare

A

to invite, to encourage, to exhort

183
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il rigore

A

penalty (soccer).

strictness rigor accuracy

184
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ammonizione

A

reprimand, warning,

185
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la sarda

A

sardine

186
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il sardo

A

sardinian

187
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la sagra

A

feast type festival

188
Q

il bue i buoi plural does not follow

A

ox steer

189
Q

mogli e buoi dei paese tuoi

A

better to marry over the mixen (dung heap) than over the moor (better to marry a local than a stanger)

190
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portare via

A

to take away (also as in pain)

191
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pascolare, brucare

A

to graze (cattle feeding)

192
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il recinto

A

the enclosure (enclosed land)

193
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escoriare, sbucciare

A

to graze (to scrape skin)

194
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striciare, graffiare, abridare scorticare

A

to graze scrape an object

195
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il graffio, la riga

A

surface scratch (inanimate, and animate)

196
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grattare, grattarsi

A

to scratch with fingernails, skin etc

197
Q

graffiare, rigare

A

to scratch (an inanimate object)

198
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la zanzara

A

mosquito

199
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SUL lavoro

A

(when you are) AT work

200
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pensare ad una cosa

A

to think about something

201
Q

sto pensando ad una cosa

A

I am thinking about something

202
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gestire

A

to manage, to handle (an account)

203
Q

debole

A

weak

204
Q

il stadio i stadi

A

the stage, stages (in a process)

205
Q

avere pagato il pollo

A

to have paid FOR the chicken (not paid the chicken to do something)

206
Q

non dica in giro

A

don’t go around saying

207
Q

quanto dura

A

how long does it last

208
Q

scarso mediocre

A

poor (poor yield, lousy)