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1
Q

To jettison

A

Scaricare (in mare, in volo,…)

Buttare via

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2
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Tribunal

A

[Trai’bju:nl]

Tribunale

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3
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To indict

A

(Ind’ait)

Accusare

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4
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To acquit

A

Assolvere

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5
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Defendant

A

Imputato

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6
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To gloss over

A

Sorvolare su

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7
Q

Glitch

A

Problema tecnico

Disguido

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8
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Contraption

A

Marchingegno

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9
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To concoct

A

Escogitare
Inventare
Mescolare

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10
Q

Commitee

A

kəˈmɪtɪ

Comitato

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11
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To pry into

A

Impicciarsi

Curiosare

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12
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To bunk off

A

Marinare (scuola, lavoro)

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13
Q

Fraught with

A

Carico di

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14
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To mystify

A

Confondere
Disorientare
Lasciare perplesso

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15
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To bungle

A

Pasticciare

Incasinare

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16
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Fraught

As in ‘the situation was fraught ‘

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Teso

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17
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To beggar belief

A

Essere incredibile

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18
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Despondent

A

Sconfortato

Abbattuto

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19
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To chuck

A

Tirare

Buttare

20
Q

Luncheon

A

Pranzo (formale)

21
Q

To glean

A

Capire (lentamente)

Rendersi conto

22
Q

Crook

A

/krʊk/

  • Furfante
  • Piega, curva
  • Bastone (del pastore)
23
Q

Millstone

A

Macina

(Fig.) Fardello

24
Q

Graft

A
  • Trapianto (chirurgia)

- corruzione, tangente

25
Q

Dignified

A

Solenne, maestoso

26
Q

To demur

A

/dɪˈmɜː/

Obiettare

27
Q

To tout

A

Cercare di vendere (con insistenza)

Promuovere

28
Q

To rinse

A

Risciacquare
(Nel senso di:
- Rimuovere il sapone da
- lavare senza sapone)

29
Q

To step up

A

Aumentare, accelerare

Farsi avanti

30
Q

Renaissance

A

rəˈneɪsəns

Rinascimento

31
Q

Unseemly

A

Sconveniente
Indecoroso
Inopportuno

32
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To latch on to

A

-Attaccarsi a
-cominciare a capire
“I latched on to what she was saying”
- aderire (con entusiasmo) a
“He latched on to these new ideas”

33
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Inclusiveness

A

Apertura

Disponibilità

34
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Travesty

A

Parodia

Farsa

35
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To fret

A

Agitarsi

Preoccuparsi

36
Q

To stem

A

Arginare

Fermare

37
Q

To stem from

A

Derivare da

38
Q

To scald

A

Ustionare

39
Q

Sundry

A

Diverso

Vario

40
Q

Lofty

A
  • Alto
  • Nobile
  • Arrogante
41
Q

Asunder

A

A pezzi

42
Q

Aloof

A

Distante

Distaccato

43
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Marksman

A

Cecchino

Tiratore scelto

44
Q

To stymie

A

/ˈstaɪmɪ/

Ostacolare

45
Q

To embroider

A

Ricamare

46
Q

Disingenuous

A

Falso
Ipocrita
In malafede

47
Q

Ingenious

A

/ɪnˈdʒiːnjəs/
Ingegnoso
Creativo