" Settimana " 3

Question 1

Domanda e offerta

Answer 1

Supply and demand

Question 2

trivialized

trivial

Answer 2

banalizzare

banale

Question 3

cuts both ways

double edged sword

Answer 3

lama a doppio taglio

Question 4

Not a clue

Answer 4

non ne ho idea

Question 5

let’s break it down

Answer 5

analizziamolo

Question 6

to feel under the weather

Answer 6

stare poco bene , feel unwell

Question 7

is it a question or a claim?

Answer 7

è una domanda o un’affermazione

Question 8

i looked down and there were 10-pound notes on the ground.

Answer 8

ho guardato in basso e c’erano banconote da 10 sterline per terra.

Question 9

come dire che sono diplomato OPPURE che mi sono diplomato

Answer 9

i graduated at the high school

i’m / he’s a graduate

Question 10

dire che mi sono perso qualcosa

Answer 10

we missed the concert
OPPURE
we missed out on the concert

Question 11

essere un prova per qualcosa come lo puoi dire

Answer 11

Afghanistan is a strong case for democracy

Question 12

arrugginito
ruggine

Answer 12

rusty
rust

Question 13

tough ( taf )

Answer 13

duro , difficile , resistente

Question 14

rough

( raf )

Answer 14

ruvido , grezzo , approssimativo

Question 15

Jonathan had begun to suffer dizzy spells
dizzy

Answer 15

Jonathan aveva cominciato a soffrire di vertigini

dare le vertigini, vertiginoso

Question 16

come si dice fattibile

Answer 16

doable

Question 17

non puoi prendertela con me

Answer 17

you can’t take it out on me

Question 18

mess up

Answer 18

fare casini, scompigliare, rovinare

Question 19

avere una prospettiva migliore

Answer 19

have a better outlook / perspective

Question 20

neatly

Answer 20

ordinatamente

Question 21

sono preoccupato

Answer 21

i’m concerned

Question 22

she made it out to be a grin

Answer 22

capì, si rivelò un sorriso

Question 23

allegramente

Answer 23

merrily

Question 24

frock

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vestito / tonaca

Question 25

tinkle tinkly

Answer 25

tintinnio tintinnante

Question 26

Dear lord, we are all so thankful to be gathered here on this special day. His friend were gathered with him

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Il suo amico era riunito con lui. Signore, siamo tutti grati di essere riuniti qui in questo giorno speciale.

Question 26

briskly she walked briskly into the building

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vivacemente in an active, quick, or energetic way.

Question 27

hearty meal

Answer 27

pasto abbondante

Question 28

lo spaventapasseri è spaventato dal fiammifero acceso

Answer 28

the scarecrow is frightened by the lighted match

Question 29

come si dice accovacciato

Answer 29

cozzy

Question 30

earnestly earnest

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seriamente resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction. an earnest student two girls were in earnest conversation

Question 31

come dire stretto

Answer 31

tight ( tait )

Question 32

cielo grigio nuvolos, coperto, non piove

Answer 32

overcast

Question 33

i'll take my chances

Answer 33

correrò il rischio

Question 34

on purpose ?

Answer 34

di proposito?

Question 35

Dismal

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triste lugubre

Question 36

temper

Answer 36

temperamento carattere

Question 37

merely

Answer 37

she seemed to him not merely an intelligent woman, but a kind of soul mate semplicemente the queen merely remarking ....

Question 38

come dire fantasia

Answer 38

fantasy, imagination, fancy, fantasia, phantasy, daydream

Question 39

come dire ritardo

Answer 39

delay

Question 40

siccità

Answer 40

drought ( drout )

Question 41

lattina / latta

Answer 41

tin

Question 42

dwell

Answer 42

dimorare

Question 43

cheer up

Answer 43

tirarsi su di morale

Question 44

come dire fare un reclam

Answer 44

make a formal complaint

Question 45

go about something

Answer 45

try some... new affrontare / provare a fare qualcosa

Question 46

went off / set off

Answer 46

lasciare un posto leave a place

Question 47

go along with someone

Answer 47

agree with someone

Question 48

get trough with something

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finire portare a termine

Question 49

rugiada

Answer 49

dew

Question 50

goffo , imbarazzante, scomodo

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awkward goffo = clumsy

Question 51

debole

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weak, faint the faintest

Question 52

fosso

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ditch

Question 53

ricatto e ricattatore

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blackmail blackmailer

Question 54

odd / odds

Answer 54

strano probabilità

Question 55

colpevole

Answer 55

culpable

Question 56

is he tame? tame

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addomesticato tame = come verbo = domare , addomesticare

Question 57

My plane takes off in ten minutes. And she takes off her glasses.

Answer 57

si toglie gli occhiali e decolla

Question 58

come si dice prestito e mutuo

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LOAN può significare anche mutuo MORTGAGE

Question 59

profit was both the spur and the reward of enterprise SPUR

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spur come verbo è incitare stimolare spinta

Question 60

desideroso avidamente

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eager ( igher ) eagerly : used to emphasize a strong desire to do or have something.

Question 61

DUES DUE

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quote e DOVUTO

Question 62

come dire una nuova nascita, un nuovo foglio

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a newborn

Question 63

lui sporge denuncia

Answer 63

he presses charges

Question 64

svelare , sbrogliare , disfare

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unravel

Question 65

ti devo la mia vita

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I owe you my life

Question 66

damage / damages

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i have a great deal of damage = ho molti danni there was a lot of damage great deal of = a lot of damages = money you ask in court

Question 67

yield

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the milk yield was poor SOSTANTIVO : prodotto, resa , rendimento , raccolto the land yields grapes and tobacco ( uva e tabacco ) VERBO: cedere, produrre, dare, fornire

Question 68

laico

Answer 68

laic secular lay

Question 69

terraferma continente oppure continentale

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mainland

Question 70

They've got land restrictions imposed by the crown, like that proclamation line. They've got trade restrictions getting much tighter in order to enrich the crown's monopolies. They have taxes to pay for British army. Increasingly evident on their shores. SHORES

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SOSTANTIVO: riva, costa , terra , spiaggia, sponda come verbo : puntellare

Question 71

His work can be boiled down to a statement

Answer 71

Il suo lavoro può essere ridotto a una dichiarazione

Question 72

feroce

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fierce

Question 73

mucchio, cumulo, pila

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heap

Question 74

alato

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winged

Question 75

la strega aveva un gran desiderio di avere per sé le scarpe. grande desiderio / brama

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the witch had a great longing to have for her own the shoes. great desire great longing

Question 76

incontro

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encounter

Question 77

cogency

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efficacia, forza di persuasione

Question 78

high-handed

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using power or authority without considering the feelings of others. "a fairly high-handed decision"

Question 79

essere incline a

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be prone to

Question 80

metterti contro

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pit yourself against

Question 81

humbug

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impostore, falsità

Question 82

mischief

Answer 82

malizia , dispetto

Question 83

indulgente e esigente

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lenient e strict

Question 84

Former e latter

Answer 84

precedente/ex e successivo / quest'ultimo