"Settimana 4"

Question 1

forth

Answer 1

out from a starting point and forward or into view.
the plants will bush out, putting forth fresh shoots

from that day forth he gave me endless friendship

Question 2

ladder

Answer 2

scala a pioli / scala

Question 3

addio / congedo

Answer 3

farewell

Question 4

sotto costrizione

Answer 4

under duress

Question 5

duly noted

Answer 5

debitamente annotato

Question 6

duly noted

Answer 6

debitamente annotato

Question 7

a rate

Answer 7

in installments

Question 8

willed willing

Answer 8

voluto
volenteroso

Question 9

gleam

Answer 9

barlume bagliore

Question 10

suckling

Answer 10

lattante

Question 11

tub

Answer 11

vasca

Question 12

settle

Answer 12

fissare / cassapanca

Question 13

seno

Answer 13

breast / bosom

Question 14

hectoring

Answer 14

talking in a bullying way.
a brusque, hectoring manner

Question 15

disdainfully

Answer 15

sdegnosamente

Question 16

deaf

Answer 16

sordo

Question 17

belittle

Answer 17

make (someone or something) seem unimportant.
this is not to belittle his role

sminuire, deprezzare

Question 18

foster

Answer 18

encourage or promote the development of (something, typically something regarded as good).
the teacher’s task is to foster learning

Question 19

slopes

Answer 19

versanti, piste

Question 20

kindred

Answer 20

affine

one’s family and relations.

similar in kind; related.

Question 21

offspring

Answer 21

prole discendenza

Question 22

endemic

Answer 22

1
(of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.
complacency is endemic in industry today
2
(of a plant or animal) native and restricted to a certain place.
a marsupial endemic to northeastern Australia

Question 23

grievance

Answer 23

a real or imagined wrong or other cause for complaint or protest, especially unfair treatment.
failure to redress genuine grievances

rancore

Question 24

buoyancy

Answer 24

ottimismo
positività
esuberanza

Emma has great emotional buoyancy; she is never very bothered by setbacks.

L’ottimismo di Emma è lodevole; non sembra mai infastidita dai contrattempi.

Question 25

No sooner

Answer 25

non prima di

Question 26

awe

Answer 26

a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder. they gazed in awe at the small mountain of diamonds inspire with awe. they were both awed by the vastness of the forest soggezione

Question 27

teething problems / troubles

Answer 27

short-term problems that occur in the early stages of a new project. "the inevitable teething troubles of a new system"

Question 28

eviction

Answer 28

the action of expelling someone, especially a tenant, from a property; expulsion. the forced eviction of residents sfratto espulsione

Question 29

slums

Answer 29

bassifondi

Question 30

swell

Answer 30

(especially of a part of the body) become larger or rounder in size, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid. her bruised knee was already swelling up a full or gently rounded shape or form. the soft swell of her breast a gradual increase in sound, amount, or intensity. there was a swell of support in favor of him rigonfiamento

Question 31

bliss

Answer 31

perfect happiness; great joy. she gave a sigh of bliss reach a state of perfect happiness, typically so as to be oblivious of everything else. blissed-out hippies beatitudine

Question 32

duress

Answer 32

threats, violence, constraints, or other action brought to bear on someone to do something against their will or better judgment. confessions extracted under duress

Question 33

hardship

Answer 33

severe suffering or privation. intolerable levels of hardship difficoltà, disagio, avversità

Question 34

donor

Answer 34

a person who donates something, especially money to a fund or charity. an anonymous donor has given $25

Question 35

deemed

Answer 35

considerato deem = ritenere regard or consider in a specified way. the event was deemed a great success

Question 36

relief

Answer 36

soccorso ( tra le altre cose) es. releif aid

Question 37

pliant

Answer 37

flessibiile pieghevole