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stellato

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starry

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tremendamente

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deadly

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opposto

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opposite

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lama

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blade

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alquanto, abbastanza

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fairly

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facchino

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porter

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splendido

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splendid

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alloggio, sistemazione

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lodging

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posti letto

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lodgings

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orlo

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brim

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rapidità

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briskness

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elegante (che si mostra) chic

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swanky

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swaggering

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arrogante, pieno di sé

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falegnameria

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woodwork

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lastra, pannello

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pane

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colonna

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pillar

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abbandono, incuria, trascuratezza

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neglect

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focolare

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hearth

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bassotto

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dachshund

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pappagallo

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parrot 🦜

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congeniale

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congenial

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innocuo

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harmless

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copriletto

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bedspread

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con entusiasmo / in modo serio

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earnestly

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suonato, fuori di testa

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dotty

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palude

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swamp

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soglia

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threshold

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richiedente

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applicant

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bastone

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walking stick

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certo, sicuro

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positive

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albergo, casa ospitante

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boarding house

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spalancato

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wide open

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freccetta

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dart

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34
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impulso

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compulsion

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essere incline a

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be inclined to

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pignolo

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choosy

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ringhiera della scala

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stair rail

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pianerottolo

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landing

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vaga speranza

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in the off-chance

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avere freddo

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feel chilly 🥶

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ad alta voce

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aloud

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vivace

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frisky

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allettante

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tempting
tantalising

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orlo

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rim

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folata

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whiff

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commento, nota

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remark

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imperfezione

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blemish

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occhiata

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glance (to have a glance)
glimpse (to glimpse/ catch a glimpse of smth)

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uscire, venire fuori

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come up

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scontrarsi con qql / imbattersi

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come across with sb
slam into sb

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staccare

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peel

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sbirciare, scrutare

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peer

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competere con qql

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compete
come up against sb

54
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farsi venire in mente

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come up with

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essere all’altezza di

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come up to (someone’s ambitions, expectations…)

be up to
be capable of

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essere all’altezza di

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come up to (someone’s ambitions, expectations…)

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partire, mettersi in viaggio

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set out

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porre, disporre, esporre

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set out smt

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appoggiare, mettere giù

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set down

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sistemarsi

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settle in

61
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disfare

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unpack (luggage/ suitcase)

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indicare qqc physically

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point

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far notare

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point out / spot
(a mistake)

64
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notare

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spot (the difference)

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pendere

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hang down

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trascurare

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neglect

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infilare, ficcare

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tuck

68
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guizzare, balzare

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dart

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pavoneggiarsi

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swank

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inondare, sommergere (fig)

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swamp with

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rinfrescare

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jog (sb’s memory)

72
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esitare

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dither

hesitate

73
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farsi indietro

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step back

74
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farsi da parte

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step aside

75
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grazioso, delicato

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dainty

76
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aprirsi di scatto

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swing open

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salire le scale

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climb the stairs

78
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saltare fuori

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pop out

79
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strofinare

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rub

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muoversi rapidamente in modo sicuro

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sail into (the room)

81
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diffondersi attraverso l’aria

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waft
a gentle breeze wafted through the window

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fugace

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fleeting

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intravedere

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glimpse

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comparire, presentarsi

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come along

ing form: procedere

85
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provocare, stuzzicare

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tease

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lamentarsi

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fuss

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sorseggiare

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sip

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inarcare

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arch

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cadere, scivolare (figurato)

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lapse into (his addiction again)

90
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provenire da (profumo)

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emanate FROM

91
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varcare, scavalcare

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step over

92
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ricordare a qn qc

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to ring a bell
this name rings a bell

93
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tutto sommato

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all in all

94
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essere matto, strano

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be of your rocker

95
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dare una pacca

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pat

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