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low opinion
bassa considerazione
stir up memories
aumentare i ricordi
a matter of opinion
something on which people hold different views
a major turning point for me
..was to start paragliding
the eldery
gli anziani
awesome
splendido
ORDINE DEGLI AGGETTIVI ?
size, shape, age, color, material
to be fair-minded
essere imparziale
she dresses with a lot of flair
si veste con molto stile
narrow-minded and broad-minded
di strette o larghe vedute
The work is fairly well made
She doesn’t judge fairly
abbastanza / correttamente giustamente
it s likely that
è probabile che
to feel homesick
avere nostalgia
we live off the beaten track
in the country side
I am thirst for adventure
assetato di avventura
I like doing weekend getaway
short time away
it s pouring down
the downpours
sta diluviando
pioggia forte
I come up with travel plan
inventarsi
I keep up with you
tengo il tuo passo
strict
rigido
I always get away with him
me la cavo sempre con lui
I live up to him
sono alla sua altezza
to take a gap year before going to university
to take a year off/out
anno sabbatico
to cut off power from
staccare la spina
bright and early
very early in the morning
outstanding!
eccezionale
it s only a matter of time
questione di tempo
in the long run
alla lunga
the crazy things run in my family
sono comuni nella mia famiglia
I think he is so greedy
avido
heavy /light rain
pesante o leggera pioggia
grumpy
scontroso
I grab a bite to eat
I go out for a bite
prendere qualcosa di veloce da mangiare
Vado fuori per un momento
savory
salty and spicy
to wine and dine her
invitarla a cena
giggle
ridacchiare
a freshman
a student in his first year at college or uni
I worked to meet the deadline.
finire qualcosa con poco tempo
to miss a deadline for something
non finire in tempo qualcosa
right, let s get started..
right cattura l attenzione prima di parlare
52%
well over 50 % of..
to hand out: distribuire
handout: volantino
outset
inizio-avvio
The leftover chicken
Do you want to eat yesterday’s leftovers?
avanzi
peer
compagno
to blend
to mix
the pros and cons
i pro e i contro
What if I start for a long trip next month?
What if I leaved this city one year ago?
what if + present
what if + past
he has hands-on experience
he has a knowledge for doing something
be fired
esser licenziato
to tackle something hand-on
todo something directly
to be snowed under
have too much work to do
give and take
to compromise
be up to your eyes
be so busy
award-winning
pluripremiato
duties
compiti
to drain
scaricare
my parents enable me to go out
permettere di . enable + complemento + to
he say I threat him, but that is not true
minacciare
I worked very hard trying to catch up with everything
do things you haven’t time to do
sort out the clothes
sistemare i vestiti …, riordinare
the ceo talks for hours himself
the ceo himself talks for hours
non ce delega
enfasi
Can we have a show of hands for…?
can we vote for..?
set a date
fissare un appuntamento
she will take the minutes
she will write the record during the meeting
put forward an agenda
suggest a point to discuss in a meeting
board of directors
group of people who manage organization
red tape
burocrazia
“nothing ventured, nothing gained”
chi non risica non rosica
a blank check
assegno in bianco
hit the ground running
iniziare con entusiasmo
he pass me the document
or
he pass the document to me
complemento indiretto senza prep anticipato all oggetto
to sew
cucire
eyebrows
sopracciglia
to beg
implorare
purchase
acquisto
forcorn
disperato/ abbandonato
abide by
rispettare
vow to do
promettere di fare
array of
varietà di
to be weary
essere sfinito
merely
solamente
deaf
sordo
pointless
inutile
reservation
dubbio o l incertezza o prenotazione
earthling
terrestre
damming of river
fare la diga sul fiume
patch of
pezzo
they are close to him
they are close in height
sono vicini a lui
sono simili per altezza
that rely on
questo dipende da
fruit flies
moscerino della frutta
shoal
banco di pesci
chamber
camera/ stanza
further support
un ulteriore supporto / tesi
prowess
abilità
feat
impresa/ esibizione
kin
parente
the latter
il finale/ l ultimo
the chicks
pulcini
to claim
affermare
on the prowl for
a caccia
I wing it during the test
I improvise
It s a pot luck
to choose without criteria
it beats me how, why, that
I really can’t understand …that
that is a jiggery-pokery
that is a way to trick me
left, right and centre adv
everywhere and all the time
when you are ready give us a bell
to phone
social media is a dengerous echo chamber
a situation in which people repeat opinions
live off the grid
vivere fuori dal mondo
knock the wind out off
rimanere senza fiato
