Unit 2A Flashcards

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1
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To keep changing ideas

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to chop and change

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2
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doing something new and different

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for a change

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3
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to change clothes

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get changed

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4
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little coins

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spare change

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5
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è un cambiamento

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that makes a change

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6
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il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio

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a leopard can’t change its spots

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7
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changes are good

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a change is as good as a rest

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8
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olds are wise

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you can’t teach an old dog new tricks

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9
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cruel but effective

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rough and ready

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10
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balzare

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to skive off

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11
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absolutely

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utterly

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12
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con insufficienza

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scornfully

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13
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to be about to do something

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to be on the brink of

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14
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outside

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outwardly

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15
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inside

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inwardly

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16
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to have no good arguments

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not have a leg to stand on

17
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amazed

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astonished

18
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violent anger

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rage

19
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unsutisfied with society

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disaffected

20
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to put together different groups and treat them in the same way

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to lump together

21
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close connection

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a bond

22
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not containing any logical contradiction

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consistent

23
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pleasant

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sympathetic

24
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ammirare

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to look up someone

25
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prendere da

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to take after someone

26
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to be passionate about

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to have the heart set on something

27
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“la cultura non va nella mia famiglia”

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to run in something

28
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su due piedi

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to do things on a whim

29
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tenerselo per sè

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to keep myself to myself

30
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a quattr’occhi

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to see eye to eye

31
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non prendere nel modo giusto/ cattiva impressione

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to rub people up the wrong way