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Useful Word Grouping Flashcards

1
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In anticipo

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In advance

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Dille che

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Tell her that

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C’è posto?

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Is there room/space?

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Per caso

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By chance, by accident, accidentally, in case, casually, by any chance, randomly, pr chance

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A partire dal

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Since, starting from, as of, beginning in/with/on, starting in/with/on/from

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Le può dire

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(Polite) Can you tell her

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Di nulla

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No problem, don’t mention it, you’re welcome, at all, of nothing, of anything, about anything

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Non volevo fosse
Vorrei che fosse blu
Non volevo che piovesse in vacanza

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I didn’t want it to be
I would like it to be blue

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Avevo paura che fosse

Avevo paura che avrei potuto essere in ritardo

Temo di essere in ritardo

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I was afraid it might be
I was afraid I might have been late
I’m afraid I am late

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Pensavo fosse meglio

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I thought it would be better

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Vorrei che fosse
Vorrei che fosse così

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I wish it were
I wish it were so, I wish it was

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Vorresti essere
In cosa vorresti essere veramente bravo/a

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Do you wish you were
What do you wish you were really good at?

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Vorresti essere lì?

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Do you wish you were there?

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Ti piacerebbe essere il Presidente?

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Would you like to be president?

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Sarei stato/a

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I would have been

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16
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Dovesti essere il Presidente!

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You should be president!

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17
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Sei fossi il Presidente cosa faresti?

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If you were president what would you do?

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18
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Cosa faresti se fossi oggi in Prague?

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What would you do if you were in Prague?

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Come sarebbe?

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What would it be like?

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20
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Ti da
Del caffè?
Sì, certo, ne prendo un’po

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Vuoi
Del caffè?

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Vorrei sapere dove sono stati/e

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I wish I knew where they were

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Come quanto

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How much

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Mi rendo conto

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I realize, I realized, I know, I understand, I am aware, I can see, I appreciate

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È fatto che

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Is meant to, was made for, is made for, is done to, is designed to, is for

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Nei pareggi

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Nearby, in the area, around, locally, in the vicinity

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Mi pare

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I guess, I want, I think, it seems to me, I believe, sounds like, seems to me, that sounds

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Mi pare sia proprio quello

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That sounds about right

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28
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Mi viene spesso da rispondere

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I often have to answer

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Da quanto successo

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Since then

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30
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Te lo meriti

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You deserve it, earned it, are worth it

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31
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Ti faccio vedere un po’

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I’ll show you some

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Mi è sembrato

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It seemed to me, it felt to me, I thought it was, it seemed, that felt, he seemed, he looked

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Mi sono sembrati essere

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They seemed to me to be

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34
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Sono andato/a a vedere

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I went to see

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35
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Da parte mia

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From me. For me. On my behalf. On my part. For my part. On my side. For me. For myself

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36
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darci un’occhiata.

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Take a look at. Have a look at. Go through. Look that over. Check it/that/us out. Avevo intenzione di darci un’occhiata.

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37
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Tutto quello che ha che fare con

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Everything that has to do with

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38
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A quanti di voi

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How many of you

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39
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Mi pare proprio

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It seems to me… I’m pretty sure…

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40
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Che conoscevo

A

I used to know
Il ragazzo che conoscevo

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Si tratta

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This is. It is. It comes. These are. They are. It was. That’s

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42
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Si tratta di una della

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It is one of the
Si tratta di delle parole più usate nella lingua italiana

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43
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Riempire

A

Fill

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44
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Che viene lasciato

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Which is left. That is left. It is left.

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45
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Da qualche parte

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Somewhere. Anywhere. Someplace

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46
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Che sono riuscito/a a

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That I’ve managed to

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Tutto quanto

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Whole thing. Everything. All of it. All that. Whatever. Anything that. The whole nine.

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Il che non

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Which does not. Which doesn’t. This does not. This doesn’t.

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sempre più

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Increasingly. More and more. Faster. Ever more. Further and further. Increasing.

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50
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Mi rendo conto

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I realize

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51
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cosa avete fatto di bello

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What have you been doing?

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52
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Il dottore ha posto domani alle 15

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The doctor has a spot tomorrow at 3:00

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53
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Quando si tratta di

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When it come to
When dealing with
When it comes down to
When it’s (a question of)
In the case of
In terms of

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Può darsi che

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Perhaps. Could/can be that. It’s possible that. It might be that

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Per forza

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Necessarily. Of course. It has to be. Definitely. Inevitably. Obviously. No wonder

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56
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più gettonati

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Most popular. Most highly rated. Hottest

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57
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Mi puoi/può suggerire

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Can you suggest to me (a good restaurant, hotel, movie…)

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58
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Sia sabato che domenica

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Both Saturday and Sunday

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59
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Speriamo che finisca presto.

A

Let’s hope it ends soon.

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60
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Più questo che quello

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More this than that

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61
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Non di più

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No more
Solitamente (di solito) prendo solamente uno, non di più

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62
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Un po’ troppi

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A bit too many

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63
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Vi capita mai
Ti capita mai
Capita abbastanza spesso

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Do you ever…?
Do you sometimes…?
It happens quite often

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Non è mai bello

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It’s not very nice

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65
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Mi sento in grado di farlo

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I feel I can do it

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66
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Non fa niente

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It’s okay. That’s okay. It doesn’t matter. It’s fine. Don’t worry. It’s alright. It’s nothing.

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67
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Nei quale

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In which. On which. Wherein. In whom.

68
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Da ciò che

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By what. Of what. By that which. From that which. From what.

Da ciò che ho sentito,…

69
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Mi sa che

A

I think. I reckon. I know that. I guess. I feel like. I guess. I suppose

70
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Se vi va
Se ti va
Se li va

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If you like/want

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Come se fosse

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As if it were. Like it’s… Like it was. As if it was. Like he’s. As though it were. As if it had

72
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Un caro abbraccio

A

A warm hug

73
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Ho perso il conto

A

I lost count. I lost track.

74
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Gli sono molto grato/a

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I am very grateful to him

75
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È uno dei pochi

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Is one of the few. Is one of the only. Is one of s handful. Is one of the rare

76
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Sulla sua scrivania

A

On his/her desk

77
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Ritengo (che) sia degno

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I think/believe that it is worthy

78
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Non si sono mai viste
prima

A

There’s never been seen
before
Never seen
Unheard of

79
Q

Ti ricordi come si fa?

A

You remember
How to do it
How it’s done
How to do
How it’s done

80
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Come si fa
Inizio a capire come si fa - I’m beginning to understand how it’s done

A

What to do
How to do
How it’s done

81
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può essere che

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It’s possible that. It may be that. Can it be that. It can be that. Maybe.

82
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Più avanti
Ci vediamo più avanti
Tornerò più avanti

A

Later

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A quanto pare

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Apparently. Supposedly. Evidently. Obviously. It would seem that. It appears that. Seemingly. Reportedly. By the looks of it.

84
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Da nessuna parte

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Anywhere. Nowhere. Anyplace

85
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e che ne so io

A

How should I know

86
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Ogni tanto

A

Every now and then

87
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Non ne sono capace

A

I’m not good at

88
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A quanto pare

A

Apparently. Evidently. Obviously. Supposedly. It appears that. Seemingly. Reportedly. By the looks of it.

89
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Ciò che penso
Devo dire ciò che penso
I have to say what I think/speak my mind
È ciò che penso anche io
That’s what I think too
Non importa ciò che penso io
It’s not important what I think

A

My mind
What I think. What I’m thinking.
What I mean.
My 2 cents.

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Spero non sia

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I hope it’s/that’s not. I hope this/it isn’t. I hope you’re not. This better not be. I hope I’m/you’re/he’s not. This/that better not be.

91
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Che non guasta mai

A

That never hurts

92
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notevolmente inferiore

A

Significantly less than. Significantly below. Significantly smaller. Much less than. Considerably lower than. Much smaller. Considerably below. Well below.

93
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di gran lunga superiore

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Far superior. Far greater than.

94
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Può darsi che

A

Perhaps. Maybe. It’s possible that. It cot/might be that.

95
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se fosse per me

A

If it were me

96
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Se non fosse stato per [questo] non sarebbe (stato) possibile

A

If it weren’t for [x] it would not be (would not have been) possible

se non fosse per il mio insegnante non sarei in grado di leggere

se non fosse stato per il mio insegnante non avrei mai imparato a leggere

97
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Se (solo) avessi saputo
Se avessi saputo meglio

A

If (only) I had known

98
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Magari se fossi andata a letto prima non sarei stanca ora

A
99
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per quanto riguarda

A

With/in/as regards, as/with/in regards to

100
Q

Là fuori

A

Out there

101
Q

Si racconta che

A

It is said that

102
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Ci farà senz’altro

A

There will certainly be

103
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mai e poi mai

A

Never ever. Never in a million years. Not in a month of Sundays.

104
Q

Non fa una piega

A

That makes (perfect) sense
Can’t argue!

105
Q

Nello specifico

A

Specificamente

106
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Non fa niente

A

Nevermind

107
Q

Da oggi in poi

A

From now on

108
Q

Non va usato/a
Non vanno usati/e

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Should not be used
Must not be used
Isn’t/aren’t used

109
Q

Che rende abbastanza l’idea che…

A

That kind of conveys the idea that…

110
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E per qualche motivo

A

And for some reason

111
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Non c’è niente da dire

A

There’s nothing to say

112
Q

Non c’è niente su cui riflettere

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There’s nothing on which to reflect

113
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Cosa or che si tratta

A

What it is

114
Q

Senza uscita

A

Dead end

115
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A wuanto pare

A

Apparently, evidently, obviously, seemingly, supposedly, it appears that, by the looks of it

116
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Non era niente di che

A

It was no big deal

117
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Lo stesso vale

A

The same is true, the same applies

118
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Però più di avanti

A

However the further you go

119
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Quello che voglio dire

È proprio quello che voglio dire
That’s exactly what I’m talking about! (That’s what I’m trying to say, want to say, my point exactly!)

A

What I’m saying, what I mean, the point I’m making, the point I’m trying to make, the point I want to make, what I want to say, what I’m getting at

120
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Se capisci quello che voglio dire

A

If you know what I mean

121
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Che serve
Farò ciò che serve
I’ll do what it takes

A

It takes, that serves

122
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Mettere e in atto
(Atto = act)

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Implement. Put in place/practice/action. Enact. Execute. Carry out.

123
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Sono davvero spiacente

A

I’m so/really sorry
And then unpleasant is spiacevole: Questa situazione è piuttosto spiacevole

124
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questo è successo

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This/that (has) happened. This/that was. This/that occurred. It happened. This had been happening

125
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Quanto pare

A

Turns out, it turns out, sounds like, seems like, the looks of it. The looks of things, all appearances, all accounts, seems

È un po’ più ripida di quanto pare.
It’s a bit steeper than it looks.

126
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È un po’ diverso

A

It’s a bit different

127
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Parto da

A

I start with, I start from, I begin with

128
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Prenderti cura
Si prese cura di

A

Take care of yourself
S/he took care of

129
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Avanti e dietro

A

Back & forth

130
Q

entrambe le parti

The public deserves to hear both sides.

A

Both sides/parts/parties. All sides. Either party/side. All parties. Two parties.

131
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in entrambi i casi
Either way
In both cases
In both instances
In either case
In either event
In both these cases
In each case

A

Siamo a posto in entrambi i casi.
We’re covered either way

132
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Entrambe le cose
Both

A

Forse on po’ di entrambe le cose
Maybe a little of both

È solo difficile cercare di fare entrambe le cose.
It’s just hard trying to do both

Possiamo fare entrambe le cose
We can do both

133
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Entrambe

li porti entrambe a casa

A

Take them both home

134
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non c’erano abbastanza prove

A

There wasn’t enough evidence

135
Q

Per far provare
To make, to test, to try
per far provare un contenuto della piattaforma

A

To try out some of the platform content

136
Q

di che cosa si tratta

A

What it is. What this is (all) about. What it’s about.
Ecco di che cosa si tratta.
Here’s what it’s all about
Sappiamo già di che cosa si tratta
We already know what it is. We already know what this is about

Voglio solo capire di che cosa si tratta.
I just wanted to understand what this is all about/what this is

137
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Ebbene sì

A

Yup. Yeah. That’s right

138
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Ebbene

A

Well. Now. Then. However.

139
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partiamo dunque subito

A

So let’s start immediately

140
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Sul perché

A

About why, about the reason

141
Q

Riprendiamo

A

We continue. We resume. We take back.

142
Q

Ti faccio notare una cosa

A

I’ll point something out to you
I want you to know

143
Q

Lasciati

A

Let yourself be

144
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più che altro

A

Mostly. Above all. Mainly. Pretty much. More than anything else. Most of all

145
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Più che mai

A

More than ever

146
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Tanto più che

A

Especially since. Particularly as. All the more so as

147
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a cui tengo di più

A

That I care about most, that matters most, most cherished

L’auto a cui tengo di più è la mia Austin 7.
My most cherished car is my Austin 7

148
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Ora vedo

A

Now I see

149
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Dipende da quale sono

A

Depends on what are

150
Q

Vorrei tanto

A

I’d love to, I’d like to, I wish I could, I want to, I’d really like to…

151
Q

Lo vorrei tanto

A

I wish I could

152
Q

Ma voglio fare le coccole

A

But I want to cuddle

153
Q

Scommetto di sapere
+ Sapere, che, dove, etc

A

I bet I know

154
Q

Scommetto di poter
+ fare, correre, rigirare

A

I bet I can
Do, run, turn this aound etc

155
Q

Scommetto che desidereresti potere

A

I bet that you’d want to

156
Q

Faccio sul serio! - I’m serious! I mean it!

Avere + fatto sul serio = Done in earnest

A
157
Q

Con i quali
With which

A

With which

158
Q

Fare parte di

A

To belong to, to Form part of, to be (a) part of

159
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Per forza

A

Necessarily

160
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In quanto
Because, since, in that, insofar as, inasmuch as, given that, in how much

A
161
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Per intenderci
For instance

A

For instance, so to speak, to be clear

162
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Da ora in poi

A

From now on

163
Q

Si usa per refirirsi

A

Is used to refer

164
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Fin qui - so far, up til now

A

Finora, fino ad oggi, per ora, tutt’oggi

165
Q

Da quanto
Ciò non è errato come poteva sembrare da quanto ho
detto prima
È molto felice adesso da quanto ho capito

A

From what
And with tempo: ‘how long’
Sai da quanto tempo aspettavo / sto aspettando

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