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indagare

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to investigate

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misto/a

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mixed

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carteggio

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correspondance

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borghese

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middle class

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mezzano

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middle, average

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sfidare

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to challenege

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rabbonire

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to clam down

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grinza

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wrinkle

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olfatto

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smell (sense)

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pare’chio

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quite a lot of

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convocare

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to convene

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benevolo

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benevolent

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equilibrio

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balance

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contrapesare

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to compensate

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notare

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to notice

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rigido

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rigid

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severo

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strict

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etichetta

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lable

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assicurare

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to assure

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fuggere

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to flee

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dunque

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so, therefore, anyway

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viziare

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to spoil, corrupt

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svolgere

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to unwind, to develop, to carry out, to take place

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aflusso

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influx

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affinche’

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so that, in order that

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scommetere

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to bet, to wager

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guadagnare

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to earn, to gain, to win

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spezzare

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to break

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paragonare

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to compare

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fanciullo

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childhood, boyhood

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altrimenti

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or else, otherwise

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meditare

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meditate

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inesauribile

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inexhaustible

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avvenire

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to happen

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vergognarsi

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to be ashamed

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puro

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also, too, as well

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impegno

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occupation, use, employment

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lieta

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happy, glad, cheerful, gay

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attesa

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awaiting

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contrarieta’

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misfortune

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facilita’

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ease

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riparare

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to repair

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godere

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to enjoy

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sbigottimento

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bewilderment

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trattare

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to treat

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tratenere

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to be held back, kept back

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rivolgere

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to turn, to address

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rivolgimento

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upheaval

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rombare

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to roar, to thunder

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intento

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intent on

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pensiero

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thought

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tale

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such, someone

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destare

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to cause

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quesito

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question, problem

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prevedere

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foresee

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talvolta

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sometimes, now and then

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compiere

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to do, to perform, to fulfill

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ormai

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by now, by this time

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soddisfazione

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satisfaction

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capitolo

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chapter

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specchiare

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to be reflected

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colmo

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peak, summit, top of, to the brim

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sfortuna

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bad luck

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sconforto

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discouragement, depression

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sconfortare

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to discourage

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assai

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enough

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altrimenti

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otherwise, differently

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prorio

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typical, characteristic, one’s own, exactly (now), really

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legame

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link, bond

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stolto

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foolish, silly, fool (noun)

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alimentare

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to feed, to supply, to sustain

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siccome

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as, since, because

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concedere

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to allow

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onde

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so that, in order that

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sottinteso

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understood, implied

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prestesione

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pretence

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ostinare

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to stubbornly insist

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ossia

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that is, or rather

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tratto

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drawn, line, bearing, passage

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rintracciare

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to trace

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ampio

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broad

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accenato

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portrayed, indicated

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indizio

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indicated

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costruttiva

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constructive

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arbitrio

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will, volition

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ciascuno

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each, every

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senno

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wisdom

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circoscritto

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limit, circumscribe

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mezzi

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means

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efficaciamente

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efficiency

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dilettare

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to delgiht

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ammirevole

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admirable

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misurare

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to measure

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ingengosa

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ingenioius

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per mezzo di

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by means of

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crudelta`

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cruelty

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ammaestrare

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to train

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sia…sia…

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both… and…

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diletto

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delight, pleasure

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fare la vere di…

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to take …’s place

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lapide

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tombstone, plaque

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concepire

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to conceiveq

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mutamento

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change

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disprezzo

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contempt

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tendere

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to strecth, to tend to

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intesa

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understood

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ricongiungersi

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to runite

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scaturire

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to spring (from)

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malvagita`

A

evil

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cupo

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dark, deep, gloomy

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nel quale

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in which

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repellento

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repulsive

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aldila`

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afterlife

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gravare

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to bruden

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rifiuto

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refusal

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improntare

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to imprint

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svaluazione

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depreciation

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mondano

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worldy

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risolvendosi

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resolving itself

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sorte toccata

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fate

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massimo

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maximum, greatest

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maledetto

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damned, cursed

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si assiste

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there is

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superamento

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overcoming

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cui

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which, that, whom, where, whose

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elstati

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enhanced

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polemica

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controversy

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l’impostazione

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setting

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di spicce

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prominent, leading

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medesima

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same

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dotare

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to gift, to give, to endow

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istituire

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to establish

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in grado che

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in the sense that

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dominare

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to dominate

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accingersi

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to set about (sthg)

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esterndersi

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to extend, to spread (out)

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debole

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weak

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sofferenze

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sufferings

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grembo

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lap, womb, bosom

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grembiule

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apron, summer smock

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spensierato

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carefree, thoughtless

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proseguire

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to continue, to carry on

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pareggio

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balance (bank), draw (sport)

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perfezionare

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to perfect

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sfruttamento

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exploitation

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sfruttare

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to over work, to exploit

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apprezzare

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to appreciate

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vile

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vile, mean, cowardly

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posate

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cutlery

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digiuno

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fast (from food)

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zuccherare

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to sweeten

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acero

A

maple

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bacca

A

berry

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frugalita`

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frugality

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Fungere

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To act

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Incombenze

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Tasks

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Stipendio

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Salary

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Licenziare

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To sack/to fire

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Trascinato/a

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Dragged

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Cieco

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Blind

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Scacchi

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Chess

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Arcana

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Arcane

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bastavere

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to have enough

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nascondere

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to hide

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evadere

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to evade

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trascorrere

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to spend

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confondersi

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to mingle/to confuse

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picchiare

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to beat up

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scuotere

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to shake

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rivelare

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to reveal

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affittare

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to rent

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peggiorare

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to worsen

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mescolare

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to mix/to blend

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conoscenza

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acquaintance

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contro

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against

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qualsiasi

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any

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mestiere

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trade

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dapprincipo

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from the beginning

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facoltativo

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optional

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anzitutto

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first of all

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benché

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although

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puché

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provided that

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parruchiere

A

hair dresser

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dolore

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pain, grief

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inutile

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useless

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caverna

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cave

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presso

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close at hand, near by

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avvertimento

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warning

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A

oneself

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cossiché

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so

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edifico

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building

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terremoto

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earthquake

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lato

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side

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finora

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up until now

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sbarra

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barrier

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ritorsione

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retaliation

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indagine

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enquiry

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quotidiano

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everyday, daily

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tuttavia

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nevertheless

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nonstante

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in spite of, notwithstanding

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perfino

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even

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riluttanza

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reluctance

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cicatrice

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scar

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schiavismo

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slavery

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funebre

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funeral (adj.), gloomy (noun)

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sollevio

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relief, comfort

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spaccio

A

dealer

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collare

A

to collapse

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sopravvivere

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to survive

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inginocchiarsi

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to kneel on a knee

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presumere

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to presume

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avvelenare

A

to poison

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faceto

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witty, humorous

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schivo

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reserved, shy

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dolcificare

A

to sweeten

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stipendo

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salary

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oppure

A

or (else), otherwise

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eppure

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but, yet

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pure

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also, too, as

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valere

A

to be worth

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tanto vale

A

it’s the same, might as well

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anzi

A

in fact, indeed, better still

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sostituire

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to substitute, to replace

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bustarella

A

bribe (noun)

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corrompere

A

to bribe (verb)

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ognuno

A

everyone (for themselves)

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accedere

A

to approach

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sviluppo

A

development

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irresponsabile

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irresponsible