Vocab Jan 2021 Flashcards

1
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Event, incident,

A sequence of events,

A
La vicenda
(Non mi interesse le vicende economiche.....)
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2
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un a shortage, a dearth, …………… a famine

:In questo paese c’è un’autentica carestia di scienziati.

A

una carestia

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3
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He

She gave him her sweet look and he blushed in a pleased way

A

Lui,
Egli

lei posò il suo sguardo dolce su lui e egli arrossi compiaciuto

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4
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Every day. **

Daily.

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Ogni giorno
Tutti i giorni***

quotidianamente
giornalmente

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5
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Intrusion, incursion

: to burst in, to barge in, to invade

A

Un’ irruzione, nf

Irrompere (fare irruzione)

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6
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Management n

To manage…

A

La Gestione. nf

Gestire, amministrare

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7
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1# inasmuch, as, since, because,as such
2# as such
3# so, so much, so much so, to such an extent

A

1# in quanto
2# in quanto tale, (come tale)
3# talmente

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8
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a figure,: a digit, a number: a sum/amount, price..

A

una cifra nf

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9
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a foodie, gourmand

A

un buongustaio (i)

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10
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common place, common, ordinary, trivial, insignificant

A

banale

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11
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Landslide

A

una Frana,

un Smottamento

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12
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provide, supply … provide for, procure

**a measure, a provision
“…the measures that the various countries are considering adopting…”

A
provvedere (fornire..) 
Quel negozio provvede all'arredamento...
**un provvedimento
"... i provvedimenti che i vari paesi stanno pensando di adottare"
... le misure...  " " "
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13
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to debit, to charge (…~to blame)

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addebitare (v), far pagare (…acusare di….qlcs)

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14
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thank god (goodness)

A

meno male (dai)

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15
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To do, to carry out, to accomplish

To run/execute something…..

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Eseguire
Sto eseguendo un dipinto molto importante…….
Abbiamo eseguito gli ordini del capo per filo e per segno.
(We carried out the boss’ orders to the letter.)

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16
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Clue

A

un indizio (un’ idea)

17
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To support, to hold up
Supporter, backer
Unbearable, intolerable

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Sostenere
sostenitore (sostenitrice)
Insostenibile, intollerabile

18
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to be overcome (distraught….mentally)
To blind, (sight)
* blinded by the pain….
*He overcame his jealousy

A

accecare

  • accecato dal dolore
  • Ha accecato la sua gelosia
19
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Broken adj, 
out of order adj, faulty
Rotten, spoiled
A malfunction, a problem, fault, defect
\:damage
A

Guasto

Rovinato, rotto

20
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To snub

~ignorare q/uno

A

Snobbare

“Sara ha snobbato Giada alla festa “

21
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To cause

  • family members have caused damage to the structures
  • Causing discomfort was unfortunate
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Arrecare

  • i familiari hanno arrecato danni alle strutture ….
  • arrecare disagio è stato sfortunato
22
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….in exhaustive detail, blow by blow, word for word, chapter and verse…..
(**to know something inside out, backwards and forwards
*** to know something inside out )
….. to tell something word for word…

A

Per filo e per segno
***conoscere q/cs per filo e per segno
….. raccontare “per filo e per segno”

23
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happy, content…glad (glad to meet to you.)

A

lieto (a conoscerla) : molto lieto

24
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the preparations, the preparation

A

i preparativi nmpl, la preparazione nf

25
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To defraud, to cheat, to swindle
A fraud, a scam, a rip-off, a cheat (person)
A crook, a cheater, a swindler

A

Truffare, imbrogliare, raggirare,
Una truffa
un/a truffatore, un/a truffatrice

26
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Normal, usual

adj. I arrived in the office at the usual time.
n. I slept less than usual last night.
* usually n. Usually (the norm)

A

Consueto agg. (solito, normale)
Sono arrivato in ufficio all’orario consueto.
Ieri notte ho dormito meno del consueto.
*di consueto, Esser consueto

27
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to shock, stun (shocked!) how shocking!

A

scioccare (scioccato) che scioccante!

28
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I owe you a favour.
How much do I owe her?
To owe….

A

Ti devo un favore
Cosa le devo?

dovere qlcs a s/b