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1
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Illuso

A

Deluded

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Tirchio

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Tight, stingy (pronunciation= stingi)

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3
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Imbranato

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Clumsy

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Appiccicoso (riferito a persona)

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Clingy (pronunciation= clinghi)

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Orlo
Fino all’orlo

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Brim
Full to the brim

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6
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Decisione veloce, lampo

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Snap decision

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cuscinetto (es. stato cuscinetto)

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Buffer

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8
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tra, fra, in mezzo

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amid

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9
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assediare, assalire, assillare
afflitto, minacciato, irto

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to beset
beset

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10
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coercitivo, costrittivo, forzato, coattivo

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coercive

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valutare, misurare, calibrare
calibro, indicatore, misuratore

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to gauge
gauge

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12
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gonfiarsi, gonfiare, ingrossare, aumentare
onda, rigonfiamento, gonfiore

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to swell
swell

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13
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marea, corrente, tendenza, corso, flusso

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tide

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14
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rimproverare, redarguire, richiamare
rimprovero, vituperio, disprezzo, vergogna, infamia

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to reaproach
reaproach

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15
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offerta, asta, aggiudicazione

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bidding

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16
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premuroso, gentile, riguardoso, cortese

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considerate

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valida, vitale, sostenibile, possibile, fattibile

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viable

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18
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baluardo, bastione, murata, argine

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bulwark

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reclamo, lamentela, risentimento, rancore, rimostranza, offesa

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grievance

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20
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to be at stake

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essere in gioco

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21
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diminuire, scemare, calare, affievolirsi

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to wane

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22
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violazione, infrazione, breccia, inadempimento, falla, inadempienza

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breach

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23
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frettoloso, affrettato, precipitoso, avventato

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hasty

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24
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litigare, disputare, estorcere

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to wrangle

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possibile, realizzabile, attuabile, verosimile, perseguibile

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feasible

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alto, nobile, elevato, ambizioso, maestoso

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lofty

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senza mezzi termini, schiettamente, apertamente

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bluntly

28
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pedaggio, bilancio, tributo

A

toll

29
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situazione, situazione difficile, difficoltà, condizione

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predicament

30
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cedere, sprofondare, crollare

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cave in

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altruismo, abnegazione, disinteresse

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selflessness

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brontolo, mormorazione, lamentela

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grumbling

33
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indugiare a

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to shrink from

34
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contare

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reckon

35
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pronunciare

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to utter

36
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disprezzo

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scorn

37
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scarso

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scanty

38
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predicatore, prete

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preacher

39
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wrought up

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battuto

40
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prendere, recuperare

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to fetch

41
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mentre, considerando che, considerato che

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whereas

42
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pericolo

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peril

43
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spese
a spese di qualcun altro

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expense
to someone else’s expense

44
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perseguitare, inseguire

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to hound

45
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strappare

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to wrest

46
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familiarità, dimestichezza, conoscenza

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acquaintance

47
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salto, balzo

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leap

48
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ostacolare, impedire, bloccare, impedire, frenare, contrastate

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to hinder

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inattività, ozio, pigrizia
oziare, poltrire

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idleness
to idle

50
Q

precipitare, cadere a piombo, crollare
caduta

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to plummet
plummet

51
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leva, influenza, potere, vantaggio

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leverage

52
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arguzia, intelligenza, ingegno

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wit

53
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conservare, trattenere, mantenere

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retain

54
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mantello

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mantle

55
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superficiale, disinvolto, loquace

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glib

56
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domare, addomesticare
mansueto, docile, addomesticabile

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to tame
tame

57
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approvazione, appoggio, sostegno

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endorsement

58
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cedere, mollare, capitolare, arrendersi

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give in

59
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affrettarsi, accelerare, sollecitare, sbrigarsi

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hasten

60
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fingere, simulare

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feign

61
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migliorare, aumentare, esaltare, valorizzare, accrescere

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enhance

62
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raggiungere, ottenere, conseguire, realizzare

A

to attain

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