vocabulary for the exam Flashcards

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incontrare per caso

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bump into

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sembrare

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come across as

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3
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essere messi insieme

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get thrown together

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4
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avere una brutta opinione

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don’t think much of

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5
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iniziare

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strike up

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6
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tenere sotto la propria ala

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take under your wing

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7
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bello esteticamente

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aesthetically pleasing

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8
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provocare emozione

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evoke emotions

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9
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sentirsi emotivamente legati

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feel emotionally attached

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10
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avere un valore sentimentale

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have a sentimental value

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11
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mi riporta a

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it takes me back to

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12
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di tutti i tipi

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all shapes and sizes

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13
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trovare per caso

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stumble across

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14
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cominciare per caso

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stumble into

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15
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rucordo vivido / vago

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vague/vivid recollection

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16
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fare con calma

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be in no rush

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17
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oltrepassare

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creep past

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18
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continuare ad andare in giro

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dash around

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19
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girare a caso

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wander around

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20
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fare una visita veloce

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make a flying visit

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21
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andare di fretta

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a race against the clock

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22
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prendi il tuo tempo

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take your time

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23
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fare trekking

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trek through

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24
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andare piano

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at an unhurried pace

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essere ad un punto d svolta
at a crossroad
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un passo indietro
a backward step
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fare quello che vuoi
do your own thinkg
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imbaracarsi (in un'avventura)
embark on
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fallire / non succedere
fall through
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sentirsi imprigionati
feel stuck
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stabilizzarsi
settle down
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stare nello stesso posto
stay put
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seguire la massa
follow the crowd
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sviluppare
further
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grande sforzo
uphill struggle
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suono bello
cathcy tune
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andare ad uno spettacolo
go to a gig
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una hit subito
an instant hit
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essere ovunque
be on everywhere
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ascoltare muscia
stream
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essere top della playlist
be top the chart
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storicamente accurato
historically accurate
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passeggiata
go for a leisurely stroll
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trmandare
pass down/on
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presrvare
preserve for
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testimonianze dal passato
records from the past
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trscende il tempo
transcend time
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statistica (adj)
statistical
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cambiare la percezione di qualcuno
change his perception
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importante / di spicco
prominent
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tra i piedi
on the way
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straordinario
striking
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dar voce a qualcuno
give a voice to sb
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lamentarsi
moan aboutb
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borbottare
mumble
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parlare a voce altisimo
speak at the top of your voice
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ti si sente male
you're breaking up
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tornare di moda
be back in fashion
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trasandato
scruffy
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è vecchio
has seen better days
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emisisoni di carbonio
carbon emissions
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diventare popolare
catch on
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richiesta dei consumatori
consumer demand
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trend in crescita
upward trend
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per il momento
for the time being
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a breve
in no time
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è questione di tempo
it's about time
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recuperare il tempo tempo
make up for lost time
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fare una cosa alla volta
take things one at a time
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prima del previsto
ahead schedule
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passare (tempo)
elapse
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noioso
tedious
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rapidamente
swiftly
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approssimativamente
broadly, approximately, roughly
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agg grave
dramatic, notable, strikingliy, radically
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agg poco
slightly, subtle, marginally