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shame; (timidezza) shyness; (imbarazzo) embarrassment

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vergogna [⁠v⁠e⁠r⁠ˈ⁠ɡ⁠o⁠ɲ⁠ɲ⁠a⁠]​ SF

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mourning; (perdita) loss, bereavement

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lutto [⁠ˈ⁠l⁠u⁠t⁠t⁠o⁠]​ SM

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nearby, near, close at hand
• closely

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presso [⁠ˈ⁠p⁠r⁠ɛ⁠s⁠s⁠o⁠]​ AVV
• di o da presso

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shipwrecked person, shipwreck victim; castaway

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naufrago [⁠ˈ⁠n⁠a⁠u⁠f⁠r⁠a⁠ɡ⁠o⁠], naufraga, naufraghi, naufraghe​ SM SF
(su un’isola)

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crushed ADJ

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pesto [⁠ˈ⁠p⁠e⁠s⁠t⁠o⁠], pesta​ AGG
■SM (Culin)

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6
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to improve

​►⁠to improve o.s.

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migliorare [⁠m⁠i⁠ʎ⁠ʎ⁠o⁠ˈ⁠r⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT VI ESSERE
​►⁠migliorarsi VR

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7
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turn, bend; (fig: mutamento) turning point

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svolta [⁠ˈ⁠z⁠v⁠ɔ⁠l⁠t⁠a⁠]​ SF

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8
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to turn

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svoltare [⁠z⁠v⁠o⁠l⁠ˈ⁠t⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VI (aus avere)

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9
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to empty (out)

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svuotare [⁠z⁠v⁠w⁠o⁠ˈ⁠t⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT (vuotare)

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10
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trouble, difficulty; (inconveniente) trouble, snag

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guaio [⁠ˈ⁠ɡ⁠w⁠a⁠j⁠o⁠], guai​

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1 (pagamento) settlement, payment; (somma residua da pagare) balance
2 (svendita) sale

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saldo² [⁠ˈ⁠s⁠a⁠l⁠d⁠o⁠]​ SM

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12
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1 thought
2 (preoccupazione) worry, care, trouble
3 (dottrina) thinking no pl

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pensiero [⁠p⁠e⁠n⁠ˈ⁠s⁠j⁠ɛ⁠r⁠o⁠]​ SM

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13
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challenge (n)

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sfida [⁠ˈ⁠s⁠f⁠i⁠d⁠a⁠]​ SF

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1escape
2 flight
3 (perdita: di gas, notizie) leak
4 (Mus) fugue
5 (Sport) breakaway

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fuga [⁠ˈ⁠f⁠u⁠ɡ⁠a⁠], fughe​ SF

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15
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boot

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stivale [⁠s⁠t⁠i⁠ˈ⁠v⁠a⁠l⁠e⁠]​ SM

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dismissal; (per esubero di personale) redundancy

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licenziamento [⁠l⁠i⁠t⁠ʃ⁠e⁠n⁠t⁠s⁠j⁠a⁠ˈ⁠m⁠e⁠n⁠t⁠o⁠]​ SM

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17
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challenge

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sfida [⁠ˈ⁠s⁠f⁠i⁠d⁠a⁠]​ SF

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18
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quite a lot of; several

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parecchio [⁠p⁠a⁠ˈ⁠r⁠e⁠k⁠k⁠j⁠o⁠], parecchia, parecchi​ AGG INDEF

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19
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1 to happen
2 to succeed
• (venire dopo) to follow
​►⁠to follow each other

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succedere [⁠s⁠u⁠t⁠ˈ⁠t⁠ʃ⁠ɛ⁠d⁠e⁠r⁠e⁠] vb irreg​ VI (aus essere)
1 (accadere)
2 succedere a
​►⁠succedersi VIP

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20
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1 (tra molti) any
2 (tra due) either
3 (pegg) ordinary, indifferent
4 (rel) whatever

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qualsiasi [⁠k⁠w⁠a⁠l⁠ˈ⁠s⁠i⁠a⁠s⁠i⁠]​ AGG INDEF

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1 (significato, mistero) to explain
2 (tovaglia) to unfold; (vele) to unfurl
3 (Mil) to deploy
​►⁠(farsi capire) to explain o.s., make o.s. clear; (capire) to understand

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spiegare [⁠s⁠p⁠j⁠e⁠ˈ⁠ɡ⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT
​►⁠spiegarsi VR (farsi capire)

22
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(a libertà, onore) attack;
(contro persona) assassination attempt

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attentato [⁠a⁠t⁠t⁠e⁠n⁠ˈ⁠t⁠a⁠t⁠o⁠]​ SM

23
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1 (persona): to catch sb up, catch up with sb
2 reach, achieve

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raggiungere [⁠r⁠a⁠d⁠ˈ⁠d⁠ʒ⁠u⁠n⁠d⁠ʒ⁠e⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT IRREG

24
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except (for), but (for)

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tranne [⁠ˈ⁠t⁠r⁠a⁠n⁠n⁠e⁠]​ PREP (eccetto)

25
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to translate

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tradurre [⁠t⁠r⁠a⁠ˈ⁠d⁠u⁠r⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT IRREG

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1 (nome, persona, fatto) to remember, recall
2 to remind sb of sth/to do sth
3 (menzionare) to mention
4 (commemorare) to commemorate
​►⁠to remember

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ricordare [⁠r⁠i⁠k⁠o⁠r⁠ˈ⁠d⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT
​►⁠ricordarsi VIP ricordarsi (di)

27
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broody hen

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chioccia [⁠ˈ⁠k⁠j⁠ɔ⁠t⁠t⁠ʃ⁠a⁠], chiocce​ SF

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(strumento, pezzo musicale) to play; (campana, campanello) to ring; (clacson, allarme, ritirata) to sound

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suonare [⁠s⁠w⁠o⁠ˈ⁠n⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT

29
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to push; (premere) to press, push

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spingere [⁠ˈ⁠s⁠p⁠i⁠n⁠d⁠ʒ⁠e⁠r⁠e⁠] vb irreg​ VT

30
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instead; but

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invece [⁠i⁠n⁠ˈ⁠v⁠e⁠t⁠ʃ⁠e⁠]​ AVV

31
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to suppose
• let’s or just suppose that …
• I suppose so/not

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supporre [⁠s⁠u⁠p⁠ˈ⁠p⁠o⁠r⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT IRREG
• supponiamo che…
• suppongo di sì/di no

32
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only

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soltanto [⁠s⁠o⁠l⁠ˈ⁠t⁠a⁠n⁠t⁠o⁠]​ AVV

33
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weak, feeble; (luce) dim, faint; (speranza, lamento, suono) faint; (polso) faint, weak; (argomentazioni) weak, poor

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debole [⁠ˈ⁠d⁠e⁠b⁠o⁠l⁠e⁠]​ AGG

34
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to maul, bite

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azzannare [⁠a⁠t⁠t⁠s⁠a⁠n⁠ˈ⁠n⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT

35
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to fight (with or against), struggle (with or against)

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lottare [⁠l⁠o⁠t⁠ˈ⁠t⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VI (aus avere) lottare (con o contro)

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to break; (sfasciare) to smash up; (scarpe, calzoni) to split; (fidanzamento, negoziati) to break off
►⁠(gen) to break

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rompere [⁠ˈ⁠r⁠o⁠m⁠p⁠e⁠r⁠e⁠] vb irreg​ VT
►⁠rompersi VIP

37
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1aid
2 subsidy; benefit

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sussidio [⁠s⁠u⁠s⁠ˈ⁠s⁠i⁠d⁠j⁠o⁠], sussidi​ SM

38
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to shout, cry (out); (strillare) to scream, yell; (animale) to call

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gridare [⁠ɡ⁠r⁠i⁠ˈ⁠d⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VI (aus avere)

39
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to fry

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friggere [⁠ˈ⁠f⁠r⁠i⁠d⁠d⁠ʒ⁠e⁠r⁠e⁠] vb irreg​ VT

40
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to fill or fill up (with)
​►⁠to fill or fill up (with)
​►⁠to stuff o.s. with

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riempire [⁠r⁠i⁠e⁠m⁠ˈ⁠p⁠i⁠r⁠e⁠] vb irreg​ VT (gen, fig): riempire (di)
​►⁠riempirsi VIP (gen): riempirsi (di)
​►⁠riempirsi VR riempirsi di (cibo)

41
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to chip

to break, split; (legna) to chop; (partito, maggioranza) to split

1 (gen) to splinter, chip
2 (porcellana) to chip

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sbeccare [⁠z⁠b⁠e⁠k⁠ˈ⁠k⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT

spaccare [⁠s⁠p⁠a⁠k⁠ˈ⁠k⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VT (rompere)

scheggiare [⁠s⁠k⁠e⁠d⁠ˈ⁠d⁠ʒ⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠] VT, scheggiarsi vip​

42
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landslide

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smottamento [⁠z⁠m⁠o⁠t⁠t⁠a⁠ˈ⁠m⁠e⁠n⁠t⁠o⁠]​ SM

43
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(fuoco) to crackle; (pioggia) to patter; (foglie) to rustle

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crepitare [⁠k⁠r⁠e⁠p⁠i⁠ˈ⁠t⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VI (aus avere)

44
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to slog, slave; (: a scuola) to swot

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sgobbare [⁠z⁠ɡ⁠o⁠b⁠ˈ⁠b⁠a⁠r⁠e⁠]​ VI (aus avere)

45
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update; revision; postponement, adjournment

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aggiornamento [⁠a⁠d⁠d⁠ʒ⁠o⁠r⁠n⁠a⁠ˈ⁠m⁠e⁠n⁠t⁠o⁠]​ SM

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frightening; (incidente, delitto) horrifying, terrible; (fig fam: incredibile) incredible; (: tempesta) terrible; (: prezzi) appalling

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spaventoso [⁠s⁠p⁠a⁠v⁠e⁠n⁠ˈ⁠t⁠o⁠s⁠o⁠], spaventosa​ AGG

47
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sorry ADJ

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spiacente [⁠s⁠p⁠j⁠a⁠ˈ⁠t⁠ʃ⁠ɛ⁠n⁠t⁠e⁠]​ AGG

48
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thirst
• to be thirsty
• to suffer from thirst
• to die of thirst

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sete [⁠ˈ⁠s⁠e⁠t⁠e⁠]​ SF
• avere sete to be thirsty
• soffrire la sete to suffer from thirst
• morire di sete to die of thirst

49
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broom, brush

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scopa [⁠ˈ⁠s⁠k⁠o⁠p⁠a⁠]​ SF

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