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bootleg (noun)
adj
verb
copia illegale/merce di contrabbando
di contrabbando/illegale (goods:illegal)
trade illegaly in (contrabbandare)
via
passing through
by means of
vaia
verge
edge (orlo/bordo)
vedg
Perchè no!
Because!
Just because!
Why did you do that ?
Just because
catch up
catch up with s/st
raggiungere
join, reach st = raggiungere, riprendere qualuno/qualcosa
Mira slowed down so that her younger sister could catch up.
You go on ahead; I’ll catch up with you as soon as I’ve finished my work here.
figurative, informal (compensate for time lost) recuperare⇒ vi - rimettersi al passo, rimettersi in pari v rif
tea (slang)
slang = gossip
trip over
trip over st
ouva
stumble and fall
fall by stepping on st (inciampare su)
out loud
ad alta voce
mi faresti una foto ?
Would you mind taking a picture/photo of me ?
actual
adj = real, existing, concrete
this movie is based on an actual event
used for emphasis = vero e proprio
glow (n)
verb
verb figurative
light (bagliore)
skin: rossore/colorito acceso
to glow = to give light (brillare, risplendere)
The stars glowed brightly in the night sky
be exuberant (essere raggiante, risplendere)
Rachel glowed when she found out that she got the job
bottino
ricavato da azione predatoria (animals) = prey/spoils (spoiolz)
ricavato da azione illegale = loot/booty
somewhat
al quanto/piuttosto
slightly = un po’, lievemente
per intero
in full
tainted
(blood, substance: contaminated)
(food, meat: rotting)
figurative (reputation: tarnished) = corrotto/rovinato
After the scandal, the politician did everything he could to restore his tainted reputation.
figurative (money: acquired dishonestly) = sporco
hands down
without a doubt
This is hands down the best cake I have ever tasted.
disarray
mess, disorder
How you live in such a state of disarray is beyond me!
confusion, chaos
diserrey
to be beyond me
not something that I can understand:
How they can live in such chaos is beyond me.
line up (verb)
line st up - line up st and st
line up with st
arrange in a row = mettere in fila/allineare
be aligned = stare in fila/essere allineato
form a queue = mettersi in fila
align
essere allineato a qualcosa
the 2 holes did not line up with each other
feud (n)
verb
fiud
faida
to have a feud
ex: The two tribes were constantly feuding.
ridge
cresta/dorsale (geography)
The walkers set out along the mountain ridge.
costa
apex (eipex) of roof (colmo)
The roofer was sitting straddling the ridge, looking out across the town.
slip up (v)
noun
(slide and fall) = scivolare
figurative, informal (make a mistake)
scivolone (informal)
upbringing
(the way a child is raised) = educazione
Her upbringing made her very suspicious of strangers.
apbrinin
tone-deaf
privo d’orecchio/ che non riconosce le note
figurative (inappropriate, tactless)
US, slang (disappointed, sad)
bummed
twists and turns
surprising changes
It’s hard to follow all the twists and turns of the plot.
curves and frequent changes of direction
The road through the mountains has many twists and turns.
to take or keep (someone) as a hostage
take/hold (someone) hostage
The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.
evil and cruel
dastardly (dastadly) = with evil intent
meschinamente, ignobilmente
to destroy something completely, usually over a period of time:
kill something off
The use of pesticides is killing off birds and fish.
cut something/someone off
tagliare/tagliare i ponti /separare/interrompere
remove using a blade
figurative (estrange, disown)
The parents cut off their alcoholic son and he wasn’t even mentioned in their will.
figurative (disconnect)
interrupt when speaking
Francesca cut me off while I was in the middle of speaking
things that still need to be done or explained (n)
unfastened end of st (n)
loose ends
big ticket Item
A big-ticket item also referred to as a BTI, is a high-priced item, such as a house or car
item = aitem
tumble
v:
to fall
to roll
n:
fall = capitombolo
roll = rotolio/caduta
fare
fea(r)
n:
bus, subway, taxi - prezzo/tariffa
(passenger) = passeggero/viaggiatore
food and drink = vitto
([sth] offered for sale or consumption) = offerta
The university library offered some highly controversial fare for adventurous academics.
v:
get on = passarsela
household (n)
adj
famiglia
of a household( familiare)
used in household (domestico)
apparel
formal (clothes) = abbigliamento
department of store with clothes:
You’ll find that in children’s apparel on the third floor.
apparol
said when you want to start speaking seriously about something after making jokes and laughing about it
Joking apart, will you be able to manage on your own?
joking apart (apat)/aside
ether
Itha
etere
mirino
cross hairs (heaz)
incidente
accident (aksident)
unplanned event resulting in harm
vehicle: collision, crash
caption (n)
v
words underneath a photo = didascalia
TV, movie: text on screen
legal document: heading = titolo
v: caption st = put a caption under [sth]): mettere una didascali o i sottotitoli
hat website always captions photos with funny dialogue
resent s
resent s for st/for doing st
rizent
essere infastidito da [qlcn] / non sopportare [qlcn]
essere infastidito da [qlcn] per [qlcs]/ non sopportare [qlcn] per [qlcs]/ (colloquiale) avercela con [qlcn] per [qlcs
relentless
rilentless
persistent = implacabile/ senza sosta
ruthless = inesorabile/inflessibile
source (n)
v
so(r)s
1) fonte/sorgente (origin)
2) motivo/causa (cause)
3) reference source (fonte:book)
4) fonte (journalism)
5) beginning of a stream/river (sorgente)
procurarsi/tirare fuori (informal)
Where did you source these pencils?
Da dove hai tirato fuori queste matite?
toggle
azionare
togol
minorenne
minor (mina(r))
underage
there
thee (r)
façade
fasad
(front of a building)
figurative (appearance, front)
principi fondamentali/regole di base
ground rules
sparecchiare/sgombrare
slang (go away) = smamma! fila via!
clear off
klia(r)
Mike cleared the papers off his desk
esistenza, vita di una persona
durata di un oggetto (vita, ciclo di vita)
lifetime
to give away
1) regalare
2) figurative = rivelare
3) give s away = reveal incriminating info about s
4) give s away = dare in sposa
maverick (n)
adj
mav(e)rick
anticonformista - cane sciolto
anticonformista (adj)
individuo noioso
dull event
diameter of a gun (calibro)
bore (adj) - Don’t invie that bore (bo(r))
a bore - This movie is such a bore
this gun has a bore of 6mm
to bore
1) annoiare (make bored)
2) pierce a hole = forare
3) drill = scavare/perforare
bo(r)
font
a) (holy water receptacle)
b) figurative (rich source) = fonte/sorgente
c) font/carattere
reach out to someone
1) to try to communicate with a person or a group of people, usually in order to help or involve them:
The new mayor is reaching out to inner city communities to involve them in his plans for the city.
2) to offer help and support to someone:
She set up her charity to reach out to the thousands of homeless on the streets.
wicked
(mean, evil) - wickid
sommare/sottrarre
add/subtract (subtre)
get round something
to get around
to succeed in avoiding or solving a problem:
We can get round the problem of space by building an extension.
to travel to a lot of places:
Spain last week and Germany this week - he gets around, doesn’t he!
evict
ivikt
sfrattare
unholy
not sacred = empio, irreligioso - houly
figurative (alliance: unnatural, wrong)
figurative (dreadful) = terribile/orrendo
frolic (v)
n
divertirsi/spassarsela
divertimento/spasso (often plural)
crushingly
(overwhelmingly, completely)
krushinly
nasty
(person: spiteful, cruel)
(smell, odor: unpleasant)
nasty
earnest
earnest
coscienzioso, serio, giudizioso
sincere (sincia(r))
be a drag on someone/something
to slow down or limit the development of someone or something:
She didn’t want a husband who would be a drag on her career.
gauge (v)
v
n
n
geidg
measure (mesha(r))
estimate
measuring instrument
calibro (pistola)
delusional
dilusionol
(person: having delusions) = delirante (mental condition)
(relating to delusions)
His delusional thinking prevented any reasonable approach.
standstill (n)
a condition in which all movement or activity has stopped
The runaway bus eventually came to a standstill when it rolled into a muddy field.
figurative (state of inactivity)
stallo/stasi
to stand still
restare immobile/fermo
figurative (fermarsi/not change/progress)
albeit
olbiet
sebbene/ anche se (although)
The flowers are beautiful, albeit not appropriate for this event
regarding
rigadin
about or relating to:
The company is being questioned regarding its employment policy
regard
rigard
a) to consider or have an opinion about something or someone:
Environmentalists regard GM technology WITH suspicion.
Her parents always regarded her AS the smartest of their children.
He is GENERALLY/WIDELY regarded AS the father of international law.
b) to look carefully at something or someone:
The bird regarded me with suspicion as I walked up to its nest.
c) as regards
in connection with:
There is no problem as regards the financial arrangements.
d) noun = respect or admiration for someone or something:
The company holds her in high regard.
plunge
a) to (cause someone or something to) move or fall suddenly and often a long way forward, down, or into something:
We ran down to the beach and plunged into the sea.
The car went out of control and plunged over the cliff.
Cook the peas by plunging them into boiling water.
Niagara Falls plunges 55.5 metres.
b) to become lower in value or level very suddenly and quickly:
The fall in demand caused share prices to plunge.
c) noun = a sudden movement or fall forward, down, or into something:
I really enjoyed my plunge (= jumping in and swimming) in the pool.
d) noun = a sudden and large fall in value or level:
We are expecting a plunge in profits this year.
to harden
haden
indurire (letterale e figurativo)
a) to become or make hard:
The mixture hardens as it cools.
b) to become more severe, determined, or unpleasant:
Living in the desert hardened the recruits (= made them more strong and determined).
c) if prices or share prices harden, they increase:
If the oil price hardens this week and remains high, there will be some effect on fuel prices by the end of this week.
brusco
brusque (brusk)
beforehand
earlier (than a particular time):
I knew she was coming that afternoon because she had phoned beforehand to say so.
bifohend
to hold up
a) to remain strong or successful:
Will his alibi hold up (= continue to seem true) in court?
b) hold someone/something up
to delay someone or something:
Traffic was held up for several hours by the accident.
c)support and prevent something from falling.
“concrete pillars hold up the elevated section of the railway”
retain
a) to keep or continue to have something:
She has lost her battle to retain control of the company.
b) If a substance retains something, such as heat or water, it continues to hold or contain it:
The sea retains the sun’s warmth longer than the land.
ritein
Lei mi ha fatto sorgere il dubbio che io sia nei guai.
She misgives me I’m in great trouble
misgive
mislay
non riuscire a trovare⇒, smarrire momentaneamente, smarrire⇒ vtr
ingannare
sviare
mislead
The criminal misled the police so that he could escape.
unworthy
a) not deserving respect, admiration, or support:
I put all unworthy thoughts out of my mind.
b) unworthy of consideration, attention, etc.
not deserving to be considered, given attention, etc.:
The theory was unworthy of serious attention.
amicably
amikbly
amichevolmente
hindrance
hindrens
ostacolo/impedimento
interiore/viscere (informal)
innards (inedz)
dire la propria
to have a say
dove vai/dove stai andando (informal) ?
where are you off to ?
dependable
dipendeb@l
person/thing = reliable
fluke
languid
colpo di fortuna
coincidenza/combinazione
privo di forze/languido
