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1
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bootleg (noun)
adj
verb

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copia illegale/merce di contrabbando
di contrabbando/illegale (goods:illegal)
trade illegaly in (contrabbandare)

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via

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passing through
by means of

vaia

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verge

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edge (orlo/bordo)

vedg

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Perchè no!

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Because!
Just because!

Why did you do that ?
Just because

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catch up
catch up with s/st

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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

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tea (slang)

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slang = gossip

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trip over
trip over st

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ouva

stumble and fall
fall by stepping on st (inciampare su)

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out loud

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ad alta voce

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mi faresti una foto ?

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Would you mind taking a picture/photo of me ?

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actual

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adj = real, existing, concrete
this movie is based on an actual event

used for emphasis = vero e proprio

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glow (n)
verb
verb figurative

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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

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bottino

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ricavato da azione predatoria (animals) = prey/spoils (spoiolz)

ricavato da azione illegale = loot/booty

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somewhat

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al quanto/piuttosto

slightly = un po’, lievemente

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per intero

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in full

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tainted

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(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

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hands down

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without a doubt

This is hands down the best cake I have ever tasted.

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disarray

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mess, disorder
How you live in such a state of disarray is beyond me!

confusion, chaos

diserrey

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to be beyond me

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not something that I can understand:
How they can live in such chaos is beyond me.

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line up (verb)
line st up - line up st and st
line up with st

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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

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feud (n)
verb

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fiud

faida
to have a feud
ex: The two tribes were constantly feuding.

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ridge

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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.
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22
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slip up (v)

noun

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(slide and fall) = scivolare
figurative, informal (make a mistake)

scivolone (informal)

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23
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upbringing

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(the way a child is raised) = educazione

Her upbringing made her very suspicious of strangers.

apbrinin

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24
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tone-deaf

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privo d’orecchio/ che non riconosce le note
figurative (inappropriate, tactless)

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US, slang (disappointed, sad)

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bummed

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twists and turns

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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.

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to take or keep (someone) as a hostage

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take/hold (someone) hostage

The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.

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28
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evil and cruel

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dastardly (dastadly) = with evil intent
meschinamente, ignobilmente

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29
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to destroy something completely, usually over a period of time:

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kill something off

The use of pesticides is killing off birds and fish.

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30
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cut something/someone off

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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

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31
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things that still need to be done or explained (n)
unfastened end of st (n)

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loose ends

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32
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big ticket Item

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A big-ticket item also referred to as a BTI, is a high-priced item, such as a house or car

item = aitem

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33
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tumble

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v:
to fall
to roll

n:
fall = capitombolo
roll = rotolio/caduta

34
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fare

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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

35
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household (n)
adj

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famiglia

of a household( familiare)
used in household (domestico)

36
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apparel

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formal (clothes) = abbigliamento

department of store with clothes:
You’ll find that in children’s apparel on the third floor.

apparol

37
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said when you want to start speaking seriously about something after making jokes and laughing about it

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Joking apart, will you be able to manage on your own?

joking apart (apat)/aside

38
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ether

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Itha

etere

39
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mirino

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cross hairs (heaz)

40
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incidente

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accident (aksident)

unplanned event resulting in harm
vehicle: collision, crash

41
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caption (n)
v

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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

42
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resent s
resent s for st/for doing st

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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

43
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relentless

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rilentless

persistent = implacabile/ senza sosta
ruthless = inesorabile/inflessibile

44
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source (n)
v

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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?

45
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toggle

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azionare
togol

46
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minorenne

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minor (mina(r))
underage

47
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there

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thee (r)

48
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façade

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fasad

(front of a building)
figurative (appearance, front)

49
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principi fondamentali/regole di base

A

ground rules

50
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sparecchiare/sgombrare
slang (go away) = smamma! fila via!

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clear off
klia(r)

Mike cleared the papers off his desk

51
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esistenza, vita di una persona

durata di un oggetto (vita, ciclo di vita)

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lifetime

52
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to give away

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1) regalare
2) figurative = rivelare
3) give s away = reveal incriminating info about s
4) give s away = dare in sposa

53
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maverick (n)
adj

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mav(e)rick

anticonformista - cane sciolto
anticonformista (adj)

54
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individuo noioso
dull event
diameter of a gun (calibro)

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bore (adj) - Don’t invie that bore (bo(r))
a bore - This movie is such a bore
this gun has a bore of 6mm

55
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to bore

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1) annoiare (make bored)
2) pierce a hole = forare
3) drill = scavare/perforare

bo(r)

56
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font

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a) (holy water receptacle)
b) figurative (rich source) = fonte/sorgente
c) font/carattere

57
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reach out to someone

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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.

58
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wicked

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(mean, evil) - wickid

59
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sommare/sottrarre

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add/subtract (subtre)

60
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get round something

to get around

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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!

61
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evict

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ivikt

sfrattare

62
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unholy

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not sacred = empio, irreligioso - houly
figurative (alliance: unnatural, wrong)
figurative (dreadful) = terribile/orrendo

63
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frolic (v)
n

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divertirsi/spassarsela
divertimento/spasso (often plural)

64
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crushingly

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(overwhelmingly, completely)

krushinly

65
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nasty

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(person: spiteful, cruel)
(smell, odor: unpleasant)

nasty

66
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earnest

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earnest

coscienzioso, serio, giudizioso
sincere (sincia(r))

67
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be a drag on someone/something

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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.

68
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gauge (v)
v
n
n

A

geidg

measure (mesha(r))
estimate
measuring instrument
calibro (pistola)

69
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delusional

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dilusionol

(person: having delusions) = delirante (mental condition)
(relating to delusions)

His delusional thinking prevented any reasonable approach.

70
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standstill (n)

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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)

71
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to stand still

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restare immobile/fermo
figurative (fermarsi/not change/progress)

72
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albeit

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olbiet

sebbene/ anche se (although)

The flowers are beautiful, albeit not appropriate for this event

73
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regarding

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rigadin

about or relating to:
The company is being questioned regarding its employment policy

74
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regard

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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.

75
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plunge

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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.

76
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to harden

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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.

77
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brusco

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brusque (brusk)

78
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beforehand

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earlier (than a particular time):
I knew she was coming that afternoon because she had phoned beforehand to say so.
bifohend

79
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to hold up

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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”

80
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retain

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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.

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