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Words I Need To Remember 8 Flashcards

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1
Q

Canna da pesca
Lenza
Amo
Esca

A

Fishing rod
Fishing line
Hook
Bait

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2
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Zapping

A

Channel surfing

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3
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Catapulta, catapultate

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Catapult

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4
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Critico (condizione, situazione)

A

Critical

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5
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Immediato

A

Immediate

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6
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Body (vestito)

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Bodysuit

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7
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Belligerante

A

Belligerant

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8
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Spionaggio

A

Espionage

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9
Q

Tarocco (borsa)

Pirata (CD, film)

A

Knockoff

Bootleg

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10
Q

Gioco da tavola
Gioco di ruolo

A

Board game
Role play

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11
Q

Annoso, pluriennale

A

Long-running

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12
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Phrasal verb (r.b.)

1) ridurre (produzione, tariffe)
2) ripristinare (software)
3)annullare (programma, political

A

Roll back

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13
Q

Cogliere opportunità

A

Seize opportunities

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14
Q

Aggrapparsi a qualcosa

A

Hold on to

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15
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Capo branco, leader

A

Top dog

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16
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Superato, vecchio (no old fashioned, no out of date)

A

Fuddy-duddy

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17
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Il tempo vola

A

Time flies

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18
Q

Rifiuto secco
Rifiutare in modo secco

A

Rebuff

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19
Q

Dammi una buona notizia

A

Give me some good news

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20
Q

Infastidire, irritare 4

A

Annoy
Bother
Irk
Harass

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21
Q

Prendere o lasciare

A

Take it or leave it

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22
Q

Lutto 3

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Grief
Bereavement
Mourning

23
Q

In segno di rispetto
Per rispetto

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Out of respect

24
Q

Non riconosciuto

A

Unrecognized

25
Q

Aspetta e spera!

A

Dream on!

26
Q

Radicale, mozzafiato,ampio (con s.)

A

Sweeping gesture/support (ampio)
Sweeping reforms/change/measures (radicale)
Sweeping landscape(mozzafiato)

27
Q

Mordersi la lingua

A

Bite your tongue

28
Q

Ripensare a, guardare indietro a

A

Look back at

29
Q

Abbassa la zip, chiudi la bottega

A

Fly down

30
Q

Un quarto di secolo

A

A quarter of century

31
Q

Non farti prendere la mano

A

Do not get carried away

32
Q

Shooting fotografico

A

Photo shot

33
Q

Assomigliarsi 2

A

Look alike
Resemble each other

34
Q

Ce l’hai in tasca!

A

You got it in the bag

35
Q

Trepidante

A

Trepidant

36
Q

Mortacci sua/tua

A

Goddamit, fucksake, son of a bitch

37
Q

Ringhiare, ringhio

A

Snarl

38
Q

Sguardo da ebete

A

Go(r)mless look

39
Q

Spettro

A

Spectre

40
Q

Ottenere attenzione
Attirare attenzione
Meritare attenzione

A

Gain attention
Draw attention
Warrant attention

41
Q

Abrasivo

A

Abrásive

42
Q

Rovesciamento dei ruoli

A

Unending of roles

43
Q

Abbozzare

A

Scratch out

44
Q

Fare l’albero di natale

A

Put up the Christmas tree

45
Q

Caso paradigmatico

A

Case in point

46
Q

Sisimico

A

Seismic

47
Q

La realtà ha dimostrato che

A

Reality has proven that

48
Q

Tirarsi indietro

A

Pull back

49
Q

Prendere il controllo 2

A

Take control
Gain control

50
Q

Giornata inaugurale

A

Opening day

51
Q

Bisogno pressante

A

Pressing need

52
Q

Passi da gigante

A

Leaps and bounds

53
Q

Che piaccia o meno

A

Like it or not

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