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Words I Need To Remember 9 Flashcards

1
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Canna da pesca
Lenza
Amo
Esca

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Fishing rod
Fishing line
Hook
Bait

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Zapping

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Channel surfing

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Catapulta, catapultate

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Catapult

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Critico (condizione, situazione)

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Critical

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Immediato

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Immediate

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Body (vestito)

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Bodysuit

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Belligerante

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Belligerant

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Spionaggio

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Espionage

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Tarocco (borsa)

Pirata (CD, film)

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Knockoff

Bootleg

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Gioco da tavola
Gioco di ruolo

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Board game
Role play

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11
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Annoso, pluriennale

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Long-running

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Phrasal verb (r.b.)

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

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Roll back

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13
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Cogliere opportunità

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Seize opportunities

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14
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Aggrapparsi a qualcosa

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Hold on to

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15
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Capo branco, leader

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Top dog

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

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Fuddy-duddy

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Il tempo vola

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Time flies

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18
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Rifiuto secco
Rifiutare in modo secco

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Rebuff

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19
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Dammi una buona notizia

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Give me some good news

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20
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Infastidire, irritare 4

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Annoy
Bother
Irk
Harass

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21
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Prendere o lasciare

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Take it or leave it

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22
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Lutto 3

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Grief
Bereavement
Mourning

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In segno di rispetto
Per rispetto

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Out of respect

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24
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Non riconosciuto

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Unrecognized

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25
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Aspetta e spera!

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Dream on!

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Radicale, mozzafiato,ampio (con s.)

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

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27
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Mordersi la lingua

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Bite your tongue

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28
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Ripensare a, guardare indietro a

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Look back at

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29
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Abbassa la zip, chiudi la bottega

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Fly down

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30
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Un quarto di secolo

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A quarter of century

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31
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Non farti prendere la mano

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Do not get carried away

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32
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Shooting fotografico

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Photo shot

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33
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Assomigliarsi 2

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Look alike
Resemble each other

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34
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Ce l’hai in tasca!

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You got it in the bag

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35
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Trepidante

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Trepidant

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36
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Mortacci sua/tua 3

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Goddamit, fucksake, son of a bitch

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37
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Ringhiare, ringhio

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Snarl

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38
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Sguardo da ebete

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Go(r)mless look

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39
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Spettro

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Spectre

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40
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Ottenere attenzione
Attirare attenzione
Meritare attenzione

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Gain attention
Draw attention
Warrant attention

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41
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Abrasivo

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Abrásive

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42
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Rovesciamento dei ruoli

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Unending of roles

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43
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Abbozzare (descrizione, idea)

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Skatch out

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44
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Fare l’albero di natale

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Put up the Christmas tree

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45
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Caso paradigmatico

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Case in point

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46
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Sisimico

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Seismic

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47
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La realtà ha dimostrato che

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Reality has proven that

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48
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Tirarsi indietro 2

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Pull back
Back out

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49
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Prendere il controllo 2

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Take control
Gain control

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50
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Giornata inaugurale

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Opening day

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51
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Bisogno pressante

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Pressing need

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52
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Passi da gigante

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Leaps and bounds

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53
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Che piaccia o meno

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Like it or not

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54
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In partenza (treno, aereo)

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Outbound

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55
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Nuovo arrivato, principiante

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Newbe
Newcomer

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56
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Realizzare nel senso di portare a termine cin successo (evento, esibizione, ecc)

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Pull off

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57
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Annidarsi

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Lurk beneath

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58
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Copione, strategia

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Playbook

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59
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Gru (veicolo)

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Crane

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60
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Offuscamento, sfocatura

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Blur

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61
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Briscola

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Trump

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62
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Delinquenza 2

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Delinquency
Thuggery

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63
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Servire distribuire bevande e alimenti

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Dish out

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64
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Rilanciare, rivivere

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Revive

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65
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Tappezzare, tappezzato

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Carpet
Carpeted

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66
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Decisione (qualità)

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Decisiveness

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67
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Punto di partenza 2

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Point of departure
Starting point

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68
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Vola basso

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Lie down

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69
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Un grande/speciale plauso a

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A great/special plaudit to

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70
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Mantenere la parola data

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Keep one’s word

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71
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Andare sul sicuro

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Play it safe

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72
Q

Quando si tratta di

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When it comes to

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73
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Mi hai sentito

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You heard me

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74
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Non fraintendermi

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Don’t get me wrong

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75
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X and y insieme

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X and y combined

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76
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Desiderio ardente

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Burning desire

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77
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Ben detto (no well said)

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Well put

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78
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Discarica 2

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Landfill
Dump

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79
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Lezione, intervento

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Lecture

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80
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Mettere qualcuno in prigione

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Put smb in jail

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81
Q

Avventurarsi in

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Venture into

82
Q

Multimilionario

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Multimillionaire

83
Q

Controllo di sicurezza

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Security check

84
Q

Deviare (ex strada)

85
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Capire la differenza

A

Tell the difference

86
Q

Superare nel senso di over compensare

87
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Castello di carte

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House of cards

88
Q

Durare/vivere più a lungo del previsto 2

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Outlive
Outlast

89
Q

Stringersi nelle spalle

A

Shrug one’s shoulders

90
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Condizionare
Condizionato

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To condition
Conditioned

91
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Lo percepisco
L’ho percepito

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I sense that
I sensed that

92
Q

Richiedere formalmente, sollecitare, invocare 2

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Call for
Call upon

93
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Con una smorfia

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With a frown

94
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Nota a margine

95
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Accordo, trattamento ingiusto

96
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Gonfiore

97
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Una buona qualità di (intesa come insieme)

A

A good batch of

98
Q

Delineare 2

A

Outline
Delineate

99
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Non me la fai

A

You are not gonna get one past me

100
Q

Dismissione

A

Decommissioning

101
Q

Colpo di fortuna 2

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Stroke of luck
Hit of gold

102
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Insicuro (due parole)

A

Wishy-washy

103
Q

È pieno di sè

A

He is full of it

104
Q

Pilastro (con m.)

105
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Essere ubriaco (espressione)

A

Be half cut

106
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Imponente (con h.)

107
Q

Saltare in piedi

A

Jump to one’s feet

108
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Limitrofo, confinante

109
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Prendere piede

110
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Rumoroso (con v.)

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Vociferous

111
Q

Buoni propositi del nuovo anno

A

New year resolutions

112
Q

Recuperare (soldi, perdite)

113
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E comunque 3

A

And besides
And anyway
And by the way

114
Q

Parafulmine

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Lightning rod

115
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Voluminoso

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Voluminous

116
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Contagio

117
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Strumenti finanziari

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Securities

118
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Tombino

119
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Disincantato

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Disenchanted

120
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Annaffiare

121
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Inestimabile

A

Invaluable

122
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Sotterfugio

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Subterfuge

123
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Per farla corta

A

Cut long story short

124
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Espediente

125
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Ma non valgo niente?

A

Wha am I, chopped liver

126
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Trucco, inganno 2

127
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Stratagemma 2

A

Stratagem
Ploy

128
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Regola empirica

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Rule of thumb

129
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Preoccuparsi (strano con f.)

130
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Da provare

A

Worth a try

131
Q

Fondere 2

132
Q

Fare un’offerta
Presentare un’offerta

A

Make an offer
Submit a bid

133
Q

Trasformarsi in

134
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Beccarsi +malattia

135
Q

Coinvolgere, immischiare

136
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Restare a corto di

A

Run short of

137
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Incondizionato

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Unconditional

138
Q

Verifica, controllo (strano con v.)

139
Q

Ci vuole + qualità

140
Q

Pignoramento

A

Foreclosure

141
Q

Chiamata alle armi

A

Call to arms

142
Q

Revocare 3

A

Revoke
Lift
Withdraw

143
Q

Riempire e svuotare la lavatrice

A

Load and unload the washer

144
Q

Persone in lutto

145
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Faccio krav maga

A

I practice krav maga

146
Q

Comando

147
Q

Accettare l’accordo

A

Take the deal

148
Q

Allentare

149
Q

Occhi spalancati

A

Eyes wide open

150
Q

Sbadiglio, sbadigliare

151
Q

Essere in prima pagina

A

Be on the front page

152
Q

Impennare nel senso di salire molto 2

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Soar
Skyrocket

153
Q

Occhi da cerbiatto

154
Q

Disimpegnarsi da

A

Disengage from

155
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Negazione della verità

A

Denial of truth

156
Q

Veranda 3

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Porch
Stoop
Veranda

157
Q

Liberarsi da qualcosa
Scatenare il caos

A

Break loose

158
Q

Collaborare

A

To partner

159
Q

Dare significato, senso

A

Give meaning

160
Q

Rimostranze

A

Grievances

161
Q

È ststo tutto di vostro gradimento?

A

Was everything to your satisfaction?

162
Q

Guidare , mostrare la strada (tipo cameriere)

163
Q

Rovesciare, far cadere 3

A

Unseat
Topple
Bring down

164
Q

Per la mia gioia

A

To my delight

165
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Virare

166
Q

Scoppiare a ridere

A

Burst into laughter

167
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Offuscare 2

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Overshadow

Dim

168
Q

Riflette il modo in cui

A

It reflects the way

169
Q

Utilità

A

Usefulness

170
Q

Hanno dato ad ognuno di noi

A

We were each given

171
Q

Scosso, agitato

172
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Una copia sbiadita, una pessima imitazione

A

A poor imitation of

173
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Spensierato, a cuor leggero

A

Lighthearted

174
Q

Perdere la cognizione del tempo

A

Lose track of time

175
Q

Mi hanno incastrato 2

A

I’ve been set up
I’ve been framed

176
Q

Rispettare la tua parte dell’accordo

A

Keep your end of the bargaining

177
Q

Straordinari (lavoro)

178
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Lavare i piatti 2

A

Do the washing up
Do the dishes

179
Q

Programmato 2

A

Timed
Scheduled

180
Q

Mettere qualcosa/qualcuno al lavoro

A

Put smb/smt to work

181
Q

Addio al celibato 2

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Bachelor/snag party

182
Q

Perdere controllo, testa 2

A

Loose it
Snap

183
Q

Rimbalzare nel senso di non fare entrare

184
Q

Riuscire ad essere convincenti su un punto

A

Drive a point home

185
Q

Cassonetto spazzatura

186
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Abbandonare l’idea

A

Let go of the idea

187
Q

Sistemare, correggere (phrasal verb s.s.)

A

Set straight

188
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Essere un affare

A

Be a bargain

189
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Tempia

190
Q

Fare un sacco di soldi

A

Make a killing

191
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Recrudescenza fiammata

192
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Ne ho abbastanza

A

I’ve had enough

193
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Collidere
Collisione

A

Collide
Collision

194
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Weekend fuoriporta

A

Weekend gatewau

195
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Incriminato

196
Q

Testa alta!

197
Q

Slitta

198
Q

Andare al punto

A

Get to the point

199
Q

Ci sto (nel senso di daje, facciamolo) 3

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I’m up for it
I’m down for it
I’m on board

200
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