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53 Cards in this Set
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affacciare
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lean out of--(window)
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sporgere
sporgo |
stick out, protrude
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sbucare
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come out (of) spring, pop up.
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allacciate
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fasten, buckle, lace
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fischio
fare un fishcio |
whistle, hoot
to whistle |
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disappunto
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disappointment, displeasure
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gorgoglio
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bubbling, rumbling
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stufa
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stove-eg. stufa a gas
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inciampo
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snag, hitch, stumbling block.
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indurire
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to harden, toughen
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fermamente
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firmly, strongly
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supplicare
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to beg, entreat, beseech, implore
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struggente
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longing, yearning , craving
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svoltare
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to turn., swerve
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scuotere
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to shake, flap (crumbs off)
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deporre
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cast down, put down, dethrone, overthrow,
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inchino
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bow, bend forward, make a bow
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doppiare
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to dub,eg film.
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macché
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of course not, not in the least, not at all
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approvazione
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approval
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nonché
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let alone,as well as, as well, not to speak of,
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detenere
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to possess, to hold titel
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impacciato(adj.)
impacciare (verb) |
embarassed, self-conscious, clumsy,awkward
to hinder, to hamper, encumber |
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acconsentire
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to consent
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malizioso/i
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mischievous, naughty, sly
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avanzo/i
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left-overs, remnants
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civetteria
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flirtation, coquetry
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battuta
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beat, bang
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insospettato
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unsuspected
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campanile
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bell tower
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calare
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to lower, drop
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parere
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to appear to be, to look like
conjugates like piacere. |
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salpore
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set sail
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ormeggiare
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to birth, dock
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rimorchiatore
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tug-boat
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siepe
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hedge, row of bushes
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sommessamente
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quietly, softly, in a whisper
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ultimo nato
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last born, newest arrival
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prosopopea
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pomposity
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impercettibile
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imperceptible
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sfumatura/e
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shade, nuance, hue
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svolgere
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unwind, unwrap, carry out, develop, conduct
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cacciare
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chase, hunt, turn-out, expel,
caccia qcn. di casa, turn out of house. |
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spomparsi
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to wear out-run out of steam
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requisire
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to requisition, confiscate, impound, require
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contrattare
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to bargain, haggle, negotiate
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vettura
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railroad car. coach,
in vettura! all aboad! |
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mascalzone
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rogue, skunk, nasty person
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indolente
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indolent, sluggish, lazy, pigro, idle
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malconcio
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down and out, battered
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remunerativo
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profitable, lucrative, rewarding
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progidioso
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prodigious, wonderful, magic
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debito
in debito |
debt
also: rightful, lawful, legitmate. |
