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57 Cards in this Set
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strettamente (a)
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strictly, closely, tightly
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pertinente
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pertinent, relevant
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(che) vale piú
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(thats) worth more
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messi insieme
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put together
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ingelosire
ingelosirsi |
to make jealous
to become jealous |
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disinvolto/a
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casual, relaxed, laid-back, self confident.
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spregiudicato
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open minded, uninhibited
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tatica (pl.che)
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tactics, approach, strategyh
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verosimile
poco v.... |
plausible, likely
unlikely |
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insospettire
insospettirsi |
to arouse sb.s suspicion
to become suspicious. |
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tana/e
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den, lair, home
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squallido
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desolate, bleak, shabby
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striminzito
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thin, lean, skinny, skimpy, shabby
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natura/e morta/e
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still life(s)
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assai
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w/h adj/adv=very
w/h a verb=considerably, greatly with a comparative=considerably,much |
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sottofondo
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background, backdrop
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sottile
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thin, subtle
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eccitamento
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excitment
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atteggiamento/i
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attitude,position,stance
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dimenarsi
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wriggle, wag, fidget
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mugolio(pl.ii)
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whimper, wail, moaning, groaning.
howl, lament, |
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sconvolgente
sconvolgere-to ...... |
upsetting, shocking, devastating
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prorompente
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unbridled(sensualness), gushing, uncontrollable unrestrainable
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elargire
eg. elargisce perdono |
grant, bestow, donate
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amichevolmente
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amicably
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astutamente
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astutely, cleverly
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ravvivare
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revive, revitalize, enliven
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rinsaldare
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strengthen, confirm, consolidate
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estenuante
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exhausting, tiring, draining, exasperating
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svagato
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absent-minded, dreamy
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avvilimento
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abasement, humiliation, belittlement
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svariato/i
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various, varied, diffferent
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scatenare
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unleash, trigger, arouse
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sciupato
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worn-out, ruined,
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surmenage
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overwork, over-exertion
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fantasiose
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immaginative
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inesauribile
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inexhaustible,
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proprio
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own-his own, her own, their own
mio,lui, lei, loro |
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storcere
storcere la bocca |
to bend, twist
twist the mouth- a negative reaction |
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aggiungere
aggiungersi |
to add
to join, be added to |
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impiccato
impiccare/ qch a un albero |
hanged (adj) noun=hanged man
to hang/sombody from a tree |
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imputato/a
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the accused/charged
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imbottirsi
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stuff oneself with
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sovrintendere
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to supervise
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ginepraio (di)
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a tangle (of)
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fatica/che
che fatica senza fatica la fatica non me spaventa |
effort,exertion, toil,hardwork
what an effort/struggle without effort, smoothly hard work does not scare me |
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adeguato
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appropriate, adequate, suitable
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troppo in lá
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too far
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le) aspettative
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expectations
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circostanze
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circumstances
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distendere
distendere i nervi |
to stretch, to lay, to relax
to relax |
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travolgente
travolgere |
passionate, overwhelming, breathtaking
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allontanare
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remove, avert, push away
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trattare
essere trattare bene/male era trattato bene trattamento |
to treat, handle
to treat well/badly treatment, process, special treatment, etc. also medical t. |
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germania occidentale
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western germany
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rendere conto
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to realize, become aware of
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rifiorendo
rifiorire |
flourshing
to blossom again, to fourish again. |
