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51 Cards in this Set
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capro espiatorio
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scapegoat
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deragliare
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derail (train for examle)
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malgrado tutto
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despite everything...
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disorientamento
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disorientation, confusion
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pacate
pacare |
calm
to placate, appease, calm, pacify |
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distaccate
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detached
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tafferuglio
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a brawl, scuffel
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rievocare
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recall
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accanito
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relentless, fierce, obstinate, bitter
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traditore(adj)
traditore (noun) |
treacherous, deceptive
traitor |
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assadare
assadato |
to ascertain, to establish
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avvalorare
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corroborate, confirm, support
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promuovere
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to promote, further, advance, upgrade
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manovra
manovrare |
manoeuvre,
to manoeuvre, operate, control |
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smaltimento
smaltimento dei rifiuti |
disposal,drainage,finishing off.
garbage disposal. |
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venatorio
venatori |
hunting,
hunters |
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che pachia
la pacchia é finita |
what a blast!
the fun is over. |
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equo
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fair, just, impartial,rightful
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compravendita/e
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transaction, business deal, sale, negotiation
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non sparate
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don't shoot (you plural)
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stupro
stuprare |
rape
to rape |
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sfmare
bocche da sfamare |
feed, appease one's hunger.
mouths to feed |
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esigente
esigere |
demanding, hard to please, exacting
to demand, insist on |
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imperante
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ruling, prevailing, governing
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latitanza
latitanti |
on the run
fugitives |
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spiare
spiati |
to spy on
spied on |
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stanare
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to dig out, flush out,eg criminals.
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la resa
la resa incondizionata |
surrender
unconditional surrender |
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sgradito
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unpleasant, unwelcome
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impacciato
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self, conscious, uneasy, awkward,embarrassed.
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fogna
un topo di fogna |
drain, sewer
sewer mouse,. |
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svelare
svelato |
to reveal,
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sospettose
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suspicious
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precostituire
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pre-establish, establish in advance
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fondi nero
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slush fund
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omicidio colposo
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manslaughter
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ambire(a)
ambito ambire a fare |
to aim (at)
sought after, desirable to aim at doing/aspire |
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orlo
sull'orlo del crac |
edge, hem, brim, lip,
on the edge of crack |
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immondizia
spazzatura(buttare qcs.nel spazzatura) |
litter, rubbish, garbage, trash
litter, rubbish trash |
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dirigente
la classe dirigente |
ruling, governing
the ruling class |
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lancinante
dolori lancinanti |
shooting, splitting(hdache) nagging, piercing, penetrating, sharp
shooting pains, nagging pains, etc |
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ritenere
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to consider, to reckon, to believe, to hold,
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fondare
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to found, set up, establish
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clientelare
politiche clientelare |
patronage
political favoritism |
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indagato/a
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person under investigation/suspect
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dispositivo
dispositivo electronico |
device, appliance
electronic device. |
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tasso
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rate (of), percentage
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recidiva
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relapse, second offence,
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esordio
al mio esordio |
debute,beginning
when i started out. |
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tormentore
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nuisance, pest, nag.
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sfida
atteggiamento di sfida |
challange
defiant attitude. |
