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89 Cards in this Set
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to succeed, to go out again
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riuscire
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to attract
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attrare, attirare
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to expand
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espandere
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to push
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puntare
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au-toch-tho-nous (indigenious, native)
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autoctonia
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to outshine, eclipse
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eclissare
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duly
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debitamente
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resurrect, risuscitate
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risuscitare
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to cash, to earn, to win
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riscuotere
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but, rather
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bensì
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event, vicissitude
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la vicenda
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iimprovise, extemporise
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improvvisare
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celebrated, renowned, famous
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celebre
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recount, tell, relate
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raccontare
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gash
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lo squarcio
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together
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insieme, assieme - "A"
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to convert
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convertire
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awkward, gawky
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sgraziato
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to reach
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raggiungere
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ferocity, brutality, atrocity
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ef-fer-a-tez-za
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in vane
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invano
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the novelistq
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il romanziere
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defeated, returned
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reduce
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from whom
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da cui
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of whom
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di cui
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to tie, bind
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legare
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to go
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recarsi
(si reca) |
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inquire into, investigate
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indagare
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procedure, routine
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l'iter
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to compensate
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in-den-niz-zare
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to share, equlize
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accomunare
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funeral rites
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esequie
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skeptically
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scetticamente
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unforseen, unexpected
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imprevisto (A)
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common sense, reason
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raziocinio
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minuteness; meticulousness
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minuziosità
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although, even though
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sebbene
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contrary; confrontation
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la contrapposizione
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the outlines
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i tratti
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intelligible; comprehensible
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comprensibile
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fresco
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l'affresco
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to animate; to give
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animare
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in spite of, even so
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pur essendo
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to finish; to complete
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compiere
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betrayal
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tradimento
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to
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nei confronti di
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admirers
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ammiratore
ammiratrice |
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disappointed; disillusioned
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deluso
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to recognize; to notice; to see
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ravvisare
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huckster
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(tele)imbonitrice
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to burst
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scoppiare
(E' scoppiata in lacrime) |
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investigating, fact-finding
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gli inquirenti
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ascribable; that which can be traced back; referable
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ri-con-du-ci-bi-le
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to persue, follow
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perseguire
(sono perseguitato / a) |
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to deny all charges
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respingere ogni addebito
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to beat again; to repeat; to harp
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ribattere
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the crime
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il reato
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to misunderstand; to misinterpret
(I misunderstood) |
fraintendere
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habit; frock; cowl
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il saio
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naughty; cheeky; mischievious
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birichino / a
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filty, dirty, soiled, grubby
(a dirty business) |
zozzo/a (sozzo/a)
(una sozza faccenda) |
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on (oneself)
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addosso (sul corpo; su di sé)
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breast; bosom
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il seno
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buttock /s
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natica / natiche
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lace
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pizzo
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to throw oneself (at, against, upon)
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scagliarsi
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the warehouse; storage
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lo stoccaggio
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to fence; to fence in
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steccare
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to withdraw
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ritirare
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tapis roulant
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treadmill
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a galley slave
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galeotto
(un fotografo galeotto) |
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fight, brawl, scuffle
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la zuffa
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slap, smack, cuff, box on the ears
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lo sciaffo
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split, break, smash, crack
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spaccare
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to vex, to pique, to nettle
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indispettire
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to bury, to inter
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seppelire
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the ax; hatchet
(battle-ax) |
l'ascia
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slander; defamation
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calunnia
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fraud
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frode
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expert
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il perito
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the imprint
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l'impronta
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footprint
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l'impronta di un piede
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fingerprint
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impronte digitali
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to snatch; to purse-snatch
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scippare
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to change the course of (airplane); to hijack; skyjack; divert
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dirottare
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to start (off); to set out
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avviare (v.t.)
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to go; to get going
(It's time to get going.) |
avviarci
(E' ora di avviarci.) |
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going; thriving; prosperous
(to be doing well in business) |
avviato
(Essere bene avviato negli affari.) |
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diptych - a picture painted or carved on 2 hinged tablets
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il dittico
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