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52 Cards in this Set
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che guidava come un cane drugato
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he drove like a dog on drugs
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tergicristallo
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windshield wipers
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sbilanciandosi
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out of balance
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si fermò di botto
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stopped short
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ho un pititto che non ci vedo
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I am so hungry I can't see.
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noiosamente assomigliate
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boringly similar
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sbirri siete?
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you're cops?
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l'accappatoio
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bathrobe
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che viene a significare
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that is to mean
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rabbiosamente
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angrily
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apposta
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on purpose
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sparpagliate
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scattered
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penombra
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gloom, dim light, penombra
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avete avuto
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you (pl) have had
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buttana
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slut
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conzare la tavola
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set the table
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tavolinetto pieghevole
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folding side table
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nasello
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hake, haddock
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salsina di acciughe
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anchovy sauce
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obitorio
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morgue
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Stava mettendo in moto
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He was setting in motion
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Fino a quando pensa di trattenersi?
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how long do you think to stay?
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Montalbano ebbe la certezza
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Montalbano was sure
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taliò il ralogio
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looked at his watch
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lo schermo di computer
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computer screen
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non ci faccia caso
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if we do not (never mind)
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raggiungere
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reach
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tratto
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stretch
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tagliare
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cut, cut off, trim
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che passava da lì
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passing from there
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ne avrebbero parlato
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I would talk (or they would talk)
pg 101 |
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con gambali
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with leggings
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grembiule
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apron
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non e` potuto venire
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he was unable to come
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mezzogiorno passato
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early afternoon (past noon)
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come un pazzo
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like a crazy person
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hai pititto?
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are you hungry?
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voltò le spalle, scappò
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turned his back and ran
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picciliddro
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little boy, kid
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non la sentiva piu
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he did not hear her
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badare meglio
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to take better care, look after better
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figlio adottivo
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adopted son
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si, me l'aveva detto lei
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yes, she told me
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era fatto così had done so, was like that
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had done so, was like that
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dunque
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therefore
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gioco di foco
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fireworks
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come vanno le cose tra voi?
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How are things between you both?
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Qualsiasi cosa facesse
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whatever he did
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non so, vedro`
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I don't know, I'll see
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Gettare la pietro e nascondere la mano
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throw the rock and hide the hand
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ha dato alla luce
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she gave birth to
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l'inchiesta
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the investigation
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