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172 Cards in this Set
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Riniciare
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to give up
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In anticipo
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Early, in advance
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inventare
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to invent
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scrittura
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writing
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nazionale
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national
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esercitarsi
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to practice
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cominciare
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to begin
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il mese
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month
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capire
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to understand
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leggere
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to read
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ancora
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still (in the sense of time)
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ricordar(si)
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to remember
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la parola
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the word
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sentire
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to hear, to feel
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annoiare
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to bore (a person)
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corrente
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fluent
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il gioco
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game
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il reggipetto
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bra
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a manetta
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quickly
manetta = gas pedal |
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attaccare delle pezze
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talk to much and be boring
literally "attach a piece" |
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attizzarsi
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to turn you on!
literally to stoke a fire |
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una cifra
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a lot
literally, a number |
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la bancarella
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stalls (like at a fair)
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la fiera
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fair (like a county fair)
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un sacco di
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a lot of, many
literally a sack of |
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ribadire
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confirm
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perfino
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even
and I've even... |
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appiccicare
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to stick
appiccicoso = clingy person |
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scomodare
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to trouble, bother
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mollare
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release, let go
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attirare
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to attract
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di getto
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all at once
literally = by jet |
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racconto
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story
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trama
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plot
literally = woof yarn |
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inginocchiarsi
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to kneel
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il cuscino
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cushion
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fissare
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to fasten, to stare at, to be obsessed with
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appoggiare a
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to lean against, to support
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vuoto
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empty
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ovvio
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obvious
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sempre
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always
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fino a
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until (I will X until)
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finora
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until now
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fino ad allora
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until then
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scegliare
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choose
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attento
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careful
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attenzione
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be careful
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il risposto
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reply
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ammazzare
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to kill
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l'arachide
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peanut
plural = le arachidi |
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sgranocchiare
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to munch
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la supplica
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plea
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maschio
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male
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prego
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after you, feel free...
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seminare
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to bury
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il esito'
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the result, outcome
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il avvertimento
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warning
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il capo
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the head, chief, boss
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acchiappare
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to catch, seize
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il citrullo
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the fool
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la pecora
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the sheep
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tosare
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to shear a sheep
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il granturco
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corn, maize
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il fagiano
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pheasant
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cheti
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hush!
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il accattone
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beggar (l'accattona)
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chinare
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to bend, lower
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annaffiare
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to water
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il malanno
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misfortune, ailment
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Pasqua
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Easter
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augurare
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to wish
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la raccolta
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collection, harvest
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presto
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soon, early
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la risata
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a laugh, le risate = laughter
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la trappola
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the trap
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furbo
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clever, cunning
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la zucca
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pumpkin
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meglio
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better
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scavare
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to unearth (literally or discover)
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ritto
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upright
stare ritto = stand up straight |
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la paglia
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straw
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difilato
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straight, in a neat row
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il tribunale
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the court
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siccome
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since
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educazione
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upbringing
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il traguardo
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goal
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il obiettivo
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objective
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il testo
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text
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pubblicare
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to publish
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correggere
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to proofread, to correct
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qualcuna
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someone
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il resto
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change (money), the remainder
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venire
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to come
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adesso
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now
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la lisca
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bone
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la pazienza
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patience
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bofonchiare
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to mumble
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mormorare
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to murmur
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ammalarsi
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to get sick
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di rado
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rarely, seldom
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inghiottire
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to swallow
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il rischio
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risk
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ficcare in
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to stick something in something
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il vizio
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bad habit, vice
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asciugare
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to dry off, to clean a liquid
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badare a
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to take care of
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badare di
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to take care to (do something)
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sperdersi
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to get lost!
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difatti
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in fact
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infamare
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to disgrace
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svenire
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to faint
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il malandrino
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rascal, rogue
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il scimmione
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gorilla
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la razza
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race (of people), breed
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costretto
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forced, compelled
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costringere
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to compell, to constrain
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la frode
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fraud, deceipt
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comparare
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to compare
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pigliare
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to take, grab
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scanso di
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in order to avoid
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tappare
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to plug, to stop up (like with a cork)
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la gattabuia
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prison (informal, like "the clink")
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regnare
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to reign
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la esultanza
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exaltation, jubilation
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uscire
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to exit
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la tagliola
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the snare, animal trap
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ricondurre
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to bring back
also used in the sense of "can be traced back to" |
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la gamba
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leg
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inteso
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intended
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meritare
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to deserve
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testardo
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stubborn, pig-headed
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infilare
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to thread, to string
also used as "to slip into" |
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trattare
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to treat, handle
also to deal in or with |
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spaventare
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to frighten, scare
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indietro
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back (the direction)
all'indietro = backwards |
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appuntare
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to pin or point to
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fumare
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to smoke
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allontanarsi
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to walk away, remove oneself from a situation
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allontanare
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to remove, expel
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il monticello
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mound
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il sasso
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stone
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scavalcare
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to climb over, to overtake
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scattare
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to release, to spring up
also can say "scattare foto" for take a picture |
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tentennare
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to shake, to be uneasy
fig. to waver |
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la maraviglia
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a marvel, a wonder
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piovere a catinelle
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rain buckets (rain cats and dogs)
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svogliato
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listless or lazy
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la settimana
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week
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il sfogo
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a vent
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saporito
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tasty
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svegliare
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to wake up
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pelame
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fur, hair
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purtroppo
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unfortunately
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la punizione
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punishment
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il patto
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pact, agreement
i patti = terms |
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inciampare
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to stumble
(su qc.). fall over something in ciam 'pa re |
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il fango
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mud
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la vena
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vein
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strappare
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to tear, to rip
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reggere
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to hold, support, carry
also to govern |
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il morso
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a bite, a sting
morsi di fame = hunger pangs |
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il petto
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chest
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il giunto
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a joint (in the body)
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sotto
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underneath, below
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appostarsi
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to lie in wait
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intorno
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around (both in the sense of place and an estimate)
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il spasimo
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pang or spasm
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'lucciola
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firefly
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il ottone
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brass
(di ottone for adj.) |
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la minaccia
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threat
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richiedere
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to ask for, require or request
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abbaiare
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to bark
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