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133 Cards in this Set
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superiore |
larger / greater
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in genere |
in general |
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stampare |
(to) publish
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condeggiare |
(to) fade
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sconfitto |
defeated / beaten
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coetani |
equal in age / peers |
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curato |
treated
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svolgimento |
implementation / development |
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in fondo |
in the end / after all
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poemetto |
short poem
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possedere |
(to) own / possess |
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in calce |
in the footnotes |
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manicomio |
mental institution |
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riconoscibile |
recognisable |
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spedire |
(to) send / ship |
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specchiare |
(to) look in the mirror |
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di fatto |
de facto / in fact / actually |
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divismo |
prima donna behaviour |
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piombare |
(to) fall / precipitate |
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piombo |
lead (metal) |
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anni di pombo |
"years of lead" / period of political turmoil in Italy, 1970s - early 1980s |
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plastica |
three dimensional |
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asentire |
(to) accept / agree |
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dissolvimento |
break up |
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lemma |
word / term |
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sfruttare |
(to) exploit / take advantage |
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borghese |
middle class |
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ricciolo |
curl / lock (of hair) |
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pasticciare |
(to) mess up / scribble / doodle |
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diffuso |
widespread / common / scattered |
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dirigente |
managing / executive / in charge |
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impedire |
(to) impede / prevent |
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empiricamente |
empirically |
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dottrina |
doctrine / teaching |
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pontificare |
(to) lay down the law |
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interfacciare |
(to) communicate |
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suggerimento |
guidance / help / suggestion |
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consonanza |
consonance |
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percettivo |
perceptive |
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percezione |
perception / notion / feeling |
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ampio |
ample / wide / broad |
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mirato |
focused |
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mirare |
(to) observe |
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intanto |
meanwhile / for now |
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insomma |
so / therefore |
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schizzo |
spurt / squirt / spot |
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fondatore |
founder |
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raccogliere |
(to) pick up / gather |
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trattato |
treaty / agreement / essay |
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qualsiasi |
any / whichever / whenever |
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accordare |
(to) agree / harmonise |
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scansione |
scan / articulation |
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collane |
series (necklace) |
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Medioevo |
Middle Ages |
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congiunto |
joined / united / combined |
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paradossalmente |
paradoxically |
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rispecchiare |
(to) reflect / fig. reproduce / replicate |
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spalle |
shoulder / support |
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regolarita' |
regularly / normality |
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pensabile |
conceivable / thinkable / imaginable |
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esecuzione |
execution / implementation |
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parere |
(to) seem / appear |
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rilasciare |
(to) release |
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legno |
wood |
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fruizione |
fruition / consumption |
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distare |
(to) be distant / be apart |
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proporre |
(to) propose |
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proposta |
proposal / proposition |
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imbarazzo |
hindrance / embarrassment |
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sguardo |
look / gaze / glimpse |
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spostare |
(to) move |
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spostare il proprio interesse verso (cosa) |
(to) arouse one's interest in (something) |
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supportare |
(to) prop up / support / break up |
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menare |
(to) beat / thrash / lead / guide |
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discorso |
subject / question / conversation |
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ovunque |
everywhere / wherever |
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schiacciare |
(to) squash / oppress / press |
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sconfiggere |
(to) defeat / vanquish |
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struggere |
(to) melt / be consumed with(something) |
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apocalittico |
apocalyptic |
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ritrare |
(to) find / locate / recover |
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coplire |
(to) hit / strike |
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colpire nel segno |
(to) hit the nail on the head |
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ribadire |
(to) reiterate / reaffirm |
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ricoprire |
(to) cover / dress / lavish |
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dotare |
(to) endow / provide / give a dowry |
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evidenziare |
(to) highlight / underline |
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impensabile |
unthinkable / inconceivable |
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prestabilito |
prearranged |
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percorso |
way / path / itinerary |
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fascia |
strip / zone / district |
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ordito |
outlined / sketched out |
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ordire |
(to) plot / scheme |
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scocciare |
(to) pester / bother / annoy |
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fianco |
side / hip |
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con esitazione |
tentatively |
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sereno |
serene |
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strepitoso |
amazing / sensational / clamorous / boisterous |
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sostare |
(to) take a break |
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pittoresco |
picturesue / colourful / vivid |
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gestibile |
manageable |
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briccione |
scoundrel / rascal |
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incomunicabile |
incommunicable |
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capitello |
capital (architecture) |
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urna |
urn / ballot box |
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saggista |
essayist |
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disporre |
(to) organise / arrange |
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spirare |
(to) blow (breeze) / emit / give off |
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nonostante |
in spite of / although |
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fingere |
(to) fantasise / imagine / pretend / feign |
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meraviglioso |
marvelous / magnificent |
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costrare |
(to) castrate / emasculate |
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accampamento |
encampment / camp / campsite |
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chiostro |
cloister / monastery |
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reluiquia |
remains / vestiges
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reggere |
(to) bear / withstand |
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protezione |
protection / shelter |
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duplicazione |
replication / copy |
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manipolare |
(to) manipulate / Ancient Roman foot soldier / manipular |
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manipolabile
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manipulable |
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rimettere
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(to) put back / replace / restore |
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pigliare |
(to) take / grab |
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pigliare per il culo |
(to) take the piss |
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campestre |
rural / country / agrarian |
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sciacquio |
(sound) swish |
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crepito |
crackle / sizzle |
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fischio |
hiss / whistle |
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merlo |
blackbird |
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scampanellare |
(to) ring loudly |
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serratura |
lock (dock) |
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chiusura |
latch (zipper) / closing |
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puntura |
prick / sting / injection |
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screpolarsi |
(to) crack
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