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spot

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brufolo/foruncolo (pimple)

macchia/chiazza (stain)

insects (markings):
The most common ladybird in Britain has seven spots.

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punctually (pr)

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pangktchu@li

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undercut (conjugation + meaning)

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a) (sell at a cheaper price than) = battere sul prezzo
Large supermarkets can undercut small family-run shops.

b) figurative (undermine, weaken)
Smith’s argument is undercut by the lack of supporting evidence.

c) (cut away underneath) = tagliare via la parte inferiore/ erodere

undercut/undercut/undercut

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undo (conjugation + meaning)

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a) reverse = tornare indietro/annullare/cancellare

b) open/unwrap

c) garment:buttons = unfasten

undo/undid/undone

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upset (conjugation + meaning)

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a) disturb (emotionally/the health of) = turbare/ sconvolgere/ scombussolare

b) defeat unexpectedly:
The team from the small town upset the favourites, 2-1.

upset/upset/upset

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uphold (conjugation + meaning)

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a) sostenere (figurative)
b) sostenere fisicamente o psicologicamente

uphold/upheld/upheld

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thrust (m + c)

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a) push/force = spingere
Robert thrust the door with his shoulder and finally succeeded in getting it open.

b) push s/st into st forcefully = infilare in
Rose wrote down the phone number and thrust the piece of paper into her bag.

c) thrust st on/upon s = figurative (impose)
Imogen’s parents thrust a career in law on her from a young age.

thrust/thrust/thrust

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tread (conjugation + meaning)

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a) walk/walk somewhere

b) tread on/upon st = trample/squash (calpestare/pestare)

tread/trod/trodden

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sotto
al di sotto

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underneath/beneath/below

and@niith/biniith/bil@u

Few people had ever explored the tunnels underneath the city.

The pumpkin had gone mouldy underneath.
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waylay (c + m)

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a) tendere un agguato/imboscata a
b) abbordare qualcuno

waylay/waylaid/waylaid

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to wind (c + m)

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a) to wrap or twist something around itself or around something else = avvolgere

wind/wound/wound

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wring (c+m)

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to twist and squeeze something forcibly

a) torcere (twist)
b) hand: stringere (grasp)

wring/wrung/wrung

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weave (c+m)

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a) intrecciare = make st by interlacing
b) tessere = make by weaving

weave/wove/woven

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ambush

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a) (surprise attack)
b) (concealed position) = postazione/appostamento

c) to ambush s/st = (launch a surprise attack)
The jaguar ambushed the sleeping hunter.

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to rouse

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rauz

a) to rouse (s) to st = (provoke, incite) = destare/ provocare

b) (wake) = svegliare/ destare (letterario)

c) (wake up) = svegliarsi/ destarsi (letterario)

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to cling (c + m)

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a) cling to st/s= to hold tightly (also figurative)

b) (belief: be faithful) = restare ancorato/fedele

c) (clothing, etc.: stick, be tight)

I don't like how my new dress clings.

cling/clung/clung

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to forsake (c+m)

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a) abandon = to leave someone, especially when they need you

forsake/forsook/forsaken

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to hew (m+c)

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a) to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack (tagliare con l’accetta/fare a pezzi con l’accetta/abbattere)

b) carve (intagliare)

hew/hewed/hewn (hjuu/hjuud/hjuun)

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to misgive (c + m)

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a) to feel doubt, or suspicion (to misgive of/about s/st)

b) to cause doubt or suspicion in (misgive s/st)

far venire il dubbio/rendere dubbioso

misgive/misgave/misgiven

Her mind misgave her about her friend.
I read the letter with a sense of misgiving

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to mislay (c + m)

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a) to put something somewhere, then forget where you put it = non riuscire a trovare/smarrire

mislay/mislaid/mislaid

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to overdraw (c + m)

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a) to withdraw or spend more money from your account than is available

overdraw/overdrew/overdrawn

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prelevare denaro

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to withdraw money

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to sling (c + m)

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to throw, cast, or hurl something with a forceful sweeping motion (informal) = throw/catapultare/fiondare

sling/slung/slung

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obliged (pr)

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@blaijd

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salire le scale
to climb the stairs
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closure
kl@uj@ a) addio/estremo saluto Since he was not able to go to the funeral, David visited his father's grave later for closure. b) chiusura (closing) The closure of the coffee shop disappointed many people.
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demand (pr)
dimaand
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suggest (pr)
s@djest
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propose (pr)
pr@p@uz
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important (pr)
impoot@nt
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natural (pr)
naetchrl
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surprised (pr)
s@praizd
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are (pr)
aa
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by + time
A) We use by meaning ‘not later than’ to refer to arrangements and deadlines (entro): They said that the plumber would be here by Monday. The postman is always here by 11 am. B) We use by the time, meaning ‘when’, to connect an action that has happened or will have happened before a second action. The action that happened second comes after by the time: By the time you wake up [action 2], I’ll have finished work! [action 1] Unfortunately the man had died by the time the ambulance arrived. (When the ambulance arrived, the man had already died.)
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by now
ormai/oramai = before this moment My guests should have arrived by now – dinner's getting cold. Ormai i miei ospiti avrebbero dovuto essere già qui. La cena si fredda.
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Come and see go and see
a) vieni a vedere qualcosa/qualcuno = come and see s/st b) vieni a trovare/visitare qualcuno = come and see (her/me/Michael etc.) You have to come and see us as soon as we get back. 2) vai a vedere qualcosa/qualcuno go and see what's happened
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l'autobus di ritorno
a/the bus back
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to change residence =?
to move house
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to hand st in
presentare/consegnare (to submit) to give something to someone in a position of authority: Have you handed in your history essay yet? I've decided to hand in my resignation (= tell my employer I am leaving my job).
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essere invitato a venire
to be asked to come
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perdersi
lose your way/get lost
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verbs/expressions where you can use should/bare infinitive/present/past
verbs: insist demand recommend suggest (also -ing form, ex what do you suggest doing?) propose Expressions: It's important/vital/necessary/essential that... ex. a) I insisted that he should apologise/ apologise/ apologised b) It's essential that everyone should be here on time/ be here on time/ were here on time
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cauto/attento (careful)
cautious (koosh@s)
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ripe
raip a) maturo (ready to eat: fruit) b) stagionato (ready to eat: ex. cheese) c) figurative (time: perfect/) The time seemed ripe to tell his parents about his plans. d) ripe for st (maturo per qualcosa) (figurative: ready) The tax system is ripe for reform.
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raggiungere un posto
to get to a place
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to exihibit
a) esporre (display: art works) b) esibirsi/mettersi in mostra (to expose) c) manifestare (to manifest) igzibit
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to sew (c+m)
a) cucire (hobby) b) fabric: stitch c) sew st on st Will you sew a button on my shirt? sew/sewed/sewn (s@u/s@ud/s@un)
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to sow (c+m)
a) spread: seeds = seminare b) figurative: implant/introduce = disseminare Oliver sowed doubt in Rachel's mind. The troublemakers sowed discontent among the villagers. sow/sowed/sown (s@u/s@ud/s@un)
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racist/racism
reisist/ˈreɪsɪz@m
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cavarsela/cavarsela da soli (formal and informal)
formal = manage on your own informal = handle yourself
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stupire essere stupito
to amaze/astonish/shock @meiz to be amazed
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autografo
autograph (oot@graaf)
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che danno (al cinema) ?
what's on?
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mi puoi fare un favore?
Can you do me a favour?
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Dipende cosa vuoi che faccia
It depends on what you want me to do
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Posso darti una mano? No, va tutto bene. Posso farcela, grazie
Can I give you a hand? No, It's all right. I can manage, thanks
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fling (m+c)
a) to throw something using a lot of force (scagliare/lanciare) b) to move your body (or a part of it) in a brusque manner (tuffarsi/lanciarsi/scaraventarsi) fling/flung/flung
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lay (m+c)
a) to put someone or something down carefully into a flat position (stendere/distendere/spiegare) b) lay st on s = (blame, stress: assign) He would usually lay the blame on his sister. lay/laid/laid
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lie (m+c)
a) essere sdraiato, essere disteso = to be in a flat position on a surface b) (be situated) = essere/stare/trovarsi lie/lay/lain
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mislead (m+c)
a) ingannare (deceive) b) to bring in the wrong direction or give the wrong idea mislead/misled/misled
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rid (m+c)
a) to free of/clear of = liberare da rid s/st from s/st We haven't managed to rid all the children of their head lice yet. b) to get rid of st (informal) = to remove or throw away something unwanted: I used weedkiller to get rid of the weeds in the garden. to sell an old or unwanted possession: Have you managed to get rid of your old Volvo yet? c) to get rid of s (informal) = to send away someone annoying or to persuade (p@sweid) them to leave: We got rid of our unwelcome guests by saying we had to go to bed. rid/rid/rid
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seek (m+c)
a) to try to achieve or get something = essere alla ricerca di/essere in cerca di She seeks fame and fortune b) look for st = cercare The detective is seeking some clues to the crime. seek/sought/sought
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shear (m+c)
a) to cut off the hair or wool = tosare shear/sheared/sheared
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shed (m+c)
a) perdere (pelo, foglie, peso etc.) b) light: cast st on s/st = illuminare/diffondere su qualcosa The sun shed its rays on the small courtyard. c) cambiare la pelle/fare la muta shed/shed/shed
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to sink (c)
sink/sank/sunk
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to slay (m+c)
a) to kill violently = slay/slew/slain b) figurative: to impress strongly or to make a strong impression with something = to slay s: slay/slayed/slayed Her captivating performance on stage truly slayed the audience, leaving them in awe of her talent.
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to sling (m+c)
to throw, cast, or hurl something with a forceful sweeping motion = lanciare/catapultare/fiondare (like fling) sling/slung/slung
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to smite (m+c)
a) Biblical, archaic: kill/strike down = distruggere/sgominare b) archaic = strike/hit = colpire, percuotere Zeus smote the young soldier with a bolt of lightning. smite/smote/smitten
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to sting (c)
sting/stung/stung
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to spit (c)
spit/ spat/ spat
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to split (c)
split/split/split
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to strike (c)
strike/struck/struck
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to sting (c)
sting/stung/stung
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to string (m+c)
a) incordare (musical instrument, racket, etc.) b) (thread onto string) Yvonne strung the beads to make a necklace. Yvonne infilò le perline per fare una collana. string/strung/strung
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to swell (c)
swell/swelled/swollen
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to wed (m+c)
a) get married/ get married to = Steve wed his childhood sweetheart. b) formal or dialect (officiate at marriage of) = unire in matrimonio The registrar wed the young couple. Il funzionario comunale unì la coppia in matrimonio. wed/wed/wed
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rendendo più conveniente comprare un biglietto di ritorno con andata
making it more convenient to buy a return ticket
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incustodito
unattended (an@t@@ndid)
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durante una settimana (over...)
over the course of a week
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tra i 5 ed i 6 anni
between the ages of 5 and 6
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mi piacerebbe che mi sentissi meglio
I wish I was feeling better
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luxury (pr)
lakshri
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woman (pr)
wum@n
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pastor (pr)
paast@
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to sell out
a) all be sold = vendere tutto/esaurire It's always annoying b) figurative, slang (betray) = tradire c) sell st out = svendere
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to live in your car (synonym)
to live out of someone's car I've been living out of my car ever since I was evicted from my apartment.
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eliminate (pr)
ilimineit
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improbabile
improbable (improb@bl)
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ghiacciato/gelato
icy (aisi)
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throw off
a) to get rid of = sbarazzarsi/disfarsi She finally managed to throw off her cold b) If you throw off your clothes, you take them off quickly and carelessly = togliersi/levarsi di dosso They threw off their clothes and jumped in the sea. c) throw something/someone off = to escape from something or someone following you: They threw the police off the scent by travelling on false passports. c) throw off something/someone = to cause an amount to be wrong or a person to be confused: They left very rich people out of the study so their spending would not throw off the results.
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to show support for someone who is doing something difficult --> tifare per qualcuno
to root for someone I'm rooting for you!
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sacked dismissed (dismis)
a sack = UK, informal (dismissed from job) dismiss: a) licenziare b) dismiss s from st = rimuovere qualcuno da qualcosa The board of governors dismissed Ellen from her job as school secretary because of her poor timekeeping. c) (release, allow to leave) = congedare d) (reject: idea) = scartare/rigettare
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split up
a) (share out) = dividere/suddividere The thieves decided to split up the money equally among themselves. b) informal(couple: separate) = break up
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bleak
a) If a place is bleak, it is empty, and not welcoming or attractive: The house stands on a bleak, windswept hilltop. b) If a situation is bleak, there is little or no hope for the future (cupo/tetro): The economic outlook is bleak.
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thoroughly syn?
thar@li exhaustively (igzoostiv) = meticolosamente/a fondo
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attento alla testa! concorrente
mind your head! contestant (k@ntestnt)
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demise
a) the death of a person: Much has been written about the circumstances surrounding her demise. b) demise of = the end of something that was previously considered to be powerful, such as a business, industry, or system The demise of the company was sudden and unexpected.
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sight
a) eyesight = vista b) view = vista/panorama c) (spectacle, [sth] to see) = spettacolo (anche ironico) Then he came out with his shirt unbuttoned. What a sight that was! d) mirino = sight/gunsight
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to go round
a) to rotate = girare/roteare/girare intorno The baby watched the top go round and laughed. Each of the beautifully painted horses became visible as the carousel went around b) (be in a state habitually) = andarsene in giro He goes around looking filthy. c) bastare per tutti Do you think there'll be enough loaves and fishes to go around? d) (illness: be transmitted) = propagarsi/diffondersi There's a nasty strain of flu going around.
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