B7

Question 1

cause

Answer 1

kooz

a) to cause = to make something happen, especially something bad = causare/provocare

b) someone or something that makes something happen = causa

c) a reason to feel something (not plural) =
There is no cause for alarm.

d) a reason for doing something, especially one that involves helping other people = causa

The money will go to charity – it’s a good cause.

Question 2

possa io trovare la pace!

Answer 2

Let me find peace

Question 3

banner

Answer 3

baen@
a) a long piece of cloth, often stretched between poles, with a message written on it
= striscione

b) a military flag.

Question 4

undress

Answer 4

andres

a) to remove your clothes or someone else’s clothes = spogliarsi/svestirsi

I undressed and went to bed.
I got undressed and went to bed

b) to take the clothes off (a person) = spogliare/svestire

She undressed the child

Question 5

not + adjective

Answer 5

non-adjective –> ex. non-negotiable, non-academic etc.

Question 6

to extort

Answer 6

ikstoot
a) to get something by force or threats = estorcere

extort something from someone = He was part of a plot to extort money from his brother.

Question 7

chestnut

Answer 7

) (edible nut: sweet chestnut) = castagna

b) (tree: bears sweet chestnuts) = castagno

c) uncountable (wood of chestnut tree) = legno di castagno

Question 8

command

Answer 8

k@maand

a) an order, especially one given by a soldier:

at someone’s command = You will run forward at (= when you hear) my command
.
give the command = When I give the command, fire!

obey a command = He hated being in the army because he had to obey commands.

b) control over someone or something and responsibility for him, her, or it:

have command over =
Colonel Sailing has command over the Guards Regiment.

in command of = Ronnie found himself in command of 250 men.

take command of = Lee took command of the Confederate Army in 1862.

under the command of = The soldiers were under the command of a tough sergeant major.

c) a great knowledge of a subject and an ability to use that knowledge:

have a command of = She has an impressive command of the English language.

d) an instruction to a computer to perform a particular action

Question 9

puoi migliorare il tuo inglese leggendo di più

Answer 9

you can improve your English by reading more

Question 10

careless

Answer 10

a) not giving enough attention to what you are doing = imprudente/trascurato

b) not careful (enough) = disattento/sbadato
a careless worker

Question 11

buona educazione

è buona educazione

Answer 11

good manners
I was impressed by the children’s good manners at the dinner table.

it’s good manners
In many countries, it is not good manners to eat with your fingers.

Question 12

evidence vs proof

Answer 12

evidence (evidns) (uncountable) = indizio
proof (uncountable) = prova

Question 13

be more likely to do st

Answer 13

ssere più propenso/più probabile

As a result, young women may also be more likely to hold student loan debt.

Question 14

pieno
ripieno (cibo)

Answer 14

adj: stuffed/filled

a carafe filled with water

b) stuffing = a mixture containing eg breadcrumbs, spices, sausage-meat etc, used for stuffing chickens etc

c) filling = anything used to fill

d) topping = food: top layer

Question 15

elemosinare

elemosina

dare l’elemosina

Answer 15

a) mendicare = beg/panhandle
b) chiedere implorando = beg for st/ beg

a) charity/donation/handout - char@ti/d@uneish@n

b) offerta durante la massa = alms (aamz)

c) figurato, spregiativo (dono fatto sprezzantemente = handout/charity

I prefer to get by on my own rather than ask for handouts.

d) figurato, spregiativo (compenso irrisorio) = pittance (pitns)/drop in the bucket/chicken feed

These funds allocated to the Veneto region are a shameful pittance.

to give charity/alms/handouts

Question 16

emorragia

Answer 16

medical and figurative = hemorrhage (hemrij)/bleeding/drain

Question 17

feed

Answer 17

alimentare/nutrire

a) to give food to a person, group, or animal:

• feed someone/something on something = If you feed your dog on biscuits, it’s not surprising he’s so fat.

feed something to someone/something = The kids love feeding bread to the duck

feed yourself = Most babies can feed themselves by the time they’re a year old.

b) to produce or supply enough food for someone or something:
feed itself = If agriculture was more of a priority, the country would easily be able to feed itself.

c) to give a plant substances that will help it grow:
Don’t forget to feed the tomatoes.

d) to be enough food for a group of people or animals:
This amount of pasta won’t feed ten people.

e) to supply something to a person or thing, or put something into a machine or system, especially in a regular or continuous way:

feed st to s = to supply

be fed into = The vegetables are fed into the machine at this end.

be fed to =The images are fed over satellite networks to broadcasters throughout the world.

[ + two objects ] = A member of staff had been feeding the newspaper information/feeding information to the newspaper.

feed into = Several small streams feed into (= join) the river near here.

f) to put fuel on or inside something that burns, to keep it burning:

Remember to feed the fire while I’m out.

g) (food for animals) = foraggio

Question 18

non stai prestando abbastanza attenzione nel fare qualcosa

Answer 18

You’re not paying enough attention to doing something

Question 19

trivial

Answer 19

a) having little value or importance = irrilevante/di poco conto

Sexual harassment in the workplace is not a trivial matter.

b) A trivial problem is easy to solve = banale/frivolo/triviale

Getting computers to understand human language is not a trivial problem.

c) (interested in small matters) = superficiale/leggero

The village gossips were trivial people.

Question 20

pettegole

Answer 20

gossips

Question 21

antique

Answer 21

antiik

a) an object that is old, and often rare or beautiful = oggetto antico/pezzo d’antiquariato

b) old and often rare or beautiful = antico

c) (of a shop etc) dealing in antiques

antique furniture = mobili d’antiquariato
antique shop

Question 22

to flinch

Answer 22

to make a sudden movement back or away in fear, pain etc = ritrarsi/sussultare/sobbalzare

Question 23

cocoa (pr)

Answer 23

k@uk@u

Question 24

sabotare/sabotaggio

Answer 24

sab@taaj

a) to sabotage = sabotare/compromettere (to undermine/to obstruct)

b) sabotage = sabotaggio (undermining/obstruction)

Question 25

delicious (pr)

Answer 25

dilish@s

Question 26

texture

Answer 26

tekstch@ a) (of surface) the way something feels when touched, eaten etc= consistenza/apparenza/trama b) (of food) = consistenza c) figurative (character) = struttura/aspetto This book gives an idea of the texture of life in a remote village in the early twentieth century.

Question 27

tuxedo

Answer 27

taksiid@u smoking (l'intero completo)

Question 28

spree

Answer 28

sprii a) a short period of doing a particular activity much more than is usual: I went on a drinking/shopping/spending spree on Saturday. 20 people were shot dead in the city, making it the worst killing spree since the riots.

Question 29

sturdy

Answer 29

st@@di a) very strong and solid = robusto/solido b) strong and healthy = rovbusto/vigoroso

Question 30

alimentare

Answer 30

A) feed/nourish (narish) b) figurato (fomentare/istigare) = stoke (st@uk)/foment (f@ument)/foster (fost@)/feed c) alimentarsi (nutrirsi) = eat/ nourish yourself/ feed yourself c) adj (relativo agli alimenti) = food (ex. food industry) d) alimentari (cibi) = food/groceries

Question 31

overt

Answer 31

not concealed = aperto/manifesto/dichiarato

Question 32

skull (pr)

Answer 32

skal

Question 33

difficult to do and causing a lot of worry or anxiety (angzai@ti)

Answer 33

nerve-racking/wracking

Question 34

serratura

Answer 34

lock

Question 35

to meet someone, especially by chance

Answer 35

- cross someone's path/cross paths with someone I hope I don't cross his path/cross paths with him again.

Question 36

passaparola

Answer 36

word of mouth In the end word of mouth distorted the boss' words.

Question 37

salivare

Answer 37

a) adj = salivary (saliv@ri) b) verb = to salivate (saliveit)

Question 38

briciola

Answer 38

a) di pane = crumb (kram) b) estensione (pezzettino di [qc]) - scrap/morsel (moosl) All I need is a morsel (or: scrap) of your fortune.

Question 39

preparare

Answer 39

a) (disporre, allestire) = prepare/arrange/set up/organise b) addrestrare = train/coach to do st c) study = prepare for/study for d) figurative (avere in serbo) = have in store I have a surprise in store for her birthday. e) cucinare = prepare/cook f) predisporsi per = prepare/get ready She's busy getting her things ready (or getting ready)

Question 40

andando e tornando da lavoro

Answer 40

going to and from work

Question 41

immersione subacquea (sport)

Answer 41

scuba diving (skuub@)

Question 42

dare/lasciare il tempo

Answer 42

allow time Wait three to five minutes to allow time for the results to appear

Question 43

foolish

Answer 43

a) unwise = stolto/sciocco b) ridiculous = assurdo/insensato

Question 44

iniziare/cominciare da

Answer 44

begin by doing st When learning a new recipe, it is best to begin by reading all the way through.

Question 45

fallire nel fare qualcosa

Answer 45

fail in doing st She failed in giving him a daughter

Question 46

fancy

Answer 46

a) (elaborately decorative) b) (expensive, high quality) c) imagination He would paint whatever caught his fancy. d) UK (whim) = capriccio He was seized by a sudden fancy to go swimming, so he took the day off work. e) informal = to fancy st/doing st (like, want) Do you fancy a round of golf this afternoon? I fancy going out for a meal this evening.

Question 47

mark

Answer 47

a) a dirty area on something = macchia (spot/stain) b) voto (school) d) a stain = segno c) to mark (to read a piece of written work and write on it how good or bad it is) = correggere I marked essays last night. d) to mark = to show where something is by drawing or putting something somewhere = segnare I marked my street on the map for you.

Question 48

to make it up

Answer 48

a) to become friends again after a quarrel = riconciliarsi It’s time you two made it up (with each other). b) to give compensation or make amends for something = compensare I’m sorry – I’ll make it up to you somehow.

Question 49

let down

Answer 49

a) to lower = abbassare She let down the blind. b) to disappoint = deludere You must give a film show at the party – you can’t let the children down (noun let-down) c) to make flat by allowing the air to escape = sgonfiare When he got back to his car, he found that some children had let his tyres/tires down. d) to make longer = allungare She had to let down the child’s skirt

Question 50

data (pr)

Answer 50

deit@

Question 51

wrongdoing

Answer 51

a) uncountable (criminal behaviour) = illecito/violazione b) (morally wrong act) = misfatto/malefatta

Question 52

settle

Answer 52

a) If you settle an argument, you stop the problem and stop arguing. = risolvere b) to start living somewhere that you are going to live for a long time = stabilirsi/sistemarsi Finally he settled in Vienna. c) to decide or arrange something = decidere/stabilire d) to relax into a comfortable position = sistemarsi She settled herself into the chair. e) settle a bill = to pay the money that you owe = saldare un conto I’ve got some bills to settle.

Question 53

to set

Answer 53

a) to arrange a time when something will happen = fissare/stabilire Should we set a date for the next meeting? The next meeting is set for 6 February. b) If a book, play, or movie is set in a place or period of time, the story happens there or at that time. = ambientare It’s a historical adventure set in India in the 1940s. c) to make a piece of equipment ready to be used = mettere a punto/regolare He set the alarm for 7 a.m. d) set someone free = rilasciare qualcuno e) set fire to something = appiccare il fuoco a qualcosa f) set the table = apparecchiare g) If a liquid substance sets, it becomes solid = solidificarsi/rassodarsi h) tramonare/tramonto i) UK If you set work or an exam at a school or college, you ask the students to do it = assegnare Mr Harley forgot to set us any science homework.

Question 54

inconsiderate

Answer 54

ink@nsidr@t adj = sconsiderato

Question 55

bound to do st/to be bound to happen

Answer 55

informal (likely or certain to do st/happen)

Question 56

la mia casa è facile da raggiungere da qui

Answer 56

My house is easy to get to from here

Question 57

to outstay

Answer 57

a) If you outstay something, you stay longer than is allowed by or for it Immigration officers are cracking down on visitors who outstay their visas b) to continue longer than another person or competitor: The dictator outstayed dozens of other leaders.

Question 58

aftermath

Answer 58

aaft@math a) uncountable: the situation etc resulting from an important, especially unpleasant, event = postumi/conseguenze The country is still suffering from the aftermath of the war. b) in the aftermath = (following a disaster) c) in the aftermath of st = in seguito a /all'indomani di In the aftermath of the hurricane, many people had to live in temporary accommodation while their homes were rebuilt.

Question 59

to allow someone or something to enter to allow a person or animal to leave somewhere, especially by opening a door or to cause something to come out It means you will leave by yourself. Instead of someone formally walking you out of there house.

Answer 59

let someone/something in/into She opened the door and let me in. et s/st out He let the air out of the balloon. let myself/yourself etc. out

Question 60

to go to the door of the building with someone who does not live or work there, when they are leaving = accompagnare fuori accompagnare dentro

Answer 60

show someone out show someone in/into

Question 61

bang

Answer 61

a) to bang = to make a loud noise by hitting something against something hard = battere/sbattere We heard the door bang. b) to bang = to hit part of your body against something hard = battere/sbattere Ted fell and banged his head. c) noun = a sudden loud noise = colpo/botto The door shut with a bang. d) noun = an act of suddenly hitting part of your body on something hard = botta/colpo secco She had a painful bang on her head.

Question 62

argument (fight: informal)

Answer 62

row (r@u)

Question 63

resilience (pr)

Answer 63

rizilj@ns

Question 64

acclimate

Answer 64

aeklimeit a) (become accustomed to situation) = acclimatarsi/ambientarsi b) acclimate to st = (become accustomed to [sth]) Employees soon acclimated to using hand sanitizer every time they entered the building. c) acclimate s to st = make accustomed to [sth]) = far ambientare The couple were keen to acclimate their children to their new separate living arrangements.

Question 65

precedere predatare preesistere

Answer 65

a) nello spazio = to precede (prisiid) - come/go before/ahead The guide went ahead of the group. b) nel tempo = same to predate (prideit) to pre-exist (prigziist)

Question 66

figurative, informal (well done, congratulations)

Answer 66

kudos (kjuudos) Being an actor has a certain amount of kudos attached to it.

Question 67

onore/gloria

Answer 67

glory (gloori)

Question 68

mould

Answer 68

m@uld a) muffa b) (shaped container) = forma/stampo c) to mould = modellare/plasmare (also figurative) d) to mould s/st = (person, character: develop) It was his time at boarding school that moulded his character. e) mould s into st = figurative (person: help to develop) His aunts moulded him into a perfect gentleman.

Question 69

to stumble synonym?

Answer 69

stambl a) to step badly and almost fall over = inciampare b) to walk unsteadily = incespicare c) to make mistakes, or hesitate in speaking, reading aloud etc = incespicare/esitare d) noun = trip (passo falso/esitazione/incespicamento) to trip

Question 70

alongside

Answer 70

next to someone or something; A car pulled up (=accostare) alongside ours.

Question 71

quell

Answer 71

kwel a) to put an end to (a rebellion etc) by force = reprimere/soffocare b) to put an end to, or take away (a person’s fears etc) = calmare/sedare/placare

Question 72

taint

Answer 72

teint a) to taint: to spoil (something) by touching it or bringing it into contact with something bad or rotten = guastare/contaminare b) to taint: to affect (someone or something) with something evil or immoral; to corrupt = corrompere c) noun = a mark or trace of something bad, rotten or evil = ombra/macchia

Question 73

muzzle

Answer 73

a) the jaws and nose of an animal such as a dog = muso b) museruola c) the open end of the barrel of a gun etc. = bocca d) to muzzle s/st = figurative (people, press) - mettere il bavaglio/censurare

Question 74

open hand

Answer 74

open hand = generosity open-handed = generous

Question 75

to have to do something because it is your duty

Answer 75

to be duty bound to do something We are duty bound to justify how we spend our funds.

Question 76

cavolfiore

Answer 76

cauliflower (koliflau@)

Question 77

mantello

Answer 77

a) indumento = mantle/cape/cloak (kl@uk) b) pelo/pelliccia = coat/fur (f@@)/mantle c) copertura = mantle/blanket/covering

Question 78

stunt

Answer 78

a) an exciting and dangerous action that is usually done by a skilled person for a movie = acrobazia/ stun b) something that is done to get people’s attention = trovata pubblicitaria/ espediente c) to stop the normal growth or development of something = arrestare/bloccare They say that smoking stunts your growth.

Question 79

periodico (adj)

Answer 79

periodic/recurring (pi@riodik/rik@@ring)

Question 80

grandine

Answer 80

a) hail b) scarica = hail/shower una grandine/scarica di insulti: a shower of insults

Question 81

orafo/orefice

Answer 81

goldsmith

Question 82

to trump

Answer 82

figurative (outdo) = battere/sconfiggere

Question 83

hygienic (pr)

Answer 83

haijiinik

Question 84

wire

Answer 84

wai@ a) filo metallico b) electrical wire = filo elettrico c) cable = filo/cavo d) to wire = to fasten, connect etc with wire = cablare e) to wire = telegrammare - n: telegramma

Question 85

footage

Answer 85

futij a) film or videotape that shows a single event or place = filmato/video b) a part of a film or videotape

Question 86

flaky

Answer 86

fleiki a) (substance: crumbly) = coming off easily in small, flat, thin pieces: friabile/sgretolabile dry, flaky skin b) informal, figurative (person: unreliable) c) flaky pastry = pasta sfoglia

Question 87

viscido/melmoso

Answer 87

slimy (slaimi)

Question 88

pulirsi il naso pulirsi il naso con le mani

Answer 88

wipe/clean someone's nose pick someone's nose

Question 89

permit (pr)

Answer 89

p@mit

Question 90

option (pr)

Answer 90

opchn

Question 91

I am happy that someone or something is gone

Answer 91

good riddance: Our neighbors and their nasty dogs have moved out – good riddance! (era ora! finalmente!)

Question 92

numb

Answer 92

nam a) If a part of your body is numb, you cannot feel it = insensibile/intorpidito b) to numb = to make numb = intorpidire/rendere insensibile/anestetizzare c) numb to st = figurative (desensitized) = insensibile a/nei confronti di city people often become numb to the suffering of the homeless. d) numb s to st = figurative, often passive (desensitize to effects of [sth]) It's arguable that action movies numb us to the true effects of violence.

Question 93

sensitise

Answer 93

sensitaiz a) sensibilizzare b) sensitise (s) to st

Question 94

mina vagante = figurative ([sb] who is unpredictable)

Answer 94

loose cannon

Question 95

muratore

Answer 95

bricklayer/construction worker

Question 96

fuzzy

Answer 96

fazi a) (fluffy) = peloso b) figurative (idea, memory: vague) = sfocato/nebbioso/confuso c) (sight, vision: blurry (bl@@ri)) = sfocato d) (hair: tightly curled) = crespo e) (not clear) = confuso/ambiguo The professor gave a fuzzy explanation that the students didn't really understand.

Question 97

slang ([sb] eccentric)

Answer 97

oddball = tipo strambo/eccentrico

Question 98

piuma d'oca/piumino d'oca

Answer 98

goose down

Question 99

cuisine (pr)

Answer 99

kwiziin

Question 100

reclamo/lamentela

Answer 100

complain/grievance (griiv@ns)

Question 101

disenfranchisement

Answer 101

a) the action of taking away the right to vote from a person or group (disempowerment): disenfranchisement of = He protested at what he considered the disenfranchisement of younger voters during the election campaign. b) a feeling in a person or group of having no power or opportunities, or of not being represented in the political system A sense of disenfranchisement, isolation and desperation has pushed people to the edge.