La Strangera Flashcards

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Spazzola

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Hairbrush

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Staccarle la testa

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Snap its head off

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Fitta

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Cramp

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Pezzata

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Spotted cow

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Non me la conta giusto

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It doesn’t seem right, something is off

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Mansueto

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Tame, docile

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Le tende del soggiorno

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Living room curtains

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Rognoso

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Troublesome

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Prendere la briga

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Take the trouble

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Digrignare i denti

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Grind your teeth

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Trucioli

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Shavings, sawdust

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Rudere

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A ruin (of a building)

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Marcio

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Rotting

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Slavina

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Avalanche

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Bando per la gestione

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The right to manage (.e.g a rifugio, a beach bar)

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Incedere

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Cadence

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Mansioni della giornata

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Tasks of the day

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Bergera

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Female shepherd

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Alpeggio

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Mountain pasture

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Giornata tersa

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Clear/ fair day

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Sterrata

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Dirt road

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Fuoristrada

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ATV

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Al trecce

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In braids

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Ardito

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Bold

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Polpastrello
Finger pads
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Origliare
Eavesdrop
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Tarássaco
Dandelion
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Assenzio
Absinthe
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Zigomi
Cheekbones
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Mascella
Jaw
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Tirare qualcuno in causa
Bring someone in (e.g to a conversation)
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L'umido
Compost/wet waste
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Scortato da
Escorted by
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Di primo acchito
At first glance, upon first impression
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Badare a
Pay attention to
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Inorridito
Horrified
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Cimelio storico
Historic relic
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Salpare
To set sail, weigh anchor
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Approdare
To dock, to arrive
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sfoggiare
show off/sport/display
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Ammaccato
Dented
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Vernice
Varnish
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Paraurti
Bumper
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Ariete di sfondamento
Bartering ram
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Pattuito
Agreed-upon
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Una mazzetta di contanti
A stack of bills
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Alla calcagna
Close behind / on one's heels
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Gancio da traino
Trailer hitch
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È una draga
It's a beast
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La versione scadente
The cheap (poor man's) version
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Porta del retro
Back door
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Retro
The back part
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Sgangherato
Rickety / (literally) unhinged
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Agganciare il carrello
Hook up the trailer
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Lampadario
Chandelier
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Moquette
Carpet
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Cappello a tesa larga
Wide brimmed hat
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Pantaloni con le pinces
Pleated pants
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Gli ammortizzatori
The suspension / shock absorbers
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Sballotare
Bounce around
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Sobbalzare
To jerk
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Schiantarsi contro
To crash against
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Il primo tratto
The first stretch (eg of a road or path)
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Faggio
Beech tree
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Scottare
Burn, scorch
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Sospingere
To push but often implies a sustained, continuous pushing rather than a single shove
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Scanalature
Grooves, ruts
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Bega
Quarrel, annoyance
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Altrove
From elswhere
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Sbandare / prendersi una sbandata per qcuno
Swerve, skid / fall for someone
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Cancrena
Gangrene
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Tenere l'occhio
Keep an eye on
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Brucare erba
To graze
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Dentro con tutte le scarpe
In with both feet
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Mungere
To milk
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Arriciare il labbro
Curl your lip
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Scandagliare
Scan, look over
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Versante
Slope
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Scavallare
To go up and over something, to dig in
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Strada tacciata
Road / Path markec
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Felce
Fern
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Stinco
Shin
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Con più lena di prima
With more oomph than before
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Permaloso
Prickly (like a person)
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Un tratto ripido
A steep part
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Formicolare
To tingle
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Avezzo a
Accustomed to
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Non te li aspetti mai
You never expect them
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Sbeccato
Chipped
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Tratti spogli
Bare patches
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Arbusto
Shrub
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Un luogo in cui speravi il tempo si fermasse
A place you hoped time would stand still
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Pelo folto
Thick hair
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Altezzoso
Haughty
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Un'incombenza imprevista
An unexpected task
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Già di tempo ce n'è poco così
There's little enough time as it is
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Ci manca solo che...
The last thing we need is
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Attanagliato dai dubbi
Gripped with doubt
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Cedere all'impeto
Give in to the impulse
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una bella rogna
A big bitch
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Prima che me ne rendessi conto
Before I knew it
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Marsupio
Fanny pack
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Una constatazione sciocca
Silly observation
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Per tirar su due soldi
To raise a bit of money
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Portarselo a presso
To take it with you
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Tonfi
Thuds
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Tentennare
To hesitate
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Mi scocciava chiedere
It bothered me to ask
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Raggomitolarsi
To curl up
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Mi ci abituo
I get used to it
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Ripensare a
Think back to
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Farmi scuotere sino alla viscere
Shake me to the bones
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Un trampolino di lancio
Stepping stone
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Restio a
Hesitant to
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La luce si fa flebile
The light grows faint
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Una mannaia
Executioner's axe
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La iride
Iris (of eyes)
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Sgranare gli occhi
Open your eyes wide
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Sussultare
Whisper
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Impedirgli di
To keep someone from (verb)
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Gli autoctoni
The natives
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Fiammante
Brand new, shiny
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Tendere un agguato a qcuno
Ambush someone
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Sporgere
Protrude
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Arrivare in scaglioni
Arrive in waves
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Pavoneggiarsi
To strut around, show off
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Dai meandri di
From the depths of
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Eppure
And yet
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Sbadigliare
Yawn
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Non c'entra
Have nothing to do with
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Stare appresso a
To keep up with
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Nominare
To mention
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Essere in travaglio
Be in labor
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Scarmigliato
Tangled, messy (hair)
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A menadito
In great detail
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Col cavolo (cazzo) che + verb
There's no way in hell
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Strapiombo
Cliff face
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Pale
Blades (helicopter, fan)
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Nelle veste di
In the role of
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Al posto di
In Place of
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In infradito
In flipflops
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Esiguo
Limited
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Colto alla sprovvista
Taken by surprise
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Demordere
To let it go
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Se l'è presa alla morte
To be angry to death
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Attizzare la miccia
Light the fuse
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Addirittura un altro...
A whole 'nother
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Ciuffo
Tuft (of hair)
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Pezzato
With marks, mottled
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Sorbirsi
Endure
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Frecciatine
Zings
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Ghignare
Giggle
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Spago
Thread
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Agghindato
Dressed up
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Colletto / giracollo nk
Collar (of a dress shirt / of a sweater or T-shirt)
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Vestito di tutto punto
Dressed with care (precisely, not fancy)
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Quota
Altitude
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Accusare il colpo
To feel the blow
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Infierire
To push the point, insist - esp on someone's weak point
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Dettato da
Due to
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Piccionaia
Attic or nosebleed seats
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Sfidare il pericolo
Brave the danger
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Ed. E va co. ,
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Sottosopra
Upside down
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Il davanzale
Windowsill
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Finire in malora
Go down the drain
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Mi illudeva
I was under the impression
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Mi impedii di
I prevented myself from
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A braccia conserte
With folded arms
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Colla
Glue
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Burrasca
Gale
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Mi vuoi cacciare?
You want to kick me out?
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Foschia
Mist
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Gambe accavallate
Crossed legs
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Rammaricato
Regretful
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Rabbonirlo
To appease him
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Ho dal tempo da recuperare
I have time to make up for
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Ma si può sapere che vuoi
What do you want anyway
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Tratti
Facial features
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Chino su di
Leaning over
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Mi stringeva la spalla
He squeezed my shoulder
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Ritentare la sorte
Give something another shot, try your luck again
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Immedesimarsi in
Immerse yourself in
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Appartarsi
To seclude yourself, withdraw
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Piglia
Pillar
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Rovente
Burning hot
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Incanalare La Furia
Channel rage
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In balia di
At the mercy of, in the grip of
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Colla
Rage
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Il fiele
Bile
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Ramingo
Roaming
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Pucciare dei biscotti nella tazza
Dip your cookies in the cup
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Ingurgitarlo in un sol boccone
Swallowed it in one gulp
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Per poco
Almost
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Qucosa va di traverso
Almost choke on something
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Ovattare
muffle
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Candeggiare
Bleach
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Manco fossimo in un film
As if we were in a movie
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Pigliare qualcuno per il culo
Take the piss of someone
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La grinze della fronte
Forehead wrinkles
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Lo strofinaccio
Dishrag
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Grembiule
Apron
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Gracchiare
The croak or cry, literally a ravens call
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Fila via!
Scram!
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Reggere il confronto con
To compare to, hold up against
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Reputare qcosa un ...
To consider something a...
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Ma la vuoi piantare
Will you cut it out
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Gesti scaramantici
Superstitious gestures
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La iella
Jinx, bad luck
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Incaponare in un problema
To tackle a problem
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Giungere a una soluzione
Reach a solution
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Arrancare per
Trudge through
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Fatti dare una mano
Get some help
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Impostare il timer
Set the timer
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Il diminuire dell'affluenza
Decreased turnout
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Il riassestarsi
The readjustment
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Moscio
Sluggish
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Strappare qcosa da
Tear something away from
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Irrinciatrabile
Unreachable, untraceable
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La cinghia monospalle
Shoulder strap
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Chiodi
Nails
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Pinze
Pliers
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chiave inglese
Wrench
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Tenere a bada
Keep at bay
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Accorgersi
Notice, realize
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abbrustolita
Toasted
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Viso tondo
Round face
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Il fare schietto
Blunt manner
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Schermidore
Fencer
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Stoccate
Strikes, blows
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Incorniciato da
Framed by
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L'orlo
Brim, brink
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All'altro capo
In the other end (of the line)
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vesciche
Blisters
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L'arrampicata
Rock climbing
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Frastagliato
Jagged
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Argini
Banks (of a lake)
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Raddrizzarsi
Straighten up
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Angosciare
To stress out
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Strusciarsi a
To rub gently against
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Voce affannata
Breathless voice
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Stravaccato
Sprawled, slumped
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Schioccare le dita
Snap your fingers
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Ripigliarsi
Pull yourself together
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Battenti
Foothills
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Chiudere di scatto
Snap shut
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Avvinto da
Overcome by
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Tarantolato
Wild, frenzied
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Baldanza
Audacity
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Smontare
Take down
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Inanellare
To string together or to rattle off
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Una salopette
Overalls
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La brua
Caterpillar/bulldozer
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Una manciata
A handful
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A mo' di
As if it were
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Tosaerba
Lawnmower
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Arguzia
Cleverness, wit
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Sfiancarsi
To exhaust yourself
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Sfogarsi
To let it all out
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I rilevamenti
Measurements
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Ringhiare
Snarl, growl
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Fenomeno da baraccone
Freak show attraction
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Trastullare
Frolic
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Insidiare
To lurk, lie in wait
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L'inghippo
The snag
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Qui si insidia l'inghippo
Here lies the rub
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Ammaliato
Enchanted
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Uno spremiagrumi
A juicer
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Un cavatappo
Corkscrew
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Di zecca
Brand new
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Il sughero
The cork
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Ramanzina
Lecture