collocations Flashcards

1
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soddisfare le aspettative

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come up to expectation

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2
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scioperare

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come out on strike

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3
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subire pressione

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come under pressure

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4
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ereditare una fortuna

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come into a fortune

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5
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emergere

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come to light

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6
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disfarsi

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come undone

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7
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tornare utile

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come in useful

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8
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dalle stelle alle stalle

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come down in the world

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9
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realizzare

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come to realise

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10
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entrare in vigore

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come into force

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11
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rimanere in punizione

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keep in detention

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12
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parlare seriamente

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speak in earnest

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13
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pagare in anticipo

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pay in advance

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14
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supportare

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come out in simpathy

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15
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rispetto a

A

in comparison

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16
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essere compiaciuti in un certo senso

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enjoy in a way

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17
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essere incaricati

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be in charge of something

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18
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in risposta a

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in response to

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19
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fare da soli

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single-hand

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20
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congratularsi

A

hand it someone

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21
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imparare qualcosa di pratico

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turn rhe hand about something

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22
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prepotente

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high-handed

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23
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avvantaggiare qualcuno

A

play into someone’s hand

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24
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veterano / esperto

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old- hand

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25
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fare un grande applauso

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give someone a big hand

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26
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fuori controllo

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out of hand

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27
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non perdere la capacità

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keep a hand in

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28
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dare carta bianca

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give a free hand

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29
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portare un ramoscello

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carry a twig

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30
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fare un bruco nel tronco

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make a hole in the trunk

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31
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cariola lungo la tavola

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wheelbarrow along a plan

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32
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sventolare la bacchetta

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wave the wand

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33
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trave di quercia

A

oak beam

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34
Q

canna da pesca

A

fishing rod

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35
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cancello

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gate post

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36
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camminare col bastne

A

walk with a stick

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37
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cima del palo

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top of the pole

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38
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non invidiabile

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unenviable

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39
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non accompaganto

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unaccompanied

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40
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disinibito

A

unihibited

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41
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infondato

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unfounded

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42
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insopportabile

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inbearable

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43
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senza dubbio

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undoubtedly

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44
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non fraintendibile

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unmistakable

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45
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ingiustificabile

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unjustifiable

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46
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senza precedenti

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unprecedented

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47
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inqualificato

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unqualified

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48
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vacillare

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stagger

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49
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correre con fretta

A

dash

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50
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scendere

A

alight

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51
Q

zoppicare

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limp

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52
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vagabondare

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stroll

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53
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scivolare

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slip

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54
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strisciare

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creep

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55
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indugiare

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linger

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56
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essere licenziato

A

get the sack

57
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deprimere

A

let you down

58
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invevitabile

A

there’s no getting away from it

59
Q

vendicarsi

A

get you own back

60
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accelerare

A

get up speed

61
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far passare l’idea

A

get the idea across

62
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procurarsi

A

get hold of

63
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capirsi subito

A

get it straight

64
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verde d’invidia

A

gree with envy

65
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raramente

A

once in a blue moon

66
Q

privilegiare

A

give the read carpet treatment

67
Q

infastidito

A

browned off

68
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inaspettatamente

A

out of the blue

69
Q

colletti bianchi (impegiati)

A

white-collar workers

70
Q

spargere la voce

A

paint the town red

71
Q

essere inesperti

A

still green

72
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senza fiato

A

blue n the face

73
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essere al rosso

A

fall into the red

74
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mi farebbe comodo

A

i could realy do with something

75
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senza ombra di dubbio

A

beyond a shadow of doubt

76
Q

è tutto

A

that covers everything

77
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per quanto ti riguarda

A

for all you know

78
Q

per certi vrsi lo è

A

as far as it goes, it is

79
Q

non ti dà il diritto

A

it doesn’t give you the right

80
Q

sembra che la speranza stia svanendo

A

hope appears to be fading

81
Q

è probbaile che

A

chanches are

82
Q

andare fino in fondo

A

see it throughv

83
Q

vedere giorni migliori

A

see better days

84
Q

vedere qualcuno per l’ultima volta

A

see the last of someone

85
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concordare

A

see eye to eye over a matter

86
Q

vedere il lato positivo

A

see the funny side

87
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arrabbiarsi

A

see red

88
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avere volontà di fare qualcosa

A

see one’s way to

89
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vedere spesso qualcuno

A

see alot of someone

90
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realizzare

A

see the light

91
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avere allucinazioni

A

see thingsd

92
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diligente

A

dutiful

93
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discreto

A

tactful

94
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fantasiosi

A

fanciful

95
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pietoso

A

pitiful

96
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staccare dall’ordinario

A

out and about

97
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insolito

A

out of character

98
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fouri mano

A

out of the way

99
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fuori portata

A

out of range

100
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sproporzionato

A

out of all proportion

101
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in sciopero

A

out on strike

102
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on its own merits

A

per i propri meriti

103
Q

on my retirement

A

quando sono andato in pensione

104
Q

on a regular basis

A

su base regolare

105
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on loan

A

in prestito

106
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on the premises

A

sul posto

107
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on good terms

A

in buoni rapporti

108
Q

on the verge of something

A

al limite di qualcosa

109
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for one

A

per quanto mi riguarda

110
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one-sided

A

unilaterale

111
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one in three

A

uno su tre

112
Q

one-off payment

A

pagamento una tantum (solo una volta)

113
Q

all in one

A

tutto in unoo

114
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one by one

A

uno ad uno

115
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strada a senso unico

A

one-way street

116
Q

avere problemi con la macchina

A

break down

117
Q

senza pausa

A

without a break

118
Q

a velocità elevate

A

at breakneck speed

119
Q

rompere il ghiaccio

A

break the ice

120
Q

dare una svolta decisiva

A

make a breakthrough

121
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interrompere

A

break off

122
Q

infrazione dei ladri

A

a break-in

123
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informare

A

break the newsb

124
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fare bu se fa cagare

A

booing

125
Q

brusio

A

buzzing

126
Q

stridere di freni

A

screech of brakes

127
Q

cgolio della porta

A

door squeaking

128
Q

tonfo

A

thud

129
Q

ronzio

A

whirring sound

130
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schianto

A

crash

131
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sibilo

A

hissing sound

132
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tintinnio

A

tinkling

133
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frastuono

A

clatter

134
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la memoria è peggiorata

A

memory is worse

135
Q

porta i saluti da parte mia

A

remember me to someone

136
Q

non avere più ricordi di

A

have no memory of

137
Q

dimenticarsi completamente

A

something has slipped my mind

138
Q

riportare alla mente

A

bring to mind

139
Q

essere smemorati

A

be forgetful