2023-03

Question 1

turn in the pool

Answer 1

la virata in piscina

Question 2

they turn a blind eye

Answer 2

chiudono un occhio

Question 3

a goldmine

Answer 3

una miniera d’oro

Question 4

a bunch of grapes

Answer 4

grappolo d’uva

Question 5

bargain (shredded) prices

Answer 5

prezzi stracciati

Question 6

a pitcher of water

Answer 6

una brocca d’acqua

Question 7

This is/was so worth the effort (wait).

Answer 7

È proprio valsa la pena aspettare. (vale la pena)

Question 8

who cares

Answer 8

chi se ne frega

Question 9

an egg, scrambled eggs

Answer 9

un uovo, uova strapazzate

Question 10

near the waterfront

Answer 10

a ridosso del lungomare

Question 11

basket for cats.
cardboard boxes

Answer 11

cesto per gatti
scatoloni di cartone

Question 12

You chicken out (do it down) every time.

Answer 12

Te la fai sotto ogni volta.

Question 13

I need a blanket

Answer 13

mi serva una coperta

Question 14

suitable for minors

Answer 14

adatto ai minori

Question 15

related in the middle of nowhere

Answer 15

imparentati nel bel mezzo del nulla/niente

Question 16

peas, willy, Biggus Dickus

Answer 16

piselli, pisellino, Marco Pisellonio

Question 17

How much do I owe you? An arm and a leg?

Answer 17

Quanto le devo? Costa un occhio della testa?

Question 18

theft, removal, bank heist

Answer 18

furto, sottrazione, colpo in banca

Question 19

hare

Answer 19

lepre

Question 20

clock change, daylight saving

Answer 20

cambio dell’ora (legale)

Question 21

to be stuck-up

Answer 21

avere la puzza sotto il naso

Question 22

super busy

Answer 22

superimpegnato

Question 23

the table is laid

Answer 23

la tavola è imbandita

Question 24

correlation is not causation

Answer 24

correlazione non è causazione

Question 25

A refined language

Answer 25

Un linguaggio forbito

Question 26

a daytrip, a tour

Answer 26

una gita, un giro

Question 27

country estate, residence

Answer 27

tenuta, residenza di campagna

Question 28

The researchers have compared...

Answer 28

I ricercatori hanno confrontato ...

Question 29

as far as I'm concerned

Answer 29

per quanto mi riguarda

Question 30

today's, modern, present

Answer 30

odierno

Question 31

I'm not wanted

Answer 31

non sono gradito

Question 32

converted to Christianity

Answer 32

convertito al cristianesimo

Question 33

trade show(s)

Answer 33

fiera/e

Question 34

become popular, depopulate

Answer 34

spopolare

Question 35

And it can't come out for at least a minute.

Answer 35

E non può fuoriuscire per almeno un minuto.

Question 36

child-bride, child marriage, forced marriage, arranged marriage

Answer 36

sposa-bambina, matrimonio precoce, matrimonio forzato, matrimonio combinato

Question 37

don't back down, never surrender

Answer 37

non tirarti indietro, non arrenderti mai

Question 38

dissatisfied

Answer 38

insoddisfatto

Question 39

coward

Answer 39

codardo

Question 40

nap

Answer 40

pisolino, pennichella

Question 41

They were hanged, a gruesome scene.

Answer 41

Furono impiccati, una scena raccapricciante.

Question 42

my hands/knees are shaking

Answer 42

mi tremano le mani, le gambi

Question 43

we’re not guilty, it’s not our fault, we're not the ones

Answer 43

non siamo colpevoli, non è colpa nostra, non siamo quelli

Question 44

flatmate

Answer 44

coinquilino

Question 45

The milk's gone off and the laundry's starting to smell.

Answer 45

Il latte è scaduto e il bucato comincia a puzzare.

Question 46

put yourself in my shoes

Answer 46

Mettiti nei miei panni

Question 47

the tree's branches

Answer 47

i rami dell'albero

Question 48

before COVID

Answer 48

prima del Covid

Question 49

it's mouthwatering

Answer 49

fa venire l'acquolina in bocca

Question 50

I forced myself to get up

Answer 50

Mi sono costretto ad alzarmi

Question 51

I was never interested (it has never interested me)

Answer 51

non mi ha mai interessato

Question 52

fan of videogames

Answer 52

patito di videogames

Question 53

our oneiric activity

Answer 53

la nostra attività onirica

Question 54

interchangeable terms

Answer 54

termini intercambiabili

Question 55

ironic twist of fate

Answer 55

ironia della sorte

Question 56

chicken coop, perched

Answer 56

pollaio, appollaiato

Question 57

slay, grim/cruel

Answer 57

trucidare, truce/i

Question 58

He's a little battered and bruised.

Answer 58

È un po' malconcio e ammaccato.

Question 59

extra big

Answer 59

stragrande

Question 60

CEO, managing director

Answer 60

amministratore delegato, direttore generale

Question 61

hard and crisp

Answer 61

sodo e croccante

Question 62

recliner, footrest

Answer 62

sedia reclinabile, poggiapiede

Question 63

fertile, fertility goddess

Answer 63

feconda, dea della fertilità

Question 64

stronghold

Answer 64

roccaforte

Question 65

there once prevailed

Answer 65

una volta vigeva

Question 66

recurrent drought leads to famine

Answer 66

siccità ricorrente porta alla carestia

Question 67

We need to prepare to fend off the next attack.

Answer 67

Dobbiamo prepararci a respingere il prossimo attacco.

Question 68

the boy who cried wolf

Answer 68

il ragazzo che gridava al lupo

Question 69

weirdo on duty

Answer 69

strambo di turno

Question 70

hypercalorific

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ipercalorico

Question 71

winter tires

Answer 71

gomme invernali

Question 72

narrative expedient

Answer 72

pretesto narrativo

Question 73

carbon capture and storage

Answer 73

cattura e stoccaggio del carbonio

Question 74

basic income

Answer 74

reddito di cittadinanza

Question 75

(without) great success

Answer 75

(senza) grande successo

Question 76

softly

Answer 76

morbidamente

Question 77

sick and tired

Answer 77

arcistufo

Question 78

yield, throughput, performance

Answer 78

la resa

Question 79

harvesting grapes at the vineyard

Answer 79

vendemmia al vigneto

Question 80

be reelected

Answer 80

essere rieletto

Question 81

bark (tree)

Answer 81

corteccia

Question 82

overachiever, nerd, bookworm

Answer 82

secchione/a

Question 83

beginning, lead-in

Answer 83

incipit

Question 84

interpreter(s) for the European Union

Answer 84

interprete/i per l'Unione europea

Question 85

maybe I had swallowed some mucus

Answer 85

forse avevo ingoiato del muco