2023-04

Question 1

double or nothing

Answer 1

(lascia o) raddoppia

Question 2

repellents

Answer 2

sostanze repellenti

Question 3

as well as (not but)

Answer 3

nonché

Question 4

grew angrier

Answer 4

si intestardiva

Question 5

Be afraid, be very afraid

Answer 5

abbi paura, abbi molta paura

Question 6

I didn’t realise you were there.

Answer 6

Non mi ero accorto che fossi qui.

Question 7

the game was rigged

Answer 7

la partita era truccata

Question 8

of seeing how far it would go

Answer 8

di vedere quanto sarebbe andata lontano

Question 9

good riddance

Answer 9

a mai più rivederci

Question 10

maternity leave

Answer 10

congedo di maternità

Question 11

I got a cold but not the flu

Answer 11

Ho preso il raffreddore ma non l’influenza

Question 12

Come here and help me tie him up.

Answer 12

Vieni qui e aiutami a legarlo.

Question 13

This is the moral of the story.

Answer 13

Questa è la morale della storia.

Question 14

I’m not proud of it

Answer 14

non ne vado fiero

Question 15

It’s the latest craze, it has become fashionable

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è l’ultima mania, è diventato di moda

Question 16

The creepy snake crawled away, crawl

Answer 16

Il serpente viscido ha strisciato via, strisciare

Question 17

rollercoaster

Answer 17

montagne russe, ottovolante

Question 18

give it a rest

Answer 18

darci un taglio

Question 19

flatter, flattered, very flattered

Answer 19

lusingare, lusingato, lusingatissimo

Question 20

Let’s stay at home and order some take out

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Restiamo a casa e ordiniamo qualcosa d’asporto

Question 21

Now I understand why it’s addictive!

Answer 21

Adesso capisco perché crea dipendenza!

Question 22

double bill

Answer 22

doppio spettacolo

Question 23

overall (all summarised)

Answer 23

tutto sommato

Question 24

proofreader, proofreading

Answer 24

correttore (correzione) di bozze

Question 25

rid o.s. of, hag

Answer 25

sbarazzarsi di, megera

Question 26

as an incurable optimist

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da inguaribile ottimista

Question 27

feud

Answer 27

la faida

Question 28

I think we're running out of time/luck (at last drips).

Answer 28

Penso che il tempo/la fortuna sia agli sgoccioli.

Question 29

stumble, trip, bump

Answer 29

inciampare

Question 30

eat the rich

Answer 30

mangiatevi i ricchi

Question 31

mumble, grumble

Answer 31

bofonchiare

Question 32

blow a raspberry

Answer 32

fare una pernacchia

Question 33

set up

Answer 33

allestire

Question 34

obstruction of justice

Answer 34

intralcio alla giustizia

Question 35

moreover (of the rest)

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del resto

Question 36

Did you know that she was wearing (carrying) (with her) her father's watch?

Answer 36

Sapevi che portava con sé l'orologio di suo padre?

Question 37

word count

Answer 37

il conteggio delle parole

Question 38

scramble, worry; gasping

Answer 38

affannarsi; affanato

Question 39

if it's the last thing I do

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fosse l'ultima cosa che faccio

Question 40

firmly grasp (also mentally)

Answer 40

afferrare saldamente

Question 41

a small inheritance in your back pocket

Answer 41

un piccolo patrimonio alle spalle

Question 42

sample of people

Answer 42

campione di persone

Question 43

in the running

Answer 43

in lizza

Question 44

drunken bet

Answer 44

scommessa alcolica

Question 45

goes from purple to white

Answer 45

passa dal paonazzo al bianco

Question 46

a higher level of income

Answer 46

un maggior livello di entrate

Question 47

So many things can bite you up there.

Answer 47

Ti possono mordere tante cose lì.

Question 48

fiddle, play around

Answer 48

giocherellare

Question 49

As long as you don't

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fintanto che non

Question 50

fold 'em (close the hand), let 'em hit me (take other cards), raise it (relaunch)

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chiudere il mazzo, prendere altre carte, rilanciare

Question 51

on the plate, on the table

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sul piatto

Question 52

He cares about me. (holds to me)

Answer 52

tiene a me

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knowledge and expertise

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conoscenza e competenza

Question 54

show-off (n)

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spaccone

Question 55

they began to talk

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si misero a parlare, mettersi

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deliberately

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appositamente

Question 57

I went to Rome and did not see the Pope

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Sono andato a Roma e non ho visto il Papa

Question 58

admit defeat

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ammettere la sconfitta

Question 59

give us a hand!

Answer 59

dacci una mano!

Question 60

barking mad

Answer 60

matto da legare

Question 61

Interlace your fingers behind your head.

Answer 61

Intrecci le dita dietro la nuca.

Question 62

I chose this approach

Answer 62

ho scelto questo approccio

Question 63

it's not up to me

Answer 63

Non spetta a me

Question 64

your glasses won't fog up

Answer 64

non si appannano gli occhiali

Question 65

police record

Answer 65

fedina penale

Question 66

Not suitable for children.

Answer 66

Non idoneo per bambini.

Question 67

mourners

Answer 67

persone in lutto

Question 68

times, timing

Answer 68

le tempistiche

Question 69

in a jiffy

Answer 69

in un baleno

Question 70

bottom of the well, pit

Answer 70

fondo del pozzo

Question 71

I've got chills

Answer 71

Ho i brividi

Question 72

(lay) the foundations, the basics

Answer 72

(gettare) le basi

Question 73

they clashed with each other

Answer 73

si sono scontrati tra loro

Question 74

Doesn't matter, I'll slip out the back.

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Non fa niente, me la svigno dal retro.

Question 75

The severance pay for dismissal

Answer 75

La liquidazione per licenziamento

Question 76

rush, flock (v)

Answer 76

accorrere in massa

Question 77

he will move heaven and earth

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smuoverà mari e monti

Question 78

I could have underestimated just how upset he was.

Answer 78

Potrei aver sottovalutato quanto fosse sconvolto.

Question 79

give her hell (make her see green rats)

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falle vedere i sorci verdi

Question 80

pack, herd (n)

Answer 80

branco

Question 81

squander, splurge

Answer 81

sperperare

Question 82

the number at stake

Answer 82

la cifra in palio

Question 83

bronchitis, pneumonia (pulmonary)

Answer 83

bronchite, polmonite

Question 84

no one comes out triumphant

Answer 84

nessuno ne esce trionfante

Question 85

pencils

Answer 85

matite

Question 86

the results have been revealed

Answer 86

i risultati sono stati svelati

Question 87

I don't blame you

Answer 87

non ti biasimo

Question 88

corroborate (evaluate false friend)

Answer 88

avvalorare

Question 89

shove, jostle

Answer 89

spintonare

Question 90

question mark, exclamation mark

Answer 90

punto di domanda, punto esclamativo

Question 91

in the light of what has emerged

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alla luce di quanto emerso

Question 92

settle, resolve

Answer 92

dirimere

Question 93

miners

Answer 93

minatori

Question 94

plunge, sink, collapse

Answer 94

sprofondare

Question 95

chosen at random

Answer 95

scelti a caso

Question 96

now or never

Answer 96

ora o mai più

Question 97

focus on

Answer 97

mettere a fuoco

Question 98

don't trust anyone, I trust no one

Answer 98

non fidarti di nessuno, non mi fido di nessuno

Question 99

make progress

Answer 99

far progredire

Question 100

For Sale: Baby shoes, Never used

Answer 100

In Vendita: Scarpe Bimbo, Mai Usate