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dependable

affidabile

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indecisive

[indecisaiv]

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I suggest to you

ti suggerisco

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enroll an exam

iscriversi a un esame

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to jog s.o. memory

rinfrescare la memoria a qualcuno

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ING (gerund) - 1

admit,avoid,cant face,cant help,cant resist

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ING (gerund) - 2

can’t stand, carry on, consider,delay,deny,detest,dislike,enjoy

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ING (gerund) - 3

excuse,fancy,finish,give up, imagine,involve,

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ING (gerund) - 4

justify,keep,mention,mind,postpone

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ING (gerund) - 5

practise,put off,resent,risk,save,suggest,tolerate

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to fidget

to move quickly

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day in day out

un giorno si e un giorno no

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to relax

NOT reflexive

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tread mill

tapis toulant

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to keep s.o. fit

mantenersi in forma

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get rid of tensions

liberarsi delle tensioni

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sun lounger

lettino da spiaggia

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sun tan lotion

crema abbronzante

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swimming trunks

costume da bagno

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to sleep soundly

dormire pesantemente

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to take an exam

sostenere un esame

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to harvest a crop

fare il raccolto

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attentively

carefully

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to argue passionately

discutere animatamente

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fierce competition

competizione dura

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violate/break the law

violare la legge

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to run a car

mantenere una macchina

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to run a business

gestire un giro di affari

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severe delays

grossi ritardi

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to break the speed limit

superare il limite di velocita

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to overtake

sorpassare

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full/complete istructions

istruzioni complete

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rent/hire a car

noleggare una macchina

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vivid dream

sogno reale

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sleep (on your back,face down,on your side,fetal position

dormire

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afternoon nap

siesta

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to have a lie-down (rest)

riposarsi

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afternoon nap

siesta

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to have a lie-down (rest)

riposarsi

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dependable

affidabile

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as soon as your head hits the pillow

non appena la testa tocca il cuscino

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truancy

marinare la scuola

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truant

chi marina la scuola

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essential maintenance

manutenzione minima

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to build up

to increase

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to some extent

partially

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to drop off

to fall asleep

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shallow

(level of waterm,breath) acque basse,frequenza respiro bassa

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to twitch

to move about quickly

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proof

(dimsotrazione) nont used with an undefinite article

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manage on

riuscire a

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lay (set) the table

apparecchiare

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clear the table

sparecchiare

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brilliant success

successo brillante

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severe ache

dolore

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to put forward a suggestion

dare un suggerimento

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to give a concert

dare un concerto

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busker

people performing on the street

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to bounce the ball

fare rimbalzare la palla

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umpire

giudice di sedia

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on horse back

a cavallo

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riding hat

cappello

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jod purs

trousers to go on horse back

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riding jacket

giacca

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saddle

sella

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bridle

briglia

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reins

redini

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to commune (connect) with nature

connettersi on la natura

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spurs

stivali con lo sperone

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D.I.Y (do it yourself)

fai da te

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smok

grembiule da lavoro

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home-cooked

cucinato in casa

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throughout

during

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pre-booked

prenotato prima

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centre

centro (BR)

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to be furnished to

ammobiliato con

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all-expenses paid

tutto pagato

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pocket money

paghetta

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to fill a tooth

to cover a hole in the tooth

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to extract (pull out) a tooth

estrarre un dente

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to have my hair don

farmi i capelli

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dyed (tinted) hair

capelli colorati

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permed hair

capelli permanentati

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trimmed/cropped hair

capelli accorciati

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stricked (highlight) hair

capelli con colipi di sole

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they have their car served (repaired)

la loro auto e’ stata riparata

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plastic surgery

chirurgia plastica

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contact lenses

lenti a contatto

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to go backpacking

andare in giro con lo zaino

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Australia

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Ozee

australian person

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to chill out

to relax

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chilly

cold

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to suffer from

soffrire di

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all around/over the world

in tutto il mondo

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to take in the sight

to go sightseeing

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to cover the rent

to pay the rent

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straight forward

simple

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to relax

rilassarsi (NOT reflexive!)

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to be jet-lagged

soffrire di jet lag

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golf course

campo da golf

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boxing round

tempo di un incontro di box boxe

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to riot

protestare

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keeper

portire (calcio)

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to be sent off

essere espulso

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kick-off

calcio di inizio

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handle bars

manubrio

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to swing at the ball

colpire una pallina da golf

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the ball stand on the tee

la pallina da golf sta sul tee

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boxing ring

campo da boxe

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boxing gloves

guanti da boxe

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ropes

corde

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footballer

calciatore

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cyclist driver

ciclista

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football strip

completo da calcio (jersey,shorts,socks,boots)

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starting blocks

blocchi di partenza

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to fire a pistol

dare il colpo di pistola

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track

pisadaciclismo

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helmet

casco

racing driver

pilota da corsa

racing track

pista da corsa

shuttle cock

volano

rink

pista da pattinaggio

to develop skills

sviluppare capacita’

gift of dancing (singeng)

dono per la danza (canto)

to tackle

to get the ball away from the opponent

to get into shape

mantenersi in forma

tentT

tenda (pronunicare la T finale)

camp-site

campeggio

to go camping

andare in campeggio

sleeping bag

sacco a pelo

camping stove

fornellino da campo

ground mat

materassino

pots (pans)

pentolini

cutlery

posateria

torch

lampadina tascabile

home conforts

comodita’

to recharge the battery

ricaricare la batteria

leaf (leaves)

foglia

twig

small branch

does this ring a bell

ti fa ricordare qualcosa?

to play a trick on so,

fare uno scherzo a q.u.

to creep (crept,crept)

to move slowly, trying to hide yourself)

to walk on tiptoe foot

camminare in punta di piedi

to take into account

tenere in considerazione

to cheat at cards

imbrogliare a carte

breakdown

guasto

to come along

to happen

to come apart

to break into pieces

to come across

to find by chance

to come round

to recover consciousness

to come forward

to offer

to come up

to happen unexpectly

to come round

to invite to your house

to come up with

to think of a solution

to be short of money

essere a croto di soldi

bundle of newspapers

pila di giornali

to do up

to tue up

to make the prescription

to fill the prescription

to make out the little house

to see with difficulty

to be made up of

essere fatto di

to make out

to declare

to do up the bathroom

to renovate the bathroom

to make for happiness

costruire la felicita’

to do do business with

to work with

to make allowances for

to consider

to come up to a stop

to slowly stop

he’ is in his mid-thirties

ha poco piu’ di tren’tanni

to make out

to understand

coat hanger (rack,stand)

appendi abiti

How do you say?

coem si dice?

What does it mean

cosa significa?

How do you spelli it ?

come si scrive?

hamlet

piccolo villaggio

hour,honour,honest,heir

mute h

commuter

pendolare

nitty-gritty

nocciolo

to enrol in

iscriversi a

whatever floats your boat

proverbio

one man meat is another man poison

proverbio

post-dated

post datato

semi-detached

casa semi indipendente

semi-circle

semi cerchio

anti-freeze

under-charge

sotto carica

refreshments

drinks

co-habitating

living together

accoMModation

double m

barn

stalla

goose (geese)

oca

cheese (butter) making

produrre formaggio (burro)

to run a course

to organize acourse

to cater

to provide food and drinks

elbow grease

hard work

one-to-one tuition

lezioni private

limpet

tellina

orienteering

attivita’ di orientamento

puppy

baby dog

hands-on

with practical application

to be caked

to be covered with

TV broadcoast

trasmissione TV

24-hour news

news continue

political ideology

ideologia politica

to give independent views

dare punti di vista differenti

hearing umpaired

persona con problemi di udito

transmission of personal messages

trasmissione di messaggi personali

instant access

accesso istantaneo

to shat s.o. up

man talking to a woman in order to aske her out for a date

to stride

to walk with a long step

to turn in

to retire for the night

to polish

to clear

to polish off

to finish s.t. quickly

to pin down

to specify

to put off

to defer

to drop in on s.o.

to visit a friend

to tell so. off

to reprimend

to let s.o. down

to disappoint

hols

holidays

to get out of

to avoid

engrossing

full attention

still-life

natura morta

checkout

cassa supermercato

input

suggestion

to break-in

to enter s.o. house by breaking a window

professor

head of Department

university lecturer

docente

to make up

fare la pace

outbreak

a sudden occurrence of war, disease, etc.

take off

decollo

break down

fine di un matrimonio

keypad

a miniature keyboard or set of buttons for operating a portable electronic device, telephone, or other equipment

mailbox (postbox,pillar box)

cassetta psotale

foreign correspondant

corrispondente straniero

pleasant, pear (PRONOUNCE)

e (not i)

to set foot in

metter piede in

to bore so. to death

annoiare a morte qualcuno

keys dangling

rumore di chiavi

to shut so. off

chiudere q.u. fuori

to stroll

to walk in a relaxed way

to stare into space

guardare nel vuoto

chit-chat

unimportant conversation

anti-social

anti sociale

break through

discover

to turn up

to appear

to give so.o. a lecture

to tell s.o. what they must do

pretty soon

quite soon

to plug into the socket

to connect to electricity

advertisement (advert,ad)

annuncio pubblicitario

electric kettle

bollitore elettrico

to catch so. attention

attirare l’attenzione

billboard

lavagna

pavement

marciapiede

kerb

edge of the pavement

drill

exercise

kerb drill

to teach children to cross the street

passer-by

passante

decorated cab

taxi decorato

to hail a taxi

alzare il braccio per chiamare un taxi

to hail

grandinare

coloured baloon

pallone colorato

brand

specific type of model

to grab s.o. attention

attirare l’attenzione di qualcuno

law-braker

infrangere la legge (ex: drop litter in the street)

pouring water from a bottle over his head

spargere acqua

to coold own

rinfrescarsi

running in the heat

correre al caldo

arid

arido

dry

asciutto

dusty

polveroso

sweat

sudore

well below freezing

molto sotto lo zero

snow flat

hard pakced snow

heavy cloth

abiti pesanti

to be well wrapped up

essere molto coperti

overcoat

cappotto

boots

stivali

gloves

guanti

to slip on the ice

scivolare sul ghiaccio

to skid (car)

slittare sul ghiaccio (macchina)

blizzard

snow storm

ipothermia

ipotermia

snow drifth

snow barrier

to suffer from sun strouck

soffrire di un colpo di sole

dehydrated

disidratato

flooding

inondazione

the rivers bursts its banks

esondazione

dam

diga

fire-fighter

pompiere

to put out a fire

to estinguish

the fire will spread

l’incendio si allarghera’

arson

incendio doloso

to turn down the central heating

spegnere il riscaldamento centrale

to turn down an invitation

rifiutare un invito

dialing tone

attached to the landline

to graze

pascolare

drought

(pr: drout) inondazione

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