colloquial expressions Flashcards

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you’re welcome

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prego

figurati / si figuri

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no problem/you’re welcome

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di niente

di nulla

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you’re welcome/ don’t mention it

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non c’è di che

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that sucks

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che pizza
che palle (stronger)
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i have to do something / have no choice

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mi tocca + inf

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please
make sure
don’t forget to…

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mi raccomando + inf

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stop it

knock it off!

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falla finita!

finiscila!

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oh come on

do me a favour (and stop talking)

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(ma) fammi il favore!

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9
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fingers crossed

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speriamo bene

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it’s not (that) bad

food, films, books, people - average judgement

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non è male

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no way

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ma figurati / figuriamoci

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dunno

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boh

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nope

not a chance

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macchè

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no way! i don’t believe you

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assolutamente no!
non ci credo!
non è possibile!

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by far

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di gran lunga

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at the end of the day

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in fin dei conti

alla fin fine

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might as well….

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tanto vale + INF

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sooner or later

at some point

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prima o poi

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to look forward to/can’t wait

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non vedere l’ora di

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a kind of

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una sorta di

più o meno

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if nothing else

at least

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se non altro

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22
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with that being said

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detto ciò

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like no other

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come nessuno altro

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in the space of

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nel giro di

nell’arco di

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more and more
sempre di più | sempre più
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less and less
sempre di meno | sempre meno
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every other day
ogni due giorni
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out loud
ad alta voce
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to have it in for sb/be angry with sb
avercela con qualcuno
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to make it/succeed at sth
farcela
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to try your best/give it your all
mettercela tutta
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to have enough of sb/be tired of sth/sb
averne abbastanza essere stanco di qlcn/qlcs → ne ho abbastanza
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to not be able to help yourself
farne a meno | → ne faccio a meno
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to insult sb/call them every name under the sun
dirne di tutti i colori
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to not be able to take anymore
non poterne più | → non ne posso più
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to (no)t be worth the effort
(non) valerne la pena | → non ne vale la pena
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to go away/be off/leave
andarsene | → me ne sono andata - i left
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to not care/give a damn about
fregarsene *very colloquial se ne frego sempre di tutto
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to deal with
farsene una ragione
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to not care about
importarsene | *always in 3rd sg
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to not go anywhere
non andare da nessuna parte
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i heard about it
ne ho sentito parlare
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you will get used to it
ti ci abituerai
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pay attention
facci caso
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i don't want to/feel like it
non ne ho voglia
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to want/feel like doing sth
avere voglia di fare qlcs
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we get along well
mi ci trovo bene
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yes
sì, giusto, esatto, certo certamente, esattamente d'accordo, va bene
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exactly
precisamente, esattamente proprio cosi senz'altro
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i don't care (about)
me ne frego (di)
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someone who doesn't care about anything
un menefreghista
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that's for sure/no doubt about...
non ci piove | su (questo...) non ci piove
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very nice/pretty
tanta roba
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keep your mouth shut (secret)
acqua in bocca
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to come to mind
venire in mente
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``` to love (friends/family) to love (romantic) ```
ti voglio bene | ti amo
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to manage/get by | i'll do it on my own/i'll manage
cavarsela | me la cavo da solo
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to go crazy for
andare matto per...
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thanks
grazie tante grazie grazie di cuore NOT grazie tante eh - sarcastic
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Don’t you think?
Non ti/vi pare?
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thank goodness
meno male
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leftovers
gli avanzi
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to take something seriously
prendere qualcosa sul serio
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usually
di solito
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to laugh in someone's face
ridere in faccia di qualcuno | → lui mi ha riso in faccia: he laughed in my face
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i'm sorry
mi dispiace
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when it comes to xx
quando si tratta di xx | trattarsi di qlcs
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to be enough | these are enough for me
bastare | mi bastano questi...
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to be in a hurry
avere fretta
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what's up
che c'è
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let me know
fatemi/fammi pensare
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it's slipped my mind
non mi viene in mente
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in regard to the rules
nel rispetto delle regole
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to wear, put on
indossare
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to wear a mask | take off a mask
indossare/togliere la mascherina
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to take off/remove
togliere
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around | → lots of people around
intorno | → molte persone intorno
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empty to be empty Rome is empty in august
svuoto/a svuotarsi → ad agosto Roma si svuota il cinema si è svuotato
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full of people
pieno di gente
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residential areas
i quartieri residenziali
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crowded (place)
affollato | un posto affollato
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to pay for sth | pay for parking
PAGARE | pagare il parcheggio
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to measure | to take sb's temperature
misurare | misurare la febbre
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to borrow
prendere in prestito prestare → prendo in prestito cento euro di mia mamma
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refreshing/thirstquenching
bere qualcosa di dissetante
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to lie shamelessly
mentire spudoratamente
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forever
DA sempre | le caramelle sono popolari da sempre
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to sneeze
starnutare | un starnuto
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to skip, jump
saltare | saltare i pasti - to skip meals
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to put to the test
mettere a prova
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sto morendo di sonno
to be dead tired
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qualunque
any. which/whatever | non è un caffe qualunque - it's not just any coffee
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envelope
la busta
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camera
la macchina fotografia
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little by little
man mano
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an update
un aggiornamento
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to increase, expand
ampliare
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earthquake
un terremoto
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dark
buio (nm/adj)