Expressions

Question 1

Per non parlare

Answer 1

Not to mention

To say the least

Question 2

Faccio un pezzo di strada con voi

Answer 2

“I’ll do a piece of road with you”

• I’ll go a little bit of the way with you

Question 3

al principio

Answer 3

At the begininning

Question 4

Di quello che

Answer 4

For what… or what as a transition

Si pente di quello che ha fatto

Question 5

Innanzitutto

Answer 5

First of all

Question 6

Mica male

Answer 6

Not bad

Question 7

Mica stupido

Answer 7

Wow, smarter than I thought.

Question 8

Un

Question 9

di quanto sembri

Answer 9

Than it seems

Question 10

Avvitare

Answer 10

Screw or twist

Question 11

Poiché

Answer 11

Siccome,

Since, seeing as how

Poiché nessuno mi sta ascoltando, smetterei anche di parlare

Question 12

sono molto più semplici da usare di quanto sembri!

Answer 12

It’s easier to use than it seems

Question 13

la curva di apprendimento

Answer 13

The learning curve

Question 14

Abbia a che

Answer 14

“Has to do with”

Question 15

Come se fosse

Answer 15

“As if it were”

Question 16

Premere il tasto

Answer 16

Press the button

Question 17

Leggere le istruzioni prima dell’ uso

Answer 17

Read the instructions before use

Question 18

Digitare il numero

Answer 18

Dial The number (would be a sign for the general public)

Question 19

Tutta la vita

Answer 19

“The will never change” “I’d pick that every time”

Question 20

Al di fuori

Answer 20

Apart from

Question 21

ero un po’ arrugginito…

Answer 21

I was a little rusty…. (Doing something)

Question 22

l’altro ieri

Answer 22

The day before yesterday

Question 23

non c’è da stupirsi

Answer 23

No wonder, “it’s no surprise”

Question 24

Tuttofare

Answer 24

An all around “well rounded”
In general

Question 25

Passo sempre l'aspirapolvere

Answer 25

I always use the vacuum

Question 26

Prima di essermi sposato

Answer 26

Before I was married

Question 27

Coccolare

Answer 27

To cuddle

Question 28

li abbattiamo con la puntura.

Answer 28

We put them down (like a dog) “Literally we knock them down with the sting”

Question 29

Seppellire

Answer 29

To bury

Question 30

La sofferenza

Answer 30

The suffering

Question 31

Abbiamo iniziato ad uscire insiemi

Answer 31

“When we started going out together” Dating

Question 32

si è svolto

Answer 32

It took place

Question 33

Riferimento

Answer 33

Reference

Question 34

Svolgimento

Answer 34

The development “spesso per indicare lo svolgimento di un’azione quando ne succede un’altra si usa all’imperfetto”

Question 35

Qui casca l’asino

Answer 35

And here fall the donkey (used to say when everything is going smoothly then something unforeseen happens and makes it hard)

Question 36

e indovina un po’?

Answer 36

And guess what?

Question 37

a cosa mi serve

Answer 37

What do I need it for?

Question 38

Cosa lo compro a fare?

Answer 38

What do I I buy it for?

Question 39

Assai

Answer 39

So, really assai bello

Question 40

Arci

Answer 40

Really ARCI stuffo really fed up

Question 41

È Scaduto il tempo

Answer 41

“ Timed out” like a system on a computer

Question 42

Mettere in moto

Answer 42

Start the car

Question 43

Un anno sì un anno no

Answer 43

Every other year

Question 44

Ben di rado

Answer 44

Very rarely

Question 45

tutt’a un tratto

Answer 45

All of the sudden

Question 46

avranno luogo

Answer 46

Will take place

Question 47

Senza nemmeno

Answer 47

Without even

Question 48

in fin dei conti

Answer 48

After all

Question 49

Bofonchiare

Answer 49

Mutter, groan, mumbled

Question 50

strampalata

Answer 50

Bizarre

Question 51

Mi spiacente

Answer 51

I’m sorry

Question 52

Da quattro soldi

Answer 52

Worthless, not very good

Question 53

Fai da te

Answer 53

Do it yourself

Question 54

Mi stai prendendo in giro

Answer 54

You’re making a fool of me, you have to be kidding me.

Question 55

Sognare non costa niente

Answer 55

Dreaming doesn’t cost anything