Exspressions Flashcards

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Can you hold the lift for me please?

A

Puoi fermare l’ascensore per me?

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You’re a lifesaver

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Sei un salvatore

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Which floor are we on right now?

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In quale piano siamo adesso?

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Keep your voice down

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Abbassa la voce

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Jot down

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To write something quickly
Usually on a piece of paper

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I’m stuck between

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Sono indeciso tra

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I would have …

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Avrei potuto..

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Ti avrei potuto chiamare

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I could have called you

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Avrei dovuto chiamare

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I should have called you

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Could easily happen

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potrebbe facilmente accadere

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Take it lightly

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Non essere pesante

Prendila alla leggera!

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How on earth…?

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Come diavolo…?

How on earth do you sleep with all that noise?
Come diavolo fai a dormire con tutti questi rumori?

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I’m starving

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Sto morendi di fame

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Don’t make me wrong

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Non fraintendermi

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15
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Not meeting deadlines

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Non rispettare le scadenze

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I will check it out

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Gli darò un’occhiata

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17
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I didn’t catch your name

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Non ricordo il tuo nome

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18
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Loud and clean

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Forte e chiaro

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It matters to me

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A me importa

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20
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As you might have noticed

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Come avrai notato

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21
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It’s totally up to me

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Dipende tutto da me

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22
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Are you through with that?

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Hai finito con quello?

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I was kinda hoping that wouldn’t be an issue

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Speravo non fosse un problema

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All of a sudden

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Tutto all’improvviso

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So far so good
Fin'ora tutto bene
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It's to be done
Va fatto
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You better watch out
Faresti meglio a stare attento
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It's for a party of four.
é per un gruppo di 4 persone
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Yes, please put us down for 6:15.
Si, per favore, ci prenoti per le 6:15.
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You better not cry
Faresti meglio a non piangere
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Watch out!
Attento!
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You better not pout
Faresti meglio a non mettere il broncio
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Give it to me straight
Non girarci intorno. Dammi la notizia
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I’m messing
Sto scherzando
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I've gone blank
Ho un vuoto
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I'm drawing a blank
Sto avendo un vuoto
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Firstly
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I'm worn out
I'm very tired
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I'm over the moon
I'm very happy
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How long are you gonna be?
Quanto tempo ci metti?
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To be out and about
fare un giro
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**By the way**, have you received my email? **speaking about** the time, have you changed the clock?
A proposito Se lo devo dire in modo più formale devo dire : **regarding**
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Long time no see
E da tanto che non ci vediamo
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Here we go again
Ci risiamo
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Step up
Fare un passo avanti
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To be down in the dumps * She's a little down in the dumps because she failed one of her finals*
Unhappy è un modo informale per descrivere una sensazione di tristezza, depressione * She’s been down in the dumps ever since she lost her job.” (È stata giù di morale da quando ha perso il lavoro).*
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I’m kinda slacking off today
Sto abbassando il ritmo oggi
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That’s sweet of you
E così carino da parte tua
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Falling asleep
Go to sleep ## Footnote *I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow. Mi sono addormentato appena la mia testa ha sbattuto sul cuscinìo*
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Rather than saying
Piuttosto che dire
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I’m merely making you aware of the situation * ˈmirlē *
Ti sto solo mettendo al corrente della situazione
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As it were
Per così dire
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I had a sudden
Ho avuto un imprevisto
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I had a sudden
Ho avuto un imprevisto
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I'll get out of your hair!
Mi tolgo dai piedi | That means You will not bother someone anymore! (non darai piu fastidio)
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Stop yelling
Smettila di urlare
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That is a **priceless knowledge**
Buono a sapersi
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The greater the storm, the brighter the rainbow
Più grande e la tempesta, più luminoso sarà l’arcobaleno
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Right now
In questo momento
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The w weather is sunny and warm
Il tempo è soleggiato e caldo
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Tell on somebody
Fare la spia con qualcuno
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Who do we owe money to for the wine testing?
A chi dobbiamo dare i soldi?
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I’m an employed and in dire need of a project
Sono disoccupato è un estremo bisogno di fare qualcosa
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We have a **spare **
Ne abbiamo uno di scorta
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Can I have a bite?
Posso averne un pezzo
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Can I have a sit?
Posso averne un sorso?
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I am kinda slacking off today
Sono un po’ pigro oggi
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Hang up the phone
Agganciare il telefono
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To make a fool of yourself
Fare brutta figura
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To go back and forth
Fare avanti e indietro
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To take pity on somebody
Avere compassione per qualcuno
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To bring something up
Menzionare
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I’m worthy
Sono degno
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Slowing down
Rallentare
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Dispate
Nonostante