La Vita Bugiarda Degli Adulti (Ch 1-5) Flashcards

Vocab from La Vita Bugiarda Degli Adulti (Ch 1-5)

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on top of

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in cima a

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the line (of text)

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la riga

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3
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the hair parting

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la riga dei capelli

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4
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fulfillment / completion

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compimento

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5
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the tangle (confusion)

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il garbuglio

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the tangle (knot)

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il groviglio

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redemption

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redenzione

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8
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to ruffle

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arruffare

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9
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coherent

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coerente

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thin (weak)

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esile

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11
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slender

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snello

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12
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features

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i lineamenti

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13
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the eyelashes

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le ciglia

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14
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swolen

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gonfio

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15
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to spoil (taint)

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guastare

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16
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to praise

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lodare

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17
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to lend

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prestare

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18
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to add (sum)

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sommare

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19
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heated (arguments)

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acceso

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20
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so long as

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poiché

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21
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to mind / pay attention

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fare caso

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22
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to rise up

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insorgere

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23
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to the limit (exhaustion)

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fino allo stremo

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24
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disappointing

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deludente

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25
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to scold

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rimproverare

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26
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to bring up (a topic)

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tirare in ballo

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27
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even

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persino

28
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the wickedness

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la malvagità

29
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the breasts

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i seni

30
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to fear

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temere

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to stain

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macchiare

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to touch (skim / graze)

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sfiorare

33
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in flesh and blood

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in carne ed ossa

34
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to soil / defile

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insozzare

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the vent / outburst

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lo sfogo

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the gloves

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i guanti

37
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to unleash / go wild

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scatenarsi

38
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to cease

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cessare

39
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the lizard

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la lucertola

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the silhouette

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la sagoma

41
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the bogeyman

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lo spauracchio

42
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the eagle

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l’aquila

43
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lurking

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in agguato

44
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to break / split

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spaccare

45
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to vent

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sfogare

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steep

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ripido

47
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on purpose

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di proposito

48
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the undertaking

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l’impresa

49
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to burn bridges

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tagliare i ponti

50
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to appear (not apparire)

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comparire

51
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the discomfort (unease)

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il disagio

52
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kinship

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parentela

53
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to touch on (hint at)

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accennare

54
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to warn

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avvertire

55
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to advise

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avvisare

56
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to take advantage

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approfittare

57
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the eyebrows

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le soppracciglia

58
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the nipple

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il capezzolo

59
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the pregnancy

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la gravidanza

60
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the childbirth

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il parto

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to carry out (perform)

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svolgere

62
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the struggle

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la lotta

63
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the relief

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il sollievo

64
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to strive

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sforzarsi

65
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umpteenth

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ennesimo