Mountain Is You Flashcards

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Cleanse /ˈklɛnz/

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Detergere, purificare

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Crux /ˈkrʌks/

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Nodo, punto cruciale

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Mourn /ˈmɔːrn/

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Piangere, essere in lutto

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Feat /ˈfiːt/

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Impresa, prodezza

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5
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Innermost

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Il più interno/intimo/profondo

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Maladaptive

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Maladattivo, disadattivo

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Numb

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Insensibile, intorpidito/ anestetizzare, rendere insensibile, intorpidire

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8
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Project onto

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Proiettate

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9
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Peer

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Us: Collega, compagno UK&us: simile

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10
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Piece together

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Mettere insieme, assemblare

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Disavow /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ/

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Disconoscere, ripudiare

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Soothe /ˈsuːð/ (suut)

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Confortare, dare sollievo ,lenire

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13
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By a long shot / not by a long shot

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Di gran lunga / neanche un po’ , niente affatto

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14
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Uproot

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Eradicare, sradicare

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15
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Lingering / Linger

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Persistere / trattenersi, indugiare; procastinare

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16
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Mull /ˈmʌl/

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Rimuginare

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17
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Compound upon one another

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Aggiungersi, unirsi uno con l’altro

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Soothe /ˈsuːð/ soothing

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Confortare, lenire / calmante (anche come nome) emolliente

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19
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Reaching a conclusion

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Arrivare ad una conclusione

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20
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To … by virtue of

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Fare qualcosa in virtù di qualcos’altro

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21
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Akin

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Simile, analogo

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Abrupt /əˈbrʌpt/

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Improvviso, repentino; (persona) brusco, sbrigativo

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23
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Strategize

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Fare strategie

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24
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Detriment, detrimental

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Danno (formale); dannoso deleterio

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Incite to, incitement

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Spingere verso qualcosa, incitare a fare qualcosa / incitamento

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Bias (in favour of) /ˈbaɪəs/

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Propensione

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27
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keep in check

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Mettere/tenere sotto controllo

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Intricacy /ˈɪntrɪkəsi/

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Intrigo, complessità

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29
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Unravel /ʌnˈrævəl/

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Disfarsi, sbrogliarsi/ disfare (figurativo)

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30
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Inadequacy

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Inadeguatezza

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31
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Heinous /ˈheɪnəs

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Efferato

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32
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Resentment/ to resent someone

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Risentimento

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33
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To quiet

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Calmare/si

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34
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Vain

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Vanesio

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35
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Whim / to be at the whim of

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Forte voglia improvvisa / essere in balia di qc

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36
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Interconnectedness / interconnection

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Interconnessione

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37
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Complacent /kəmˈpleɪsənt/

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Compiaciuto

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38
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Gut /ˈɡʌt/

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Viscere (intestino)

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39
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Discern /dɪˈsɜːrn/

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Discernere

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Aggrandize /ˈæɡrənˌdaɪz

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Ingigantire/ dare troppa importanza o valore a qualcosa

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41
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Grapple with

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Lottare (di solito corpo a corpo/avvinghiato) con qu / essere alle prese con

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42
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Resound /rɪˈzaʊnd/

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Rimbombare, risuonare ,echeggiare

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43
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Abstain /æbˈsteɪn/

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Astenersi

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44
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Feel up to do something

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Sentirsi i grado o in condizione di fare qc

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45
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Enmesh /ɪnˈmeʃ/

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Impigliare, invischiare

46
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Complacency /kəmˈpleɪsənsi/

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Noncuranza

47
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Tipping point

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Momento culmine / punto critico

48
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Hunch /ˈhʌntʃ/

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Curvarsi, imbarcarsi/ presentimento

49
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Cease /ˈsiːs/

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Cessare, smettere

50
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Grit

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Determinazione

51
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Jarring /ˈdʒɑːrɪŋ/

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Che sballottola, scuote

52
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Elicit /ɪˈlɪsɪt/

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Provocare / carpire

53
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Breed

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Allevare, far crescere

54
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Liken /ˈlaɪkən/

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Paragonare

55
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Lapse /ˈlæps/

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Sbandamento morale / vuoto di memoria (lapsus)

56
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Inference /ˈɪnfərəns

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Conclusione / inferenza (statistica)

57
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Stifle /ˈstaɪfəl/

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Soffocare o reprimere (ad esempio una risata)

58
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Halt /ˈhɔːlt/

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Stop, arresto; sospensione

59
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Cease /ˈsiːs/

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Cessare, smettere, interrompere

60
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Rung /ˈrʌŋ/

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Piolo, livello

61
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acuity /æˈkjuːɪti/

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Acutezza mentale

62
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Value /ˈvæljuː/ -> valuing

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Valorizzare, stimare

63
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Backlog /ˈbæklɒg/

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Accumularsi; Arretrato (unprocessed items)

64
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Idly /ˈɪdli/

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Pigramente ; inerte

65
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Snag /ˈsnæg/

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Strappare, lacerare; impigliare / strappo , oggetto che si impiglia , imprevisto

66
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Hiccup /ˈhɪkʌp/

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Avere il singhiozzo/ singhiozzo; intoppo

67
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Thereof /ˌðɛərˈɒv/

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Di ciò , di questo

68
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Grudge /ˈgrʌdʒ/

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Invidiare, provare rancore o risentimento/ rancore, risentimento

69
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Longing (well of longings) /ˈlɒŋɪŋ/

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Desiderio, brama (pozzo dei desideri

70
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Heartache /ˈhɑːrteɪk/

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Patema , tristezza, struggimento

71
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Linger | lingering /ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ/

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Trattenersi, soffermarsi, indugiare; procastinare | persistente

72
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Reckon | Reckoning /ˈrɛkənɪŋ/

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Tritare, valutare / (informale) supporre, immaginare | calcolo, stima / regolamento dei conti

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Falter /ˈfɔːltər/

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Vacillare, infiacchirsi (perdere la forza) / balbettare / venir meno

74
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Mull over something /ˈmʌl/

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Rimuginare su qc

75
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Leap /ˈliːp/

leaped - past (US & UK)
leapt - past (Mainly UK)

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Balzare (anche attaccare con un balzo) / balzo, guizzo

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Jaded

Jade /ˈdʒeɪd/

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Stanco, esausto

Giada / sfinire, logorare

77
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Hold onto

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Afferrare e tenere stretto

78
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Crux /ˈkrʌks/

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Pinto cruciale, Nodo

79
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Quell /ˈkwɛl/

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Calmare, placare / sedare, domare (una ribellione)

80
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Slate /ˈsleɪt/

Slate

Slate for something

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Ardesia, lavagna (chalkboard)

(Uk) stroncare (figurativo)

(Us) programmare, destinare
(Us) Essere in lizza per qc
Selezionare

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Ripple /ˈrɪpəl/

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Incresparsi, increspatura

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Soothe /ˈsuːð/

Self soothe

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Dare sollievo, lenire ; confortare

Autoconfrontarsi/consolarsi; coccolarsi, gratificarsi

83
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Facet /ˈfæsɪt/

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Sfaccettatura, aspetto

84
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Delusional

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Delirante

85
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Vie /ˈvaɪ/ - vying /ˈvaɪɪŋ/

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Gareggiare, competere

86
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Faze /ˈfeɪz/

Unfazed

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Turbare

Imperturbato, non scomporsi/spaventarsi

87
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Splay /spleɪ/

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Spread out part of your bodies

Distendere, estendere, divaricare

88
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Aggrieve /əˈɡriːv/

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Affliggere

89
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Ripple /ˈrɪpəl/

Ripple effect

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Increspatura

Ripple effect

90
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Disperse /dɪˈspɜːrs/

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Disperdere (-si)

91
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Bout /ˈbaʊt/

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Attacco di qc malessere (es flu)

92
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Savor /ˈseɪvɚ/

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Assaporare

93
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Fleet /ˈfliːt/

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Flotta/ muoversi rapidamente

94
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Eschew /ɪsˈtʃuː/

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Formal for avoid and reject

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Accrue /əˈkruː/

Accrue to smth

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Accumularsi, maturare es interessi

Derivate da qc

96
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Disheartening /dɪsˈhɑːrtən/

Disheartening

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Demoralizzare

97
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Henceforth /ˌhɛnsˈfɔːrθ/, henceforward

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D’ora in avanti

98
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Eulogy /ˈjuːlədʒi/

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Elogio

99
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Kindle ˈkɪndəl/

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Incendiare (-si), attizzare, infiammarsi

100
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Complacency /kəmˈpleɪsənsi/

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Noncuranza

101
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Cohere /kəʊˈhɪər/

Coherence /kəʊˈhɪərəns/

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Aderire/ esserecoerente

Coerenza logica

102
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Unease /ˌʌnˈiːz/
Uneasiness /ʌnˈiːzinɪs/
Uneasy /ʌnˈiːzi/

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Agitazione
Inquietudine, agitazione
Inquieto, preoccupato

103
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Aggrieve /əˈɡriːv/

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Affliggere, addolorare

104
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Stifle /ˈstaɪfəl/

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Soffocare, reprimere (spesso sbadiglio o risata)

105
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Disclose /dɪsˈkləʊz/

Disclosure /dɪsˈkləʊʒər/

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Rivelare,svelare

Divulgazione/ rivelazione

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In (the) Midst /ˈmɪdst/ of sth

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In mezzo a

107
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Fickle /ˈfɪkəl/U

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Mutevole, volubile

108
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Cog /ˈkɒg/

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Ruota di un ingranaggio

109
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Tangle /ˈtæŋgəl/

tangled

Tangled-up in sth

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Aggrovigliarsi, Ingarbugliarsi / groviglio

Aggrovigliato, ingarbugliato

Invischiato in qc

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Adamant /ˈædəmənt/

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Irremovibile, ostinato

111
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Brim /ˈbrɪm/ - to the brim

Brim with sth

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Orlo, limite ,bordo - fino al bordo

Traboccare/ essere colmo di qc