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1
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il sfregio

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affront, insult
gash, slash

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la bussola

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compass, bearings

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la manfrina

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pleasantries, small talk

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permanere

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to remain, persist, linger, endure

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permiare, penetrare

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to permeate, to penetrate

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resa dei conti
la resa

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final confrontation
return, refund, restitution

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sfuggire

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to escape, slip away, run away

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l’appunto

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criticism, objection, point
precisely, exactly, indeed
yes! right!

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definire

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to describe
define,

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supponente

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opinionated, patronizing

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prepotente

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overbearing, aggressive, assertive,
in-your-face

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ricattabile
il ricatto

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blackmailable
blackmail, extorsion

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per mano

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by the hand

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14
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tremendo terribile

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dreadful

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pure

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also

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puo essere?

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can it be?

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17
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aula del tribunale

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courtroom

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riallacciare

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to reunite, to reconnect, to restart

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19
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memoria

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by heart

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20
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neanche mi piace

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i don’t even like

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21
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ma se

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but (on its own, but also but if)

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taciturno

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quiet, taciturn, of few words

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23
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il cantante

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the singer

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da grande

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when I grow up (idiomatic)

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bello rivederti

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nice to see you

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ti va di

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you would like, would you like

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l’esito

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outcome, result, ending

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lo sbarco gli sparchi

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disembarkment/s

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approdare

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to arrive at, disembark at

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30
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il profugo i profughi

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asylum seeker, illegal immigrant, refugee

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31
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per quando

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by the time

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il bagno di folla

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river/flood of people (the bath of a crowd!)

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dappertutto.
ovunque

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everywhere
everywhere, all over, anywhere

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34
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SOTTO la pioggia

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IN the rain

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35
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il ricorso

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complaint, appeal

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36
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ribadire

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reiterate, restate, reaffirm

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37
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IL via libera

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green light, go-ahead, all clear

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38
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ammorbidire

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to soften, ameliorate

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39
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decadenza

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decline, downfall, decadence

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40
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la stesura

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writing, put in writing, coat

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piombare

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to fall, precipitate, drop
swoop down on, pounce on
turn up, show up, materialize
hit (with a fine)
seal, plug, bung

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42
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la cimice

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stink-bug

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43
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l’azienda

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business, company
farm

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44
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urtare

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bump into bang into clash

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45
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una fuga di gas

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a gas leak

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46
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il/la secondogenito/a

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the second-born

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l’attentatore
l’attentatrice

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attacker, assailant, bomber, perpetrator

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48
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l’arma, le armi

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weapon, arm note plural is armi not arme, but does it change gender

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49
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trascinare

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to drag

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50
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pessimo

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very bad, awful, terrible

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51
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il tifoso la tifosa

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supporter, fan

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52
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il decreto

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decree

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53
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ledere

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to damage, harm, ruin
betray

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54
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Viminale

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ministry of the interior
one of the seven hills of Rome

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55
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la norma

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rule, regulation

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manifestare

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to protest, demonstrate against something
show, demonstrate something

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57
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il attacco

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joint coupling (mechanical)
attack
the beginning, the start

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travoglere

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crush, swamp, devastate (used for being runover)

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59
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prorogare

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to delay, postpone

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60
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il navigatore la navigatrice

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navigator
sailor
sat-nav.

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il navigatore la navigatrice

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navigator
sailor
sat-nav.

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la fuga

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break out, leak, getaway (out of control)

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62
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la massa
dopo la fuga di massa

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large quantity, mass,
after the large break out (people or disease)

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63
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la gestione

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management

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64
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l’insufficienza renale fem.
l’insufficienza epatica

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renal failure
liver failure

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65
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il calo

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the drop, fall, decrease. loss

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66
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i pressi nmpl

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the vicinity nsing

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67
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scomparire

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to disappear, vanish, die, pass away

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68
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il corteo

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procession, cortege

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69
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il sindicato

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labour union

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70
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il sindaco

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the mayor

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71
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la preside

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headmaster, principle
university dean or department head

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il presidio

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defence force base, garrison
(USA historical:) the presidio

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la gerachia

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hierarchy, chain of command, pecking order, powers that be

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rispecchiare

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to mirror, reflect

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75
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l’elogio

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praise, acclaim

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76
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ribadito
da ribadire

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restated, reaffirmed, reiterated

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77
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il reato

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crime, offense,

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78
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la sparatoria

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the shooting, gunfire, shoot out

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79
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allarmante

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alarming, worrying, disturbing

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80
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rincorso
da rincorrere

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chased, run after

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81
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preciso

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precise, clear, clear cut, accurate

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82
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accadendo
da accadere

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happened, befell

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83
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spopolare

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to depopulate, become less populated, get emptier
be a big/smash hit, big success

84
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la strage

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massacre, slaughter, carnage
heartbreak

85
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il naufragio

A

castaway,
shipwreck

86
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schiacciare

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to squash, flatten, crush, oppress
press, push,

87
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il tamburo,
i tamburi (also il tamburo)

A

drum (which is a cylinder)
cylinder

88
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travolgere
travolto

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crush, swamp
crushed

89
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sfidare

A

to confront, defy,
challenge, call out

90
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il circo

A

circus

91
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l’attentato

A

attack, assassination attempt

92
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avvenire
l’avvenire

A

to happen, to occur, to come about
the future

93
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il bilancio

A

analysis, report, statement
financial statement
the balance

94
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l’Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite Onu fem.

A

the united nations UN

95
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la tutela

tutelare

fare da tutore a, fare da guida a

A

the safeguard, the protection,
tutelage
to defend, to protect, safeguard

to tutor

96
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il dovere

A

the duty

97
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l’abbacchiatore

A

harvester

98
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andare VIA
vai via!

A

to GO away
go away!

99
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parere

A

to appear to be

100
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riavvicinamento

A

getting/being closer together,

101
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il boato

A

thunder, roar, rumble

102
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la chiusura

A

the closing, the finish of, the end of
zipper, latch

103
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la fornitura

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the supply, the supplying

104
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la contrada

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district
quarter of a town (medieval)
small rural community or villagr

105
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la masseria

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large farm

106
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la bracciante

A

day labourer (on a farm)

107
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la foggia

A

shape, form
fashion, style
long ditch (for water to travel - irrigation)

108
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la doccia

A

gutter, drainpipe
shower, or shower stall

109
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il rovescio

A

shower - light rain

110
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la frangitura

A

pressing for oil (olive)

111
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l’oliva le olive
oliveto
l’olivo

A

the olive (fruit) olives
olive grove
olive tree

112
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olivastro

A

olive coloured (person)
wild olive (tree)

113
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verde oliva, verde militare adj.

A

olive green

114
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la carnagione

A

complexion

115
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il gregge

A

flock (sheep), herd (cattle)
flock of people in a church

116
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lo stormo

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flock of birds, geese, crows,

117
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da parte di

A

(an act carried out) by, lit: on the part of

118
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l’omicidio

A

murder, assassination

119
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IN aeroporto

A

TO THE airport

120
Q

IN (or less commonly alla) palestra

A

AT THE gym

121
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negare

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deny, reject, turn down, refuse

122
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scortare

A

to escort, to convoy

123
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i naufraghi

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shipwrecked persons, castaways

124
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il parere

A

opinion, point of view

125
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emesso
emettere

A

expelled, issued, emitted
to emit, to radiate, to give off

126
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sfavorevole

A

unfavourable, adverse negative

127
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la manovra

A

manoeuvre, financial policies, financial measures

128
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il miliardo
il milione

A

billion
million

129
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il choc, il shock

A

shock

130
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il cuneo
il cuneo fiscale

A

wedge
tax wedge (government manovre))

131
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il locale

locale adj

A

space (referring to rooms in a house)
pub, bar, nightclub
local

132
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la pertinenza
il terreno di pertinenza

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relevance, pertinence, coherence, adjacent lot (land, garden)

133
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spuntare

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to spring up (as if from nowhere)
to blunt (the opposite meaning!)

134
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tracimare

A

to overflow (banks), flood

135
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il patto

A

agreement, treaty, covenant, pact

136
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giungere

A

to arrive, to receive,
go this far, go as far as

137
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ricollocare
ricollocamenti

A

to relocate (people)
relocated people (immigrants)

138
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IL geeraca

A

nazi official
religious hierarch

139
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rispecchiare

A

to mirror, to reflect
to reproduce, to replicate

140
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lo specchio

A

the mirror

141
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avvicinare

A

to place near, to put near
to move near to, to move close to

142
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il colletto

A

collar
neck of a tooth

143
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il corredo

A

trousseau dowry, bottom drawer, outfit
legacy, patrimony, endowment
notes

144
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mostuosamente

A

monstrously, tremendously

145
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il grassone
la grassona

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fat man
fat woman

146
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sfatto

A

over ripe, over done past its prime
exhausted, knackered,
past its/their best
disorderly, unmade, messy

147
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A studiare l’arte (not per)

A

TO study art

148
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ancora una volta

A

one more time

149
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il braccio di ferro

A

arm wrestling

150
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la guardia del corpo

A

bodyguard

151
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assistere

A

to witness
to attend, be present at, participate in
to assist

152
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la lite

A

fight, argument

153
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scatenare

scatenarsi

A

to cause, instigate, incite, trigger

rage, unleash (e.g. sensational story release in newspaper)

154
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lento

A

slow

155
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incantevole

A

enchanting, fascinating

156
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eccepire

A

to take exception to, object to

157
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voltare

A

to turn, turn around, turn towards

158
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saltare

A

to jump

159
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florido

A

in flower, blossoming
booming
ruddy, glowing

160
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un’ora in piu

A

one more hour

161
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sai suonare

A

do you know HOW to play
the how is not translated

162
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la realta

A

reality, facts

163
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produttivo

A

manufacturing, productive

164
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il bilancio

A

financial reports statement

165
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sintetizzare

A

summarise, recap

166
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l’assise

A

conference, assembly, assize

167
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la parvenza

A

semblance, hint of, a shade of

168
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la sfida

A

challenge, dare
competition, contest, game
provocation

169
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la convivenza

A

the living together, the co-habitation

170
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il bidone

A

trash can, bin, piece of junk

171
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torbido,
non limpido,
melmoso,
fangoso

A

turbid, cloudy (liquid not clear)

muddy, miry
muddy

172
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nuvoloso

A

cloudy (sky)

173
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schifoso

A

disgusting, repugnant
amazing, unbelievable

174
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la tromba d’aria

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whirlwind, tornado

175
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bombe d’acqua

A

rainstorm, deluge, downpour

176
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espulso

A

expelled,evicted
thrown out
ejected (aircraft ejector seat)

177
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ancora una volta

A

one more time

178
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marcare

A

to mark, to brand

179
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il cranio

A

the cranium, skull

180
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partire

A

to give birth
to create to generate

181
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la pallattola

A

bullet, projectile, pellet
small ball

182
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affrontare

A

to confront, take on, brave, tackle

183
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il o la cestista i cestisti le cestiste

A

basketball player and players

184
Q

la crociera

in volo di crociera

A

cruise or voyage (ship)
cruising
cruising in flight

185
Q

il pellino i pellini

A

shot from cartridge

186
Q

il volto

A

the face

187
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il bersaglio

A

the target, bull’s eye

188
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la pallottola

A

bullet, projectile

189
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il mestiere

A

profession, vocation,

190
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ritirare
ritirarsi

A

to pull back, to withdraw
to recall, retreat, give up, retire

191
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lo sciacallaggio

A

the looting

192
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lo sciacallo

A

jackal
looter, jackal, shark (type of person)

193
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il coyote

A

coyote

194
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perquisire

A

search, inspect

195
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il canale, il fosso

A

the ditch

196
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matto

A

crazy, reckless, odd, bizarre,

197
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il figliolo,
la figliola

A

son, lad, boy (not necessarily related)
daughter, las (“)

198
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la pena
penare

A

pain suffering, punishment
to agonise, suffer, struggle, toil, labour

199
Q

incollare
incollato

A

to collapse, to stick together
glued, stuck on

200
Q

il malloppo

A

bundle, pile, loot

201
Q

spartire

A

to separate, divide divide up

202
Q

padano

A

from the Po valley (Val Padana)

203
Q

dimostrare

A

to prove

204
Q

poi, dopo, in seguito
allora

A

then (the next event)
then (at that time)

205
Q

tu ed i miei fratelli

A

my brothers and you (it is turned so the singular comes first)

206
Q

sdebitarsi

A

to pay off a debt, return a favour

207
Q

guarire
guarito

A

to cure, to heal
cured, healed

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