STORY 1 vocabulary Flashcards

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1
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uniforme

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even

(livellato, piano)

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sommesso

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subdued

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3
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colui che ostenta

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ostentatious

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piegato (object, fabric)

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folded

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5
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chiuso

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unopened

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6
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spuntare, tagliare

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trim (hair, hedges)

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fluire, scorrere

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flow

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trasparente, vitreo

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glassy

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oscillare, influenzare

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sway (trees// person’s mentality)

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10
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semi-girata

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half-turned

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dare un’occhiata

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glance (v. + n.)
He glanced at the newspaper
TO HAVE A GLANCE

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12
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verso il basso

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downwards

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13
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pneumatici

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tires

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14
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tipo

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chap

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15
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screpolato

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chapped (lips)

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appoggiare, posare
inf: esagerare

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lay on

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(inf.) sterlina

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quid

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18
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chiuso (figurative: modo di parlare in cui si troncano le vocali)

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clipped

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19
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accorciare

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clip

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20
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molletta

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clip

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21
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masticare/ camminare rumorosamente

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crunch (food/ road…)

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22
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ghiaia

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gravel

gravel road=> strada sterrata

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23
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lateralmente, di lato

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sideways

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spostare
spostamento, turno

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shift

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aspirare (fisicamente)
suck
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nudo
bare
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svelare, mettere a nudo
to bare
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doloroso, pungente
stinging
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siepe
hedge
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pettinare, pettine
comb
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solco, incavo, scanalatura
groove (inf. scatenarsi, ballare)
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ordinato, preciso
neat
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distante
distant
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aratro arare, spalare
plough, plow | other figurative meanings
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allargare, estendere, sparpagliarsi
spread out
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sdraiato
spread out / sprawled
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alternarsi
alternate
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ritmo, andatura, passo
pace
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trappola, intrappolare
trap
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spianare
smooth down
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increspato, rigato.
ridged
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domestica, donna nubile
maid
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grembiule
apron
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allacciare, chiudere
do up
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chiazzato, maculato
dappled
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prato
lawn
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movimento, instabilità
shifting (n.)
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mutevole, variabile in movimento
shifting (adj.)
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pascolare
graze
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piacevole
pleasant
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banchiere
banker
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liscio
smooth
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scivoloso
slick slippery
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spuntare fuori, sporgere
jut out (+ from somewhere)
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spiegazzare, sgualcire
crease
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novità
newness
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ruga, piega
crease
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imprevedibile
unpredictable
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disgraziato
wretch
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ingorgo
tie-up
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legare
tie up
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resuscitare
revive
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valutare
assess
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essere affezionato
be fond OF smt/ sb
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raccogliere, accumulare
gather
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remoto, lontano
remote
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ordinato, curato
trim
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fissare
stare
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sparpagliato
scattered
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semplice, casalingo
homespun
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in parte
party
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tonfo
thud
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in modo orribile
hideously
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incontaminato
pristine untainted
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aria di superiorità
condescension
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sbandare
to lurch
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cranio
skull
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risata
laughter
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implacabile
relentless
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marea
tide
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cedere, calmarsi
to relent
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fragile
frail
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mestiere
craft
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malconcio
mangy
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sdraiarsi
to sprawl sprawled = sdraiato
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affabilità
geniality
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amabile
amiable
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botta e risposta
repartee
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inaccessibile
inaccessible
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tremare
to shiver shivering= tremante
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maledetto (raff.)
bloody
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gobba
hump
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gobbo, con dossi
humped
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chiasso
din
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sporco
grubby
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asfalto
tarmac
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instabile
unsteady
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grado, livello
notch
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smunto
haggard
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previsione
anticipation
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togliere
take off
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far entrare
let in
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incentrarsi
center
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riflettere
reflect
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estinguere, spegnere
extinguish
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serrare, stringere
clench
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portare via
bear away
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trascinare
tow
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offuscare
blot out
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balzare
leap
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abituarsi, sistemarsi
settle in
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sfiorare
skim
113
alzare le spalle
shrug
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galleggiare, fluttuare
float
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scorrazzare
scamper
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attorcigliarsi
coil