Unit 11 Flashcards

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commissario

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police superintendent, inspector

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anonimo

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anonymous

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principe, il

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prince

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tiranno

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tyrant

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saggio

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essay

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segno zodiacale

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zodiac sign

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astrologia

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astrology

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oroscopo

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horoscope

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parole alterate

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heated words

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alterare

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to alter

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gemelli

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Gemini, twins

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confuso

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confused

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ariete, l’ (m.)

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Aries

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guastare

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to spoil, to ruin

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cancro

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Cancer

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è nato sotto il segno del…

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he/she was born under the sign of…

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vergine, la

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Virgo

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sorridere (p.p. sorriso)

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to smile

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chiaro e tondo

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straight out, clearly

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pesci

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Pisces

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resistere (p.p. resistito)

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to resist

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impermeabile

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water proof

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simultaneo

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simultaneous

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rimproverare

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to scold, to reproach

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promozione
promotion
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di che segno sei?
what sign are you?
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capricorno
Capricorn
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passionalità
passion
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toro
Torus
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semplicità
simplicity
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paziente
patient
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sensibile
sensitive
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parole a doppio senso
words with two meanings, double entendre
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sognatore
dreamer
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zodiaco
zodiac
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esibire
to show
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esteriore
exterior
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interiore
interior
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seducente
seductive
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puntualità
punctuality
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altruismo
altruism
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bilancia
Libra
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in compenso
on the other hand
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creativo
creative
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tollerante
tolerant
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scontro
clash
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scorpione, lo
Scorpio
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provocatore
trouble-maker, tease
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ambizioso
ambitious
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catturare
to capture
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riprendersi (p.p. ripreso)
to recover
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sagittario
Sagitarius
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buon umore
good mood
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fidanzamento
engagement
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concreto
concrete
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a lungo
for a long time
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ringiovanire
to rejuvinate
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acquario
Acquarius
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eccentrico
eccentric
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fantasioso
imaginative
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stupire
to astonish
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razionalità
rationality
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imprevedibile
unpredictable
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esclamativo
exclamatory
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compilare
to fill out/in
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modulo
form
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in continuazione
continuously
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sintomo
symptom
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di mezzo
between, in the middle
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non penso che a lui
I only think of him
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corrente, la
current
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narratore
narrator
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ribaltare
to overturn
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ottimismo
optimism
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propagandare
to propagandize
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borghesia
middle classes
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privo di...
to be devoid of, lacking, without
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noia
boredom
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L’amore coniugale
The conjugal love
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borghese
bourgeois
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orientarsi
to orientate, to find one’s bearings
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psicoanalisi, l’(f.)
psychoanalisis
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giocoso
playful
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unirsi
to join
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ragno
spider
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Il visconte dimezzato
the Cloven Viscount
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barone, il
baron
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Il cavaliere inesistente
the Nonexistant Knight
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antenato
ancestor
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definire
to define
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parodia
parody
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cavalleresco
chivalrous
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allusione
allusion
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fiabesco
like a fairy tale
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invisibile
invisible
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liberazione
liberation
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sorridente
smiling
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laser, il
laser
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basarsi (su)
to base on
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oggettivo
objective
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relativo
relative
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costante
constant
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mentire
to lie
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ingannare
to deceive
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crearsi illusioni
to delude oneself
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illusione
illusion
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milionario
millionaire
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riconoscere
to recognize
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compagnia
theatre company
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copione, il
script
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mercato nero
black market
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arricchirsi
to enrich, to get rich
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fare l’amore
to make love
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soldato
soldier
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tolleranza
tolerance
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sipario
curtain
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furioso
furious
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irrefrenabile
uncontrollable
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palcoscenico
stage
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berretto
beret, cap
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sonaglio
rattle
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teatrino
little theatre
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librone
big book, tome
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ragazzaccio
bad boy
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modificare
to modify
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terminazione
termination,ending
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alterazione
alteration
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dimensione
dimension, size
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diminutivo
diminutive
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accrescitivo
augmentative
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peggiorativo
pejorative
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dispregiativo
disparaging, depreciatory
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parolaccia
bad word, swear word
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vezzeggiativo
pet name, form of endearment
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libraio
book seller
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storicamente (avv.)
historically
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bene o male
somehow
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invogliare
to tempt, to induce
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confrontarsi
to confront
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lettura
reading
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casa editrice
publishing company
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tendere (a)
to tend, to be inclined
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narrazione
narration
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intreccio
intertwining, plot
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memoria
memory
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biografia
biography
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e via via
and so on
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disdegnare
to disdain
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tomo
tome
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adesione
adhesion
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appassionante
exciting
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casuale
by chance
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gradevole
pleasant
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accostarsi
matching, combination
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sensazione
sensation
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accessorio
accessory
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decorativo
decorative
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impegnare
to pawn, to bind, to commit
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abbronzato
tanned
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materassino
inflatable mattress
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cenno
sign, nod
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vago
vague
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riabbassare
to re-lower
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proseguimento
continuation
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d’un fiato
in one breath
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fiato
breath
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capo
head
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amaro
bitter
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staccarsi
to detach
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minaccioso
meanacing, threatening
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voluminoso
voluminous
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tipografo
printer
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impaginare
to do the lay-out
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redattrice
editor
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editore
publisher
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grafico
graphic, graphic designer
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addio
farewell, goodbye
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La Locandiera
The Mistress of the Inn
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Il Servitore di due Padroni
The Servant of Two Masters
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esaltare
to exalt, to elate
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prosa
prose
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analitico
analytic
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esito
result
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ugualmente (avv.)
equally
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pessimistico
pessimistic
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dare vita (a)
to give life to
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illustre
illustrious
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narrativa
narrative
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Anima mundi
Anima mundi
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anima
soul
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assegnare
to assign
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romanziera
novelist
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Ossi di seppia
Cuttlefish Bones
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a sorpresa
by surprise
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satirico
satirical, satirist
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anarchico
anarchist
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promozione
promotion
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tappa
stage, lap
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Romanticismo
Romanticism
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ostile
hostile
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Verismo
literary movement born in Italy in the late nineteenth
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menzionare
to mention
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menzogna
lie
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sortilegio
witchcraft
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accidentale
accidental
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pseudonimo
pseudonym
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mansione
task, duty
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scultura
sculpture
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mancante
missing
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compito in classe
class work
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irresponsabile
irresponsible
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non posso dargli tutti i torti
I can’t say he/she is all wrong
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urgente
urgent
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ladruncolo
petty thief
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portiera
concierge, door-keeper
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duramente (avv.)
hard, harshly
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onestamente (avv.)
honestly
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competente
competent
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bagnarsi
to get wet, to take a dip
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memorizzare
to memorize
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disordinato
messy, untidy
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ossia
that is
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assistente
assistant
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vincente
winning
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avvincente
enthralling
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saggistica
non-fiction
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individuo
individual
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filosofico
philosophical
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complesso
complex
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linguistica
linguistics
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spunto
cue, hint
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ombrellone
beach umbrella
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stupirsi
to be astonished, to be surprised
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sempreverde
evergreen
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ironia
irony
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paradosso
paradox
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impegnativo
challenging, demanding
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rumorosamente (avv.)
noisily, loudly
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essere a conoscenza (di)
to be aware of something
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un tantino
a little bit
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notte in bianco
sleepless night
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dare ascolto
to listen to someone
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severamente (avv.)
strictly
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acustico
acoustic
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mettere in moto
to start
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allacciare
to fasten
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cinture di sicurezza
safety belt
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del resto
after all
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caduta
fall
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rilassare
to relax
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rinfrescare
to refresh
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pendere
to lean
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chiudere a chiave
to lock
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rileggere (p.p. riletto)
to reread
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suffisso
suffix
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grazioso
graceful
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frequentarsi
to see one another
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principe azzurro
prince charming
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ultime
latest news
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sin da...
since
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promettente
promising
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appoggiare
to lean, to put
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ingresso
entrance
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lettera di avviso
advisory letter, letter of notice
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avviso
warning, advisory
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tempesta
storm, tempest
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impegnarsi
to apply oneself, to commit
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scivolare
to slip
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pappagallo
parrot