Unit 2A Flashcards

(31 cards)

1
Q

To keep changing ideas

A

to chop and change

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2
Q

doing something new and different

A

for a change

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3
Q

to change clothes

A

get changed

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4
Q

little coins

A

spare change

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5
Q

è un cambiamento

A

that makes a change

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6
Q

il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio

A

a leopard can’t change its spots

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7
Q

changes are good

A

a change is as good as a rest

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8
Q

olds are wise

A

you can’t teach an old dog new tricks

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9
Q

cruel but effective

A

rough and ready

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10
Q

balzare

A

to skive off

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11
Q

absolutely

A

utterly

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12
Q

con insufficienza

A

scornfully

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13
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to be about to do something

A

to be on the brink of

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14
Q

outside

A

outwardly

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15
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inside

A

inwardly

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16
Q

to have no good arguments

A

not have a leg to stand on

17
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amazed

18
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violent anger

19
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unsutisfied with society

20
Q

to put together different groups and treat them in the same way

A

to lump together

21
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close connection

22
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not containing any logical contradiction

23
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pleasant

24
Q

ammirare

A

to look up someone

25
prendere da
to take after someone
26
to be passionate about
to have the heart set on something
27
"la cultura non va nella mia famiglia"
to run in something
28
su due piedi
to do things on a whim
29
tenerselo per sè
to keep myself to myself
30
a quattr'occhi
to see eye to eye
31
non prendere nel modo giusto/ cattiva impressione
to rub people up the wrong way