VOCABULARY Flashcards
(161 cards)
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Floods (of tears)
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Heavy crying (pianto intenso)
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Scene
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Scenata
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Dumblings
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Gnocchi
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Flabbergasted
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Shocked
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Loose
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Not attached or tight
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Netball
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a game similar to basketball, played with a soccer ball, usually outdoors.
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(Absolutely) mortified
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Heavily embarassed (mortificato)
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Dull
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Boring and not interesting at all
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Livid
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Furious, very angry
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Quarrel
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Argument (lite)
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Insurance
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Protection from damage (car/medical)- assicurazione
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Firefly
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Lucciola
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Flypaper
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Sticky strip for trapping insects- carta moschicida
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Paperclip
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Fastener for papers (fermaglio, graffetta)
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Clipboard
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Writing board (tavoletta portablocco)
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Marsh
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Wetland (palude, acquitrino)
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Boardwalk
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Walkway across marsh (passerella, pontile)
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Walkway
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Path (sentiero, passaggio)
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Wayside
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At the roadside (bordo della strada)
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Survivalist
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An expert in surviving in tough situations (survivalista)
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Resourceful/resourcefulness
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Capable in difficult situations (ingegnoso/ingegnosità)
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Openness
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Willingness to hear new ideas (apertura)
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Agreeableness
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Will to agree/pleasing
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Grit/gritty
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Determination/brave
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Neat/neatness
Tidy/tidiness (ordinato/cura)
26
Eloquence/articulate
Someone who speaks well (eloquenza, articolato-eloquente)
27
To adorn
To decorate (adornare)
28
Motion sick(ness)
When ears, eyes and body send conflicting messages to the brain (ex. While driving). It can cause nausea and headache.
29
Off-pick
Not at the most popular and expensive time
30
Lamppost
Lampione
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Dark horse
Someone who is strong but seems weak
32
Mediation
Working to agree on something/helping people agree
33
Dump
Rubbish tip (discarica)
34
Lecturer
Speaker at university/conference (professore, conferenziere)
35
Salary-slip
A piece of paper given to an employee to show how much they have earned and any deductions (amounts taken off for income tax etc…) in a particular period
36
Lightbulb
Lampadina
37
Halt
Stop
38
A toss-up
Choice between similar things
39
Tucked up
Comfortably in bed
40
Hidden away
Heavily hidden
41
(Natural) pods
A long, narrow, flat part of some plants, such as beans and peas, that contains seeds and has a thick skin (baccello)
42
Office block
Palazzo di uffici
43
Tablecloth
Large piece of cloth that covers a table during a meal and protects or decorates it (tovaglia)
44
Moody
Temperamental (lunatico, instabile)
45
Lodge
Cabin (capanno)
46
Fireplace
Caminetto
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Planchette
Planchette (per sedute spiritiche)
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Coup d’etat
Stroke of state (colpo di stato)
49
Bona fide
Real, genuine
50
Faux pas
Embarassing act in a social situation
51
Persona non grata
A person who is not wanted or welcome in a particular country
52
Post-mortem
Examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death
53
Blasè
Not easily impressed, excited or worried by things
54
Non sequitur
A statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement
55
Contretemps
Unexpected occurance
56
Nèe
Originally called, born…
57
Spiel
Elaborate speech/story, usually told by salesman
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Ad lib
Without previous preparation
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Alibi
Piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, especially a criminal one, its alleged to have taken place
60
Cuisine
A style or method of cooking, especially as characteristic of a particular country
61
Siesta
Afternoon sleep
62
Wanderlust
A strong desire to travel
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Cache
Hiding place or hidden store
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Cache
Hiding place or hidden store
65
Forte
Strong point
66
Avant garde
Ahead of fashion
67
Rapport
Relationship or understanding
68
Vigilante
Self-appointed guard
69
Kudos
Prestige, admiration for something
70
Résumé
Summary
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Al fresco
Outside
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Tete-à-tete
Private conversation between two people
73
Incognito
Avoiding being recognized
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Quid pro quo
Something that is given to a person in return for something they have done
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Verbatim
In a way that uses exactly the same words as were originally used
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Carte blanche
Complete freedom to act as one wishes
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Ad infinitum
Forever
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Aplomb
Confidence and style
79
Entrepeneur
A person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit
80
In camera
In private
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Psychic research
The study of mental phenomena, especially powers like telepathy
82
Seance
A meeting to communicate with spiritis
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Hoax
A trick to make people believe something which is not true
84
Confidence tricks
Deliberate attempt to deceive someone, usually for money
85
Recurring
Happening again and again
86
Trunk
Main part of a animal, person, tree (tronco, torso)
87
Branch
Part of the tree that grows out from the trunk (ramo)
88
Optician
Eye doctor
89
Vest
Type of sleevesless underwear, that covers the upper part of the body (canottiera)
90
Drapes (US)-Courtain (UK)
Tende
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Gasoline (US)-Petrol (UK)
Fuel (benzina)
92
Blunt
Not sharp
93
Pin
Chiodo
94
Despise
To hate
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Receipt
Mark (a bill) as paid (ricevuta)
96
Gate-crasher
Someone who comes to a party without being invited
97
Attic
Space or room inside the roof of a building (soffitta)
98
Catwalk
Models walk along this at fashion shows
99
Honey moon
A holiday taken by two people that just got married
100
Beauty-spot
A small dark mark on a woman’s face
101
Manslaughter
Accidentally killing someone
102
Manslaughter
Accidentally killing someone
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Bandage
Woven material used to cover up a wound
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Hay fever
Allergic reaction to pollen
105
Traffic warden
He or she who makes sure you don’t park for too long or in the wrong places
106
Elbow grease
Strength
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Nest egg
Sum of money saved for the future
108
Bottle-neck
Narrow section of road
109
Loop-hole
A small mistake in an agreement or law that gives someone the chance to avoid having to do something
110
Brainwave
A sudden clever idea
111
Sandwich course
College course consisting of periods of study with perios of work
112
Book worm
Book lover
113
Couch potato
Someone who watches a lot of television
114
Figurehead
Someone who has the position of leader but who has no real power
115
Frank
Honest and open
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Idle
Lazy
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Fierce
Ferocious aggressiveness
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Clumsy
Awkward in movement or in handling things
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Naughty
Badly behaved
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Cobweb
Old and dusty spider’s web
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To Ebb
When the sea moves away from the coast and falls to a lower level (bassa marea)
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Verge
Edge
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Coating
A thin layer/covering something
124
Asinine
Stupid and foolish
125
Glyph
Hieroglyphic character or symbol
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To egg
To encourage to do something stupid
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Zest
Great enthusiasm and energy
128
Gusto
Enjoyment in doing something
129
Gusto
Enjoyment in doing something
130
Collier
A coal miner
131
Scope
Range of a subject covered by a book, discussion ecc…
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Adder
A small venomous snake
133
Verbalise
Express ideas or feelings in words
134
Jotter
Small pad or notebook (taccuino)
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Purloin
To steal
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Purloin
To steal
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Umpteen
Many; a lot of
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Deed
Intentional act (especially a very bad or good one)
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Sirloin
Beef cut from the loin (controfiletto)
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Slant
To (cause to) lean in a nn-vertical position
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Belittle
Dismiss (someone or something) as unimportant
142
Disparage
Regard as being of little worth (screditare)
143
Jiffy
A moment; a very short time
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Inquiry
The act of asking for imformation
145
Swoon
Faint from extreme emotion (svenire)
146
Corkscrew
Device for pulling corks from bottles (cavatappi)
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Promptness
Timeliness (prontezza)
148
Tip
Rounded extremity of something (punta)/ useful information/ extra money for service (mancia)
149
Blackcurrant
Edible black berry
150
Picky
Choosy
151
Giddy
Having a sensation and tendency to fall
152
Work do/school do
School/work event
153
Planetary
Involving planets
154
Pathway
Path/way of solving something
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Sheer
Overwhelming or startling (assoluto)
156
Detect
Seeing through machines
157
Stellar
Very good
158
Perceive
To see (percepire)
159
Prohibitively
Making something impossible
160
Inherent(ly)
An essential partof something/it is part of its nature
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Habitable
You can live there
