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vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to see someone back to somewhere | accompagnare qualcuno da qualche parte |
| to allege | affermare sostenere senza prove |
| core | nocciolo nucleo |
| to stand on insistere tener fede he stands on his rights insiste sui propri diritti | |
| I’m really selective | sono molto seletivo |
| maiden name | nome da signorina |
| commodities | materie prime |
| shall we start! | iniziamo |
| That’s for sure | I agree |
| I’ll say | I agree |
| Don’t I know it | I agree |
| Drizzle | pioggerellina |
| to fence in | costringere She feels fenced in by conventions si sente oppressa dalle convenzioni |
| I very much dislike | non mi piace per niente |
| posh | elelgante |
| yesterday morning | ieri mattina |
| feel blue | depresso |
| mock | finto prendere in giro |
| reliance | dipendenza |
| snooker | biliardo |
| Filipino | Filippino |
| Overlap | sovrapposizione accavallamento |
| a lot is at stake | molto da perdere |
| patent | brevetto |
| to search out | scoprire |
| related to and connected to or connected with | legato a |
| to smile at | sorridere a |
| on the bus | sull’autobus |
| medley | mescolanza misto |
| in a helicopter | in elicottero |
| with a bated breath | col fiato sospeso |
| on a motorbike or bicycle | in moto in bicicletta |
| on foot | a piedi |
| to put up with (to tolerate) | sopportare |
| to have the blues | essere depresso |
| to beat about the bush | essere vago |
| He is larger than life | egli è importate |
| to sell up | svendere |
| a gentle breeze | brezza leggera |
| to put pressure on sb | mettere q. sotto pressione |
| to walk up | accostarsi |
| to have an axe to grid | tirare l’acqua al proprio mulino |
| to pull down | demolire |
| to join up | fondersi di aziende |
| to blow up | esplodere |
| produce bound for export | prodotti agricoli per l’esportazione |
| to speak up | urlare |
| to calm down | calmarsi |