Parole Mescolate 42
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
fitto | impenetrable - hard - thick |
lo spintone | push - shove - thrust |
la calca | crowd - multitude |
sbaragliare | to defeat - to destroy |
la soggezione | uneasiness - awe |
il capobastone | mafia boss |
procace | seductive - provocative |
disinnescare | to defuse |
la mira | aim - goal |
scalfire | to scratch - to tarnish to affect - to hurt |
la milza | spleen |
nonché | as well as |
imputare | to attribute - to accuse - to ascribe |
rovente | red hot - scorching - burning hot |
urtare | to bang into - to hit - to knock |
il pedaggio | toll |
assopire | to make sb sleepy - to put sb to sleep |
assopirsi | to doze off - to fall into a doze |
intrappolare | to trap - to ensnare - to frame |
il cappio | loop - knot - noose |
avere il cappio al collo | to have one's hands tied |
bocciare | to reject - to flunk |
il baratro | precipice - chasm - abyss |
il burrone | ravine - gorge |
la bufala | false rumor - blunder |
il farabutto | rogue - scoundrel - rascal |
cagionevole | poor - weak - sickly |
perlustrare | to patrol |
il battibecco | bickering - squable |
arginare | to contain - to control |
il bersaglio | target - mark - butt |
essere il bersaglio di | to be the butt off |
il brevetto | patent - certificate |
depositare un brevetto | to take out a patent |
il brevetto aeronautico | pilot's licence |
il segugio | bloodhound - hound - sleuth |
rocambolesco | fantastic - incredible |
la motovedetta | patrol boat - guard ship |
ribadire | to confirm - to repeat - to reinforce |
vorrei ribadire che | I'd like to stress or underline that |
la perlustrazione | searching - scouring - reconnaissance |
aggirare | to bypass - to sneak around |
sovrastare | to overpower - to tower above/over - to surpass |
la vetta | mountain top - summit - peak |
collaudare | to test - to try |
il collaudo | test - testing |
inatteso | unexpected - surprise - abrupt |
nella fattispecie | in the case in point - in this case |
avvilente | humiliating - discouraging |
avvilire | to discourage - to degrade - to dishearten |
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