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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