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2012-07-29: I Racconti di San Francisco Capitolo 8
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Language - Italian
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07/29/2012
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accondiscendente
 Definition
condescending
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assomigliare
 Definition
resemble
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coltivare
 Definition
to cultivate, to grow
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l'erbaccia
 Definition
weed
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il foglio di plastica
 Definition
plastic sheet
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folto
 Definition
thick
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l'infusione, infuso
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infusion
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laggiù
 Definition
down there, over there
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il nocciolo
 Definition
core, stone, heart
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ottenere
 Definition
to obtain
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premettere
 Definition
to press
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procurare
 Definition
to procure
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pubblicitaria
 Definition
advertising
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la radice
 Definition
root
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i refiuti
 Definition
garbage, waste
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ringraziare
 Definition
to thank
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spiegare
 Definition
to explain
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toccare
 Definition
to touch, to affect
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addirittura
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even, really, directly
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alzare le spalle
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to shrug
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ammettere
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to admit, to accept, to allow
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l'arazzo
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tapestry
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arredare
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to furnish to decorate
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la azalea
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azalea
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azzardato
 Definition
hazardous
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la battuta
 Definition
joke, blow, punchline
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il bidone
 Definition
bin, garbage can
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la bobina
 Definition
reel, spool, coil
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la buccia / la buca / la bocca
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peel / hole / mouth
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capire al volo
 Definition
to understand immediately
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il cartello stradale
 Definition
street sign
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il cavo
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cable
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il cenno
 Definition
gesture; nod (del capo); wave (della mano); wink (degli occhi)
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il colloquio
 Definition
interview
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congedare
 Definition
to say goodbye to, to dismiss, to send away
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il consiglio di amministrazione
 Definition
board of directors
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il cosmo
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cosmos
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il cotone
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cotton
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il disegno cachemire
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paisley
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la donna in carriera
 Definition
working girl
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energicamente
 Definition
energetically
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l'enne
 Definition
"n" (letter)
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l'epoca
 Definition
era, age
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fare di sì con la testa
 Definition
to nod
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il figlio di puttana
 Definition
son of a bitch
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fingere
 Definition
to pretend
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la fronte
 Definition
forehead
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l'imballaggio
 Definition
package, packaging
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impassibile
 Definition
impassive, deadpan
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infastidire
 Definition
to annoy, to bother, to nag, to fidget
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maiuscolo
 Definition
big, capital, upper case
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inarcare
 Definition
to arch
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minuscolo
 Definition
tiny, lower case
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piegare la testa all'indietro
 Definition
to tilt one's head back
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porgere
 Definition
to extend, to give, to hand
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portentoso
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portentous
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posare
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to lay, to pose, to set, to put down
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la preghiera
 Definition
prayer
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quotato
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regarded
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il raggio
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ray
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ricomporsi
 Definition
to recompose oneself
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rigeneratrice
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regenerative
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rimpiazzare
 Definition
to replace, to substitute
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la risata
 Definition
laugh
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sbirciare
 Definition
to peep or peek
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scoppiare
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to burst, to explode, to break out
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sfacciato
 Definition
cheeky, shameless, brazen
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le sopracciglia
 Definition
eyebrows
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spargere
 Definition
to scatter, to spread
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la spazzatura
 Definition
garbage
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lo spinello
 Definition
reefer, joint
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storcere
 Definition
to twist
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strappare
 Definition
to pull out, rip out
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stringere
 Definition
to tighten, to squeeze, to clasp
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i tarocchi
 Definition
tarot (cards)
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la tisana
 Definition
herb tea
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il vassetto
 Definition
jar or pot
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il/la veggente
 Definition
seer, prophet, fortune teller
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vittoriano
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Victorian
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il che significa che
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which means that
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fare così
 Definition
to seem
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ritornarsene
 Definition
to return there (ne = lì)
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