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Domanda		Risposta
above-board inizia ad imparare		honest and legal
all credit to inizia ad imparare		used to show that you think a person deserves a lot of praise for something that they have done
assign blame inizia ad imparare		to blame someone else instead of yourself
authentic inizia ad imparare		done or made in the traditional or original way
bail (sb) out inizia ad imparare		to do something to help someone out of trouble, especially financial problems
be down to inizia ad imparare		to be left with only (a specified amount od something)
be economical with the truth inizia ad imparare		used humorously to say that someone is not telling the truth
be upfront about sth inizia ad imparare		to be honest about something
betray inizia ad imparare		to be disloyal to someone who trusts you, so that they are harmed or upset
bluff inizia ad imparare		to pretend that you know about something in order to get what you want
bluff inizia ad imparare		an attempt to make someone believe that you know about something when you do not
candid discussion inizia ad imparare		honest conversation
cerebral palsy inizia ad imparare		a disease caused by damage to the brain before or during birth which results in difficulties of movement and speech
cheat inizia ad imparare		to trick or deceive someone so that they do not get or keep something they have a right to have
circulate inizia ad imparare		if information, facts, ideas, etc. circulate, they become known by many people
compelling evidence inizia ad imparare		strong proof
creative with the truth inizia ad imparare		bending the facts so that they are suitable for someone
deceive inizia ad imparare		to make someone believe something that is not true
delusion inizia ad imparare		a false belief about yourself or the situation you are in
disciple inizia ad imparare		someone who believes in the ideas of a great teacher or leader, especially a religious one
disguise inizia ad imparare		to change someone’s appearance so that people cannot recognize them
dream inizia ad imparare		a series of thoughts, images and feelings that you experience when you are asleep
exploit inizia ad imparare		to treat someone unfairly by asking them to do things for you, but giving them very little in return – used to show disapproval
fake inizia ad imparare		to make something seem real in order to deceive people
fallacy inizia ad imparare		a false idea or belief, especially one that a lot of people believe is true
falsehood inizia ad imparare		a statement that is untrue
fantasy inizia ad imparare		an idea or belief that is based only on imagination, not on real facts
fib inizia ad imparare		a small unimportant lie
figment of your imagination inizia ad imparare		something that you imagine is real, but does not exist
forge inizia ad imparare		to illegally copy something, especially something printed or written, to make people think that it is real
frame inizia ad imparare		when you get someone into the frame it means that the person will be visible on the picture
fraud inizia ad imparare		someone or something that is not what they claim to be
freeboot inizia ad imparare		to steal online media and upload them on your website
garner inizia ad imparare		to take or collect something, especially information or support
get an ear bashing inizia ad imparare		to be criticised in an angry way for a long time because you have done something wrong
get into character inizia ad imparare		to get used to the character you are playing
give a convincing performance inizia ad imparare		to be persuasive in your performance
give sb the impression inizia ad imparare		make someone think about something in a particular way
go to great lengths inizia ad imparare		to try very hard or to do whatever is necessary to achieve something that is important to you
hallucination inizia ad imparare		something which you imagine you can see or hear, but which is not really there, or the experience of this
hoax inizia ad imparare		a false warning about something dangerous
hopeful inizia ad imparare		believing that what you hope for is likely to happen
hybrid inizia ad imparare		something that consists of or comes from a mixture of two or more other things
illusion inizia ad imparare		something that seems to be different from the way it really is
image inizia ad imparare		someone or something looking exactly like someone or something else
imagination inizia ad imparare		the ability to form pictures or ideas in your mind
immerse yourself inizia ad imparare		to become completely involved in an activity
impersonate inizia ad imparare		to pretend to be someone else by copying their appearance, voice and behaviour, especially in order to deceive people
it is worth noting inizia ad imparare		used to bring someone’s attention to something
jumping-off point inizia ad imparare		a place to start from, especially at the beginning of a journey
keep the creative juices flowing inizia ad imparare		to continue being creative
know sb through and through inizia ad imparare		to know someone very well
make out inizia ad imparare		to be able to see or hear something
make sth up inizia ad imparare		to produce a new story, song, game, etc. by thinking
make-believe inizia ad imparare		when you imagine or pretend that something is real or true
mannerism inizia ad imparare		a way of speaking or moving that is typical of a particular person
mock inizia ad imparare		not real, but intended to be very similar to a real situation, substance, etc.
mythical inizia ad imparare		existing only in an ancient story
ordeal inizia ad imparare		a terrible or painful experience that continues for a period of time
part inizia ad imparare		if something or someone plays a part in something else, they are involved in it
part and parcel (of) inizia ad imparare		a necessary feature of something
persona inizia ad imparare		the way you behave when you are with other people or in a particular situation, which gives people a particular idea about your character
photoshop inizia ad imparare		to brush up a photograph or image
plausibly inizia ad imparare		in a way that seems reasonable or probable
play a prank inizia ad imparare		to do something to someone as a joke or trick
portray inizia ad imparare		to describe or represent something or someone
prankster inizia ad imparare		someone who plays tricks on people to make them look silly
pretend inizia ad imparare		to behave as if something is true when in fact you know it is not, in order to deceive people or for fun
prime example inizia ad imparare		a very typical example of something
put a strain on inizia ad imparare		to burden or overload someone or something
put on a brave front inizia ad imparare		to pretend that you are happy when you are really very upset
put sb on inizia ad imparare		used to tell someone that you think they are joking
put sth into perspective inizia ad imparare		to see something from the distance so that you are not personally involved
realism inizia ad imparare		the ability to accept and deal with difficult situations in a practical way, based on what is possible rather than what you would like to happen
reality inizia ad imparare		what actually happens or is true, not what is imagined or thought
reluctance inizia ad imparare		when someone is unwilling to do something, or when they do something slowly to show that they are not very willing
riveting inizia ad imparare		something that is riveting is so interesting or exciting that you cannot stop watching it or listening to it
role inizia ad imparare		the way in which someone or something is involved in an activity or situation, and how much influence they have on it
scam inizia ad imparare		to deceive someone in order to get money from them
scammer inizia ad imparare		someone who deceives other people in order to get money from them
show up inizia ad imparare		to arrive, especially at the place where someone is waiting for you
splintered inizia ad imparare		broken in a way that a small sharp piece is separated from the rest of the object
stitch together inizia ad imparare		to put different things or parts of something together to make one larger thing
stricken inizia ad imparare		very badly affected by trouble, illness, unhappiness, etc.
take a/its toll inizia ad imparare		to have a very bad effect on something or someone over a long period of time
take in inizia ad imparare		to understand and remember new facts and information
take on inizia ad imparare		to agree to do some work or to be responsible for something
take sb for sb inizia ad imparare		to see someone as or believe someone to be something else
tangible inizia ad imparare		clear enough or definite enough to be easily seen or noticed
tell a whopper inizia ad imparare		to tell a gross or blatant lie
tell porkies inizia ad imparare		to lie
the façade slips inizia ad imparare		the truth reveals itself
the semblance of inizia ad imparare		a situation, condition, etc. that is close to or similar to a particular one, usually a good one
throw in inizia ad imparare		if you throw in a remark, you say it suddenly without thinking carefully
unsettling inizia ad imparare		making you feel nervous or worried
wired into inizia ad imparare		if an ability, approach or an activity is wired into the brain, it is a basic one and cannot be changed
word association inizia ad imparare		an activity where you need to exchange words that are associated with each other
yield inizia ad imparare		to produce a result, answer or piece of information

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