| Italian > English |
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| prendere in giro |
| 1. v. to make fun of, to tease, to poke fun at |
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| 2. v. to string along, take the piss |
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| Analysis |
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| prendere |
| 1. v. to take, hold |
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| gli studenti prendono appunti. - the students take notes. |
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| 2. v. to get, buy |
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| 3. v. to pick up |
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| 4. v. to eat, drink |
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| in |
| 1. prep. in |
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| Ho qualcosa in tasca. - I have got something in my pocket. |
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| Partirò in primavera. - I will be leaving in spring. |
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| Vado in quinta elementare. - I'm in fifth grade of elementary school. |
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| 2. prep. to |
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| giro |
| 1. n. turn, twist, rotation, revolution |
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| 2. n. detour |
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| 3. n. lap (of a race) |
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| 4. n. tour, trip, stroll |
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| 5. n. (in the plural) rounds (of a postman etc) |
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| girare |
| 1. v. to turn, stir, wind |
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| 2. v. to tour, travel, go round |
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| 3. v. to pass |
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| 4. v. to endorse, transfer |
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| 5. v. (transitive, cinema) to shoot, film, act in |
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