Stefano: | L’altra sera ero al ristorante con alcuni amici e ho notato che molti avventori del locale a fine cena chiedevano di poter portare via il cibo che era loro avanzato. Ti dirò che sono rimasto un po’ stupito della cosa... |
Benedetta: | E perché mai? È un’ottima abitudine. Io lo faccio sempre quando vado a mangiare fuori. |
Stefano: | A me non è mai successo di portare a casa gli avanzi. Forse perché non ne lascio mai. Di solito mangio tutto, comprese le verdurine che a volte i cuochi mettono per decorazione. Lo sai, sono una buona forchetta! |
Benedetta: | Lo so, lo so! Dimmi piuttosto, c’è un motivo in particolare che ti ha spinto a tirare in ballo questo argomento? |
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To highlight something
Mettere in luce
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To be beautiful, an adonis
Essere un adone
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To waste your breath
Sprecare fiato
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To be a loudmouth, a bully, a boaster, a show-off
Fare il gradasso
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To glance/glimpse at something
Dare un’occhiata
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To get to the point, cut to the chase
Andare/Venire al sodo
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To bring something up, bring something into play
Tirare in ballo
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To listen up, carefully, prick up one’s ears
Drizzare le orecchie
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To watch your mouth
Sciacquarsi la bocca prima di parlare
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To turn a deaf ear
Fare orecchie da mercante
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In the buff, exposed
Senza veli
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To happen quietly, go unnoticed
Passare in sordina
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To be all ears
Essere tutt’orecchi
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Mum’s the word
Acqua in bocca
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Frankly, exactly, without mincing words
Papale, papale
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To refuse to listen to reason
Non voler sentire ragioni
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To see all sorts of things
Vederne di tutti i colori
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To clam up, dry up, be speechless
Fare scena muta