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accidente m. nothing, zip; (lit.): an accident.
alito puzzolente m. bad breath; (lit.): stinking breath.
allocco m. a stupid person, a jerk; (lit.): an owl.
alzare il gomito exp. to drink; (lit.): to raise an elbow.
amore a prima vista exp. love at first sight: È stato amore a prima vista! It was love at first sight!
avere un chiodo fisso in testa exp. to be fixated on something; (lit.): to have a nail fixed in the head. Tommaso pensa a Maria giorno e notte. Lui ha davvero un chiodo fisso in testa Thomas thinks about Maria day and night. He's truly fixated on her.

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