Vocabulary 149 - C1: Amplia il tuo Vocabolario Avanzato!

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Herbert slumped onto the sofa, remote in hand. "Another day, another dollar�?� mostly spent before I earn it," he muttered.

Margot entered, wiping her hands on her apron. "Don't even start, Herbert. I saw Mrs. Gable's garden; she's a real contributor to the neighborhood association. And you�?� you�?Tre thinking about that lottery again, aren't you?"

Herbert sighed dramatically. "It�?Ts my only hope! This inequality is crushing me! I need a new auto, something that doesn't sound like a washing machine full of rocks."

"Oh, so that's why you were trying to sell Brian's old skateboard?" Margot raised an eyebrow. "Honestly, Herbert, sometimes you act like�?�"

"Like a devilishly handsome genius?" Herbert suggested, grinning.

Margot snorted. "Like you've been smoking weed. Though, I suspect lottery tickets are your drug of choice."

Later, Brian walked into the living room. "Dad, have you seen my skateboard?" He noticed Herbert's guilty expression. "Wait�?� were you trying to sell it? To buy lottery tickets?!"

Herbert chuckled nervously. "Let's just say I was exploring avenues for upward mobility, son. For the family!"

Word List

contributor

Translate: contributore/trice
Example:Mrs. Gable's garden; she's a real contributor to the neighborhood association. (Il giardino della signora Gable; è una vera contributrice all'associazione di quartiere.)

inequality

Translate: disuguaglianza
Example:This inequality is crushing me! (Questa disuguaglianza mi sta schiacciando!)

auto

Translate: auto
Example:I need a new auto, something that doesn't sound like a washing machine full of rocks. (Ho bisogno di un'auto nuova, qualcosa che non suoni come una lavatrice piena di pietre.)

devil

Translate: diavolo
Example:Like a devilishly handsome genius? (Come un genio diabolicamente affascinante?)

weed

Translate: erba
Example:Like you've been smoking weed. (Come se avessi fumato erba.)
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