Italian-English translations for guaio

trouble
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The trouble is that Mr Belder cannot see the wood for the trees. Il guaio è che l’onorevole Belder si perde nei dettagli. That is where the EU Convention could be running into trouble: it is going too far ahead of the peoples of Europe. E' su questo aspetto che la Convenzione europea potrebbe andare incontro a qualche guaio: corre troppo rispetto alle popolazioni europee. The trouble is, when you talk about nuclear issues - especially Sellafield - it is dominated by a distortion of the truth. Il guaio è che quando si parla di nucleare - e specialmente di Sellafield - la verità viene immancabilmente distorta.
fix
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He fixed me with a sickly grin, and said, "I told you it wouldnt work!"A dab of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board.A leech can fix itself to your skin without you feeling it.

jam
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A traffic jam caused us to miss the games first period.a jam of logs in a riverWe came up with some new ideas at the game jam.
pickleA pickle goes well with a hamburger.This tub is filled with the pickle that we will put the small cucumbers into.The climber found himself in a pickle when one of the rocks broke off.
scrape
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She scraped her fingernails across the blackboard, making a shrill sound.She scraped the blackboard with her fingernails.Her fingernails scraped across the blackboard.
woe
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