idiom:it-en
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| idiom:it-en [2013/08/01 22:47] – [B] xmau | idiom:it-en [2013/09/12 23:28] (current) – [T] xmau | ||
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| ^acqua^ | ^acqua^ | ||
| - | **fare acqua**\\ :!: to hold no wate | + | **fare acqua**\\ :!: to hold no water |
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| + | ^alternativa^ | ||
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| + | **non c'è alternativa**\\ :!: There are no two ways about it | ||
| ^armi^ | ^armi^ | ||
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| **ciurlare nel manico**\\ to wriggle out of a promise (to avoid a commitment or a promise by means of delays, excuses, or indecisions). | **ciurlare nel manico**\\ to wriggle out of a promise (to avoid a commitment or a promise by means of delays, excuses, or indecisions). | ||
| + | ^conto^ | ||
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| + | **chiudere i conti**\\ :!: to close the books | ||
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| **mina vagante**\\ :!: loose cannon | **mina vagante**\\ :!: loose cannon | ||
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| + | ^noioso^ | ||
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| + | **mortalmente noioso**\\ :!: dull as dishwater | ||
| + | ===== P ===== | ||
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| + | ^pane^ | ||
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| + | **dire pane al pane**:\\ :!: to call a spade a spade | ||
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| + | ^punto^ | ||
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| + | **capire il punto di vista**\\ :*: to catch one's drift | ||
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| ===== S ===== | ===== S ===== | ||
| - | ^sodo | + | ^sodo^ |
| **venire al sodo**\\ :!: get down to brass tacks | **venire al sodo**\\ :!: get down to brass tacks | ||
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| + | ^sole^ | ||
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| + | **chiaro come il sole**\\ :!: clear as a bell | ||
| ^succo^ | ^succo^ | ||
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| + | ^tasca^ | ||
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| + | **conoscere come le proprie tasche**\\ :!: to know like the back of one's hand | ||
| ^tiro^ | ^tiro^ | ||
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