idiom:it-en
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| idiom:it-en [2013/07/16 23:07] – [S] xmau | idiom:it-en [2013/09/11 19:55] – [P] xmau | ||
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| ^acqua^ | ^acqua^ | ||
| - | **fare acqua**\\ :!: to hold no wate | + | **fare acqua**\\ :!: to hold no water |
| + | ^alternativa^ | ||
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| + | **non c'è alternativa**\\ :!: There are no two ways about it | ||
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| + | ^armi^ | ||
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| + | **armi e bagagli **\\ :!: lock, stock, and barrel | ||
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| **unire al danno la beffa**\\ :!: to add insult to injury | **unire al danno la beffa**\\ :!: to add insult to injury | ||
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| + | ^bene^ | ||
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| + | **nel bene e nel male**\\ :!: for better or for worse | ||
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| + | ^brodo^ | ||
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| + | **per lui, tutto fa brodo**\\ :!: it's all grist to his mill | ||
| ^buttare^ | ^buttare^ | ||
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| **Andrà bene alla casalinga di Voghera? | **Andrà bene alla casalinga di Voghera? | ||
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| + | ^chilo^ | ||
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| + | **un tanto al chilo**\\ :!: a dime a dozen | ||
| ^ciurlare^ | ^ciurlare^ | ||
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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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| + | ^fare^ | ||
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| + | **avere a che fare con**\\ :!: to have truck with | ||
| ^fiasco^ | ^fiasco^ | ||
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| ===== M ===== | ===== M ===== | ||
| + | ^manica^ | ||
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| + | **un altro paio di maniche**\\ :!: a different kettle of fish | ||
| ^mina^ | ^mina^ | ||
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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 | ||
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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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| ^torta^ | ^torta^ | ||
| - | **ciliegina sulla torta*\\ :!: icing on the cake | + | **ciliegina sulla torta**\\ :!: icing on the cake |
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| ^zappa^ | ^zappa^ | ||
| - | **darsi la zappa sui pied**\\ :!: to hoist on one's own petard | + | **darsi la zappa sui piedi**\\ :!: to hoist on one's own petard |
| ^zecca^ | ^zecca^ | ||
| **nuovo di zecca**\\ :!: brand new | **nuovo di zecca**\\ :!: brand new | ||
idiom/it-en.txt · Last modified: 2013/09/12 23:28 by xmau