idiom:it-en
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idiom:it-en [2013/07/21 23:13] – [C] xmau | idiom:it-en [2013/09/10 22:29] – [S] 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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**nel bene e nel male**\\ :!: for better or for worse | **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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**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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+ | ^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 | ||
+ | ===== P ===== | ||
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+ | ^punto^ | ||
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+ | **capire il punto di vista**\\ :*: to catch one's drift | ||
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- | ^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^ |
idiom/it-en.txt · Last modified: 2013/09/12 23:28 by xmau