italiano: buco nell'acquainglés translation: I think we're wasting our time/we're at a dead end  KudoZ The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators ... More  |
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| Entrada de glosario (tomada de la pregunta de abajo) | | Término o frase en italiano: | buco nell'acqua | | Traducción al inglés: | I think we're wasting our time/we're at a dead end | | Aportado por: | Michelangelo Felicetti |
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Traducciones de italiano a inglés [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cine, películas, TV, teatro | | Término o frase en italiano: buco nell'acqua | ..alla ricerca di una foto per incriminare un sospettato..e uno dei due poliziotti esclama: Credo che stiamo facendo un buco nell'acqua!...
grazie per l'aiuto
michelangelo |
| | | I think we're wasting our time/we're at a dead end | Explicación:
Also "we're missing the boat" or "we're barking up the wrong tree" if the sense is that they're on the wrong trail (e.g., looking for the wrong person).
If it's simply a matter of "there's nothing here and it's pointless to go on," you can use a number of synonyms: beating a dead horse, beating our heads against a brick wall, etc.
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Note added at 20 mins (2008-07-04 08:37:01 GMT)
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If you want an idiomatic expression to match "buco nell'acqua," best to leave this one to native English speakers. |
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Wendell Ricketts
Italia
Local time: 04:24
| Nota de quien pregunta a quien contestathanks wendell so much.
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| I think we're wasting our time/we're at a dead end
Explicación:
Also "we're missing the boat" or "we're barking up the wrong tree" if the sense is that they're on the wrong trail (e.g., looking for the wrong person).
If it's simply a matter of "there's nothing here and it's pointless to go on," you can use a number of synonyms: beating a dead horse, beating our heads against a brick wall, etc.
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Note added at 20 mins (2008-07-04 08:37:01 GMT)
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If you want an idiomatic expression to match "buco nell'acqua," best to leave this one to native English speakers.
| Wendell Ricketts
Italia
Local time: 04:24
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