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Italian to English Idioms / Maxims / Sayings Translation Glossary

Italian term		English translation
meglio odiati che compatiti		It's better to be hated than to be pitied
mi fa disperare		drives me to distraction/exasperate me	Janice Giffin
Entered by: Janice Giffin
misurando i gesti		with the careful eye
modi di fare		ways
muovere bene il sedere		sway her hips
NdT		TN (Translator's Note)
nel bene e nel male		for better or for worse	Angela Arnone
Entered by: Angela Arnone
non addetto ai lavori		as a mere layman
non ammette alibi		takes no prisoners
paletta		hand held stop/traffic sign
Parigi è valsa una messa		Paris is (well) worth a mass
passi falsi		rush through carelessly
pendiamo dalle sue labbra		we hang/are hanging on his every word	Michele Fauble
Entered by: Michele Fauble
per (mero) scrupolo		out of sheer conscientiousness
per apposizioni successive		in successive steps, gradually, progressively
perturbante		disturbance	Tom in London
Entered by: Tom in London
pezzo forte		pièce de résistance, specialty piece, big number
Poca brigata, vita beata.		too many cooks spoil the broth
Poche chiacchere!		Less of the chit-chat! / Enough said!	Jasmina Towers
Entered by: Jasmina Towers
pochi maledetti e subito		damned hard to earn/scrape together and easily/readily spent - bloody earnings
portabandiera (in this context)		standard bearer/flagship/byword
portamagneti		magnet holding (wheel) / magnet carrying (wheel)	Maria Luisa Dell'Orto
Entered by: Maria Luisa Dell'Orto
potrà farne di tutti i colori		He can make his mark
premio fedeltà al lavoro		work (or employee) loyalty prize
prendersi la balla		to get drunk/plastered
prendi la cellulite per la gola		Beat cellulite by what you eat
Prima o poi mi libereró e allora la mia ira si abatterá su di te.		Sooner or later I´ll be free and then my rage will burst upon you
produzione intelletuale		intellectual work	Janice Giffin
Entered by: Janice Giffin
propostificio		proposal shop
pseudo marchette		pseudo-literary outpourings	Lara Barnett
Entered by: Lara Barnett
qui sotto tutto bene		We\'ve got you covered!
repertorio		reference number	gianfranco
Entered by: gianfranco
Riallargare le maglie		To relax one's purse strings again
ridere sotto i baffi		to snigger
Rientrate nei margini!		Behave!
sano come un pesce		as fit as a fiddle/as sound as a bell
sappiamo dosare le nostre forze		we know how to gauge our strengths
sbatterci la faccia		find out the hard way
sbirraglia		rozzers (fam)
scalare il capo		To go over the boss' head	texjax DDS PhD
Entered by: texjax DDS PhD

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