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09:10 Apr 3, 2008 |
Italian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / Movie script | |||||||
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4 +2 | beating the bush |
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4 +1 | ..started to speak, approaching the subject in a very roundabout way |
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4 | started speaking in a roundabout way |
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started speaking in a roundabout way Explanation: http://www.google.com/search?hl=it&rls=com.microsoft:it-IT:I... |
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beating the bush Explanation: An idea: Mi viene in mente solo questo "to beat the bush" che significa girarci intorno. "stop beating the bush and come to the point". -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 mins (2008-04-03 09:18:09 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- to hint at something "he just hinted at it" |
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14 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
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