una donna finita
English translation: a woman who's fallen out of fashion
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| 4 +1 | a woman who's fallen out of fashion |
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| 5 | out of the loop |
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| 4 | she's a hopeless case |
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| 4 | she is so out |
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she's a hopeless case Explanation: niente piu da fare per lei. |
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4 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1a woman who's fallen out of fashion Explanation: I thought of "over the hill" (too rude) .....perhaps "a woman who's lost track of what's happening"....." a woman who's out of time".....etc.... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2008-04-08 15:00:42 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "povera cara...tagliata fuori da tutto una donna finita!" could be "Poor thing....so out of fashion.. she's totally lost the plot ! |
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5 hrs confidence:
she is so out Explanation: my take |
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44 days confidence:
out of the loop Explanation: Given the context you describe, I think this is the best expression- that woman is out of the loop. Da l'idea perche' implica il concetto di essere fuori da un giro, fuori tempo, non informata, appunto "finita" ma non in senso drammatico. |
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