Cadesse il mondo, un giorno ci voglio andare anch’io

English translation: I\'ll get there one day, if it\'s the last thing I do

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Italian term or phrase:	Cadesse il mondo, un giorno ci voglio andare anch’io
English translation:	I\'ll get there one day, if it\'s the last thing I do
Entered by:	andreas81

12:54 Oct 5, 2009

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Italian term or phrase: Cadesse il mondo, un giorno ci voglio andare anch’io

This expression means something like "no matter what" but I was wondering if anyone had a better suggestion of how I could translate this. Here's a bit of context: Le sue ore libere le passa così, a mietere il frumento e leggendo i fumetti di Liberty Kid, un legionario nordista nella guerra di secessione americana, e di Roland Eagle, capitano di corvetta impegnato in fantastiche avventure nei mari del Sud. «Cadesse il mondo, un giorno ci voglio andare anch’io» fantasticava xx durante le noiose mattinate a scuola.

andreas81

I'll get there one day, if it's the last thing I do

Explanation:
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:37

Grading comment

Thanks a lot Tom for the help. This was the most appropriate answer as the character saying this is a child.
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Summary of answers provided

4 +13

I'll get there one day, if it's the last thing I do

Tom in London

4 +4

Come hell or high water, I'll get there someday.

Jim Tucker (X)

Even if the sky were to fall down

Clifford Marcus

3 +1

Come what may...

Mara Ballarini

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +13

«Cadesse il mondo, un giorno ci voglio andare anch’io»

I'll get there one day, if it's the last thing I do

Explanation:
try this

Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:37
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 24

Grading comment

Thanks a lot Tom for the help. This was the most appropriate answer as the character saying this is a child.

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

«Cadesse il mondo, un giorno ci voglio andare anch’io» Come hell or high water, I'll get there someday.

Explanation:
Closer in meaning, though I'd be tempted to go with Tom's.

Jim Tucker (X)
United States
Native speaker of: English

4 mins confidence:

«Cadesse il mondo, un giorno ci voglio andare anch’io» Even if the sky were to fall down

Explanation:
Even if the sky were to fall down, hell were to freeze....
Just make sure you get the subjunctive in there to accord with American usage

Clifford Marcus
Local time: 21:37
Native speaker of: English

50 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

«Cadesse il mondo, un giorno ci voglio andare anch’io» Come what may...

Explanation:
Come what may, I'll get there someday.

un'altra possibilità - come dicevo nel mio agree a Jim, dipenderà dallo stile e dal tono di tutto il testo, magari anche dall'età di chi scrive

Mara Ballarini
Australia
Local time: 06:37
Native speaker of:

Italian

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