scantare
English translation: shock me out of my comfort zone
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| 15:36 Jan 5, 2010 |
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|  Selected response from: Oliver Lawrence Italy Local time: 02:10 | ||||||
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| 5 +5 | scare/frighten |
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| 3 | to elude/to escape |
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| 2 +1 | shock me out of my comfort zone |
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to elude/to escape Explanation: As an alternative, since the context is quite ambigous, I propose this option corresponding to the following meaning: scantare = schivare, evitare If the meaning of "spaventare" is correct, I do agree with Simon! |
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27 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1shock me out of my comfort zone Explanation: or something along those lines perhaps? |
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4 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +5
peer agreement (net): +5scare/frighten Explanation: in Sicilian far scantare means spaventare -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 mins (2010-01-05 15:41:57 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- If you jump out on a Sicilian, they will often burst out with "mi scantai!" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2010-01-05 16:52:07 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I think he wanted to scare her as a means of toughening her, as part of her education, and not just for the sake of it. The meaning is definitely that, but you could perhaps change the emphasis "see how I coped with fear", "test my mettle" etc |
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