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by Lost in translation , 2015-12-02, 18:20   Spam?  77.218.241....

Dear all,
I am Swedish and are working together with a person who speaks Italian, but no English or Swedish. I really need help to translate a shorter letter from English to Italian in an attempt to communicate with this person.

Would anyone care to help me?
Kindest regards
Miss K

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by BioIdra, 2015-12-19, 18:52   Spam?  2.233.13....

I would gladly help, if you post the letter i can translate if for you.

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by Tigerzen (UN), 2015-12-01, 23:46   Spam?  

Hi all,

How would you say the following in italian:
1. I had to wait in line and it was very frustrating
2. Your choices are ..
3. You have only one option
4. Finalise arrangements
5. Don't threaten me with that
6. There are certain expectations when you go overseas

Thanks in advance.

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by BioIdra, 2015-12-19, 09:12   Spam?  2.233.13....

1.Ho dovuto aspettare in coda ed è stato molto/davvero frustrante.
2.Le tue scelte sono: ....
3.Hai una sola opzione
4.Terminare i preparativi
5.Non mi minacciare con quello
6.Ci sono certe aspettative quando vai/si va all'estero

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by Tigerzen (UN), 2015-12-24, 23:53   Spam?  

Thank you so much Bioldra, I'm in Italy now and these expressions will come in useful. Electronic dictionaries are great for a word or a few words but with expressions above nothing like an expert to confirm.

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by MCos, 2015-11-23, 21:40   Spam?  85.138.215....

I want to put something along  these lines on a t-shirt for my friend: "Italian student coming through. Watch your mouth if you don't end up sleeping with the fishes." (I know it's a but cliché to use a godfather quote but her Italian teacher talks about the mafia like every single class so I thought I'd run with that as an extra inside joke)

I tried a few Italian - English translating websites but it would be really crappy to give her a shirt full of grammar mistakes... THANK YOU!

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by rabend (DE/FR), Last modified: 2015-11-25, 13:43   Spam?  

http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/19-funniest-expressions-italian-...
14. Italians don’t “keep their mouth shut”… they have “water in the mouth” (Acqua in bocca).

So, it might be translated as:

Acqua in bocca se non vuoi dormire coi pesci.

Cf. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWHu1UpRAFY

Google: "dormire coi pesci"

But:
https://it.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090203235724AAX1Urk
Migliore risposta:  credo sia un calco grossolano dell'inglese, in italiano diciamo "finire in bocca ai pesci", assai piu' minaccioso.

(The actual Italian saying is "to end up in the mouth of the fish")

https://www.duolingo.com/comment/1580763
+Indeed, it seems no one in Italy was using that sentence with that meaning...
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by rabend (DE/FR), 2015-11-26, 19:20   Spam?  

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by composingpenguin, 2015-11-18, 15:06   Spam?  24.178.37...

I am translating Mozart's "Don Giovanni," and occasionally run across the odd word that doesn't translate. However, there seems to be a verb ending here that I can't find in Italian grammar books (or I'm just completely failing to see the conjugation already there). Two words that Don Ottavio says have it so far: "cercatemi" and "recatemi." The original verbs themselves I know, and these conjugations are usually translated as imperatives, but I would like to know specifically what the "-atemi" ending means. Thanks!

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by Squirrel-quattro (UN), 2015-11-21, 12:14   Spam?  

see http://italian.about.com/library/weekly/aa011900b.htm:
"[...] direct object pronouns, indirect object pronouns, and reflexive pronouns, when used with the affirmative imperative, are attached to the end of the verb to form one word. The only exception is loro, which is always separate. [...]"

So "cercatemi" [cercate+mi] means "search for me" and "recatemi" [recate+mi] "bring me".

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by LeonardoDaVinci (UN), 2015-11-07, 11:34   Spam?  

[(everything in brackets shouldn't be translated!)

Hello everyone, I would really be glad if you could help me out with some translation. I want a couple of Italian emotional/expressive remarks like "soft" swearing words, preferably some could be a little funny I guess, for a satirical literary work I'm writing. The mood of the story is sort of fun and easy-going and the made-up "author" is Italian, so he throws in a few swear words here and there. They are not supposed to be too harsh (no fuck, cunt, dick etc please) just keep it light. Below are a couple of example lines I'd like translated. Of course, if it feels like too much to translate, I'd be more than happy with anything! :)

Thanks!]

[Light swear words like...] Damn, darn, crap, heck, dang, hell, shit, damnit/Goddamn it, etc.

[Adjectives...
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by Squirrel-quattro (UN), 2016-06-12, 20:02   Spam?  

To look up a word, just enter it into the search field at the top of this page.

If you can't find a word in the dictionary, try some of the linked dictionaries, e.g. http://woerterbuch.reverso.net/englisch-italienisch/damn.

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by meiks (UN), 2015-10-15, 12:22   Spam?  

hello ! Hoping you can help ... we're off to Italy next year and I wish to get T-shirts printed with something along these lines ... we came, we toured, we feasted/partied ... so far from Google I have :
Siamo arrivati,
abbiamo visitato,
abbiamo festeggiato !

Any suggestions for improvements? Thank you in advance.

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by Laurenic33, 2015-10-09, 03:47   Spam?  101.185.148...

Never understood, but always understanding

Or variation:

I may never be understood, but I will always/forever be understanding.

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by Laurenic33, 2015-10-09, 03:46   Spam?  101.185.148...

Always a lesson, never a failure

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by Laurenic33, 2015-10-09, 03:44   Spam?  101.185.148...

I will always stand for what I believe in, even if I stand alone.

Or variation:

Stand for what you believe in, even if it means standing alone.

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by pcecola, 2015-09-19, 21:45   Spam?  174.76.8...

Okay so i need a correct translation for a certain phrase and i think i have one but I'm not 100% sure. the phrase is "anything worth having is worth fighting for"

I think its "Niete vale avendo vale di lottare per"  is this correct

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by lucia (IT), 2015-10-07, 06:46   Spam?  

vale la pena di lottare per qualsiasi cosa valga la pena di avere