Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
chessò io
English translation:
well ... (beginning to speak) / for example / I don\'t know / what the hell do I know?
Italian term
Italy
chessò io
Che storia? Cosa c’entra adesso.
DAVID
Quando mia madre racconta questa
storia noto la sua stranezza.
PSICOLOGO
E di cosa parla questa storia?
DAVID
Parla di un ragazzo...Un ragazzo
senza madre.
PSICOLOGO
E lei pensa che questo racconto sia
alla base dell’insoddisfazione
della vita di sua madre?
DAVID
Si.
PSICOLOGO
Ed è il motivo per cui è venuto da me?
DAVID Esattamente.
Perchè?
PSICOLOGO
DAVID
Ci sono tante storie da raccontare. Vecchie esperienze di vita, storie divertenti, chessò io, favole, ma perchè, perchè raccontare a un figlio la storia di un ragazzo cresciuto solo con il padre?
PSICOLOGO
In che occasioni parla di questa
storia?
Feb 3, 2014 11:31: Ivana UK changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
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Proposed translations
Italy
Knowledge makes the difference
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy)
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian
well ... (beginning to speak) / for example / I don't know / what the hell do I know?
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Note added at 17 mins (2014-02-01 07:50:38 GMT)
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"chessò io" stands for "che cosa so io"? and changes its meaning according to ints position in speech.
Examples:
Se avete domande, richieste, lamentele o chessò io da fare, rivolgetevi a
here it means "and so on, whatever", "I don't know what else"
Che cos'era quell'animale?
Chessò io, forse un topo (I don't know)
Come hai fatto a tagliarti?
Ho urtato uno spigolo, un chiodo o chessò io. (I don't know what)
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Note added at 19 mins (2014-02-01 07:52:28 GMT)
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Che cosa ti piace fare la domenica?
Chessò io, guardare la tv, leggere ... (well / for example)
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Note added at 23 mins (2014-02-01 07:56:19 GMT)
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Dove sono le mie chiavi?
Chessò io, forse nel cassetto (How do I know?)
Cos'è successo qui?
Chessò io, sono stato fuori fino adesso (what the hell do I know?)
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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2014-02-02 08:55:29 GMT)
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"chessò io" also stands for "che ne so (io)?" = What do I know about that?
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Note added at 10 days (2014-02-11 10:24:19 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you!
United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
and so on
| agree |
P.L.F. Persio
50 mins
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| agree |
Ivana UK
: in this context yes, or 'and the like'
6 hrs
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United Kingdom
www.lingocraft.co.uk
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish, Irish, Singaporean, UK, South African)
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Romanian to English, and 2 more.
Whatever
"funny stories or whatever,..."
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Note added at 7 hrs (2014-02-01 15:29:34 GMT)
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"Or whatever
• informal or anything similar:
use chopped herbs, nuts, garlic, or whatever"
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/or-what...
"PHRASES
or whatever SPOKEN
or anything else of the same kind
'I used to meet customers in bars and pubs or whatever, and we'd do our business there.'
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/whatev...
Italy
Native in: English 
, Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Italian to Russian, and 2 more.
and what not
Malta
12 yrs. experience translating EU stuff
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK) , Maltese
Works in: English to Maltese, Italian to Maltese, French to Maltese, and 3 more.
whatever else
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