Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Inglese term or phrase:
you about to step?
Italiano translation:
Vuoi batterti? / Che fai, te ne vai?
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Jan 24, 2017 20:46
7 yrs ago
Inglese term
you about to step?
Da Inglese a Italiano
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Hey back off alright? oh! you about to step? Come tradurreste?
Il mio problema è in "you about to step" vuol dire tipo fatti avanti?
Proposed translations
(Italiano)
3 +4 | Vuoi batterti? / Che fai, te ne vai? | Elena and David Dickens |
4 | stai per camminare? | Francesco Badolato |
3 +1 | Te ne stai andando? | Maurizio Varriale |
3 | stai già desistendo? | Elena Zanetti |
Proposed translations
+4
10 ore
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Vuoi batterti? / Che fai, te ne vai?
It is difficult without actually watching the clip of the show to get a better understanding of the true meaning of the person's words.
I found the line of the script from the show here:
http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/view_episode_scripts...
I think there are two possibilities here,"to step" is American slang, see here for explanations:
http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/step
It can mean either "to fight/attack" or "to leave/step away", in this particular line of text it would seem more likely to be the former (to fight), but if you think about it, it could also be the latter if the person was being ironic perhaps.
The literal suggestions in Italian would be: Stai per fare a botte? or Stai per andartene?
Hope this helps.
I found the line of the script from the show here:
http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/view_episode_scripts...
I think there are two possibilities here,"to step" is American slang, see here for explanations:
http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/step
It can mean either "to fight/attack" or "to leave/step away", in this particular line of text it would seem more likely to be the former (to fight), but if you think about it, it could also be the latter if the person was being ironic perhaps.
The literal suggestions in Italian would be: Stai per fare a botte? or Stai per andartene?
Hope this helps.
Peer comment(s):
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Tiziana Moschetti
: "che fai, te ne vai?" per me è perfetta :)
2 ore
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Grazie!
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agree |
Vojislava Jankovic (X)
2 ore
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Grazie!
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agree |
Lisa Jane
: Te ne vai mi sembra la più probabile vista la frase back off alright ma impossibile saperlo per certo senza tutto il contesto seguente in video
10 ore
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agree |
Françoise Vogel
: Vedrei la prima opzione (agressività crescente).
14 ore
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4 ore
stai per camminare?
Come dice giustamente Liz la frase dovrebbe essere "You're about to step?" (essendo un dialogo userei la forma contratta del verbo).
Nel dialogo chi parla non pronuncia il verbo e nello scritto quindi non appare.
Nell'inglese americano queste 'omissioni' sono frequenti.
" Be abut to do something" significa " stare per/accingersi".
Nel dialogo chi parla non pronuncia il verbo e nello scritto quindi non appare.
Nell'inglese americano queste 'omissioni' sono frequenti.
" Be abut to do something" significa " stare per/accingersi".
+1
12 ore
Te ne stai andando?
Visto che prima dice di togliersi le scarpe, mi pare che questa persona se ne stia andando senza averle tolte oppure dopo averle tolte (questo non si può sapere senza aver visto la clip)
Peer comment(s):
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Vojislava Jankovic (X)
31 min
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grazie
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13 ore
stai già desistendo?
come sempre...più contesto aiuterebbe
Discussion
take off your mo***** shoes!
Hey! Back off right?
OH! You about to step?
1. The phrase makes no sense in English
2. You don't provide any context to help readers.
3. "You are about to step" would make more sense, see:
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/be_about_to_do_...
intend to do something, or be close to doing something, v... Meaning, pronunciation, example sentences, and more from Oxford Dictionaries.