Oct 31, 2003 23:26
21 yrs ago
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Italiano term
fare a pezzi
Non-PRO
Da Italiano a Inglese
Altro
"Se tua madre lo venisse a sapere, ci farebbe a pezzi!"
Proposed translations
(Inglese)
Proposed translations
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19 min
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she'd make mincemeat out of us/she'd have our guts for garters/
she'd tear us to pieces/ she'd bash/thrash the living daylights out of us.
A few colloquial expressions.
A few colloquial expressions.
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4 min
vs
... she would tear us limb from limb
oppure
... she would tear us in pieces
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Note added at 2003-10-31 23:31:24 (GMT)
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RIFERIMENTO: dizionario PICCHi
oppure
... she would tear us in pieces
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Note added at 2003-10-31 23:31:24 (GMT)
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RIFERIMENTO: dizionario PICCHi
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19 min
David Russi
Stati Uniti
Stati Uniti
Native in Inglese
Stati Uniti
30+ years, stopped counting...
Native in: Inglese 
, Spagnolo
Works in: Da Inglese a Spagnolo, Da Spagnolo a Inglese
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1919
she would make micemeat out of us
or "she would tear us to pieces"
or "she would take us apart"
or "she would take us apart"
6 ore
Rip us apart
O anche 'Tear us apart'
9 ore
to smash into smithereens
ulp!
ciao
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Note added at 2003-11-01 08:33:05 (GMT)
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or
to beat (not me, please!) to a jelly/pulp
riciao
ciao
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Note added at 2003-11-01 08:33:05 (GMT)
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or
to beat (not me, please!) to a jelly/pulp
riciao
+1
10 ore
Jennifer Baker
Stati Uniti
Stati Uniti
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Stati Uniti
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Native in: Inglese
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231
she would have our necks
this is my mother's favorite expression... I would use this instead of a literal translation
+1
10 ore
cjohnstone
Francia
Francia
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Francia
Experience and feel
Native in: Francese , Inglese (Variant: British)
Works in: Da Inglese a Francese, Da Francese a Inglese
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257
or simply, she'd strangle us, or she'd kill us
would bemore what one wouldsay in those cases in English though the image is lost I admit
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David Russi
: That's what MY mother would have said, how could I forget!
5 ore
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mine too did say that !!!
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