May 7, 2006 21:41
18 yrs ago
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Italian term
si fa il risvolto ai pantaloni
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Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Magazine article on motorbikes
From an article about a new off-road motorbike
Le fotografie dimostrano comunque che se la si vuole far correre fuori strada, questa signorina inglese si fa il risvolto ai pantaloni e non si tira indietro.
Not sure if 'si fa il risvolto ai pantaloni' is an idiom...
Le fotografie dimostrano comunque che se la si vuole far correre fuori strada, questa signorina inglese si fa il risvolto ai pantaloni e non si tira indietro.
Not sure if 'si fa il risvolto ai pantaloni' is an idiom...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | rolls up her sleeves |
Angela Arnone
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| 5 | rolls up the bottom of her pants/her pant legs/pants |
Rosanna Palermo
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Proposed translations
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Angela Arnone
Native in English
Italian by name ... English by nature!
Native in: English 
Works in: Italian to English, English, Italian
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rolls up her sleeves
Yes, it's idiomatic - non messing about, she (it) just gets on with it.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Angela, that's perfect!"
15 hrs
Rosanna Palermo
Native in Italian
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English
Accuracy matters - La precisione conta
Native in: Italian 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: Italian to English
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rolls up the bottom of her pants/her pant legs/pants
when you ride on a bike, the bottom of your pants do get dirty..she rolls them up to avoid it ( I would like to know what she does to avoid scratches if she spills with bare legs though)
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