to rip somebody out

Italian translation: gli sbraita adosso

14:58 Apr 18, 2008

English to Italian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Novel

English term or phrase: to rip somebody out

Two guys have an argument and one rips the other out.

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Italian translation:gli sbraita adosso

Explanation:
0. rip out, Informal. to utter angrily, as with an oath or exclamation.
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Simpa
Local time: 01:22

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Summary of answers provided

4 +7

coprire d'insulti

Oscar Romagnone

dirgliene di tutti i colori / di cotte e di crude - rivoltare come un calzino / fare verde

Leonardo Marcello Pignataro (X)

3 +1

gli sbraita adosso

Simpa

gli urla in faccia

Barbara Salardi

strappare qualcuno da

Leonardo La Malfa

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2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

gli sbraita adosso

Explanation:
0. rip out, Informal. to utter angrily, as with an oath or exclamation.
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Simpa
Local time: 01:22
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 12

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Your suggestion fits better with the contest I have. Thank you

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

coprire d'insulti

Explanation:
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Oscar Romagnone
Italy
Local time: 01:22
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 36

20 mins confidence:

strappare qualcuno da

Explanation:
I might be wrong, but it makes me think of somebody being ripped out OF something, as in "he ripped her out of her world".
http://www.google.it/search?q="ripped him out"&hl=it&start=2...

The only problem with this interpretation is that there should be something more in your sentence, which seems to be missing, instead.

Leonardo La Malfa
Italy
Local time: 01:22
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 7

53 mins confidence:

gli urla in faccia

Explanation:
Aggiungo anche la mia idea fra le vostre. :-)

Barbara Salardi
Italy
Local time: 01:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 12

1 hr confidence:

dirgliene di tutti i colori / di cotte e di crude - rivoltare come un calzino / fare verde

Explanation:
Altre alternative, più "neutre", visto che dal contesto che dai non si comprende se siano insulti, scatti d'ira, di rabbia, sconforto, ecc.
Un'espressione più colloquiale, come "rip out": "rivoltare come un calzino" o "fare verde".
Come diceva Leonardo, l'altro :-), più contesto avrebbe aiutato.

Leonardo Marcello Pignataro (X)
Local time: 01:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 120

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