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Beef, sir, is hung; men are hanged

Italian translation: il manzo, signore, si appende al gancio; l'uomo si appende al cappio

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English term or phrase:Beef, sir, is hung; men are hanged
Italian translation:il manzo, signore, si appende al gancio; l'uomo si appende al cappio
Entered by: roberta saraceno

19:59 Sep 16, 2008
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Law (general)
English term or phrase: Beef, sir, is hung; men are hanged
C'è secondo voi un modo per renderla in italiano?
grazie mille!
Valentina Ricci
Italy
Local time: 12:07
il manzo, signore, si appende al gancio; l'uomo si appende al cappio
Explanation:
la mia idea :)
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roberta saraceno
Italy
Local time: 12:07
Grading comment
grazie mille!!! Bellissima soluzione! :-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +14il manzo, signore, si appende al gancio; l'uomo si appende al cappio
roberta saraceno
3 +4signore, i manzi s'infrollano, gli uomini s'inforcano
Mario Altare
3 +2i quarti di manzo si appendono, signore; gli uomini si impiccano
Mirella Soffio


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
beef, sir, is hung; men are hanged
i quarti di manzo si appendono, signore; gli uomini si impiccano


Explanation:
un'idea.

Mirella Soffio
Italy
Local time: 12:07
Native speaker of: Italian

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agree  Lise Leavitt
25 mins
agree  AdamiAkaPataflo: :-)
10 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
beef, sir, is hung; men are hanged
signore, i manzi s'infrollano, gli uomini s'inforcano


Explanation:
Frollare ha come sinonimo "infrollire", mentre inforcare ha, tra le sue accezioni, anche quella di "appendere alla forca, impiccare".

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Note added at 6 min (2008-09-16 20:05:46 GMT)
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Ho cercato di mantenere la somiglianza tra i due verbi

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Note added at 6 min (2008-09-16 20:06:19 GMT)
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visto che "hung" e "hanged" hanno una pronuncia simile.

Mario Altare
Local time: 12:07
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 8

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agree  roberta saraceno: mi piace molto la tua soluzione!
10 mins
  -> Grazie! :)
agree  rugiada
15 mins
  -> Grazie! :)
agree  Barbara Salardi
3 hrs
  -> Grazie! :)
agree  Elisa Comito: suona benissimo ed è più lapidaria e "saporita"
11 hrs
  -> Grazie mille Elisa! :)
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +14
beef, sir, is hung; men are hanged
il manzo, signore, si appende al gancio; l'uomo si appende al cappio


Explanation:
la mia idea :)

roberta saraceno
Italy
Local time: 12:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 19
Grading comment
grazie mille!!! Bellissima soluzione! :-)

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agree  Alessandra Renna
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agree  Lise Leavitt
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  -> grazie Lise!
agree  Gianni Pastore
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  -> grazie gianni
agree  Giuseppina Manfredi (X)
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  -> grazie mille anche a te, giuseppina
agree  Barbara Salardi: Bella. :-)
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agree  Caterina Rebecchi
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agree  AdamiAkaPataflo: bella, sì :-)
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  -> grazie mille pata!
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  -> Grazie Fabio!
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  -> grazie sophie
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