fare i conti con qcn

English translation: to have to answer to somebody

14:45 Nov 1, 2003

Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]

Italian term or phrase: fare i conti con qcn

"Chi si muove dovrà fare i conti con me"...
dovrà vedersela con me
"...settle it with me" potrebbe andare?

grazie!

Drem KudoZ activity Questions: 131 (5 open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 207
Local time: 06:30

English translation:to have to answer to somebody

Explanation:
Either "will have to answer to me" or "will have me to deal with". The latter puts the emphasis on "me" and is more common than "Will have to deal with me".

Selected response from:

IanW (X)
Local time: 06:30

Grading comment

Grazie mille!
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +2

will have to deal with me

Massimo Gaido

5 +1

...will have me to deal with...

M- B-

to have to answer to somebody

IanW (X)

Answers

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

will have to deal with me

Explanation:
will have to deal with me

Massimo Gaido
United States
Local time: 23:30
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in pair: 1978

1 hr confidence:

to have to answer to somebody

Explanation:
Either "will have to answer to me" or "will have me to deal with". The latter puts the emphasis on "me" and is more common than "Will have to deal with me".

IanW (X)
Local time: 06:30
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 15

Grading comment

Grazie mille!

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

...will have me to deal with...

Explanation:
Although "will have to deal with me" is grammatically correct and "will have me to deal with" is not, this option conveys the threat better as the stress falls more naturally on the "me" placed earlier in the sentence. I'm from the U.S., and this is more evocative of a gangster novel in the U.S., including the fact that this type of person would not speak in perfect grammatical sentences.

M- B-
Local time: 00:30
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 12

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