Oct 14, 2015 21:18
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English term

about to go down

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Woah, something's **about to go down**.
Change log

Oct 15, 2015 07:01: Simone Catania changed "Field (write-in)" from "about to go down" to "(none)"

Discussion

Elena Zanetti Oct 14, 2015:
un po' più di contesto..

Proposed translations

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qualcosa sta per succedere/accadere/verificarsi /avere luogo

go down = happen

e via dicendo

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Note added at 10 ore (2015-10-15 07:33:34 GMT)
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http://it.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=go down

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Note added at 1 giorno11 ore (2015-10-16 09:13:59 GMT)
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anche in relazione a it's going down dell'altra frase..
Peer comment(s):

agree Kreonia
1 day 11 hrs
grazie
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9 hrs

qualcosa sta per passare alla storia

Senza contesto specifico, più che proporre si possono fare scommesse, magari tenendo presenti le altre frasi…
Fermo restando che anche la proposta di Elena Zanetti "ci sta tutta", e tenendo conto che l'esclamazione "woah" esprime in genere stupore, sorpresa e meraviglia, io proverei a scommettere un soldino sul 3 (ma forse anche il 2 è plausibile):

go down

vb (intr, mainly adverb)
1. (also preposition) to move or lead to or as if to a lower place or level; sink, decline, decrease, etc: the ship went down this morning; prices are going down; the path goes down to the sea.
2. to be defeated; lose
3. to be remembered or recorded (esp in the phrase go down in history)
4. to be received: his speech went down well.
5. (of food) to be swallowed
6. (Bridge) bridge to fail to make the number of tricks previously contracted for
7. (Education) Brit to leave a college or university at the end of a term or the academic year
8. (usually foll by with) to fall ill; be infected
9. (Astronomy) (of a celestial body) to sink or set: the sun went down before we arrived.
10. Brit to go to prison, esp for a specified period: he went down for six months.
11. US to happen
12. go down on to perform cunnilingus or fellatio on
(Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003)


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Note added at 9 hrs (2015-10-15 07:09:46 GMT)
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Tenendo conto che l'esclamazione "woah" può essere usata anche nel senso di "slow down" (o "stop", p.e. come ordine per il cavallo), provo a scommettere un altro soldino su:

"qualcosa sta per smettere di funzionare"

In base a:
go down - stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week" crash
(Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.)
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