Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
infrangere qualsiasi convenienza
English translation:
break all the (social) rules
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Pnina
Jan 3, 2005 16:08
19 yrs ago
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Italian term
infrangere qualsiasi convenienza
Italian to English
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tattooing and piercing
"Un tatuaggio indelebile o un piercing irreversibile esprimono piuttosto la volontà di infrangere qualsiasi convenienza."
Many thanks in advance.
Many thanks in advance.
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| 5 +6 | break all the (social) rules |
Angela Arnone
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Angela Arnone
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break all the (social) rules
a "convenienza" is a convention - as social rule.
I read this as meaning people who get tattoos/piercings as wanting to break the rules and flaunt that they have done so
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Note added at 3 mins (2005-01-03 16:11:35 GMT)
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Another, more rigid, expression is \"to flout convention\".
I read this as meaning people who get tattoos/piercings as wanting to break the rules and flaunt that they have done so
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Note added at 3 mins (2005-01-03 16:11:35 GMT)
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Another, more rigid, expression is \"to flout convention\".
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Comment: "Thanks a lot."
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