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Italian translation: se non si vuol affondare bisogna remare

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English term or phrase:	You need to fish not to fall
Italian translation:	se non si vuol affondare bisogna remare

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14:44 Oct 27, 2010

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Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / sottotitoli DVD musicale

English term or phrase: You need to fish not to fall

You know what your problem is? You need to fish not to fall.

Intervista con una cantante.

sabina moscatelli KudoZ activity Questions: 2037 (7 open) (53 closed without grading) Answers: 3643 Italy
Local time: 20:15

se non si vuol affondare bisogna remare

Explanation:
Volo basso perchè la mia è una supposizione.
Che non sia sulla stregua dell'espressione USA "fish or cut bait" (o della versione più scurrile presente su Urban Dictionary: s**t or get off the pot) che i dizionari traducono con "datti da fare o molla tutto!"?

Non tergiversare: datti da fare
Datti una mossa o lascia perdere
L'indecisione non dà risultati
Stando fermi non si avanza

Tra i proverbi italiani forse applicabili:
Chi dorme non piglia pesci
Invan si pesca se l'amo non ha l'esca

Selected response from:

Barbara Carrara
Italy
Local time: 20:15

Grading comment

Grazie a tutti!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +1

Devi provarle tutte per non cadere

BdiL

2 +1

se non si vuol affondare bisogna remare

Barbara Carrara

1 +1

devi combattere per non soccombere

Elena Zanetti

Hai bisogno di poggiarti a qualcuno per restare a galla

Krizia Carucci

Discussion entries: 5

Answers

43 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

you need to fish not to fall Devi provarle tutte per non cadere

Explanation:
... Maurizio

Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fish?show=1&t=1288...

BdiL
Local time: 20:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 12

53 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

you need to fish not to fall

se non si vuol affondare bisogna remare

Barbara Carrara
Italy
Local time: 20:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 40

Grading comment

Grazie a tutti!

59 mins confidence:

you need to fish not to fall Hai bisogno di poggiarti a qualcuno per restare a galla

Explanation:
Un tentativo ... che diventerebbe più certo se ci fosse un pò più di contesto

A te l'ardua scelta.

Krizia Carucci
Italy
Local time: 20:15
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Italian

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

you need to fish not to fall devi combattere per non soccombere

Explanation:
un tiro aindovinare...

Elena Zanetti
Italy
Local time: 20:15
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 8

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