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Italian translation: facendo molto rumore per nulla/scatenando un putiferio

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English term or phrase:	kicking up a storm
Italian translation:	facendo molto rumore per nulla/scatenando un putiferio
Entered by:	Sara Maghini

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09:57 Jan 26, 2012

English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: kicking up a storm

"Its elite Baganda women who are kicking up a storm where there shouldn't be any.."
Fare casino?

Lorenzo Carbone KudoZ activity Questions: 38 (none open) Answers: 62
Local time: 23:50

facendo molto rumore per nulla/scatenando un putiferio

Explanation:
Alcune idee...

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Note added at 10 mins (2012-01-26 10:07:31 GMT)
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Un esempio su tutti:
Benetton, molto rumore per nulla
Il Vaticano protesta, via la campagna choc
http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2011/11/17/benetton-molto-ru...

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Sara Maghini
Italy
Local time: 23:50

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Summary of answers provided

4 +12

facendo molto rumore per nulla/scatenando un putiferio

Sara Maghini

3 +11

stanno sollevando una tempesta

Magda Falcone

4 +1

stanno facendo un sacco di rumore

Linda Thody

Summary of reference entries provided

Fabrizio Zambuto

Answers

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

stanno facendo un sacco di rumore

Explanation:
..per niente

Un'alternativa se non vuoi usare "stanno facendo casino" ....

Linda Thody
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:50
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +12

facendo molto rumore per nulla/scatenando un putiferio

Sara Maghini
Italy
Local time: 23:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 31

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Giuseppina Manfredi: la prima ...

0 min

-> Grazie mille!

agree

Andrea Alvisi: Mi hai tolto le parole di bocca! :)

1 min

-> Eheh, grazie Andrea :-)

agree

AdamiAkaPataflo: belle entrambe :-)

6 mins

-> Grazie mille :-)

agree

Fabrizio Zambuto: il putiferio:)

7 mins

-> Grazie mille :-)

agree

missdutch: anche a me piace il putiferio.

10 mins

-> Grazie mille :-)

agree

Pierluigi Bernardini: sì, "scatenare un putiferio" rende bene l'immagine

1 hr

-> Grazie mille Pierluigi!

agree

SYLVY75

1 hr

-> Grazie mille!

agree

Danila Moro

1 hr

-> Grazie mille Danila!

agree

Zerlina: il putiferio!:-))

12 hrs

-> Grazie Zerlina :-))

agree

Sara Negro

23 hrs

-> Grazie mille Sara!

agree

BdiL: Scatenando un putiferio, acconcia traduzione del colloquiale (banal-volgarotto) "fare casino". OK! Maurizio

1 day3 hrs

-> Esatto :-) Grazie Maurizio!

agree

enrico paoletti

1 day11 hrs

-> Grazie ancora, Enrico!

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +11

stanno sollevando una tempesta

Explanation:
stanno sollevando una tempesta

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Note added at 5 min (2012-01-26 10:02:49 GMT)
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un polverone

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Note added at 6 min (2012-01-26 10:04:08 GMT)
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Stanno sollevando un gran polverone per nulla (è un modo di dire)

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http://www.google.it/#sclient=psy-ab&hl=it&site=&source=hp&q...

Magda Falcone
Local time: 23:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

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Giuseppina Manfredi: decisamente la seconda opzione: polverone

3 mins

-> sì, è vero ... grazie :)

agree

AdamiAkaPataflo: polverone anch'io :-))

9 mins

-> grazie 1000 Pataflo :)

agree

Fabrizio Zambuto: Polverone

11 mins

-> sì, concordo appieno ... grazie Fabrizio :)

agree

missdutch: polverone,-)

13 mins

-> grazie 1000 anche a te missdutch :)

agree

katiadegennaro: polverone, forse anche "tempesta in un bicchier d'acqua"

20 mins

-> grazie 1000 katia ... bella anche la tua proposta (ricordavo che c'era un proverbio con tempesta ma non mi veniva in mente in maniera precisa ^^)

agree

Pierluigi Bernardini: "polverone" va benissimo, "sollevare una tempesta" non è idiomatico :)

1 hr

-> grazie 1000 anche a te, Pierluigi :)

agree

Silvia Pellacani: polverone

1 hr

-> grazie 1000 Silvia :)

agree

Danila Moro: idem

1 hr

-> grazie 1000 anche a te, Danila :)

agree

Glinda: Sì, meglio 'polverone', decisamente

6 hrs

-> grazie 1000 Glinda :)

agree

Zerlina: polverone!

12 hrs

-> grazie 1000 Zerlina :)

agree

Sara Negro

23 hrs

-> grazie 1000 Sara :))

disagree

BdiL: Si solleva un polverone per dissimulare, distrarre l'attenzione o ingannare, NON per fare casino, strillare di brutto ecc. e sollevare una tempesta non è italiano, al max suscitare una t. Maurizio

1 day3 hrs

-> per tempesta hai ragione ma come hai letto ho rieditato in polverone...per quest'ultimo modo di dire, invece, ti sbagli ... cfr. > "Scusate, non volevo sollevare un polverone incredibile per nulla"

agree

The Librarian: anche per me polverone! :-)

1 day5 hrs

-> grazie 1000, Bibliotecario :)

Reference comments

3 mins

Reference

Reference information:
http://dictionary.reference.com/slang/kick up a storm

Fabrizio Zambuto
Italy
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 16

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Non-PRO (3): AdamiAkaPataflo, Francesco Badolato, Danila Moro

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Changes made by editors

Feb 9 - Changes made by Sara Maghini:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term
Jan 26 - Changes made by Danila Moro:
Level	PRO => Non-PRO

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