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went chicken

Italian translation: tirarsi indietro


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English term or phrase:to go chicken
Italian translation:tirarsi indietro
Entered by: Danila Moro
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18:09 Dec 18, 2011
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English term or phrase: went chicken
I also felt that he went chicken, showing how his few-worded bluster was just a thin veneer.

Parte di una lettera scritta negli anni '50 da uno psicoanalista ungherese emigrato negli Stati Uniti.

In questo punto parla di un Professore che doveva essere garante per un borsa di studio per lui, e invece il tutto è stato apparentemente bloccato da un'autorità americana e il suddetto professore pare non si sia dato molto da fare.
Danila Moro
Italy
Local time: 03:31
tirarsi indietro
Explanation:
anche mollare, forse troppo colloquiale in questo contesto.
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Françoise Vogel
Local time: 03:31
Grading comment
wella! un plebiscito!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +12tirarsi indietro
Françoise Vogel


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +12
to go chicken
tirarsi indietro


Explanation:
anche mollare, forse troppo colloquiale in questo contesto.

Françoise Vogel
Local time: 03:31
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
wella! un plebiscito!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniela Zambrini: si, anche "to chicken out of sthg" ;-)
6 mins
  -> grazie Daniela :-)
agree  Magda Falcone
13 mins
  -> grazie Magda
agree  Glinda
42 mins
  -> grazie
agree  Francesco Badolato: Pienamente d'accordo :-)
2 hrs
  -> grazie Francesco
agree  Barbara Carrara
12 hrs
  -> buona settimana prenatalizia!
agree  The Librarian
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  -> grazie e buona settimana!
agree  elkisabetta
14 hrs
  -> grazie e buona settimana!
agree  SYLVY75: :)
15 hrs
  -> contraccambio il sorriso
agree  missdutch
16 hrs
  -> Season's greetings :)
agree  AdamiAkaPataflo: sissì, ciao cara, muà :-)
18 hrs
  -> troppa grazia :)
agree  Sara Negro
18 hrs
  -> ciao Sara!
agree  enrico paoletti
22 hrs
  -> :-)
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