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09:12 Jul 14, 2001 |
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na +2 | Oops... |
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na +1 | bocca |
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na | bocca |
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na | Vedi sotto... |
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bocca Explanation: North and South rima con mouth. Quindi bocca. È come dust bin lid che rima con kid o apples and pears che rima con upstair. O ancora come China (hai mai sentito dire: "'you all right me old china?, da china plate che rima con mate, amico. Facile no? Francesco |
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bocca Explanation: If we are following the rhyming slang theory, it's "mouth" - "bocca. Would the "intricate wrist" refer, do you think, to the movement of the pint glass to the "north and south"? See http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk Angela Please can we be privy to the name and author of this great opus? |
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Vedi sotto... Explanation: cogli l'attimo prima che lui colga te [...] e bevitor del succo (?) dal sacro Nord e Sud... (o "I sacri Nord e Sud") Ciao!! (ma cosa stai traducendo? Mi hai incuriosito :) Flavio Studente di Traduzione (UJI) |
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Oops... Explanation: Va bene, ho detto una sciocchezza :) Qualcuno mi spiega questa cosa dello slang rimato? Grazie! Flavio (desideroso d'apprendere ;) |
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