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Ne hai fatta di strada

English translation: You've come a long way

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Italian term or phrase:	Ne hai fatta di strada
English translation:	You've come a long way

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16:20 Sep 6, 2010

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Italian term or phrase: Ne hai fatta di strada

Dear all,
how would you literally translate this idiomatic expression into English? Thank you,
Federica

Federica D'Alessio KudoZ activity Questions: 34 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 343 Italy
Local time: 02:25

You've come a long way

Explanation:
hth

Selected response from:

Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 02:25

Grading comment

Thanks again everybody!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +7

You've come a long way

Oliver Lawrence

You've come a long way

MaryAnn Diorio, PhD, MFA

You've come a long way

Tom in London

Discussion entries: 2

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2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

You've come a long way

Explanation:
hth

Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 02:25
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 127

Grading comment

Thanks again everybody!

2 mins confidence:

You've come a long way

Explanation:
There are lots of ways of saying this.

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Note added at 3 mins (2010-09-06 16:24:07 GMT)
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being idiomatic, a literal translation is neither possible nor desirable. If you really want it, it would be "you have made road". Are you sure that's what you want?

Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:25
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 52

Notes to answerer

Asker: Ciao Tom! Yes, this is the exact kind of thing I was asking for, I put that "literally" by mistake...thank you! Federica

16 mins confidence:

You've come a long way

Explanation:
I agree with my distinguished colleagues that "You've come a long way" is likely the best translation. Depending on the context, however, one might say, "You've been through a lot." Since I don't have the context, I cannot affirm this latter translation, but I would, nevertheless, like to suggest it. :)

MaryAnn Diorio, PhD, MFA
Local time: 20:25
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Italian,

English

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