teppa
English translation: hooligan, delinquent, good-for-nothing, scoundrel ...
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| na | likeable scoundrel/rascal and more below |
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| na | Ester was oh-so-rich, but she was also a charming good-for-nothing... |
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| na | a bum |
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likeable scoundrel/rascal and more below Explanation: Dal nome della Compagnia della teppa, associazione di gaudenti rissosi costituitasi a Milano negli anni 1816-1817, che si riuniva nei prati del Castello Sforzesco che erano coperti di tepa 'borraccina, muschio', voce lomb. di orig. prelatina Definizione: s. f. la feccia, la gentaglia, la canaglia di una città, di un ambiente urbano. low common "that's why the lady is a tramp!" regards paola l m |
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Ester was oh-so-rich, but she was also a charming good-for-nothing... Explanation: "teppa" or more commonly "teppista" - a hooligan or thug from the underworld. I'm not sure I'd say a woman was a scoundrel or a rascal, nor would I say that the sexual moral connotations of "tramp" automatically correspond to "teppa". I perceive that it's balancing the fact that she is "rich" but she's still "wicked" in a nice sort of way (shoplifting for the hell of it?). Angela Grande Sansoni, Roget |
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a bum Explanation: I just thought of this term, which contrasts well with "ricchissima" ciao paola l m |
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