Italian: colto/stolto (gioco di parole)English translation: schooled/fooled (word play in context) 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | Italian term or phrase: | colto/stolto (gioco di parole) | | English translation: | schooled/fooled (word play in context) | | Entered by: | Di Salvatore |
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Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / Film Subtitles for a Russian Retrospective | | Italian term or phrase: colto/stolto (gioco di parole) | I need help finding a similar play on words in English (it would be preferable if the words also rhyme) while maintaining the general meaning of the exchange.
Any ideas are much appreciated.
Here's the exchange:
Guarda guarda, conosce Suvorov.
Il nostro Fil'kin è uno colto.
Cosa, uno stolto ?
Non stolto, colto !
Peggio ancora !
Questa gliela faccio pagare !
O Signore !
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| | Clarification request(s) and responseNicole Johnson: 9:14pm Aug 24, 2006: GREAT MINDS - WOW, great minds really do think alike!! Even at almost the same time! Great answer kiddos! Works perfectly here.
texjax DDS PhD: 9:16pm Aug 24, 2006: :-)
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| | schooled/fooled | Explanation:
Hm.. fooled é forzato per fare rima... non so...
Our Fil'kin is schooled.
What, fooled?
Not fooled, schooled!
Even worse!
;-)
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| schooled/fooled
Explanation:
Hm.. fooled é forzato per fare rima... non so...
Our Fil'kin is schooled.
What, fooled?
Not fooled, schooled!
Even worse!
;-)
| Di Salvatore
Italy
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 4
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The translation workplace 
