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Italian term or phrase:	con calma
English translation:	nice and easy
Entered by:	Michelangelo Felicetti

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9:06am Jun 28, 2008

Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama

Italian term or phrase: con calma

con aria un pò minacciosa anche: Vieni con me che te lo spiego con calma!

thanx everyone

Michelangelo Felicetti

KudoZ activity
Questions: 34 (all closed)
Answers: 6

Ireland

Clarification request(s) and response

Cristina B: 7:26am Jul 1, 2008: Thank you, Michelangelo. I like films and acting, so I enjoyed this Kudoz question.

nice and easy

Explanation:
There are different variations that could be used depending on the context. In this context, I think "nice and easy" works well.
"Come with me so I can explain it to you nice and easy!"

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Note added at 17 mins (2008-06-28 09:24:34 GMT)
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"NICE AND SLOW" is another good option.

Selected response from:

Cristina B
United States

Note from asker to answerer

It is actually an American actor speaking here! that's perfect ..thanks Christina
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +11

nice and easy

Cristina B

4 +1

Patiently

Lise Leavitt

4 +1

slowly

Pnina

calmly

savaria

straight out

rossella mainardis

3 +1

Calmly/leisurely

desertfox

at leisure

Shera Lyn Parpia

without rushing/unhurriedly

Helen Farrell

Answers

13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +11

nice and easy

Explanation:
There are different variations that could be used depending on the context. In this context, I think "nice and easy" works well.
"Come with me so I can explain it to you nice and easy!"

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Note added at 17 mins (2008-06-28 09:24:34 GMT)
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"NICE AND SLOW" is another good option.

Cristina B
United States
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Note from asker to answerer

It is actually an American actor speaking here! that's perfect ..thanks Christina

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Dave 72: I can imagine these lines being spoken by an actor in an American accent!

28 mins

-> Thank you very much, Dave. Yes, I think this would sound very natural to a native speaker and because of the "aria un pò minacciosa", I think it's also very appropriate because of the slightly condescending nuance of "nice and easy" used in this way.

agree

Aray: It seems the best choice, considering the context. As for "unhurriedly" and "without rushing", both are very valid answers, although, "nice and easy" is definitely the best

46 mins

-> Thank you very much, Aray.

neutral

forli: maybe pedantic but shouldn`t it be ".....easily"? I suppose it depends on the character. Yes, I`m only making the point that the expression may be used, for example, by a cowboy, but perhaps not by a professor of English language.

1 hr

-> I can only speak for the U.S. where I am from, but here, "nice and easy" is a set expression and I think that changing it to "nice and easily" would sound a bit unnatural, especially in this context and given that it is spoken rather than written English.

agree

Francesco D'Arcangeli: I like it, especially considering the "aria minacciosa"

1 hr

-> Thank you very much, Francesco. I appreciate your response. To continue my comment from above, Forli, I respect your committment to accuracy and if not for the set expression, I would have preferred to use the adverb form as you suggested.

agree

Sarah Jane Webb

2 hrs

-> Thank you very much, Sarah.

agree

ivanamdb: easily!?!haven't people ever watched those films when the cop tells someone to "put the gun down nice and easy" !!

3 hrs

-> Thank you very much. I appreciate your comment.

agree

Raffaella Panigada

3 hrs

-> Thank you very much, Raffaella.

agree

Maria Rosa Fontana

5 hrs

-> Thank you very much, Maria Rosa.

agree

Maria Kisic: Like it !!

10 hrs

-> Thank you very much, Maria.

agree

Jim Tucker: good one! ("easily" made me laugh; "nice and easy-like" could be an option, if a bit antiquated))

1 day1 hr

-> Thank you very much, Jim. Yes, I agree. I could see somebody saying "nice and easy-like", too.

agree

TrishCivitella: Yes, "nice and easy" is a set expression in other English-speaking countries too!

1 day20 hrs

-> Thank you very much, Trish. Yes, I thought it was a set expression in other countries, too, but after receiving the comment about "easily", I wondered if in other countries, "easily" might be another option though here where I 'm from it sounds unnatural.

agree

savaria

2 days21 hrs

-> Thank you very much, Gábor.

18 mins confidence:

calmly

Explanation:
The very same context but another version:

Come with me so that I can explain it to you calmly.

savaria
Hungary
Native speaker of:

Hungarian

28 mins confidence: