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Italian: "liberi tutti" (in this context)

English translation: ollie ollie oxen free







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Italian term or phrase:"liberi tutti" o "tana liberi tutti" (gioco per bambini)
English translation:ollie ollie oxen free
Entered by:paolamonaco
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Art/Literary - Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
Italian term or phrase: "liberi tutti" (in this context)
Could this be "all in free"?

Curiosità locale è la tradizione secondo cui i malfattori che riuscivano ad aggrapparsi alle inferriate del palazzo venivano considerato assolti da ogni reato. Può essere questa l’origine del gioco “liberi tutti”?
cbolton
Italy
ollie ollie oxen free
Explanation:
The English name of the children's games is ollie ollie oxen free.
Suggested translations: "all in free" or "all's out come in free"


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paolamonaco
Italy
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Grazie della conferma!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +4ollie ollie oxen freepaolamonaco


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
liberi tutti ollie ollie oxen free

Explanation:
The English name of the children's games is ollie ollie oxen free.
Suggested translations: "all in free" or "all's out come in free"





    Reference: http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19970422
paolamonaco
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8
Note from asker to answerer
Grazie della conferma!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Francesca Pegazzano
3 mins
  -> grazie!
agree Nancy Arrowsmith: yes, come on over
12 mins
  -> grazie!
agree Laura Lucardini
1 hr
  -> grazie!
agree Joseph Hovan: or we said as children "Allie, allie in come free!"
2 hrs
  -> hi giò! grazie
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