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Italian: tutti piu buoni

English translation: Christmas brings out the best in us



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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Italian term or phrase:A Natale siamo tutti piu buoni
English translation:Christmas brings out the best in us
Entered by:Marco V
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Italian to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Italian term or phrase: tutti piu buoni
"A Natale siamo tutti più buoni!"

Is there a similar expression in English?
Marco V
Italy
Christmas brings out the best in us
Explanation:
Christmas brings out the best in us
Selected response from:

Valerie Scaletta
Italy
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks...and merry christmas ;)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +10Christmas brings out the best in us
Valerie Scaletta
5 +4we are all nicer at Christmas
Gemma Monco Waters
3we are all on our best behaviour at Christmas
jacji
3Christmas makes us betterDaniel Castrogiovanni


  

Answers

1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +10
Christmas brings out the best in us

Explanation:
Christmas brings out the best in us

Valerie Scaletta
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks...and merry christmas ;)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Desiree Bonfiglio
4 mins
  -> thanks
agree David Hollywood: this sounds natural and gets the meaning IMO :)
6 mins
  -> thanks
agree Maudarg
12 mins
  -> thanks
agree Amphyon
20 mins
  -> thanks
agree Nedim Sahovic
29 mins
  -> thanks
agree Roberta Tabolacci
1 hr
  -> thanks
agree potra: Yes
1 hr
  -> thanks
agree Giovanni Pizzati
2 hrs
  -> thanks
agree simon tanner
2 hrs
  -> thanks
agree Maria Rosa Fontana
8 hrs
  -> thanks
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Christmas makes us better

Explanation:
Christmas makes us better... non è il massimo, ma secondo me è più che accettabile

Daniel Castrogiovanni
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
we are all nicer at Christmas

Explanation:
more colloquial than the others

Gemma Monco Waters
Italy
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree David Hollywood: wouldn't say it's more colloquial than Valerie's suggestion but works fine too :)
3 mins
  -> Thank you David
agree Tom in London
11 mins
  -> Thank you Tom
agree writeaway: colloquial? and where do you see nicer in the Italian? /I don't see how this could be considered a colloquial expression BUT I misread the Italian. ;-)
13 mins
  -> I don't understand your comment, writeaway
agree simon tanner
2 hrs
  -> thank you Simon
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
we are all on our best behaviour at Christmas

Explanation:
Behavious saved for special occasions!

jacji
Italy
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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