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dacci dentro

English translation: Go for it! Paint.


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Italian term or phrase:dacci dentro
English translation:Go for it! Paint.
Entered by: Pnina
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11:50 Oct 26, 2009
Italian to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Italian term or phrase: dacci dentro
"Non perdere il tuo tempo con la scrittura. Dipingi e dacci dentro."
Pnina
Israel
Local time: 01:39
Go for it! Paint.
Explanation:
try this
Selected response from:

Cedric Randolph
Italy
Local time: 00:39
Grading comment
Thanks to all. I have decided to accept the choice of the majority.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5Go for it! Paint.
Cedric Randolph
4 +4go for it
Monia Di Martino
5 +2[just get your brushes out and] start painting / get stuck inColin Rowe
5 +1get on with it
Sarah Ferrara
4just get paintingBrannigan
3work hard, slog away
Giuseppe Bellone


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
get on with it


Explanation:
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Sarah Ferrara
Italy
Local time: 00:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Colin Rowe: "just get on with painting, instead"
1 hr
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Go for it! Paint.


Explanation:
try this

Cedric Randolph
Italy
Local time: 00:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks to all. I have decided to accept the choice of the majority.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Raffaella Panigada
1 min
  -> Thanks, Raffaella
agree  De Novi
15 mins
  -> Thanks, Zanne
agree  rigrioli
1 hr
  -> thank you, rigrioli
agree  Vladimir Micic
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Vladimir
agree  potra: Yes
8 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
go for it


Explanation:
Una delle espressioni più comuni.

Monia Di Martino
Italy
Local time: 00:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Raffaella Panigada: Si chiama KudoZ sincronizzato: chissà, un giorno potrebbe diventare disciplina olimpica ;-)
0 min
  -> Grazie. Ho avuto lo stesso tempismo di Cedric Randolph : )
agree  De Novi
12 mins
  -> Thank you Zanne.
agree  Vladimir Micic
1 hr
  -> Thank you Vladimir.
agree  rigrioli
2 hrs
  -> Grazie.
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
just get painting


Explanation:
depends on the tone but if this is someone telling someone off then I would add 'and use some elbow grease'

Brannigan
Italy
Local time: 00:39
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
work hard, slog away


Explanation:
Altre idee.

Giuseppe Bellone
Local time: 00:39
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Oliver Lawrence: makes it sounds like forced labour, probably not the right tone
2 mins
  -> You're right Oliver, probably here the tone is lighter, say "keep going, don't stop". Thanks for pointing it out.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
[just get your brushes out and] start painting / get stuck in


Explanation:
Don't waste [your] time writing, just get your brushes out and start painting!

or

Don't waste [your] time writing, just get your brushes out and get stuck in!

Colin Rowe
Germany
Local time: 00:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Brannigan: with 'start painting' option
1 hr
  -> Thanks!
agree  Bianca Marsden
19 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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