Italian: al voloEnglish translation: at a glance, right away, right off the bat 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | Italian term or phrase: | al volo | | English translation: | at a glance, right away, right off the bat | | Entered by: | Nicole Johnson |
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Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Film Subtitles | | Italian term or phrase: al volo | Translation of a portion of film with two women talking about a man who is in love with one of them. Can anyone help me phrase the last sentence in this exchage?
Thanks.
Secondo me, รจ innamorato perso di lei.
- Che dice ?
- Creda alla mia esperienza.
La guarda come ipnotizzato.
- Mi sta solo facendo un ritratto.
- Solo un ritratto ? E con cosa lo fa ?
- Con i colori ad olio.
- Davvero ?
Lo fa con il cuore, non con i colori !
Un uomo va capito al volo.
Da un cenno.
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| | Clarification request(s) and responsexxxCMJ_Trans: 8:26pm Aug 21, 2006: I would think the nearest UK expression would be: to read him like a book
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| | at a glance | Explanation:
at a glance = immediately
a glance should be enough, even though ... I've given up trying to understand men!! ;) |
| Selected response from:
Daniela Zambrini
Italy
| Note from asker to answererThanks to everyone--all the suggestions were great, but Daniela's works best here (plus her comment made me laugh!)
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