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rompere le uova nel paniere

English translation: burst my bubble

10:19 Oct 1, 2009

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Italian term or phrase: rompere le uova nel paniere

"Volevo credere che potesse amarmi teneramente, ma lei, dicendo che siamo solo amici, mi ha ruoto le uova nel paniere."

Pnina KudoZ activity Questions: 180 (none open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 1465 Israel
Local time: 13:38

English translation:burst my bubble

Explanation:
typical expression

Selected response from:

apitassi
Italy
Local time: 12:38

Grading comment

Thanks to all. I have realized that "burst one's bubble" is a widely used expression and it means to disappoint.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

burst my bubble

apitassi

4 +3

dashed my hopes

Oliver Lawrence

dampened my spirits

jacki-dart

she cut the ground under my feet

Armilla

ruined all my hopes

Being Earnest

pull the rug out from under me

Brannigan

shatter a person's illusions

polyglot45

took the wind out of my sails

Cedric Randolph

Answers

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

burst my bubble

Explanation:
typical expression

apitassi
Italy
Local time: 12:38
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks to all. I have realized that "burst one's bubble" is a widely used expression and it means to disappoint.

10 mins confidence:

shatter a person's illusions

Explanation:
pull the rug from under somebody's feet

polyglot45
Native speaker of:

English,

French
PRO pts in category: 4

17 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

dashed my hopes

Explanation:
this should be a suitable tone given the circumstances

Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 12:38
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

42 mins confidence:

pull the rug out from under me

Explanation:
or from beneath me

Brannigan
Italy
Local time: 12:38
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

57 mins confidence:

took the wind out of my sails

Explanation:
another possibility

Cedric Randolph
Italy
Local time: 12:38
Native speaker of:

English,

Italian
PRO pts in category: 8

1 hr confidence:

ruined all my hopes

Explanation:
Quite honestly this is not an Italian idiom but more like "don't put all you eggs into one basket" so the fact that the so called "girlfriend" broke these eggs, he obviously put them all in one basket and got all his hopes ruined in one single shot.

Hope this helps in someway

Being Earnest
Italy
Local time: 12:38
Native speaker of:

English

2 hrs confidence:

dampened my spirits

Explanation:
Another suggestion linked to romantic context

jacki-dart
Italy
Local time: 12:38
Native speaker of:

English

23 hrs confidence:

she cut the ground under my feet

Explanation:
Più simile all'italiano "tagliare le gambe", ma è un'alternativa.

http://dizionario.reverso.net/inglese-italiano/grounds
http://www.cafebabel.com/ita/article/2697/rompere-le-uova-ne...

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Note added at 1 giorno39 min (2009-10-02 10:58:57 GMT)
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Ops, mi è saltato un "from"! "from under my feet" *ooops*

Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cut+the+ground+from+u...

Armilla
Italy
Native speaker of:

Italian