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Italian to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | | Italian term or phrase: tirar su di morale | | al fine di far passare uno stato di angoscia, crisi, tristezza, si deve "tirar su il morale" a qualcuno... |
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| | cheer somebody up | Explanation:
The immediate thought was "to keep somebody's moral/spirits up". But this doesn't convey an improvement in moral, just maintaining it. Hence the alternative of "cheering somebody up". |
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James (Jim) Davis
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3 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +9 cheer somebody up
Explanation:
The immediate thought was "to keep somebody's moral/spirits up". But this doesn't convey an improvement in moral, just maintaining it. Hence the alternative of "cheering somebody up".
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