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Italian to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | | Italian term or phrase: mangiare di pagnotte | | Ti scrivo senza presunzione e il volerti offendere, ne dovrai mangiare di pagnotte prima di potermi dare lezioni di vita. |
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| | you have a long way to go before you can.... | Explanation:
not literal, but this is the meaning of it: an understated advice: you have a long way to go before you can teach and preach me!
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Note added at 8 mins (2011-03-21 11:04:12 GMT)
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literally: you will have to eat a lot (a lot of bread) before being able to teach me anything |
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xxxR.C.
Local time: 19:57
| Grading comment Grazie 1000!
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5 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +6 you have a long way to go before you can....
Explanation:
not literal, but this is the meaning of it: an understated advice: you have a long way to go before you can teach and preach me!
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Note added at 8 mins (2011-03-21 11:04:12 GMT)
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literally: you will have to eat a lot (a lot of bread) before being able to teach me anything
| xxxR.C.
Local time: 19:57
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4
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The translation workplace 
