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pane e copertoni

English translation: spokes and sprockets


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08:46 Jul 4, 2011
Italian to English translations [PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: pane e copertoni
'siamo una grande famiglia come diciamo noi in Veneto “cresciuta a Pane e Copertoni” e probabilmente...fa proprio bene! Ci piacerebbe un giorno potervi far vedere tutto il nostro album di famiglia. Tante, tantissime foto che raccontano con semplicità la nostra storia, ed ovviamente quella del Ciclismo, dagli anni 30 ai giorni nostri, storie di XXX quando correva, quando iniziò a far biciclette, volti d’altri tempi, poi i figli: YYY ed ZZZ, piccoli e che poi crescono a “Pane e Copertoni” appunto...storie di incontri, storie di vita.'
[the quote marks are in the original; XXX, YYY and ZZZ are names]
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This is from a product catalogue by an Italian bicycle manufacturer, commenting on the company. The phrase only comes up twice on Google and neither hit seems to give particular insight. Could it be a Veneto regional variant of "mangare pane e cipolle" (living the simple life, we're straightforward people with wholesome values, that kind of thing), but with a cycling play on words (copertone=tyre) thrown in? TIA :).
Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 19:57
English translation:spokes and sprockets
Explanation:
"brought up on spokes and sprockets"
An idea.
I even thought it was pretty original until I Googled it:

http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q="spoke...
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James (Jim) Davis
Italy
Local time: 19:57
Grading comment
I used something different, but I liked this too. Seeing as you're short of a few points, here's a couple more ;)
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4spokes and sprockets
James (Jim) Davis
3brought up on bread and bicycle oil
Being Earnest


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brought up on bread and bicycle oil


Explanation:
rather than bread and butter ..

Being Earnest
Italy
Local time: 19:57
Native speaker of: English
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spokes and sprockets


Explanation:
"brought up on spokes and sprockets"
An idea.
I even thought it was pretty original until I Googled it:

http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q="spoke...

James (Jim) Davis
Italy
Local time: 19:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 18
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I used something different, but I liked this too. Seeing as you're short of a few points, here's a couple more ;)
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