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English translation: to look after


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Italian term or phrase:di cui prendermi cura
English translation:to look after
Entered by: Lietta Warren-Granato
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20:10 Feb 8, 2005
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Italian term or phrase: di cui
Full sentence:
E voglio avere moglie e figli di cui prendermi cura.

I'm not sure if it is, 'I want a wife and children to look after me' or 'I want a wife and children to look after'.

Arghh! Italian grammar is making me sweat!!!
lizzy g
Local time: 07:17
to look after
Explanation:
to look after
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Lietta Warren-Granato
Italy
Local time: 08:17
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Thank you!

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Summary of answers provided
5 +4to look after
Lietta Warren-Granato
4phrase
Leonid Gornik
3whom to look after
Maria Karra


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
whom to look after


Explanation:
your second option, i.e. "to look after"
or "to take care of"

Maria Karra
United States
Local time: 02:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GreekGreek
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
to look after


Explanation:
to look after

Lietta Warren-Granato
Italy
Local time: 08:17
Native speaker of: Italian
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marian Greenfield
8 mins

agree  Russell Jones: (I hope your profile € rate is out of date!)
14 mins

agree  Cristina Giannetti
55 mins

agree  Mirelluk
1 hr
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
phrase


Explanation:
wife and children to take care of

Leonid Gornik
Local time: 23:17
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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