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si sta

English translation: is right


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18:30 Aug 16, 2003
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / opera
Italian term or phrase: si sta
Opera Don Pasquale: Don Pasquale has been tricked into marrying a wife in his old age and regretting it.
NORINA
La moral di tutto questo
è assai facil trovar.
Ve la dico presto presto
se vi piace d'ascoltar.
Ben è scemo di cervello
chi s'ammoglia in vecchia età;
va a cercar col campanello
noie e doglie in quantità.
DON PASQUALE
La morale è molto bella
applicarla a me si sta.
Sei pur fina, o bricconcella,
m'hai servito come va.
evwool
English translation:is right
Explanation:
"applicarla a me si sta". It is right to apply it to me. / To apply it to me is only proper.
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Hector Calabia
Local time: 10:43
Grading comment
Thank you, that makes sense with the text.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1they apply it
Giusi Pasi
4is right
Hector Calabia
3it fits to me
Lucia De Rocco


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
it fits to me


Explanation:
Credo intenda che si adatta alla sua persona/al suo modo di essere

Lucia De Rocco
Local time: 10:43
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
is right


Explanation:
"applicarla a me si sta". It is right to apply it to me. / To apply it to me is only proper.

Hector Calabia
Local time: 10:43
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
Grading comment
Thank you, that makes sense with the text.
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
they apply it


Explanation:
la si sta ad applicare a me= they apply it to me/it is being applied to me

Giusi Pasi
Italy
Local time: 10:43
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  SwissTell: hey, Giusi, it's Ferragosto. You should be off the computer!
3 mins
  -> Erich, Ferragosto was YESTERDAY. I think you should be off the pc, too ;-) (Thanks)
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