Ce la fara. La gamba forse no

English translation: she will make it. Her leg, perhaps, won't.

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Italian term or phrase:Ce la fara. La gamba forse no
English translation:she will make it. Her leg, perhaps, won't.
Entered by: Grace Anderson

06:51 Mar 25, 2001
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Italian term or phrase: Ce la fara. La gamba forse no
Can anyone tell me what this means:

'S. e uscita dalla sala operatoria. Ce la fara. La gamba, forse no.

Especially 'ce la fara' in this context.
sammi
Local time: 07:38
she will make it. Her leg, perhaps, won't.
Explanation:
The pun is here on the fact that she will survive the operation, but not her leg... if we can call this a pun!

Cheers

Paola L MacQuarrie
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nashe will make it. Her leg, perhaps, won't.
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she will make it. Her leg, perhaps, won't.


Explanation:
The pun is here on the fact that she will survive the operation, but not her leg... if we can call this a pun!

Cheers

Paola L MacQuarrie


CLS Lexi-tech
Local time: 01:38
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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