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un brocco

English translation: worn-out horse

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Italian term or phrase:	brocco
English translation:	worn-out horse
Entered by:	Ivana UK

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04:28 Dec 7, 2003

Italian to English translations [PRO]

Italian term or phrase: un brocco

un asino o un brocco

Mai sentito nominare!!

C'e` qualcuno che sappi cosa sia?

Ivana UK KudoZ activity Questions: 850 (3 open) (58 closed without grading) Answers: 2249 United Kingdom
Local time: 01:31

jade /worn-out horse

Explanation:
se si intende un "ronzino", ovvero un cavallo che vale una "cicca",
si usa dire amche a gente che non vale nulla, incapace: quel giocatore è un "brocco"

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Note added at 5 hrs 7 mins (2003-12-07 09:35:24 GMT)
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dal diz. WEBSTER\'S - jade : a horse, esp. a worn-out horse, a worthless one

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Note added at 7 hrs 10 mins (2003-12-07 11:38:21 GMT)
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se invece intendi asino/brocco/buona a nulla si può dire
\"a failure\", \"a fiasco\", \"a misfit\"

Selected response from:

Gian
Italy
Local time: 02:31

Grading comment

Grazie Gian - avevo trovato "a horse of little value", ma non andava bene nel contesto. Non potevo dire "... a donkey or a horse of little value ..."! (Non suona particolarmente bene) dunque ho preferito " ... a donkey or a worn-out horse ...".

Grazie mille anche ad Ernesto ed Elena per l'aiuto!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

di solito la parola ha una connotazione negativa

Elena Ghetti

4 +1

jade /worn-out horse

Gian

a draft / work horse

Ernesto Samper Nieto

Answers

34 mins confidence:

a draft / work horse

Explanation:
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Ernesto Samper Nieto
Colombia
Local time: 20:31
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 122

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

di solito la parola ha una connotazione negativa

Explanation:
ti riporto alcuni dei significati che dà lo Zanichelli

- cavallo di poco pregio. Sin. Ronzino
trad. dal Paravia: nag, rip

- (est. fig.) Atleta di doti modeste e scarsa abilità
trad. dal Paravia: no good at

- (est.) persona che vale poco, di scarse capacità
trad. dal Paravia: washout

also a dud and a bungler, maybe

Elena Ghetti
Italy
Local time: 02:31
Native speaker of: