Italian: appendere al chiodoEnglish translation: throw caution to the wind 
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Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | | Italian term or phrase: appendere al chiodo | | mai appendere al chiodo la prudenza |
| | | throw caution to the wind | Explanation:
If it's appendere al chiodo in the sense of "abandoning" something then this is how I'd render it!
Chris
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Note added at 11 mins (2006-06-08 11:42:26 GMT)
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sorry, didn't finish the explanation: I'd turn your phrase around and say something like "never throw caution to the wind"
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Christina Townsend
Italy
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Explanation:
significa "non smettere mai di essere prudenti"
never stop to be prudent/cautious
1 (= accorto/cauto) careful, cautious, chary, wary, prudent,
avere prudenza to *be prudent/cautious;
| Gian
Italy
Native speaker of:  Italian
PRO pts in category: 12
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| throw caution to the wind
Explanation:
If it's appendere al chiodo in the sense of "abandoning" something then this is how I'd render it!
Chris
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Note added at 11 mins (2006-06-08 11:42:26 GMT)
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sorry, didn't finish the explanation: I'd turn your phrase around and say something like "never throw caution to the wind"
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The translation workplace 
