Italian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Slang
Italian term or phrase:sventolone
Sentence: Rivediamo, poi, le stesse 6 sventolone australiane in tenuta sportiva una alla volta
Context: short story about the lives of young teenage girls.
This is not a term I know and from what I've seen it seems to be a bit impolite. Does anyone know of a term which could better fit into the description of these 13-year old girls?
Anyone still out there at this late hour - thanks!
Thanks Umberto and to all the others too! I went with a variation of stunners in the end because I did not want to describe 13-year old girls in any other way (I also sent a suitable note to the customer)! 3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer
I like "in-your-face" very much! Exactly the thing for 13-year olds!
Let's see if any other night owls or early worms ;-) out there come up with anything else!
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in-your-face
Explanation: (if you want a suitably up to date, bitchy translation) :) I think it's meant to be impolite.
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it isn't late for me, I'm a night owl !
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"attention-seeking" might be a slightly more polite version . But lacking "impact".
Tom in London United Kingdom Local time: 15:29 Works in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 20
Umberto Cassano Italy Local time: 16:29 Native speaker of: Italian PRO pts in category: 3
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Thanks Umberto and to all the others too! I went with a variation of stunners in the end because I did not want to describe 13-year old girls in any other way (I also sent a suitable note to the customer)!
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