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tritare le palle

English translation: get bored shitless

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Italian term or phrase:	tritare le palle
English translation:	get bored shitless
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10:23 Mar 28, 2009

Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang

Italian term or phrase: tritare le palle

From a screenplay: "Visto che al ministero me trito le palle, ogni tanto m’assento e faccio ‘na rapina."
I understand it means to be bored, but I need something rather stronger than "to twiddle one's thumbs". Can anyone think of an equivalent (US) English expression?

KayW KudoZ activity Questions: 35 (none open) (4 without valid answers) (7 closed without grading) Answers: 298 Italy
Local time: 06:27

get bored shitless

Explanation:
that's what I would (and do) say. Google likes it too, with over 90,000 hits:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="bored shitless&btnG=Se...

Selected response from:

simon tanner
Italy
Local time: 06:27

Grading comment

I liked both this and Oliver's suggestion, but ended up using this. Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

get bored shitless

simon tanner

3 +2

bores the arse off me

Oliver Lawrence

get pissed off

Sele

3 +1

to bore the fuck out

Oana Popovici

eat shit all day

Arrigo Frisano-Paulon

(when) I am feeling my oats

Ellen Kraus

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

47 mins confidence:

(when) I am feeling my oats

Explanation:
would reduce the vulgar touch without being to much off the mark.

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 06:27
Native speaker of:

German

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

bores the arse off me

Explanation:
this may be a bit too UK flavoured, but it's all that comes to me at the moment

Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 06:27
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 20

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks Oliver. Changing the "arse" to "ass" might do it. "I'm boring my ass off at the ministry"

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

to bore the fuck out

Explanation:
Un'altra possibilità.

http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&q="bore the fuck out of me...
http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&q="bore the fuck out"&meta...
http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&q="to bore the fuck out"&m...

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-03-28 12:00:13 GMT)
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oppure "to bore the shit out of me"...

http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&q=" to bore the shit out o...
http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&q=" bore the shit out of m...

Oana Popovici
Italy
Local time: 06:27
Native speaker of:

Romanian

1 hr confidence:

eat shit all day

Explanation:
I guess creative options are also allowed...

Arrigo Frisano-Paulon
Spain
Local time: 06:27
Native speaker of:

Italian

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

get bored shitless

Explanation:
that's what I would (and do) say. Google likes it too, with over 90,000 hits:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="bored shitless&btnG=Se...

simon tanner
Italy
Local time: 06:27
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

I liked both this and Oliver's suggestion, but ended up using this. Thanks!