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"tana del lupo"

French translation: se jeter dans la gueule du loup

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Italian term or phrase:"tana del lupo"
French translation:se jeter dans la gueule du loup
Entered by: cesena8338 (X)

10:45 Aug 3, 2006
Italian to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - History
Italian term or phrase: "tana del lupo"
Traduzione di un articolo storico dall'italiano:

"il fatto è che, per questa vicenda, agli inizi del 1307, XXX andò a cacciarsi proprio nella tana del lupo: ora, infatti, sarebbe stato possibile sferrare il colpo di grazia all’intero movimento, cosa altrimenti impensabile".

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cesena8338 (X)
Local time: 10:31
se jeter dans la gueule du loup
Explanation:
C'est l'expression consacrée
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Olivia MAHÉ
France
Local time: 10:31
Grading comment
Grazie mille.
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4 +3se jeter dans la gueule du loup
Olivia MAHÉ


  

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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
cacciarsi nella tana del lupo
se jeter dans la gueule du loup


Explanation:
C'est l'expression consacrée

Olivia MAHÉ
France
Local time: 10:31
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Grazie mille.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Francine Alloncle
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