Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
bellyfull of emptyness
Italian translation:
"...una pancia strapiena di nulla..."
Added to glossary by
Vittorio Felaco
Mar 20, 2003 05:55
21 yrs ago
English term
bellyfull of emptyness
Non-PRO
English to Italian
Art/Literary
e' in una canzone hard rock (Skyclad). Mi sono sempre domandato come si potrebbe tradurre in italiano
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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"...una pancia strapiena di nulla..."
Mi sembra il modo migliore di rendere sia il senso che il bisticcio fra pieno e vuoto. Bisognerebbe conoscere meglio la canzone che io purtroppo non conosco.
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+3
25 mins
pancia piena di vuoto
veramente, belly significa anche "cavita"; vedi un po tu quale va meglio, non conosco la canzone...
Peer comment(s):
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Michele Galuppo
2 hrs
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thnaks
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giobron (X)
: per favore: come si fa a cancellarsi dalla lista o almeno a sospendere l'invio di tante email. Devo assentarmi a lungo . Aiuto!!!! Giorgio Bronzetti [email protected]
3 hrs
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agree |
rosalia (X)
4 hrs
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+1
31 mins
una spanciata/scorpacciata di vuoto
Nemmeno io conosco la canzone, però...
+1
2 hrs
agree with other answers in literal sense
but remember that "bellyfull" in English can also have a figurative meaning "fed up", or "stufo" in Italian. Not sure if there is something colloquial in Italian that corresponds (except for perhaps the more vulgar reference to male body parts!).
In this case, "scorpacciata" seems more precise.
In this case, "scorpacciata" seems more precise.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
manducci
3 hrs
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neutral |
Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.
: It's a "bellyful of emptiness' - SP!
13 hrs
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3 hrs
alla fiera delle nullità
ecco uno dei miei voli pindarici....
dipende tutto da cosa ci sta prima e da cosa ci sta dopo, da cosa si riferisce, ecc...ciao ciao
dipende tutto da cosa ci sta prima e da cosa ci sta dopo, da cosa si riferisce, ecc...ciao ciao
5 hrs
pancia sazia/strapiena di vuoto
I agree with Marie: 'bellyfull' has two meanings here:full and fed up(stufo)
+2
10 hrs
too late...
...ma volevo postare il testo:
A Bellyfull Of Emptiness
I'M TWENTY SIX YEARS OLD - PLEASE TELL ME WHAT HAVE I GOT, A
MONOPOLY ON MISERY - I GUESS THAT'S MY LOT. TEN YEARS OF
EATING BULLSHIT LEAVES IT'S TASTE IN YOUR MOUTH, AND I THINK
THE TIME HAS COME FOR ME TO SPIT IT ALL OUT . . . . 'CAUSE AT THE
END OF THE TUNNEL I SEE A DOLE-QUEUE THAT'S BECKONING ME.
YES, LIVING HAND-TO-MOUTH IT CAN BE FUN FOR A WHILE, SIMPLE
THINGS PLEASE SIMPLE MINDS - DO YOU SEE ME SMILE ?. I'VE BROKE
MY BREAD AND FISHES - TURNED MY WATER TO WINE, BUT IÕM SICK
OF WALKING TIGHTROPE ON THE POVERTY LINE. I LEFT MY HOME
AND FAMILY - I'VE PAWNED ALL MY DREAMS, TOOK A SECOND
MORTGAGE ON MY SOUL TO FURTHER MY SCHEMES. NOW MY
BODY'S IN THE PAGES OF ''EXCHANGE AND MART' - TEN POUNDS OR
NEAREST OFFER FOR ONE SLIGHTLY BROKEN HEART. AND AT THE
END OF THE RAINBOW I FOUND A CROCK OF SHIT THERE ON THE
GROUND.
HAVE YOU HAD A BELLYFUL OF EMPTINESS, DO YOU FEEL LIKE ME
WE'RE ALL JUST WASTING OUR TIME ?. IF IT'S TRUE INSIDE EACH
CLOUD'S A SILVER LINING, WHY DOES IT SHINE ON OTHER LIVES BUT
NOT ON MINE ?. I'VE HAD A BELLYFUL OF EMPTINESS - I'VE GOT A
POCKETFUL OF NOTHING AT ALL. IN REAL-LIFE FAIRY TALES THE
FROG STAYS A FROG, AND THE SERVING GIRL CAN'T BE THE BELLE OF
THE BALL.
YOU'RE NOT THE BELLE OF THE BALL - GET BACK IN YOUR CINDERS
AND CRAWL. HOW MANY OTHER FOOLS LIKE ME HAVE LOST THEIR
LIVES CONTRACTUALLY, BELIEVING THERE MUST BE FAR MORE THAN
NINE TO FIVE - THE FACTORY FLOOR ?. HAVE COUNTLESS
THOUSANDS WATCHED THEIR DREAMS CORRUPTED INTO THINGS
OBSCENE, BY MONEY-MINDED BASTARDS WHO DONÕT GIVE A DAMN
FOR ME OR YOU ?. NOW MY WALLET'S GETTING THINNER LIKE THE
HAIR ON MY HEAD - BY THE TIME I HIT THE 'BIG-TIME' I'LL BE BURIED
AND DEAD. TELL ME HOW CAN YOU RESENT ME FOR THE MONEY I'VE
SPENT - ON THE ONLY HABIT I INDULGE (THAT'S PAYING THE RENT) ?.
NO-ONE SAID THIS LIFE WAS EASY - CHRIST I'VE KNOWN THAT ALL
ALONG, BUT IT NEEDN'T BE THIS DIFFICULT - THAT'S WHY I WROTE
THIS SONG. THE SEX AND DRUGS AND ROCK 'N'ROLL WERE NEVER
MEANT TO LAST - AND THE BAILIFFS KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR
DON'T NEED A BACKSTAGE PASS !. BE SURE THAT YOU READ
BETWEEN THEIR LINES, THERE ARE CLAWS IN THE CONTRACTS WE
SIGN.
HAVE YOU HAD A BELLYFUL OF EMPTINESS, DO YOU FEEL LIKE ME
WEÕRE ALL JUST WASTING OUR TIME ?. IF IT'S TRUE INSIDE EACH
CLOUD'S A SILVER LINING, WHY DOES IT SHINE ON OTHER LIVES BUT
NOT ON MINE ?. I'VE HAD A BELLYFUL OF EMPTINESS - I'VE GOT A
POCKETFUL OF NOTHING AT ALL. IN REAL-LIFE FAIRY TALES THE
FROG STAYS A FROG, AND THE SERVING GIRL CAN'T BE THE BELLE OF
THE BALL.
A Bellyfull Of Emptiness
I'M TWENTY SIX YEARS OLD - PLEASE TELL ME WHAT HAVE I GOT, A
MONOPOLY ON MISERY - I GUESS THAT'S MY LOT. TEN YEARS OF
EATING BULLSHIT LEAVES IT'S TASTE IN YOUR MOUTH, AND I THINK
THE TIME HAS COME FOR ME TO SPIT IT ALL OUT . . . . 'CAUSE AT THE
END OF THE TUNNEL I SEE A DOLE-QUEUE THAT'S BECKONING ME.
YES, LIVING HAND-TO-MOUTH IT CAN BE FUN FOR A WHILE, SIMPLE
THINGS PLEASE SIMPLE MINDS - DO YOU SEE ME SMILE ?. I'VE BROKE
MY BREAD AND FISHES - TURNED MY WATER TO WINE, BUT IÕM SICK
OF WALKING TIGHTROPE ON THE POVERTY LINE. I LEFT MY HOME
AND FAMILY - I'VE PAWNED ALL MY DREAMS, TOOK A SECOND
MORTGAGE ON MY SOUL TO FURTHER MY SCHEMES. NOW MY
BODY'S IN THE PAGES OF ''EXCHANGE AND MART' - TEN POUNDS OR
NEAREST OFFER FOR ONE SLIGHTLY BROKEN HEART. AND AT THE
END OF THE RAINBOW I FOUND A CROCK OF SHIT THERE ON THE
GROUND.
HAVE YOU HAD A BELLYFUL OF EMPTINESS, DO YOU FEEL LIKE ME
WE'RE ALL JUST WASTING OUR TIME ?. IF IT'S TRUE INSIDE EACH
CLOUD'S A SILVER LINING, WHY DOES IT SHINE ON OTHER LIVES BUT
NOT ON MINE ?. I'VE HAD A BELLYFUL OF EMPTINESS - I'VE GOT A
POCKETFUL OF NOTHING AT ALL. IN REAL-LIFE FAIRY TALES THE
FROG STAYS A FROG, AND THE SERVING GIRL CAN'T BE THE BELLE OF
THE BALL.
YOU'RE NOT THE BELLE OF THE BALL - GET BACK IN YOUR CINDERS
AND CRAWL. HOW MANY OTHER FOOLS LIKE ME HAVE LOST THEIR
LIVES CONTRACTUALLY, BELIEVING THERE MUST BE FAR MORE THAN
NINE TO FIVE - THE FACTORY FLOOR ?. HAVE COUNTLESS
THOUSANDS WATCHED THEIR DREAMS CORRUPTED INTO THINGS
OBSCENE, BY MONEY-MINDED BASTARDS WHO DONÕT GIVE A DAMN
FOR ME OR YOU ?. NOW MY WALLET'S GETTING THINNER LIKE THE
HAIR ON MY HEAD - BY THE TIME I HIT THE 'BIG-TIME' I'LL BE BURIED
AND DEAD. TELL ME HOW CAN YOU RESENT ME FOR THE MONEY I'VE
SPENT - ON THE ONLY HABIT I INDULGE (THAT'S PAYING THE RENT) ?.
NO-ONE SAID THIS LIFE WAS EASY - CHRIST I'VE KNOWN THAT ALL
ALONG, BUT IT NEEDN'T BE THIS DIFFICULT - THAT'S WHY I WROTE
THIS SONG. THE SEX AND DRUGS AND ROCK 'N'ROLL WERE NEVER
MEANT TO LAST - AND THE BAILIFFS KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR
DON'T NEED A BACKSTAGE PASS !. BE SURE THAT YOU READ
BETWEEN THEIR LINES, THERE ARE CLAWS IN THE CONTRACTS WE
SIGN.
HAVE YOU HAD A BELLYFUL OF EMPTINESS, DO YOU FEEL LIKE ME
WEÕRE ALL JUST WASTING OUR TIME ?. IF IT'S TRUE INSIDE EACH
CLOUD'S A SILVER LINING, WHY DOES IT SHINE ON OTHER LIVES BUT
NOT ON MINE ?. I'VE HAD A BELLYFUL OF EMPTINESS - I'VE GOT A
POCKETFUL OF NOTHING AT ALL. IN REAL-LIFE FAIRY TALES THE
FROG STAYS A FROG, AND THE SERVING GIRL CAN'T BE THE BELLE OF
THE BALL.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Vittorio Felaco
: Brava!
8 mins
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non è il testo più triste che tu abbia mai letto? :-(
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agree |
Clara Pomes
: eppure gli skyclad quando li ho visti io erano tanto solari.. ^_^
17 hrs
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