Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
che faccia di latta
English translation:
What a hoot!—Little devil!
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Maria Burnett
Oct 18, 2019 14:48
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che faccia di latta
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I translated that with " you have a lot of nerve", but the author is looking for another expression.
Can anyone help me?
Thank you so much.
Beh, io me ne vado! – strillò furibondo, mentre le piume gli si arruffavano tanto da farlo diventare tondo come una palla. Fece quel che aveva detto e si alzò in volo dirigendosi verso il lungofiume.
Dopo non più di due secondi il pipistrello gli si affiancò. – Dove andiamo? – chiese come se niente fosse.
“Che faccia di latta!”, pensò Bollino. – A mangiare – grugnì.
Bollino is the owl and Daki is the bat.
Can anyone help me?
Thank you so much.
Beh, io me ne vado! – strillò furibondo, mentre le piume gli si arruffavano tanto da farlo diventare tondo come una palla. Fece quel che aveva detto e si alzò in volo dirigendosi verso il lungofiume.
Dopo non più di due secondi il pipistrello gli si affiancò. – Dove andiamo? – chiese come se niente fosse.
“Che faccia di latta!”, pensò Bollino. – A mangiare – grugnì.
Bollino is the owl and Daki is the bat.
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Wolf Draeger
South Africa
South Africa
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South Africa
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What a hoot!—Little devil!
For a less literal take and a smattering of a pun in translation, the idea being to convey Owl's scorn towards Bat for thinking he's so clever playing ignorant.
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Note added at 21 hrs (2019-10-19 12:35:00 GMT)
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'Baldfaced little devil!' is one way to expand on the second option.
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Note added at 21 hrs (2019-10-19 12:35:00 GMT)
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'Baldfaced little devil!' is one way to expand on the second option.
Example sentence:
'What a hoot!' Bollino snorted to himself.
'Little devil!' thought Bollino.
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Angie Garbarino
Native in Italian
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Legal-Patent-Accounting-Pharma-Medical
Native in: French (Variants: Swiss, Standard-France, Belgian) , Italian (Variants: Emiliano-Romagnolo, Lombard, Swiss , Standard-Italy, Piedmontese, Genoese, Milanese) 
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what a poker face
faccia di latta or faccia di bronzo https://context.reverso.net/traduzione/italiano-inglese/facc...
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Fiona Grace Peterson
Italy
Italy
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Italy
Just what the doctor ordered
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Italian to English
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44
What a cheek!
This is how I would say it.
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Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Works in field
United Kingdom
www.lingocraft.co.uk
Native in: English (Variants: UK, South African, British, Scottish, Irish, Singaporean)
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Romanian to English, and 2 more.
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36
Well, how utterly/terribly brazen!
"brazen
adjective
1. shameless or impudent:
brazen presumption.
made of brass.
2. like brass, as in sound, color, or strength.
verb (used with object)
3. to make brazen or bold."
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/brazen?s=t
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"Brazen" synonyms include "audacious, blatant, brassy cocky, impertinent & nervy..." (see thesaurus.com), of which I would go for "brassy" if you are not happy with "brazen".
I do not believe it is simply coincidence that such a harsh, cold and metallic material is used to describe this aspect of a person's character.
"brassy"
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1a: shamelessly bold
a brassy reporter
b: OBSTREPEROUS
2: resembling brass especially in color
3: resembling the sound of a brass instrument
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brassy
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"HOW TERRIBLY BRAZEN, impertinent, downright dodgy even, for the supermarket to use the official planning process to attempt to open a shop in an area they believe there to be local demand."
https://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/opinion/gazette-letters-s...
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"BRAZEN.....
1. Definition of brazen is shameless, or overly bold or loud, or made of brass.
2. If your mother says not to take a cookie and you proudly go right up and grab one anyway, this is an example of when you are brazen.
3. If a candlestick is made of brass, this is an example of brazen.
[ALSO]
Origin of brazen
Middle English brasen from Old English bræsen from bræs, brass..."
https://www.yourdictionary.com/brazen
adjective
1. shameless or impudent:
brazen presumption.
made of brass.
2. like brass, as in sound, color, or strength.
verb (used with object)
3. to make brazen or bold."
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/brazen?s=t
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Note added at 21 hrs (2019-10-19 12:31:24 GMT)
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"Brazen" synonyms include "audacious, blatant, brassy cocky, impertinent & nervy..." (see thesaurus.com), of which I would go for "brassy" if you are not happy with "brazen".
I do not believe it is simply coincidence that such a harsh, cold and metallic material is used to describe this aspect of a person's character.
"brassy"
,,,,
1a: shamelessly bold
a brassy reporter
b: OBSTREPEROUS
2: resembling brass especially in color
3: resembling the sound of a brass instrument
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brassy
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Note added at 21 hrs (2019-10-19 12:34:34 GMT)
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"HOW TERRIBLY BRAZEN, impertinent, downright dodgy even, for the supermarket to use the official planning process to attempt to open a shop in an area they believe there to be local demand."
https://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/opinion/gazette-letters-s...
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Note added at 21 hrs (2019-10-19 12:39:45 GMT)
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"BRAZEN.....
1. Definition of brazen is shameless, or overly bold or loud, or made of brass.
2. If your mother says not to take a cookie and you proudly go right up and grab one anyway, this is an example of when you are brazen.
3. If a candlestick is made of brass, this is an example of brazen.
[ALSO]
Origin of brazen
Middle English brasen from Old English bræsen from bræs, brass..."
https://www.yourdictionary.com/brazen
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Janice Giffin
Italy
Italy
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Italy
Accuracy, reliability and timeliness
Native in: English
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(What an) impudent little scalawag/scamp!
The owl is probably bigger and feels superior to a little bat that pays no mind to the owl's indignation
Example sentence:
Bjørnar’s sweet, little puppy Hjalmar has grown into an impudent little scamp.
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