Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

an old so and so

Italian translation:

un vecchio sgradevole

Added to glossary by gianfranco
May 8, 2005 16:42
19 yrs ago
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English term

you may think I\'m an old so and so, but I would actually start to stop doingthis

Non-PRO Homework / test English to Italian Other Education / Pedagogy
I'm an old so and so..ma che sta dicendo? Help!

Proposed translations

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English term (edited): you may think i'm an old so and so, but i would actually start to stop doingthis
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un anonimo vecchio oppure un vecchio sgradevole

l'ho capita cos¨¬.

so and so

this and that, someone, particular person whose identity is unknown

so-and-so

¡ö noun (plural so-and-sos)
a person or thing whose name the speaker does not know, remember, or need to specify.
informal a person who is disliked or considered to have a particular unfavourable characteristic: a nosy so-and-so.

Peer comment(s):

agree esoft : sicuramente "sgradevole", he starts by saying: "you may think...." - anyway, Antonio, what a "nice" way to say it......:-) - it's a way to omit a "really ugly adjective" about someone when you describe them
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grazie esoft. le parole non cambiano la realtà della vita. aiutano soltanto a sfumarne gli aspri contorni. buona settimana. antonio
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Un vecchio antipatico, si. E' OK. Quest'ultima specificazione non l'avevo mai trovata. Grazie!! "
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English term (edited): you may think i'm an old so and so, but i would actually start to stop doingthis

un vecchio qualunque

xxxx
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