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at full blast

Italian translation: andavano al massimo

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English term or phrase:were at full blast
Italian translation:andavano al massimo
Entered by: Gilda Manara

15:21 Jan 5, 2002
English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: at full blast
"all the salt furnaces were at full blast"
lorena
andare al massimo
Explanation:
in genere blast = rumore, full blast = a tutto volume; comunque si intende qualcosa che sta "andando al massimo"
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Gilda Manara
Italy
Local time: 00:15
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3a pieno regime
Teresa Sassani
4 +3andare al massimo
Gilda Manara
4a tutto vapore
Floriana (X)


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
andare al massimo


Explanation:
in genere blast = rumore, full blast = a tutto volume; comunque si intende qualcosa che sta "andando al massimo"

Gilda Manara
Italy
Local time: 00:15
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 1038
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gian
2 hrs
agree  Bruno Capitelli
1 day 18 hrs
agree  Paola Paliotti
1 day 23 hrs
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
a pieno regime


Explanation:
_a pieno regime_

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Teresa Sassani
Italy
Local time: 00:15
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in pair: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Massimo Lencioni
30 mins
agree  Chiara Yates: lavoravano a pieno regime
1 day 17 hrs
agree  Ida DeFlaviis
1 day 22 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a tutto vapore


Explanation:
Faccio notare che il gioco di parole tra "salt furnace" e "blast". Secondo me, per riprodurre l'effetto si può usare "a tutto vapore".

In altri contesti, anche "a tutta birra" o "a tutta manetta".

Floriana (X)
United States
Local time: 17:15
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 792
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