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Hard Knock Life

Italian translation: Una vita da cani

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English term or phrase:Hard Knock Life
Italian translation:Una vita da cani
Entered by: Francesco Badolato

13:59 Feb 2, 2009
English to Italian translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Hard Knock Life
cosa suggerite come possibile traduzione?
Vita piena/fatta di batoste? o di brutte esperienze o momenti difficili? Mi piacerebbe trovare qualcosa ad effetto!
-angie-
Italy
Local time: 20:02
Una vita da cani
Explanation:
Una vita da cani. Una vita da schifo.
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Francesco Badolato
Italy
Local time: 20:02
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4una vitaccia/vitaccia schifa
MelissiM
4 +1Una vita da cani
Francesco Badolato
4 +1una vita d'inferno
Annamaria Martinolli
4una vita terribile / terrificante
Laura Massara
3hard knock life
Sele
3una vita che colpisce duro
enrico cottini


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
hard knock life
Una vita da cani


Explanation:
Una vita da cani. Una vita da schifo.

Francesco Badolato
Italy
Local time: 20:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 160

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AdamiAkaPataflo
5 hrs
  -> Thanks pataflo
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
hard knock life
una vita d'inferno


Explanation:
Altra possibile alternativa.

Annamaria Martinolli
Italy
Local time: 20:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AdamiAkaPataflo
5 hrs
  -> Grazie mille pataflo!
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
hard knock life
hard knock life


Explanation:
vita colma di avversità; di batoste;
vita dura; d'inferno


Sele
Local time: 20:02
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
hard knock life
una vita che colpisce duro


Explanation:
la parafrasi è un po' lunga non so se si adatta al contesto

enrico cottini
Italy
Local time: 19:02
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hard knock life
una vita terribile / terrificante


Explanation:
altre opzioni

Laura Massara
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:02
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
hard knock life
una vitaccia/vitaccia schifa


Explanation:
la seconda è rubata da una traduttirce editoriale famosa, che l'ha coniata traducendo Il giovane Holden, e da lì è passata nei ns vocabolari.... Cristina

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Note added at 5 mins (2009-02-02 14:04:34 GMT)
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naturalmente dipende da dove lo devi usare...

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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2009-02-03 15:24:33 GMT)
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per mirra: sì, infatti ho riso 3 ore sul "le mandiamo un sicario"...

MelissiM
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mirra_: e chi è? la definizione è veramente d'impatto (come un hard knock ;)) R: molto molto interessante, grazie!!! :)) e certo come si poteva tradurre letteralmente catcher in the rye...? ;D Ah, e Calvino??? stupendo! :)
14 mins
  -> trattasi di Adriana Motti, purtroppo appena passata a miglior vita... http://www.wittgenstein.it/html/diario000999.html
agree  AdamiAkaPataflo: beddissima :-)
5 hrs
  -> grazie anche a te
agree  SYLVY75
5 hrs
  -> rigrazie, buona serata
agree  Desila
1 day 18 hrs
  -> grazie anche a te, buon lavoro
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