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shot off my foot

Italian translation: Mi sparerei su un piede

11:38 Feb 8, 2007
English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: shot off my foot
Ciao, sapete il significato della frase: "I'll probably just shoot off my foot"? Il contesto è questo: un uomo dà una pistola a un'altro uomo. E quest'altro dice che non la vuole e che...
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Italian translation:Mi sparerei su un piede
Explanation:
Per dire che non saprebbe che farci, con la pistola

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Note added at 4 mins (2007-02-08 11:43:05 GMT)
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Io la metterei giù così: "Rischierei di spararmi su un piede"
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Gianni Pastore
Italy
Local time: 10:38
Grading comment
Mi sembra azzeccata!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5Mi sparerei su un piede
Gianni Pastore
4 +1Probabilmente mi farei solo saltare un piede con un colpo di pistola
Gaetano Silvestri Campagnano
4 +1Probabilmente mi spararò nel piede
Nicole Johnson
3probabilmente finirà per spararsi ad un piede/portarsi via un piede
Marina Rossa


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
probabilmente finirà per spararsi ad un piede/portarsi via un piede


Explanation:
un'idea

Marina Rossa
Local time: 10:38
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
I'll probably just shoot off my foot
Probabilmente mi farei solo saltare un piede con un colpo di pistola


Explanation:
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Gaetano Silvestri Campagnano
Italy
Local time: 10:38
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 60

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nicole Johnson: Bello anche questo!
1 min
  -> Grazie Nicole
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Mi sparerei su un piede


Explanation:
Per dire che non saprebbe che farci, con la pistola

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Note added at 4 mins (2007-02-08 11:43:05 GMT)
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Io la metterei giù così: "Rischierei di spararmi su un piede"

Gianni Pastore
Italy
Local time: 10:38
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 55
Grading comment
Mi sembra azzeccata!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marina Rossa: agree, ci siamo incrociati
1 min
agree  silvia b (X)
2 mins
agree  Nicole Johnson: Giusto!
3 mins
agree  Fiamma Lolli: già!
6 mins
agree  albacross: "to shoot oneself in the foot" significa "darsi la zappa sul piede", quindi qualcosa si perde nella traduzione. Credo proprio che la tua risposta sia la migliore. ;-)
8 mins
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Probabilmente mi spararò nel piede


Explanation:
He's just reinforcing the fact that he doesn't like or want to handle a gun and that if he does, he will probably cause harm to himself.

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Note added at 4 mins (2007-02-08 11:43:29 GMT)
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Sorry--sparerò non spararò

Nicole Johnson
Italy
Local time: 10:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gaetano Silvestri Campagnano
4 mins
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