to put on one's metal
Italian translation: spronare / incoraggiare / motivare
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1spronare / incoraggiare / motivare Explanation: Il senso è questo. Poi, deciderai tu, in base al contesto. Commonly found as "put on one's mettle", where mettle means "courage, fortitude, spirit. Ex.The loss of the first round put him on his mettle to win the match".(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mettle) HTH irene -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 mins (2006-11-22 18:46:19 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- also "spingere a" |
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