can you beat that?

Italian translation: riesci/e a crederci?

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English term or phrase:	can you beat that?
Italian translation:	riesci/e a crederci?
Entered by:	Cinzia Pasqualino

17:41 Mar 13, 2018

English to Italian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

English term or phrase: can you beat that?

“Yeah, but wouldn’t you know it, just as I switch on the ignition he shows, can you beat that?”

Un detective sta interrogando un tassista sulla scomparsa di un uomo. Il tassista conferma di aver accompagnato l'uomo ad un bar, inoltre confessa che odia stare ad aspettare i clienti quando fa freddo e piove, e il più delle volte non pagano. Però quella volta aveva chiesto al cliente una garanzia e questi gli aveva consegnato un orologio che doveva valere un paio di centinaia di dollari. Il tassista dopo aver atteso circa trenta minuti, pensò di andarsene e portare con sè l'orologio. Il detective risponde "Sounds reasonable to me", alla risposta del detective il tassista annuisce e risponde con:

“Yeah, but wouldn’t you know it, just as I switch on the ignition he shows, can you beat that?”

"Si, ma non sapete cosa è successo, mentre stavo per accendere il motore egli si fa vivo,……"

Grazie mille

Cinzia Pasqualino KudoZ activity Questions: 388 (none open) (19 closed without grading) Answers: 114 Italy
Local time: 00:08

riesci/e a crederci?

Explanation:
"Sì, ma qui viene il bello... Faccio appena in tempo ad accendere il motore... ed eccolo che ricompare! Riesci/e a crederci?"

Selected response from:

Mirko Mainardi
Italy
Local time: 00:08

Grading comment

Grazie mille
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

riesci/e a crederci?

Mirko Mainardi

meglio di così non si può!

Daniel Frisano

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

riesci/e a crederci?

Explanation:
"Sì, ma qui viene il bello... Faccio appena in tempo ad accendere il motore... ed eccolo che ricompare! Riesci/e a crederci?"

Example sentence(s):

used for showing that you are surprised about something There was a cat with ten kittens – can you beat that?
can you beat that/it? used to show that you are surprised or annoyed by something They’ve got eight children! Can you beat that?

Reference: http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/can-yo...
Reference: http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/can-you-beat-that-it

Mirko Mainardi
Italy
Local time: 00:08
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 138

Grading comment

Grazie mille

1 day 22 mins confidence:

meglio di così non si può!

Explanation:
Altra proposta, in linea con l'altra domanda.

Daniel Frisano
Italy
Local time: 00:08
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 40

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