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quitte à se rabattre

Italian translation: a costo di/a rischio di

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French term or phrase:quitte à
Italian translation:a costo di/a rischio di
Entered by: Marina Zinno

22:53 Dec 15, 2003
French to Italian translations [PRO]
/ alinismo
French term or phrase: quitte à se rabattre
Bien repérer l'état du pasage clef depuis le pied de la face, quitte à se rabattre sur la Charlet Ghilini, sa voisine de droite.
Marina Zinno
Local time: 04:12
a costo di/a rischio di ripiegarsi
Explanation:
Ho trovato sul dizionario Garzanti che esiste la locuzione avverbiale: "quitte à...", che significa, appunto, "a costo di ..., a rischio di ...".
Quanto a "se rabattre", significa 1.abbassarsi, ricadere, 2. ripiegare (anche fig.)

HTH
Lea
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Leonarda Coviello
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:12
Grading comment
grazie
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2a costo di/a rischio di ripiegarsi
Leonarda Coviello


  

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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a costo di/a rischio di ripiegarsi


Explanation:
Ho trovato sul dizionario Garzanti che esiste la locuzione avverbiale: "quitte à...", che significa, appunto, "a costo di ..., a rischio di ...".
Quanto a "se rabattre", significa 1.abbassarsi, ricadere, 2. ripiegare (anche fig.)

HTH
Lea

Leonarda Coviello
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:12
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 305
Grading comment
grazie

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adriana Togliani: anche a costo di ... anche a rischio di
1 hr
  -> grazie
agree  Anita M. A. Mazzoli
2 hrs
  -> grazie
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