farla franca

English translation: get away with it

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Italian term or phrase:	farla franca
English translation:	get away with it
Entered by:	Sarah Jane Webb

12:27 Dec 2, 2010

Italian to English translations [PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: farla franca

"L'alunno non aveva commesso una vera e propria frode, perché era stato scoperto a copiare prima di consegnare la prova, e dunque la
cosiddetta "fattispecie di reato" non era stata realizzata."
"La frode è da escludere, secondo il Consiglio di Stato, perché non si è in presenza di "reato" di cui la commissione esaminatrice si sia avveduta correggendo l'elaborato, ma invece di un semplice tentativo svelato al suo inizio. Se non si riesce a farla franca, dunque, meglio farsi scoprire: si rischia meno..."

Pnina KudoZ activity Questions: 198 (none open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 1805 Israel
Local time: 20:51

get away with it

Explanation:
my 2c

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Sarah Jane Webb
Local time: 19:51

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Thanks to all. All the answers are good but I have to choose one of them.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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4 +12

get away with it

Sarah Jane Webb

get away with it

Constantinos Faridis (X)

3 +1

get of scot-free OR go scot-free

Gad Kohenov

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Dizionario inglese-italiano RAGAZZINI

R.C. (X)

Answers

1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +12

get away with it

Explanation:
my 2c

Sarah Jane Webb
Local time: 19:51
Native speaker of:

Italian,

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thanks to all. All the answers are good but I have to choose one of them.

16 mins confidence:

get away with it

Explanation:

farla franca: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2010

farla franca get away with murder
Segnala un errore

farla franca: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2010

Compound Forms/Forme composte
cavarsela; farla franca get away with it
farla franca riguardo a qcs, cavarsela get away with sth
per andarsene, per farla franca get-away
Segnala un errore

Constantinos Faridis (X)
Greece
Local time: 20:51
Native speaker of: Greek

17 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

get of scot-free OR go scot-free

Explanation:
Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2003 Oxford University Press:
scot-free /ˌskɒtˈfriː/
aggettivo

to get off o go ~ (unpunished) farla franca;
(unharmed) uscire incolume o illeso.

http://www.wordreference.com/enit/scot-free

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Note added at 18 mins (2010-12-02 12:46:20 GMT)
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get OFF ====> typo!

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 20:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French,

Hebrew
PRO pts in category: 12

Reference comments

30 mins

Reference: Dizionario inglese-italiano RAGAZZINI

Reference information:
I've got this dictionary at home and it refers to both sentences as possible answers

to go scot free and to get away with it. For your reference.

R.C. (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian

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