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snafus

Italian translation: slang acronym

08:41 Apr 18, 2005
English to Italian translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: snafus
Taken from your home page: \"Don\'t forget those unexpected snafus.\"
Rosanna
Italian translation:slang acronym
Explanation:
SNAFU: Situation Normal: All Fucked Up
Example: Military term thought to have originated during WWII.
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oldnick
Local time: 23:57
Grading comment
in the particular context where I found the term this significance appears inappropriate
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Summary of answers provided
3 +7VS
Giorgia P
5 +1slang acronym
oldnick


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
VS


Explanation:
SNAFU (sang, US, spec mil)
A a spesso pred incasinato, confuso e disorganizzato

B n C

1 casino, situazione confusa e disorganizzata

2 errore, sbaglio, granchio.




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Giorgia P
Local time: 22:57
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  oldnick: mettici piu confidenza :)
2 mins
  -> grazie-ho messo confidence bassa xké non essendoci molto contesto non potevo fornire proposta specifica,ma solo riportare tutte le possibili soluzioni come da dizionario!
agree  giogi: anche senza più "confidence" è giusto lo stesso!
5 mins
  -> grazie Giovanna!
agree  annaba
17 mins
agree  Antonio Lucidi: è proprio un bel casino.come faccio a non agreeare(visto che mi trovo?
17 mins
agree  Stefano Asperti
3 hrs
agree  Elenfezz
3 hrs
agree  verbis
4 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
slang acronym


Explanation:
SNAFU: Situation Normal: All Fucked Up
Example: Military term thought to have originated during WWII.

oldnick
Local time: 23:57
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 1
Grading comment
in the particular context where I found the term this significance appears inappropriate

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  verbis
4 hrs
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