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Put your money where your mouth is.

Italian translation: sostieni coi soldi quello che dici

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English term or phrase:Put your money where your mouth is.
Italian translation:sostieni coi soldi quello che dici
Entered by: alby

15:58 Feb 16, 2007
English to Italian translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Put your money where your mouth is.
How would this be colloquially expressed in Italian?
Joseph Brazauskas
United States
Local time: 23:58
sostieni coi soldi quello che dici
Explanation:
Io ho trovato questa definizione:
put your money where your mouth is
to support something that you believe in, especially by giving money. If people are really interested in helping the homeless they should put their money where their mouth is.
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alby
Italy
Local time: 05:58
Grading comment
Molte grazie.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +12fatti, non parole
AdamiAkaPataflo
3 +2Non basta parlare occorrre dare l'esempio
doba (X)
5provalo/ dimostralo
Marinela Sandoval
4sostenere un'affermazione con le prove
Katharine Prucha
4suffragare /accompagnare/confermare le parole con i fatti
Marta Farias
3sostieni coi soldi quello che dici
alby


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
put your money where your mouth is.
sostenere un'affermazione con le prove


Explanation:
According to my translation dictionary

Katharine Prucha
Italy
Local time: 05:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 19
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
put your money where your mouth is.
Non basta parlare occorrre dare l'esempio


Explanation:
Non so se ci sia un proverbio/detto italiano che faccia al caso tuo. Questa è una traduzione del significato.

doba (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marta Farias: Mi piace anche la tua soluzione! :)
17 mins
  -> Grazie Marta
agree  alby
35 mins
  -> Grazie Alby
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
put your money where your mouth is.
sostieni coi soldi quello che dici


Explanation:
Io ho trovato questa definizione:
put your money where your mouth is
to support something that you believe in, especially by giving money. If people are really interested in helping the homeless they should put their money where their mouth is.


alby
Italy
Local time: 05:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Molte grazie.
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
put your money where your mouth is.
suffragare /accompagnare/confermare le parole con i fatti


Explanation:
Oppure: far seguire i fatti alle parole / alle parole bisogna fare seguire i fatti

Qualche idea, dipende anche dal contesto.

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Note added at 23 mins (2007-02-16 16:22:36 GMT)
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Mi e' venuto in mente anche: dimostrare le parole con i fatti
:)

Marta Farias
Italy
Local time: 05:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +12
put your money where your mouth is.
fatti, non parole


Explanation:
:-)

AdamiAkaPataflo
Germany
Local time: 05:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 300

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elisa Binotto (X): bella soluzione!
16 mins
  -> :-)
agree  Laura Lucardini
21 mins
  -> :-)
agree  P.L.F. Persio: mettiamola in soldoni;-)
44 mins
  -> sì, anch'io voglio diventare ricca ;;;-)))
agree  texjax DDS PhD: concisa e precisa
58 mins
  -> ciao doc, :-)))
agree  Fiamma Lolli: zic e zac.
6 hrs
  -> sgrunf e smiaup
agree  Valeria Faber
15 hrs
  -> :-)
agree  silvia b (X)
16 hrs
  -> :-)
agree  Pnina
18 hrs
  -> :-)
agree  Laura Massara: miao
21 hrs
  -> arfff
agree  Luisa Fiorini
2 days 2 hrs
  -> :-)
agree  Gian
2 days 6 hrs
  -> ben ritrovatoooo :-)
agree  Marmar123
2 days 15 hrs
  -> :-)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
put your money where your mouth is.
provalo/ dimostralo


Explanation:
In my opinion is like saying: I will buy a new car tomorrow/ oh really, put your money where your mounth is or you better prove it.

Marinela Sandoval
United States
Local time: 22:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 8
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