Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
Rientrate nei margini!
English translation:
Behave!
Added to glossary by
simona dachille
Jul 16, 2007 20:00
16 yrs ago
Italian term
United Kingdom
Rientrate nei margini!
Italian to English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
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Some naughty children are being told off and a supervisor says this to them. Is it like saying "Behave!"?
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | Calm down! |
Sarah Weston
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| 4 +3 | crossing the line |
Joseph Battiato Jr
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Proposed translations
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Sarah Weston
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Works in: Italian to English, Spanish to English, English to Italian, and 2 more.
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Calm down!
...I would say
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+3
13 mins
Joseph Battiato Jr
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From prose to poetry
Native in: English 
Works in: Italian to English, English to Italian
crossing the line
Yes, the margine here is like "the line". Maybe: "You are crossing the line! Now cut it out!" Or something along those lines...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
James (Jim) Davis
9 hrs
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| agree |
Ivana UK
: yes "cut it out" or "behave" - the Italian is similar to "bringing children (or whatever) back into line"
17 hrs
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| agree |
Pnina
: Step back into line!
21 hrs
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