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capricci

English translation: tantrums

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Italian term or phrase:capricci
English translation:tantrums
Entered by: Michelangelo Felicetti

15:27 Jun 27, 2008
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: capricci
mamma a bambino: NIENTE CAPRICCI!

grazie mille
Michelangelo Felicetti
Local time: 16:35
tantrums
Explanation:
no tantrums!
Selected response from:

Enza Longo
Canada
Local time: 11:35
Grading comment
thanks Enza...precious help as always. CIAO
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7Don't start/don't play up
Susanna Garcia
4 +6tantrums
Enza Longo
4 +4Behave!!!
Lise Leavitt
5throw a tantrum
savaria (X)
3Don't start with your whims!
Gad Kohenov


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
tantrums


Explanation:
no tantrums!


Enza Longo
Canada
Local time: 11:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
thanks Enza...precious help as always. CIAO

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dave 72: Yeah! No tantrums!
2 mins
  -> Thanks, Dave
agree  Judy Almodovar
9 mins
  -> Thanks, Judy
agree  Rossella Mainardis
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Rossella
agree  Dana Rinaldi
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Dana
agree  Stefania Merola
17 hrs
agree  savaria (X): Perfect,that's it,congratulations,complimenti! :) ;)
18 hrs
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Don't start/don't play up


Explanation:
That's more like I used to say.

Susanna Garcia
Local time: 16:35
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dave 72: "don't start" sounds good too!
6 mins
agree  simon tanner: 'don't play up' definitely sounds familiar!
59 mins
agree  savaria (X): I like don't play up as well!
1 hr
agree  Dana Rinaldi: very used too!!!
1 hr
agree  ivanamdb: yes, I heard a mother say just this morning in a shopping centre "oh please don't start now!"
2 hrs
agree  Nicoletta Degli Innocenti: "Don't start!" I have heard it many many times... :)
5 hrs
agree  Juliet Halewood (X): yes, I've said this more times than I can remember to my kids!
16 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Don't start with your whims!


Explanation:
A possibility

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 18:35
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 19
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
throw a tantrum


Explanation:
I want to emphasize the fact that the noun tantrum is used with the verb to throw.This is a fix expression.


    Reference: http://www.wikihow.com/Throw-a-Tantrum
    Reference: http://www.mainstreet.com/what-does-it-cost-throw-tantrum
savaria (X)
Hungary
Local time: 17:35
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Behave!!!


Explanation:
I think it's common use =)

Example sentence(s):
  • Child, you should behave now!!!
Lise Leavitt
United States
Local time: 11:35
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ivanamdb: yes, that's a nice one too (used by mothers and Austin Powers too..)
57 mins
  -> LOL
agree  Shera Lyn Parpia
14 hrs
agree  Juliet Halewood (X): yes, I've used this many times, too!
14 hrs
agree  savaria (X): That is typically used by parents when they want to discipline their kids!
16 hrs
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