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I’m hardly Miss America material

Italian translation: forse non sarò una da Miss America, ma...

12:41 May 13, 2009
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: I’m hardly Miss America material
hardly Miss America material, but then few women are.
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Italian translation:forse non sarò una da Miss America, ma...
Explanation:
d'altra parte poche donne lo sono!
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Angie I
Italy
Local time: 17:41
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4sono ben lungi dall'essere Miss America
Francesca Siotto
3 +2non sono certo roba da Miss America
Adele Oliveri
3 +2non sono proprio roba da Miss America
Anna Rita Gamba
3di certo non sono Miss America
Sele
3non sono esattamente il tipo che può diventare Miss America
anna carbone
3non mi si può proprio definire Miss America
Manuela Dal Castello
3forse non sarò una da Miss America, ma...
Angie I
3non ho (proprio) la stoffa di una Miss America
coccinella


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
i’m hardly miss america material
non sono certo roba da Miss America


Explanation:
per mantenere il registro colloquiale.

Adele Oliveri
Italy
Local time: 17:41
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 31

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Shera Lyn Parpia
24 mins
  -> grazie Shera Lyn :-)
neutral  Chiara Righele: scusa, volevo scriverlo da annarita...
29 mins
  -> nulla di cui scusarsi ;-)
agree  Sarah Jane Webb: anche non "son" certo; d'accordo anche sull'uso di "roba" ;-)
37 mins
  -> grazie Sarah Jane :-)
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
i’m hardly miss america material
non sono proprio roba da Miss America


Explanation:
Potrebbe essere : "Non sono proprio roba da Miss America, ma in effetti poche lo sono" Che dici? L'ora post-prandiale non mi consente di meglio ....

Anna Rita Gamba
Italy
Local time: 17:41
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Shera Lyn Parpia
24 mins
agree  Chiara Righele: non sono proprio il tipo da Miss America (roba non mi piace gran che)
29 mins
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
i’m hardly miss america material
sono ben lungi dall'essere Miss America


Explanation:
ma almeno sono in buona compagnia!


Francesca Siotto
Italy
Local time: 17:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 70

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mariella Bonelli
3 mins
agree  Laura Miccoli
26 mins
agree  Manuela Dal Castello: mi piace perché il "lungi" dà una vena di autoironia che forse non guasta!
29 mins
agree  Alessandra Martelli (X): concordo con manuela, il "lungi" aggiunge un tocco autocritico con ironia
44 mins
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
i’m hardly miss america material
di certo non sono Miss America


Explanation:
Un'altra variazione :-)

Sele
Local time: 17:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
i’m hardly miss america material
non sono esattamente il tipo che può diventare Miss America


Explanation:
...

anna carbone
Local time: 17:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 40
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
i’m hardly miss america material
non mi si può proprio definire Miss America


Explanation:
possibile alternativa

Manuela Dal Castello
Italy
Local time: 17:41
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 41
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
i’m hardly miss america material
forse non sarò una da Miss America, ma...


Explanation:
d'altra parte poche donne lo sono!

Angie I
Italy
Local time: 17:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
i’m hardly miss america material
non ho (proprio) la stoffa di una Miss America


Explanation:
:)

coccinella
Local time: 17:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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