Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
jackleg
Italian translation:
idiota
Added to glossary by
Maria Elisa Albanese
Oct 14, 2009 08:26
14 yrs ago
English term
Italy
translation is dedication
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, German to Italian
jackleg
English to Italian
Other
Poetry & Literature
Leonardo has to find Ginevra. Nothing else was important. He would have cut open the jackleg's belly if necessary.
Proposed translations
(Italian)
| 2 +2 | idiota |
Cinzia Montina
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| 3 | senza scrupoli |
Susana Valdez
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Change log
Oct 19, 2009 07:54: Maria Elisa Albanese changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/908056">Maria Elisa Albanese's</a> old entry - "jackleg"" to ""idiota""
Proposed translations
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7 mins
Cinzia Montina
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Italy
Conference Interpreter and Translator
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, Spanish to Italian, Portuguese to Italian
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idiota
idiota o ogni sinonimo che ti paia adatto; avanzo questa proposta poichè forse questo Leonardo ha un rivale.
Da Urban Dictionary:
Someone who's just a dummy; a bit of a jackass, one level short of being a TOTAL jackass.
"This guy asks who's running for president, I tell him 'Watch the news, jackleg!!"
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=jackleg
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Note added at 50 mins (2009-10-14 09:16:47 GMT)
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cito: qualunque idiota si fosse messo in messo, avesse ostacolato la sua ricerca ..no? :-)
Io la interpreto così
Da Urban Dictionary:
Someone who's just a dummy; a bit of a jackass, one level short of being a TOTAL jackass.
"This guy asks who's running for president, I tell him 'Watch the news, jackleg!!"
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=jackleg
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Note added at 50 mins (2009-10-14 09:16:47 GMT)
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cito: qualunque idiota si fosse messo in messo, avesse ostacolato la sua ricerca ..no? :-)
Io la interpreto così
Note from asker:
| qualunque idiota si fosse messo in messo, avesse ostacolato la sua ricerca ..no? :-) |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "grazie Cinzia, e anche Valeria e Zerlina"
5 mins
Susana Valdez
Portugal
Portugal
Works in field
Portugal
10 years of experience
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, and 2 more.
senza scrupoli
ack·leg (jklg) Chiefly Southern and South Midland U.S.
adj.
1. Lacking skill or training; incompetent. Used especially of lawyers or preachers.
2. Unscrupulous or dishonest.
3. Makeshift; temporary.
n.
1. An unskilled or unscrupulous itinerant worker.
2. A strikebreaker.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/jackleg
adj.
1. Lacking skill or training; incompetent. Used especially of lawyers or preachers.
2. Unscrupulous or dishonest.
3. Makeshift; temporary.
n.
1. An unskilled or unscrupulous itinerant worker.
2. A strikebreaker.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/jackleg
Peer comment(s):
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Silvia Prendin
: senza scrupoli non è un sostantivo...
4 hrs
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Thanks Silvia for your feedback.
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