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Bolloks to Christmas badge

Italian translation: palle di natale

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English term or phrase:Bolloks to Christmas badge
Italian translation:palle di natale
Entered by: Maria Elisa Albanese

16:16 Dec 15, 2009
English to Italian translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Bolloks to Christmas badge
Now you can make their day by sending them this funny Christmas badge! BS Bollocks to Christmas
Maria Elisa Albanese
Italy
Local time: 08:43
palle di natale
Explanation:
con un gioco di parole

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Note added at 13 mins (2009-12-15 16:29:50 GMT)
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del resto bullocks letteralmente è proprio palle
http://www.wordreference.com/enit/bollocks

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anche
Natale: che palle !
Selected response from:

rigrioli
Italy
Local time: 08:43
Grading comment
grazie, mi è piaciuto molto "Natale:che palle!" :-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4tesserino/badge (della linea) Bollocks to Christmas
Raffaella Panigada
4 +2Spilla: chi se ne frega del natale
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
3 +3Spilla "E' Natale e chissenefrega"
Sarah Jane Webb
3 +2palle di natale
rigrioli
3 +2abbasso il Natale
Fabio85
4 +1Al diavolo il Natale!
Francesco Urzì
3 +1spilla della casa "Cheppalle a Natale"
m. chiara spatarella


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
bolloks to christmas badge
tesserino/badge (della linea) Bollocks to Christmas


Explanation:
Ciao Maria Elisa, sembra essere una linea irriverente di cartoline, biglietti augurali e altro materiale che sovverte la tradizionale idea del Natale. Vedi qui:

http://www.deanmorriscards.co.uk/christmas-cards-16/bollocks...

Raffaella Panigada
Switzerland
Local time: 08:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 51

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sarah Jane Webb: Ah ecco, ora sì che ci siamo! Bella lì, compro tutto! Hahaha.
28 mins
  -> Sempre per restare in tema di risate ;-)
agree  Umberto Cassano
39 mins
  -> Grazie, Umberto :-)
agree  AdamiAkaPataflo: qua c'è un bellissimo mercatino natalizio che si chiama "holy shit shopping"... che siano gemellati? :-))) / ah, gli oh bej oh bej, l'anno prossimo ci andiamo insieme!!!
2 hrs
  -> E pensare che quest'anno mi sono persa anche la fiera degli O bej o bej... Magari l'anno prossimo un banchetto in tema lo mettono anche qui ;-)
agree  zerlina: edificante:-)
8 hrs
  -> ;-)))
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
bolloCks to christmas badge
Spilla: chi se ne frega del natale


Explanation:
the common phrases "Bollocks to this!" or "That's a load of old bollocks" generally indicate contempt
in
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollocks

Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AdamiAkaPataflo: that's actually the idea
2 hrs
  -> Adami, thank you. Antonio
agree  zerlina
8 hrs
  -> Zerlina, grazie 1000. Antonio
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
bolloks to christmas badge
Spilla "E' Natale e chissenefrega"


Explanation:
in alternativa, se il contesto lo consente:

E' Natale: che menata/che palle








Sarah Jane Webb
Local time: 08:43
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 68

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Umberto Cassano
14 mins
  -> grazie Umberto, ma vedo ora la risposta di Raffaella (e corro a comprare tutto)!
agree  AdamiAkaPataflo: però se volessimo far capire il concetto, trademark a parte, le tue proposte sarebbero peffffette :-)))
2 hrs
  -> sei peffettamente gentile, Puffetta :-)
agree  zerlina: nice question:-O)
8 hrs
  -> Thanks Zerly, and have a hohoho Xmas
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
bolloks to christmas badge
palle di natale


Explanation:
con un gioco di parole

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Note added at 13 mins (2009-12-15 16:29:50 GMT)
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del resto bullocks letteralmente è proprio palle
http://www.wordreference.com/enit/bollocks

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Note added at 14 mins (2009-12-15 16:30:31 GMT)
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anche
Natale: che palle !

rigrioli
Italy
Local time: 08:43
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
grazie, mi è piaciuto molto "Natale:che palle!" :-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  crirocchi: mi piace il gioco con palle, magari Che palle il Natale
21 mins
  -> grazie !
agree  martini
2 hrs
  -> grazie !
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
bolloks to christmas badge
abbasso il Natale


Explanation:
contro il Natale, antinatalizio..
http://www.variousassortments.co.uk/tshirts.htm

Fabio85
Italy
Local time: 08:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  crirocchi: mi sembra il migliore come slogan su una spilla, vista anche la brevita' del testo
14 mins
agree  zerlina
8 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
bolloks to christmas badge
Al diavolo il Natale!


Explanation:
una proposta

Francesco Urzì
Luxembourg
Local time: 08:43
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Valentina Frattini
22 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
bolloks to christmas badge
spilla della casa "Cheppalle a Natale"


Explanation:
Idea sommessa :)

m. chiara spatarella
Local time: 08:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  zerlina: carino, da copiare:-)
4 hrs
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