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like a buttock of beef upon castors

Italian translation: come un elefante/ippopotamo sui pattini

11:23 Apr 2, 2010
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: like a buttock of beef upon castors
In my text (written and located in the XIX century), speaking about a horse it is said that "it goes along like a buttock of beef upon castors", that is to say that it is big, slow and lazy. do you have any good Italian translation of this idiomatic expression?
Valentina Ballardini
Italy
Local time: 21:29
Italian translation:come un elefante/ippopotamo sui pattini
Explanation:
questa potrebbe rendere l'idea. Poi magari esiste una traduzione ufficiale:-)
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Fabrizio Zambuto
Grading comment
Anche "come un pachiderma sui pattini", con l'idea del pachiderma, suggerita da rigrioli, che in italiano dà già di per sé l'idea di grandezza eccessiva e impaccio
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3come un ippopotamo / come un pachiderma
rigrioli
3 +2come un elefante/ippopotamo sui pattini
Fabrizio Zambuto
3nel camminare sembra una chiappa di manzo su ruote
Michela D
3una chiappa con le ruote
zerlina


  

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it goes along like a buttock of beef upon castors
nel camminare sembra una chiappa di manzo su ruote


Explanation:
Questa la mia idea. Da valutare ovviamente il registro del testo d'origine!
Ciao

Michela D
Local time: 21:29
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
Notes to answerer
Asker: temo di aver dimenticato un particolare importante... è un libro per bambini. certo che anche in inglese c'è l'immagine della chiappa...

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
una chiappa con le ruote


Explanation:
oppure: un pezzo di carne con le ruote/le rotelle

zerlina
Italy
Local time: 21:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 144
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
come un elefante/ippopotamo sui pattini


Explanation:
questa potrebbe rendere l'idea. Poi magari esiste una traduzione ufficiale:-)

Fabrizio Zambuto
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 54
Grading comment
Anche "come un pachiderma sui pattini", con l'idea del pachiderma, suggerita da rigrioli, che in italiano dà già di per sé l'idea di grandezza eccessiva e impaccio
Notes to answerer
Asker: l'idea del pachiderma e dell'ippopotamo mi piace molto, non è troppo letterale e rende l'idea!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Umberto Cassano
2 hrs
  -> grazie:-)
agree  Sara Negro
1 day 3 hrs
  -> grazie:-)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
come un ippopotamo / come un pachiderma


Explanation:
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-04-02 13:01:44 GMT)
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grazie!

rigrioli
Italy
Local time: 21:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 111
Notes to answerer
Asker: bella!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alice Tesconi
13 mins
  -> grazie !
agree  Freely-Lella
39 mins
  -> grazie !
agree  Simona Fresia
3 hrs
  -> grazie !
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