picked it to pieces

12:06 Jul 19, 2010
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English to Italian translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
English term or phrase: picked it to pieces
I've not only seen this film seven times, but I've picked it to pieces night after night on video with Laurie in London.
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Local time: 22:02


Summary of answers provided
3 +1disfatto pezzo per pezzo
zerlina
3 +1criticato aspramente/ne ho detto peste e corna
Francesco Badolato
3 +1dissezionato
Ernestine Shargool
3gli ho fatto le pulci
AdamiAkaPataflo
3sezionato, smembrato
Barbara Carrara
3vivisezionato
Daniela Zambrini


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
disfatto pezzo per pezzo


Explanation:
fotograma per fotogramma
forse anche: esaminare

zerlina
Italy
Local time: 22:02
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Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AdamiAkaPataflo: direi piuttosto "fare a pezzi", tenendo le virgolette, perché in senso figurato - ma il concetto è quello! ciao bambola, muà
37 mins
  -> maccchedolceleisempre, sssssmak!:-)
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
criticato aspramente/ne ho detto peste e corna


Explanation:
pick someone or something to pieces
Fig. to criticize someone or something harshly or unduly
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/pick to pieces

Francesco Badolato
Italy
Local time: 22:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 96

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elena McKenz (X)
8 days
  -> Grazie Elena :-)
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
gli ho fatto le pulci


Explanation:
nel senso che l'ha esaminato criticamente fotogramma per fotogramma :-)

AdamiAkaPataflo
Germany
Local time: 22:02
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Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 45
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
sezionato, smembrato


Explanation:
Meno idiomatico, più da tavolo autoptico...

Barbara Carrara
Italy
Local time: 22:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 44
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
vivisezionato


Explanation:
altra alternativa :-)

potrebbe starci bene, nel contesto, mantenendo comunque una metafora

Daniela Zambrini
Italy
Local time: 22:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
dissezionato


Explanation:
dissezionàre
vt V+D
1 to dissect

2 (fig) to dissect, to analyze in detail
• dissezionare un’opera d’arte to analyze a work of art in detail.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-07-19 14:58:09 GMT)
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Rothko era riluttante, a dissezionare il proprio lavoro con le parole - Un quadro non ha bisogno che spieghi di cosa si tratta

Example sentence(s):
  • Il loro desiderio di dissezionare e comprendere non intendeva dimistificare l'opera d'arte, ma era semplicemente un modo per apprezzarla ...
Ernestine Shargool
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  marcola: dissezionato/rivisto pezzo per pezzo a seconda dell'italiano che vuoi utilizzare
87 days
  -> Grazie!
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