Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
tra le zampe
English translation:
I don\'t want such thing being/getting under my paws
Added to glossary by
Alessandro Drenaggi
Aug 7, 2011 09:42
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tra le zampe
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"non voglio più quella cosa tra i piedi, pardon, tra le zampe"
It's a story for kids, and the character is a robot with six paws, who's telling another one to get rid of something... what's the best way to translate this pun?
Thanks!
It's a story for kids, and the character is a robot with six paws, who's telling another one to get rid of something... what's the best way to translate this pun?
Thanks!
Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | I don't want such thing being/getting under my paws |
Chiara Beltrami
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| 3 +4 | get this thing out from under my feet - er, paws |
Rachel Fell
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| 2 | I want that thing out of my way, ehm... trot. |
virgorela
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Proposed translations
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I don't want such thing being/getting under my paws
a suggestion...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2011-08-07 13:06:54 GMT)
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or better I don't want such thing being/getting under my feet, pardon, paws!
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Note added at 3 hrs (2011-08-07 13:19:13 GMT)
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dimenticavo, scegli tu se mettere o meno anymore....forse può bastare anche senza, essendo una frase già molto forte, lapidaria.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2011-08-07 13:06:54 GMT)
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or better I don't want such thing being/getting under my feet, pardon, paws!
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Note added at 3 hrs (2011-08-07 13:19:13 GMT)
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dimenticavo, scegli tu se mettere o meno anymore....forse può bastare anche senza, essendo una frase già molto forte, lapidaria.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "cheers!"
3 hrs
I want that thing out of my way, ehm... trot.
If it's a horse you could say:
I don't want such thing in the way anymore, ehm, in the trot.
I want that thing out of my way, ehm... trot.
Or use another horse walk name, like canter or whatever.
If it's not a horse, it's difficult for you to render the exact meaning of the italian idiom.
I don't want such thing in the way anymore, ehm, in the trot.
I want that thing out of my way, ehm... trot.
Or use another horse walk name, like canter or whatever.
If it's not a horse, it's difficult for you to render the exact meaning of the italian idiom.
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3 hrs
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Related KudoZ points
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get this thing out from under my feet - er, paws
suggestion
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Note added at 5 hrs (2011-08-07 15:31:05 GMT)
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or "... - oops, I mean paws"
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Note added at 5 hrs (2011-08-07 15:31:05 GMT)
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or "... - oops, I mean paws"
Peer comment(s):
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Sonia Hill
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Thank you Sonia :-)
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Ivana UK
26 mins
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Thank you Ivana :-)
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Erin O
: Out of the answers here, this sounds the best, but what is the pun?
37 mins
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Not sure I can fit one in - thank you Erin :-)
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Being Earnest
: answer is similar to mine which you did not like. Er is not a word
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You didn't have to remove yours (which I don't exactly recall, but I think the verb at least was different). "Er" is a word, an "interjection expressing hesitation", as my dico. puts it.
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| agree |
EleoE
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Thank you EleoE :-)
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| agree |
Holly Nathan (X)
: sounds the most natural
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Thank you Holly:-)
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