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lapped up

Italian translation: bevute con entusiasmo

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English term or phrase:lapped up
Italian translation:bevute con entusiasmo
Entered by: pamico

10:53 Jun 16, 2012
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology
English term or phrase: lapped up
Once someone declared himself a team member, it was difficult to switch teams, even when it was overtly stated
that allegiance to a side as an end in itself was not in the interest of truth (the ad executive, an exception to the rule, who loved only “pitching” ideas and having them saluted or lapped up but who was completely devoid of loyalty, being the only one to switch back and forth).
pamico
Local time: 04:33
bevute con entusiasmo
Explanation:
questa soluzione mantiene la metafora originale

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Lorraine Buckley (X)
Italy
Local time: 04:33
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2(se non addirittura) idolatrate
AdamiAkaPataflo
4 +1bevute con entusiasmo
Lorraine Buckley (X)
4assorbite in modo acritico
Umberto Cassano
3 +1accolte con entusiasmo
Danila Moro


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
assorbite in modo acritico


Explanation:
To lap up significa 'dar credito a qualcosa in modo acritico'

HTH



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Note added at 11 mins (2012-06-16 11:04:08 GMT)
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Alternative potrebbero essere:

1. accettate passivamente
2. abbracciate con facile entusiasmo

Umberto Cassano
Italy
Local time: 04:33
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 20
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
accolte con entusiasmo


Explanation:
lap something up
1. Lit. [for an animal] to lick something up. The dog lapped the ice cream up off the floor. The dog lapped up the ice cream.
2. Fig. [for someone] to accept or believe something with enthusiasm. Of course, they believed it. They just lapped it up. They lapped up the lies without questioning anything.

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/lap up

Danila Moro
Italy
Local time: 04:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 366

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fabrizio Zambuto
1 min
  -> grazie Fabrizio
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(se non addirittura) idolatrate


Explanation:
si aggancia al mio "apprezzate" della domanda precedente: voleva che le trovate/idee, ecc. fossero apprezzate se non addirittura idolatrate


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AdamiAkaPataflo
Germany
Local time: 04:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 90

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  tradu-grace: buona alternativa.
4 mins
  -> rigrazie, muà
agree  Francesco Badolato: Anche a mio parere
14 mins
  -> grazie, carissimo :-)
neutral  Arabella Fiona Palladino: interpretazione troppo estrema
1 day 2 hrs
  -> grazie comunque per il commento :-)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
bevute con entusiasmo


Explanation:
questa soluzione mantiene la metafora originale



Example sentence(s):
  • "Goethe aveva bevuto con entusiasmo quest' onda rinnovatrice dell'ispirazione e dell'arte"
  • "Per cui, ho *bevuto con entusiasmo* il tuo commento, Federica, e mi hai spinto a provarci"

    Reference: http://booksnow2.scholarsportal.info/ebooks/oca5/31/minimest...
    Reference: http://www.coquinaria.it/forum/showthread.php?89051-cena-mon...
Lorraine Buckley (X)
Italy
Local time: 04:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Arabella Fiona Palladino
1 day 2 hrs
  -> grazie, Arabella
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