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I’m afraid that’s not on.

Italian translation: Non se ne parla neanche/Non esiste/Neanche per sogno

08:47 Mar 4, 2015
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / Teatro
English term or phrase: I’m afraid that’s not on.
Testo teatrale olandese. Dialogo tra moglie e marito a proposito di un grave segreto che coinvolge il loro figlio e un suo amico. Il marito vuole svelare tutto. La moglie vuole mantenere il segreto.

A: What do you propose to do?
B: Things like this blow over. In two or three months, no one will talk about it anymore.
A: I’m afraid that’s not on.

La mia proposta:

[...]
A: Temo che non se ne parli neppure.

Cerco soluzioni migliori. Grazie!
Danilo Rana
Italy
Local time: 07:38
Italian translation:Non se ne parla neanche/Non esiste/Neanche per sogno
Explanation:
Colloquiale
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LuciaC
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:38
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4Non se ne parla neanche/Non esiste/Neanche per sogno
LuciaC
4 +3Mi sa che non è il caso
Lisa Jane
3 +2temo che non sia questo il caso
Elena Zanetti
4 +1Ho paura che non sia cosi giusto
DrTarek Youssef
3 +1No, è (una soluzione) inaccettabile.
Mirko Mainardi
3Temo che non sarà così
Simonetta Badioli


  

Answers


24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
i’m afraid that’s not on.
temo che non sia questo il caso


Explanation:
colloquialmente..

Elena Zanetti
Italy
Local time: 07:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 212

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Valentina Mellone
1 hr
agree  Mariagrazia Centanni
15 hrs
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
i’m afraid that’s not on.
Ho paura che non sia cosi giusto


Explanation:
conversazione

DrTarek Youssef
Egypt
Local time: 08:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mariagrazia Centanni
15 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
i’m afraid that’s not on.
Non se ne parla neanche/Non esiste/Neanche per sogno


Explanation:
Colloquiale

LuciaC
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:38
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adriana Esposito: Anche "È proprio fuori discussione", "È inammissibile"
32 mins
agree  jacki-dart: mi spiace ma "non esiste"
1 hr
agree  Mirko Mainardi: Con Jacki. "Non esiste", se il contesto lo permette.
3 hrs
agree  Mariagrazia Centanni: ''Temo che non se ne parli neanche''.
14 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
i’m afraid that’s not on.
Mi sa che non è il caso


Explanation:
simile alla soluzione di Elena ma più informale e tipicamente 'conversational'

Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 07:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Valentina Mellone
18 mins
  -> grazie Valentina:)
agree  Shera Lyn Parpia
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Shera Lyn:)
agree  Mariagrazia Centanni
14 hrs
  -> grazie Mariagrazia!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
i’m afraid that’s not on.
Temo che non sarà così


Explanation:
.

Simonetta Badioli
Italy
Local time: 07:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
i’m afraid that’s not on.
No, è (una soluzione) inaccettabile.


Explanation:
Poi dipende dal tono generale del testo, ovviamente. Questa tende al serioso, ma mi sembra di aver capito che si tratta di un argomento serio/grave.

Example sentence(s):
  • it's not on 3 informal , chiefly British It’s impractical or unacceptable. "I would just ask the culprits to remember that a lot of people have worked hard to obtain funding for this facility, and that it's not on for them to go around wrecking it [...]

    Reference: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/on
Mirko Mainardi
Italy
Local time: 07:38
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 160

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mariagrazia Centanni: Direi:'' Temo che non sia una soluzione accettabile ''.
11 hrs
  -> Grazie! La mia idea era di qualcosa dal tono secco e perentorio (il tema dovrebbe essere sempre quello di rivelare un segreto che ha a che fare con un omicidio in cui sono coinvolti i figli dei parlanti).
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