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knee-jerk reactions like that

Italian translation: a reazioni così impulsive

14:05 Mar 11, 2015
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / Teatro
English term or phrase: knee-jerk reactions like that
Testo teatrale olandese. Un ragazzino è accusato di omicidio. Il padre non vuole che venga messo alla gogna.

I don’t want my son to be thrown to some mob that’s only out for blood. I don’t want to sacrifice him to knee-jerk reactions like that.

La mia proposta:

[...]Non voglio sacrificarlo a reazioni d’impulso così.

Cerco soluzioni migliori. Grazie!
Danilo Rana
Italy
Local time: 06:53
Italian translation:a reazioni così impulsive
Explanation:
Un altro modo di "girare" la frase.
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Giusi N.
Switzerland
Local time: 06:53
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4a reazioni così impulsive
Giusi N.
4 +3simili reazioni d'impulso
saranardo
3 +3simili reazioni irrazionali
Mirko Mainardi
3 +1reazioni impulsive
Lorenzo Rossi
3risposte emotive come queste
Mariagrazia Centanni
3reazioni così istintive /a reazioni così di riflesso
Elena Zanetti


  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
simili reazioni d'impulso


Explanation:
Proposta

saranardo
Italy
Local time: 06:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mirko Mainardi: Anche :)
5 mins
agree  Mariagrazia Centanni
3 hrs
agree  Gabriella Fisichella: anche questa soluzione va bene
17 hrs
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
simili reazioni irrazionali


Explanation:
Non voglio sacrificarlo per colpa di simili reazioni irrazionali/istintive/emotive.

Visto che prima si parla di "mob that’s only out for blood", io però tenderei a preferire "irrazionali", per sottolineare il giudizio negativo del parlante.

Example sentence(s):
  • Fig. an automatic or reflex reaction; an immediate reaction made without examining causes or facts. With one of his typical knee-jerk reactions, he said no immediately, citing some moral argument that no one understood.

    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Knee+jerk+reaction
Mirko Mainardi
Italy
Local time: 06:53
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 160

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  dandamesh: anche impulsive
3 mins
  -> Grazie!
agree  zerlina
2 hrs
  -> Grazie.
agree  Gabriella Fisichella
2 hrs
  -> Grazie Gabriella.
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
a reazioni così impulsive


Explanation:
Un altro modo di "girare" la frase.

Giusi N.
Switzerland
Local time: 06:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rosanna Palermo
15 mins
  -> Grazie Rosanna.
agree  dandamesh: certo
2 hrs
  -> Grazie.
agree  Mariagrazia Centanni
2 hrs
agree  Gabriella Fisichella
16 hrs
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
reazioni impulsive


Explanation:
Reazioni impulsive.

Lorenzo Rossi
Switzerland
Local time: 06:53
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gabriella Fisichella
16 hrs
  -> Grazie Gabriella
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
risposte emotive come queste


Explanation:
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    Reference: http://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/reazione_%28Sinonimi-e-Co...
Mariagrazia Centanni
Italy
Local time: 06:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 12
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
reazioni così istintive /a reazioni così di riflesso


Explanation:
altre idee..

Elena Zanetti
Italy
Local time: 06:53
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Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 212
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