Everything’s been handed to you

Italian translation: hai sempre trovato/ti hanno sempre servito tutto sul piatto d'argento

14:41 Mar 15, 2015
English to Italian translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Everything’s been handed to you
Testo teatrale olandese. Dialogo tra due persone sui favori ricevuti in vita da uno dei due a scapito del fratello maggiore.

You’ve never had to make an effort at all. Everything’s been handed to you, all your life.

La mia proposta:

Non hai mai dovuto fare il minimo sforzo. Tutto ti è stato dovuto, tutta la tua vita.

Cerco soluzioni migliori. Grazie!
Danilo Rana
Italy
Local time: 14:35
Italian translation:hai sempre trovato/ti hanno sempre servito tutto sul piatto d'argento
Explanation:
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Elena Zanetti
Italy
Local time: 14:35
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Summary of answers provided
4 +8hai sempre trovato/ti hanno sempre servito tutto sul piatto d'argento
Elena Zanetti
3 +3hai (sempre) trovato la pappa pronta
Danila Moro
3 +1tutto su un vassoio d'argento
zerlina
4hai avuto/ti è stato dato/concesso (sempre) tutto
Pierluigi Bernardini
3hai avuto sempre tutto
francyx


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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
everything’s been handed to you
hai (sempre) trovato la pappa pronta


Explanation:
un'idea

Danila Moro
Italy
Local time: 14:35
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Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 144

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mariagrazia Centanni
6 hrs
  -> Grazie :)

agree  Laura Tosi
7 hrs
  -> Grazie :)

agree  Valentina Mellone: Decisamente colloquiale.
21 hrs
  -> grazie!
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
everything’s been handed to you
tutto su un vassoio d'argento


Explanation:
visto il contesto salterei il verbo

zerlina
Italy
Local time: 14:35
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Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 24

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agree  Françoise Vogel
1 hr
  -> grazie!:-))
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
everything’s been handed to you
hai sempre trovato/ti hanno sempre servito tutto sul piatto d'argento


Explanation:
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Elena Zanetti
Italy
Local time: 14:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 212

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Natalia Wisniosz
16 mins
  -> grazie!

agree  Inter-Tra: e brava la ns elenuccia
28 mins
  -> grazie per l'elenuccia :-D

agree  Elettra Zanetti
30 mins
  -> grazie!

agree  Gabriella Fisichella
35 mins
  -> grazie!

agree  Giuseppe Bellone: "Hai sempre trovato tutto su un piatto d'argento", pensavo anche così. :))
1 hr
  -> anche su un...

agree  dandamesh: un piatto
2 hrs
  -> grazie!

agree  Mariagrazia Centanni: Anche io preferisco 'su un' ...
5 hrs

agree  Claudia Luque Bedregal
17 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
everything’s been handed to you
hai avuto/ti è stato dato/concesso (sempre) tutto


Explanation:
Tradurrei così.

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Note added at 2 ore (2015-03-15 17:17:03 GMT)
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andando sull'idiomatico, altrimenti:

"sei stato servito e riverito"

Pierluigi Bernardini
Italy
Local time: 14:35
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 68
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1 day 16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
everything’s been handed to you
hai avuto sempre tutto


Explanation:
+ semplice..

francyx
Local time: 14:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
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