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having friends over

Italian translation: far venire / invitare gli amici /gente a casa (tua)

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English term or phrase:having friends over
Italian translation:far venire / invitare gli amici /gente a casa (tua)
Entered by: AdamiAkaPataflo

07:19 Oct 25, 2016
English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: having friends over
Questa espressione è contenuta in un questionario medico per le persone che
offrono cure mediche ai propri familiari o parenti.
La frase è: Do you feel unconfortable about having friends because of a relative?

Grazie in anticipo
Lorenzo Rossi
Switzerland
Local time: 07:08
far venire / invitare gli amici a casa (tua)
Explanation:
letteralmente: avere amici da te, a casa tua

Have over - Idioms by The Free Dictionary
idioms.thefreedictionary.com/have+over
(for something) to invite someone to come to one's home, for a meal, party, visit, cards, the evening,

p.s.: Lorenzo, hai dimenticato "over" nella frase che hai riportato :-)

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Note added at 2 days10 hrs (2016-10-27 17:32:43 GMT)
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che poi, ripensandoci, direi semplicemente "invitare/far venire gente a casa" (sì, ho la riflessione lenta ;-))
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AdamiAkaPataflo
Germany
Local time: 07:08
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Summary of answers provided
3 +8far venire / invitare gli amici a casa (tua)
AdamiAkaPataflo
4 +1se gli amici vengono a trovarti.
Valentino Garosi


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
se gli amici vengono a trovarti.


Explanation:
Sarebbe tipo:

Ti da fastidio (rende incomodo) "se gli amici vengono a trovarti?".

Valentino Garosi
Local time: 07:08
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

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agree  zerlina
1 hr
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
far venire / invitare gli amici a casa (tua)


Explanation:
letteralmente: avere amici da te, a casa tua

Have over - Idioms by The Free Dictionary
idioms.thefreedictionary.com/have+over
(for something) to invite someone to come to one's home, for a meal, party, visit, cards, the evening,

p.s.: Lorenzo, hai dimenticato "over" nella frase che hai riportato :-)

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Note added at 2 days10 hrs (2016-10-27 17:32:43 GMT)
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che poi, ripensandoci, direi semplicemente "invitare/far venire gente a casa" (sì, ho la riflessione lenta ;-))

AdamiAkaPataflo
Germany
Local time: 07:08
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 98

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lisa Jane
1 min
  -> thanks, LJ! :-)
agree  Sabrina Bruna
7 mins
  -> grazie, Sabrina! :-)
agree  Giulia D'Ascanio
35 mins
  -> grazie, Giulia! :-)
agree  martini
49 mins
  -> mersì, cara! :-)
agree  Luca Colangelo
1 hr
  -> ti ringrazio, Luca :-)
agree  zerlina: vidi solo dopo che fosti tu, la prox volta più calore !:-)
1 hr
  -> grazie, stelàsa! muappss // sì, pretendo almeno un paio di grufoli! ;-))
agree  Francesco Badolato
3 hrs
  -> grazie, Francesco! :-)
agree  Fabrizio Zambuto: yes Ma'am
6 hrs
  -> grazzie Fabbriiii :-)
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