mettere a discutere

English translation: to start arguing

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Italian term or phrase:mettere a discutere
English translation:to start arguing
Entered by: Lisa Jane

07:41 Aug 23, 2017
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / lettera di lavoro
Italian term or phrase: mettere a discutere
Tommaso si era **messo a discutere*** con filippo e mio marito per i soliti motivi di lavoro, litigando con tutti e offendendo anche me.
Purtroppo davanti a problemi di lavoro perde il controllo, e si dimentica di essere una bravissima e onesta persona che vive solo per sua moglie e la sua bambina, e Nawar lo conosce bene.
mona elshazly
Egypt
Local time: 08:11
had started arguing
Explanation:
Or fighting (US)

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Note added at 6 mins (2017-08-23 07:47:58 GMT)
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Or quarelling if you need a synonym to avoid repetition
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Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 07:11
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thanks
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6had started arguing
Lisa Jane
3 +3gone off on a rant
Fiona Grace Peterson
3got into it with
Barbara Cochran, MFA


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
had started arguing


Explanation:
Or fighting (US)

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Note added at 6 mins (2017-08-23 07:47:58 GMT)
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Or quarelling if you need a synonym to avoid repetition

Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 07:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 496
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  James (Jim) Davis: Hmm, so what do the Americans say when they do what we call fighting in British English? // My brother's been there for 30 years or so I'll facebook him on it.
1 hr
  -> I'll ask an American Friend just to be sure;) Yes, it's interesting how usage changes according to where you grew up

agree  Helen Pringle: I'm American and the only fighting I know about is physical, not verbal. I may have missed something. Got it... I'll know what to say when I go to Missouri! :-)
1 hr
  -> I'll ask an American Friend just to be sure;) Yes, it's interesting how usage changes according to where you grew up

agree  Peter Cox
7 hrs
  -> Thanks Peter!

agree  Cristina Gonzalez
8 hrs
  -> Thanks Cristina!

agree  martini
10 hrs
  -> Thanks martini!

agree  bluenoric
1 day 1 hr
  -> Thanks!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
gone off on a rant


Explanation:
Tommaso had gone off on a rant to Filippo and my husband...
Or "gone off on his usual rant to Filippo and my husband about...", if you want to incorporate "i soliti motivi".

I suppose this is a more "one-sided" type of arguing, a diatribe, so to speak, but if you want something a little stronger, it's a possibility you might want to consider.

Additionally, Trump went on his usual rant against the media and claimed that Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim controls what The New York Times covers, because he owns a large share of the company's stock.
http://www.teenvogue.com/story/donald-trump-rally-address-se...

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary chose the full-year results to embark on his usual rant against the BAA airports monopoly and its lavish investment plans.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/citydiary/2791052...


Fiona Grace Peterson
Italy
Local time: 07:11
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 143

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway
51 mins
  -> Thanks writeaway!

agree  Carla Gallorini
1 hr
  -> Thanks Carla :o)

agree  Peter Cox
5 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
got into it with


Explanation:
Another, much more informal possibility.

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 02:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 42
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