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00:14 Aug 23, 2018 |
Italian to English translations [PRO] General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / In An Email | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Lisa Jane Italy Local time: 09:17 | ||||||
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3 | then you can go back to twiddling your thumbs/what you were doing before |
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then you can go back to twiddling your thumbs/what you were doing before Explanation: Many possible interpretations depending on the confidentiality between the speakers but I think it means to be idle. Go back to twiddling your thumbs could be one way of saying that in English. It may also be inferring that after the audit you may go back to doing things as you used to do, that is, without following the regulations to the letter. This sounds likely. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 hrs (2018-08-23 14:42:04 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Well, this is when having all the context is key! I think in that case it could be translated literally with get back to putting your hand under the table...if the allusion is sexual. |
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