Italian term
Italy
Qualità, precisione e affidabilità
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian, and 1 more.
tuffa nella fogna per un po\' di oro.
"Ma tu sembri proprio il tipo che si tuffa nella fogna per un po' di oro."
Posso anche non essere letterale, se ci sono modi di dire per fare capire che una persona è avida, ancor meglio.
Per ora ho:
"But you really strike me as the kind of guy who… would jump in a sewer for some gold."
"But you really strike me as the kind of guy who would jump in a sewer to get some gold."
| 4 +1 | [suggestion for the whole thing] |
philgoddard
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| I think your sentence is fine |
Jasmina Towers
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Proposed translations
United States
Six languages into flawless English
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 4 more.
[suggestion for the whole thing]
I think a little poetic licence is justified here.
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Note added at 1 hr (2019-07-02 12:51:05 GMT)
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I like your suggestion of "you strike me as..."
Reference comments
United Kingdom
Highest quality work, always on time
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK) 
, Italian 
Works in: Italian to English
I think your sentence is fine
| agree |
Luca Gentili
: I agree also on the use of "dive" insetad of jump.
12 mins
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| neutral |
philgoddard
: I think this needs a freer translation.
1 hr
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| agree |
JohnMcDove
: Yes, maybe freer would be better, but the "dive into" seems ad hoc.
10 hrs
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