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You're like a fish in water in this fucked-up world

Italian translation: In questo schifo di mondo ci stai come un pesce nell’acqua

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English term or phrase:You're like a fish in water in this fucked-up world
Italian translation:In questo schifo di mondo ci stai come un pesce nell’acqua
Entered by: martini

11:57 Aug 13, 2020
English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: You're like a fish in water in this fucked-up world
Testo teatrale inglese (per la messa in scena e non per la pubblicazione). Litigio tra madre e figlia.

A: You don't feel anything, mum. You like being in the first class on planes full of disgusting entrepreneurs, mediocre pop stars and thieves. You like the fact that a few swines have everything and others have nothing. You like injustice. When it turns out someone's a swine, you're glad. Because you, mum, are a swine, too. A cold-blooded swine. And this fucked-up world is right down your line. You're like a fish in water in this fucked-up world, because you don't feel a thing.

La mia proposta:

A: [...] In questo mondo sputtanato ci stai come un pesce nell’acqua.

Cerco soluzioni migliori. Grazie.
Danilo Rana
Italy
Local time: 01:10
In questo schifo di mondo ci stai come un pesce nell’acqua
Explanation:
mi piace "ci stai come un pesce nell'acqua"
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martini
Italy
Local time: 01:10
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2In questo schifo di mondo ci stai come un pesce nell’acqua
martini
4sei come un pesce che nuota tranquillo nel suo mare in questo mondo snaturato
Lisa Jane
3Sei come un pesce che sguazza nell'acqua in questo mondo scellerato
Emmanuella
3E tu ti senti a tuo agio in questo mondo di merda/mondo malato
Deborah Cerri


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sei come un pesce che nuota tranquillo nel suo mare in questo mondo snaturato


Explanation:
Per dare l'idea che il pesce nel suo mare ci sta bene



Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 01:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 170
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
you're like a fish in water in this fucked-up world
Sei come un pesce che sguazza nell'acqua in questo mondo scellerato


Explanation:
Una proposta

Emmanuella
Italy
Local time: 01:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
you're like a fish in water in this fucked-up world
In questo schifo di mondo ci stai come un pesce nell’acqua


Explanation:
mi piace "ci stai come un pesce nell'acqua"


martini
Italy
Local time: 01:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 212

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cristina Valente
3 hrs
agree  Daniela B.Dunoyer
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
E tu ti senti a tuo agio in questo mondo di merda/mondo malato


Explanation:
Ps: non so se il testo ti consente di usare le parolacce.
Nel caso, fucked-up world potresti renderlo come "mondo malato" oppure "porcile", visto che nelle frasi precedenti compare più volte la parola "swine"

Deborah Cerri
Italy
Local time: 01:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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