all bets would be off

Italian translation: tutte le speranze sarebbero state perdute

00:35 Jul 26, 2020
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature / fantasy
English term or phrase: all bets would be off
Like if she didn’t see the falling stars, she wouldn’t cry as much, but if she saw them all bets would be off.

She’d cry all night, unable to control it.
Viva969
Canada
Local time: 07:40
Italian translation:tutte le speranze sarebbero state perdute
Explanation:
Una proposta:

tutte le speranze sarebbero state perdute // non ci sarebbe più stato niente da fare
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Daniela B.Dunoyer
France
Local time: 13:40
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1tutte le speranze sarebbero state perdute
Daniela B.Dunoyer
4tutti i sogni si sarebbero infranti
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
4tutto quello in cui aveva sperato sarebbe andato in fumo
Isabella Nanni
4Tutte le scommesse sarebbero perse
Lorenzo Rossi


  

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tutte le speranze sarebbero state perdute


Explanation:
Una proposta:

tutte le speranze sarebbero state perdute // non ci sarebbe più stato niente da fare

Daniela B.Dunoyer
France
Local time: 13:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  martini: andate perdute
7 hrs
  -> Sì, grazie mille!
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tutti i sogni si sarebbero infranti


Explanation:
bets = speranze e sogni su cui aveva scommesso e in cui aveva creduto e/o sperato

Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Austria
Local time: 13:40
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 109
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tutto quello in cui aveva sperato sarebbe andato in fumo


Explanation:
"bets are off" vuol dire che non si può più effettuare puntate/scommesse, qui va un po' interpretata

Isabella Nanni
Italy
Local time: 13:40
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Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 108
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Tutte le scommesse sarebbero perse


Explanation:
Tutte le scommesse sarebbero perse

Lorenzo Rossi
Switzerland
Local time: 13:40
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 20
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