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caterwauling

Italian translation: di cosa stanno ridendo istericamente?

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English term or phrase:caterwauling
Italian translation:di cosa stanno ridendo istericamente?
Entered by: Lorenzo Rossi

16:05 Jul 29, 2020
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature / fantasy
English term or phrase: caterwauling
Both Eris and Ataro burst into overly exaggerated laughter, clutching their stomachs and pretending like they couldn’t breathe.

“What are they all caterwauling about?”

Darwin huffed as he waddled up.
“These crazies,” Eva said and motioned to the women still laughing in hysterics.
Viva969
Canada
Local time: 00:34
di cosa stanno ridendoistericamente?
Explanation:
di cosa stanno ridendo istericamente?

Visto che nel tuo testo si parla di isteria.
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Lorenzo Rossi
Switzerland
Local time: 06:34
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2di cosa stanno ridendoistericamente?
Lorenzo Rossi
3 +1cos'hanno da ridere così tanto? con quei versi?
Alessandra Turconi
4ridono a crepapelle facendo più baccano dei gatti in calore
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
4ridere come iene/cavalli
Giuseppina Macheda


Discussion entries: 2





  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cos'hanno da ridere così tanto? con quei versi?


Explanation:
Caterwauling è una sottospecie di risata mista a ululati se non ho capito male, quindi propongo una soluzione generica che riprende un po' la cosa.
Vediamo che dicono gli altri.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/it/dizionario/inglese/cate...

Alessandra Turconi
Italy
Local time: 06:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Isabella Nanni
4 hrs
  -> Grazie Isabella
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
di cosa stanno ridendoistericamente?


Explanation:
di cosa stanno ridendo istericamente?

Visto che nel tuo testo si parla di isteria.

Lorenzo Rossi
Switzerland
Local time: 06:34
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elisa Bottazzi
17 mins
  -> Grazie Ellisa
agree  Daniela B.Dunoyer
1 hr
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ridono a crepapelle facendo più baccano dei gatti in calore


Explanation:
perché ridono a crepapelle facendo più baccano dei gatti in calore ?

"caterwauling" è associato spesso al miagolio rumoroso dei gatti in calore

Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Austria
Local time: 06:34
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 109
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ridere come iene/cavalli


Explanation:
mmh, secondo me dovresti italianizzare il modo dire.
Concordiamo tutti sul fatto che si intende una risata isterica, sguaiata.
A me verrebbe da tradurre con ridere come iene, perché rende meglio l'idea di questa specie di isteria. Altrimenti potresti mettere il più comune ridere come cavalli. A te la scelta.

Giuseppina Macheda
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 12
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