Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
non si rassegnano facilmente a una sistemazione definitiva
English translation:
are not easily defined
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2016-12-03 06:54:46 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Nov 30, 2016 06:03
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Italian term
non si rassegnano facilmente a una sistemazione definitiva
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Journalism
Non troppo ricchi(e) né troppo belli(e), in quanto ricchi(e) e belli(e) non si rassegnano facilmente a una sistemazione definitiva
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| 4 +2 | are not easily defined |
philgoddard
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| 4 +2 | they're not keen to settle down |
Anita M. A. Mazzoli
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philgoddard
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are not easily defined
This is what it means as far as I can see: wealth and beauty are not easily defined. I've left out "definitivamente", but you could say "easy to define clearly".
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Anita M. A. Mazzoli
: Now I get what you mean: no, the subjects are the people. It might be a contradiction - I think there was something else that was left out - but the subjects are the same: non troppo ricchi né belli, ricchi e belli
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Peter Cox
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Anita M. A. Mazzoli
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they're not keen to settle down
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Peer comment(s):
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Lisa Jane
: Or sette down for good!
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Right! Thanks Lisa!
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philgoddard
: I don't see how you arrive at this. "They" refers to "ricchi" and "belli".
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Exactly, being the second part a conclusive coordinate proposition. Thanks Phil
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Linda Thody
: "settle down for good"
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Thanks Linda!
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