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Jun 30, 2011 21:47
13 yrs ago
Italian term
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Native in: Italian 
nì
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Come si può tradurre in inglese la risposta "nì"? (cioè una via di mezzo tra sì e no!)
Grazie mille!!!
Grazie mille!!!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | yes and no |
Kate Chaffer
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| 4 +1 | Nyes |
#JuliaC#
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| 4 +1 | sort of |
itKara (X)
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Proposed translations
+1
8 hrs
Nyes
Penso sia come la nostra via di mezzo tra no e si.
Vedi un esempio qui: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nyes
Vedi un esempio qui: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nyes
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Inter-Tra
: non è così diffuso in En come in Italiano. 'Non si prende una posizione', 'è una mezza misura', ma anche 'insignificante'
5 hrs
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Grazie
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| neutral |
darwilliam
: non credo sia molto in uso
1 day 7 hrs
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+3
14 hrs
Kate Chaffer
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Italy
British IT>EN translator living in Italy
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK)
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
8
yes and no
Despite the dictionary definition, I've personally never heard of nyes. To answer a question like "Did you have a good time?", I would say "Yes and no".
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
ookamikyra
13 mins
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| agree |
Ivana UK
: me too (never heard of nyes either - in fact I'd probably think it was a typo)!
3 hrs
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| agree |
darwilliam
1 day 2 hrs
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+1
1 day 16 hrs
sort of
means 'yes and no'
Discussion
La crasi dal colloquiale ha fatto un salto di registro grazie ad un intrevento di Romano Prodi, di seguito i link:
http://europa.agi.it/in-primo-piano/notizie/200703251844-est...
http://forum.wordreference.com/shhttp://forums.about.com/n/p...
un saluto Francesca