Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
tutto suo
English translation:
peculiar (of oneself)
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Parrot
Nov 27, 2000 15:23
23 yrs ago
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Italian term
pietra
tutto suo
Italian to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Avvertito del carattere di quel monsignor tutto suo
Could that be rendered with 'queer' or 'odd'?
I had been warned about the character of that queer monsignor
Could that be rendered with 'queer' or 'odd'?
I had been warned about the character of that queer monsignor
Proposed translations
(English)
| 0 | peculiar (typical of one) |
Parrot
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| 0 | odd |
Mattia
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| 0 | peculiar |
Kika
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| 0 | concordo con "peculiar" |
CLS Lexi-tech
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| 0 | In answer: the site would not accept "Cecilia" or "Maria", |
Parrot
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Proposed translations
1 hr
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peculiar (typical of one)
I base my reading on the parallel Spanish expression "muy suyo".
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "very nice solutio,
Excuse my question, but why did you choose Parrot as a nickname. It sounds very funny."
9 hrs
odd
Tra le due proposte che tu proponi "odd" è la migliore. Anche "peculiar" va bene. Oppure potresti usare più liberta ed essere più specifico. Per es., si potrebbe parlare del carattere bizzarro, stravagante del monsignore...
14 hrs
peculiar
Kika
19 hrs
CLS Lexi-tech
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concordo con "peculiar"
volevo solo metterti in guardia contro "queer" che nell'inglese contemporaneo ha connotazioni molto specifiche, come "gay".
Saluti
Paola
Saluti
Paola
1 day 23 hrs
In answer: the site would not accept "Cecilia" or "Maria",
which are common names, and ever since I was little people have been calling me "Parrot" because I could assimilate practically anything I heard in any language, although they doubted if I understood.
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