Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
if it couldn't howl the other down
Italian translation:
se riuscisse a urlare più forte dell'altro
Added to glossary by
zerlina
Jan 9, 2010 15:49
15 yrs ago
English term
if it couldn't howl the other down
English to Italian
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
And each tried to see if it couldn't howl the other down
Proposed translations
(Italian)
| 3 +1 | se riuscisse a urlare più forte dell'altro |
zerlina
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| 5 | poteva farlo tacere urlando/gridando |
Ambra Giuliani
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| 4 +1 | e facevano a gara a chi strillasse più forte |
rigrioli
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Change log
Jan 9, 2010 15:49: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Jan 14, 2010 20:53: zerlina Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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se riuscisse a urlare più forte dell'altro
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Note added at 5 days (2010-01-14 20:52:50 GMT) Post-grading
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grazie Lucia!
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Note added at 5 days (2010-01-14 20:52:50 GMT) Post-grading
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grazie Lucia!
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Ambra Giuliani
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Italian
Works in field
United States
Client focused, quality driven.
Native in: Italian 
, English
Works in: Italian to English, English to Italian
Related KudoZ points
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35
poteva farlo tacere urlando/gridando
"to howl someone down" is generally used in the form of "booing" someone to stop a performance or a speach.
You have not provided further text so there is no way of knowing if they were trying to out-do each other (in which case di addtion of "piu' forte" would be appropriate) or if it was just a one sided shouting.
You have not provided further text so there is no way of knowing if they were trying to out-do each other (in which case di addtion of "piu' forte" would be appropriate) or if it was just a one sided shouting.
+1
2 hrs
e facevano a gara a chi strillasse più forte
ognuno cercava di strillare più forte dell'altro
cercavano di strillare uno più forte dell'altro
ognuno cercava di coprire con i suoi strilli quelli dell'altro
"had them both christened together. and each tried etc:"
http://www.classicreader.com/book/79/34/
cercavano di strillare uno più forte dell'altro
ognuno cercava di coprire con i suoi strilli quelli dell'altro
"had them both christened together. and each tried etc:"
http://www.classicreader.com/book/79/34/
Peer comment(s):
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Lorraine Buckley (X)
: ideale nel contesto. Di questo passo tra 2 gg conosceremo a memoria l'intero libro!
40 mins
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sì, ma mi sta venendo voglia di leggerlo dall'inizio!
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