Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
Ed ecco scoperchiato il calderone.
English translation:
And here everything is revealed.
Added to glossary by
Yasutomo Kanazawa
Feb 1, 2009 12:06
15 yrs ago
Italian term
Ed ecco scoperchiato il calderone.
Italian to English
Tech/Engineering
Agriculture
It is from an article on Alta Murgia.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 1 +1 | And here everything is revealed. |
Yasutomo Kanazawa
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| 5 +2 | to let the cat out of the bag |
Therese Marshall
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| 4 +2 | so the lid's off |
Tom in London
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| 4 | to open (a) Pandora's box |
Sele
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Change log
Feb 6, 2009 11:59: Yasutomo Kanazawa Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+1
9 mins
Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Japan
Japan
Scientia est potentia
Native in: Japanese 
Works in: English to Japanese, German to Japanese, Italian to Japanese, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
And here everything is revealed.
If I translate the above phrase literally, it means "and here the big pot's lid is opened (taken)", but I don't think this would fit into the above. This is just my guess, but I think it is an idiom where it means everything is revealed, or everything is out in the open (made public).
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
19 mins
Tom in London
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
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28
so the lid's off
nothing about cats and bags...
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Note added at 20 mins (2009-02-01 12:27:01 GMT)
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meaning: what was being kept quiet and under control until now has come out into the open and everyone's discussing it.
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Note added at 20 mins (2009-02-01 12:27:01 GMT)
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meaning: what was being kept quiet and under control until now has come out into the open and everyone's discussing it.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Umberto Cassano
6 mins
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| neutral |
Rossella Mainardis
: since we do not have any context, even cats and bags might fit
1 hr
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| agree |
James (Jim) Davis
7 hrs
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+2
3 mins
to let the cat out of the bag
This is normally the expression used when a secret or scandal has been revealed - however more context would be great!
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-02-01 13:40:40 GMT)
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Another possibility is: the cover has been blown :-)
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-02-01 13:40:40 GMT)
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Another possibility is: the cover has been blown :-)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Mirra_
: the cover has been blown ! :)
4 hrs
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| agree |
James (Jim) Davis
: "And now the cat is... " Not with Mirra_
7 hrs
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6 hrs
to open (a) Pandora's box
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