Feb 24, 2009 11:21
15 yrs ago
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Italian term
United Kingdom
mannaggia la miseria
Italian to English
Other
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
comedy
This one is a killer! I usually translate this expression as "dammit" or something along those lines only in this context it is different. It's a short movie about a group of people trying to open up a bank for poor people. A bank where poor people can apply for loans. They ask a young boy what he would call it and he says the above expression. The play on words here is with "miseria". So far I can only think of Poor Folk's Fund, Damned Poverty Fund/Bank, Damn Savings Bank etc. Any suggestions? TIA
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8 mins
David Russi
United States
United States
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30+ years, stopped counting...
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29
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8 mins
Cedric Randolph
Italy
Italy
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12
misery management
Just throwing it out cause it sounds nice and fits, sort of
Peer comment(s):
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Umberto Cassano
: are you sure ? "Mannaggia" is a common interjection in Italian ! http://oxfordparavia.it/lemmaIta16835
15 mins
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Sure of what, my intuition, sure, I'm sure, as sure as I can be for someone else's work. It's just a suggestion: no more, no less...
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+6
51 mins
for God's safe
giocando sul significato di safe intesa come cassaforte. :-)
Note from asker:
| This is very clever, but can't use it as it could look like a typo. Definitely the best humour wise. Thank you all the same. |
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Umberto Cassano
: bella
31 mins
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Grazie Umberto! ;-)
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SYLVY75
: carina
54 mins
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Grazie Sylv! :-)
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Sarah Jane Webb
: brilliant, baby :-))
1 hr
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Thank you, sweetie! ;-)
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Michael Korovkin
: the best so far
1 hr
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Thank you very much, Michael!:-)
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Monia Di Martino
: Great!
1 hr
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Thank you very much, darlin'! :-)
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simon tanner
: not sure it would work as a name, but so clever it deserves an agree ;-)
1 hr
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Thak you Simon! I think I'm gonna faint! :-)
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55 mins
Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Italy
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62
Poor no More
Not sure how crucial it is that the title continues to be a form of imprecation in English.
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Barbara Carrara
: As a young boy's idea, I think this one would fit the context better. Barbara
1 hr
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simon tanner
: pithy and appropriate
1 hr
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1 hr
Tom in London
United Kingdom
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a bank for beggars
another (remote) possibility
+1
1 hr
Raffaella Panigada
Switzerland
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misery must die
Not sure it fits (different tone), but this should be easily recognizable for an English audience. HTH
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Mirra_
: very very nice and it fits perfectly :))
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Thank you very very much! :-))
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2 hrs
Michael Korovkin
Italy
Italy
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Italy
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20
Them's the brokers
...
+1
2 hrs
James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
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Native in: English (Variant: British)
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68
damn poverty
As a name for a beggars' bank this might work, after all there is nothing about a bank or managment (which sounds similar) in "mannaggia la miseria". I think most of the play on words is in the ear of the English listner,
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simon tanner
: yes, did sound a bit pompous *******, didn't it? But crack open the champers anyway
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Thank you Simon. Shall I uncork the champers now or later? Cheers :-)
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