Italian term
Italy
Broad experience in the legal sector
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Spanish to Italian, and 1 more.
piovere sul bagnato
so che si dice "it never rains but it pours", ma non riesco a legarlo alla frase in cui si trova, che è la seguente: "E' normale che, nel caso si sviluppi un virus, l'utilizzo di un sistema di allevamento intensivo *faccia piovere sul bagnato*, aumentando esponenzialmente la possibilità di un contagio di massa".
La mia traduzione: "Obviously, in case of a virus, the use of an intensive breeding system....." e non so come continuare...
grazie mille in anticipo!
Proposed translations
add fuel to the fire
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Marco Solinas
: I think that is it. It did not come immediately to mind, but it is the right expression.
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Sele
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Ivana UK
: just what I was going to say! ('only adds fuel to the fire', in this context)
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Mirra_
: yes,as I thought this is the right idea,but I was waiting for Marika's reply :)) (and thanks, Marika! :)
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Cristina Giannetti
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wordgirl
: nice one! perfectly gets the idea across, is appropriate for the text, AND is idiomatic.
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Italy
British IT>EN translator living in Italy
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British) 
Works in: Italian to English
makes a bad thing worse
A passion for languages and translation
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian
to exacerbate - to worsen
Accurate, professional translations
Native in: English , Italian
Works in: Italian to English, French to English
to make things worse
Professional translator and interpreter
Native in: English , Italian
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English
makes things worse
potrebbe andare bene cosi
United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Italian to English
makes matters worse
It never rains but it pours
It never rains but it pours.
Prov. Good (or bad) things do not just happen a few at a time, but in large numbers all at once.
Regards
Francesca
Fred: I can\\\\\\\'t believe this. This morning I had a flat tire. When I went to the garage to get the tire patched, I discovered I didn\\\\\\\'t have any money, and I couldn\\\\\\\'t even charge it because my credit card\\\\\\\'s expired. Jane: It never
Italy
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Italian to Russian, and 2 more.
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