Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
old messes
Italian translation:
il lavoro malfatto da altri / i pasticci altrui
English term
old messes
She said it was a very satisfying feeling, to sweep the floor clean of old messes.
Diceva che la faceva sentire molto soddisfatta spazzare il pavimento già pulito da confusioni precedenti
Avreste qualche suggerimento su come tradurlo meglio, perché la mia soluzione non mi convince affatto.
Grazie mille
| 3 +1 | il lavoro malfatto da altri / i pasticci altrui |
AdamiAkaPataflo
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| 4 +1 | sporcizia vecchia |
Lorraine Buckley (X)
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| 3 +1 | antichi disordini |
Anna Amisano
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| 4 | vecchi disordini |
Elena Cannel (X)
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| 3 +1 | dal precedente disordine /sporco |
Elena Zanetti
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| 3 | spoco precedente |
MariaGrazia Pizzoli
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| 3 | il sudiciume passato |
Manuela Dal Castello
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Mar 11, 2013 09:43: P.L.F. Persio changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Mar 18, 2013 06:03: AdamiAkaPataflo Created KOG entry
PRO (3): Pierluigi Bernardini, AdamiAkaPataflo, P.L.F. Persio
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Proposed translations
Germany
NOT lost in translation
Native in: Italian
Works in: German to Italian, English to Italian
il lavoro malfatto da altri / i pasticci altrui
come tentavo di spiegare nella Discussion, dato il contesto "mess" non si riferisce allo sporco pre-esistente, ma al "casino" lasciato (secondo la zia, ovviamente) da chi ha pulito prima di lei.
quindi la frase verrebbe, tipo:
le dava soddisfazione riparare ai pasticci altrui /all'incompetenza altrui / al lavoro malfatto da altri
magari anche, per restare in tema: spazzar via/cancellare le tracce /ogni traccia
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luskie
: ecco, l'ha detto! anch'io avevo pensato la stessa cosa :)
1 day 11 hrs
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graditissima conferma! :-)))
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Italy
Tradurre è anzitutto comprendere
Native in: Italian
Works in: Spanish to Italian, English to Italian, French to Italian, and 2 more.
antichi disordini
vecchi disordini
Italy
Translation is my life!
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, Spanish to Italian, French to Italian, and 4 more.
dal precedente disordine /sporco
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MariaGrazia Pizzoli
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grazie MariaGrazia .. anche invertito..come proponi tu
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Affidabile collaboratrice
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy) 
Works in: English to Italian
spoco precedente
Io, cioè non espliciterei "old" un già mi pare basti a rendere il concetto.
sporcizia vecchia
"Mimi's Cafe: Stessa sporcizia vecchia!" "Vento nuovo sporcizia vecchia" o religioso "La devozione ('Bhakti') è l'acqua con cui lavare via questa sporcizia vecchia di epoche"
Italy
Working to suit your requirements!
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian
Discussion
She was sweeping the floor. That had once been assigned as Magalie’s job, but Aunt Aja kept doing it no matter how many times Magalie went back over it.
Io penso che lei continui a ripulire anche se già era stato pulito. E' questo che dice l'inglese, no?