Feb 7, 2019 18:19
5 yrs ago
Italian term

organizzava ai suoi collaborator

Non-PRO Italian to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature Artists biography by his son
Amava fare scherzo, come lo Zio XXX. Mi raccontava spesso dei periodio passava con lui e degli scherzo che YYY organizzava ai suoi collaborator.

I do not know this expression, but should I assume it is saying: "..jokes that YYY played on his colleagues." ?? (Zio XXX and YYY are not the same people, but Zio XXX is working under the artist YYY).
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Feb 17, 2019 06:58: bluenoric changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): Rachel Fell, Yvonne Gallagher, bluenoric

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Proposed translations

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2 mins

played on his colleagues

Or "would play" if it was a regular thing.
Peer comment(s):

agree philgoddard : The grammar is wrong, so it's not clear whether it's one joke or many. "Pranks" is fine too.
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49 mins

pranks he would spring on his colleagues

an alternative to render the particular choice of organizzare

I would definately go with /pranks/ or /practical jokes/ rather than just joke because that would help render the 'organizzare' part.
Peer comment(s):

agree bluenoric
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