a quick thirty seconds after six o'clock

Italian translation: In quattro e quattr\'otto

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English term or phrase:	a quick thirty seconds after six o'clock
Italian translation:	In quattro e quattr\'otto
Entered by:	Elisabetta Roveri

16:50 Apr 4, 2008

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English term or phrase: a quick thirty seconds after six o'clock

Does anyone know if this phrase, or a similar one, is used idiomatically and in this case how could it be translated? Here it is used ironically.

Thank you very much!

Elisabetta Roveri KudoZ activity Questions: 12 (none open) (3 without valid answers) Answers: 13 Italy
Local time: 17:44

In quattro e quattr'otto

Explanation:
Questa espressione significa in fretta, alla svelta.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-04-04 19:31:58 GMT)
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Aggiungo una citazione.
"...si sono messi in moto insieme in Puglia per fonteggiare l'emergenza, e in quattro e quattr'otto hanno risolto il caso."
http://simplicissimus.blogs.com/simplicissimus/economia/inde...

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Pnina
Israel
Local time: 18:44

Grading comment

Thank you! I'll use this one!
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Summary of answers provided

In quattro e quattr'otto

Pnina

un attimo dopo le sei

Kika Kuenzle

una manciata di secondi dopo le sei

Sonia Cavalli

in men che non si dica o in un batti baleno

Alessia Del Conte

Answers

2 hrs confidence:

a quick thirty seconds after six o\'clock un attimo dopo le sei

Explanation:
Non sono sicura se devi mantenere "six o'clock" nella frase, ma non vi miene in mente nessun idioma che contenga "le sei"... sei sicura che abbia un corrispondente in italiano?

Kika Kuenzle
Local time: 12:44
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Italian

2 hrs confidence:

In quattro e quattr'otto

Pnina
Israel
Local time: 18:44
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Hebrew
PRO pts in category: 10

Grading comment

Thank you! I'll use this one!

3 hrs confidence:

una manciata di secondi dopo le sei

Explanation:
o

subito dopo lo scoccare delle sei.

Non l'ho trovato come idiom.

Sonia Cavalli
Local time: 17:44
Native speaker of: Italian

19 mins confidence:

in men che non si dica o in un batti baleno

Explanation:
a dire il vero sono le uniche espressioni che mi sono venute in mente...

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Note added at 1 giorno18 ore (2008-04-06 11:46:55 GMT)
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Ho consultato una mia amica inglese e mi ha suggerito "appena dopo le sei"...

Alessia Del Conte
Italy
Local time: 17:44
Native speaker of:

Italian

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