Lying down on the job

Italian translation: Battere la fiacca

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English term or phrase:Lie down on the job
Italian translation:Battere la fiacca
Entered by: Laura Barbieri

09:33 May 6, 2005
English to Italian translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Lying down on the job
3: 01:01:16.09 01:01:18.03 01.19 26
Who's there?

4: 01:01:29.18 01:01:31.08 01.15 24
Lying down on the job, huh?

5: 01:01:31.12 01:01:34.04 02.17 40
You look like you saw a ghost.
Laura Bordignon
Local time: 12:04
si batte la fiacca, eh?
Explanation:
non fare le cose bene come si dovrebbe

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Note added at 5 mins (2005-05-06 09:38:16 GMT)
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e non lavorare sodo

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Note added at 8 mins (2005-05-06 09:41:34 GMT)
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e non lavorare sodo
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Laura Barbieri
Italy
Local time: 12:04
Grading comment
Davvero perfetto e d'effetto! Grazie
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +7si batte la fiacca, eh?
Laura Barbieri
1essere stanco per il lavoro
Cristina Mazzucchelli


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
lying down on the job
essere stanco per il lavoro


Explanation:
provo ad indovinare...non l'ho mai sentito!

Cristina Mazzucchelli
Italy
Local time: 12:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 8
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
lying down on the job
si batte la fiacca, eh?


Explanation:
non fare le cose bene come si dovrebbe

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Note added at 5 mins (2005-05-06 09:38:16 GMT)
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e non lavorare sodo

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Note added at 8 mins (2005-05-06 09:41:34 GMT)
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e non lavorare sodo


    Reference: http://www.freesearch.co.uk/dictionary/lie+down+on+the+job
Laura Barbieri
Italy
Local time: 12:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
Davvero perfetto e d'effetto! Grazie

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Federica D'Alessio
1 min

agree  luskie: carino si batta la fiacca! :)))
18 mins
  -> grazie :)

agree  Paola Dentifrigi: bello
37 mins
  -> grazie :)

agree  Ela75
46 mins

agree  Valentina Viali
1 hr

agree  Veronica Cardella
6 hrs

agree  Filippa Addis: molto efficace!
12 hrs
  -> grazie! :)
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