to get down to the wire

Italian translation: essere in zona Cesarini

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English term or phrase:	to get down to the wire
Italian translation:	essere in zona Cesarini
Entered by:	Luisa Cirillo

12:38 Nov 25, 2009

English to Italian translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: to get down to the wire

So I'm on the phone, talking to him in London and this was just a way-out choice. I knew who he was, but I hadn't met him. It was getting down to the wire and I was like "Who is this guy?" and it was kind of dodgy on the phone as we were trying to figure each other out."

Luisa Cirillo KudoZ activity Questions: 67 (1 open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 3 Italy
Local time: 05:27

essere in zona Cesarini

Explanation:
Letteralmente si tratta degli ultimi minuti di un incontro sportivo, in cui la tensione sale

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BenedettaC
Local time: 05:27

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Summary of answers provided

4 +4

essere in zona Cesarini

BenedettaC

3 +2

all'ultimo tuffo

Francesca Bocci Benucci

una cosa all'ultimo momento

Giuseppe Bellone

stava per chiudersi lì

Sabrina Becciu

stavamo arrivando al punto / momento critico

rigrioli

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

all'ultimo tuffo

Explanation:
oppure eravamo agli sgoccioli

Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/down+to+the+wire

Francesca Bocci Benucci
Italy
Local time: 05:27
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Italian

7 mins confidence:

una cosa all'ultimo momento

Explanation:
Forse anche questo?

Giuseppe Bellone
Italy
Local time: 05:27
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 15

13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

essere in zona Cesarini

Explanation:
Letteralmente si tratta degli ultimi minuti di un incontro sportivo, in cui la tensione sale

BenedettaC
Local time: 05:27
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

18 mins confidence:

stava per chiudersi lì

Explanation:
o "eravamo sul punto di mettere giù"
il senso secondo me, è questo...

Sabrina Becciu
Local time: 05:27
Native speaker of: Italian

1 hr confidence:

stavamo arrivando al punto / momento critico

Explanation:
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anche
si stava avvicinando il momento critico
si avvicinava il momento della verità

rigrioli
Italy
Local time: 05:27
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 8

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