rugged

Italian translation: solido/pratico

11:59 May 17, 2010
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Slang
English term or phrase: rugged
"I got his meaning after a while and there was much rugged good sense in what he said"...qualche suggerimento?
vamaria
Local time: 02:40
Italian translation:solido/pratico
Explanation:
pratico buon senso
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monica.m
Italy
Local time: 02:40
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grazie a tutti!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2solido/forte
Fabrizio Zambuto
4robusto
Françoise Vogel
3solido/pratico
monica.m
3severo/rigoroso
Francesco Badolato
3profondo/serio
Giuseppe Bellone
3crudo
Luca Gentili
2vigoroso/forte
Elena Zanetti


  

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solido/pratico


Explanation:
pratico buon senso

monica.m
Italy
Local time: 02:40
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 3
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grazie a tutti!
Notes to answerer
Asker: ok :)

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severo/rigoroso


Explanation:
O qualcosa del genere.

Francesco Badolato
Italy
Local time: 02:40
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PRO pts in category: 13
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vigoroso/forte


Explanation:
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Elena Zanetti
Italy
Local time: 02:40
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
solido/forte


Explanation:
come dire: c'era una notevole dose di buon senso in quello che diceva

Fabrizio Zambuto
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  zerlina: :-)
14 mins
  -> grazie Zerlina:-)

agree  Antonella Grati: anche "del sano buon senso"...lo so, non è letterale, ma il senso mi sembra questo :-)
50 mins
  -> grazie Antonella:-)
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
profondo/serio


Explanation:
Così hai tutta la serie. :)

Giuseppe Bellone
Italy
Local time: 02:40
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 15
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crudo


Explanation:
solo un'altra possibiltà ... visto che ci ha dovuto pensar su per qualche istante magari il discorso era crudo, cinico ma comunque carico di buon senso... è solo un'idea naturalmente.... sapendo cosa si nasconde dietro quel "what he said" tu potrai certamente selezionare la risposta più confacente al contesto.

Luca Gentili
Belgium
Local time: 02:40
Native speaker of: Italian
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
robusto


Explanation:
secondo Garzanti Hazon "rugged" (amer.) = robusto

... Bersani, intervistato da Unomattina, fa prevalere il suo robusto buon senso di sinistra: «Non siamo assolutamente a posto, anche un bambino ...
www.controlacrisi.org/joomla/index.php?..

... avevo una nonna fantastica che non aveva terminato le elementari, eppure da lei ho imparato moltissimo: dal suo robusto buon senso, ...
www.manfredonia.net/7/3/1/94541

Françoise Vogel
Local time: 02:40
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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