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heavy

23:42 Feb 2, 2011
English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang
English term or phrase: heavy
Cosa vuol dire "to be a local heavy"?

E' una frase che ho trovato in relazione a Ranuccio Tomassoni, un rivale di Caravaggio
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Local time: 00:16


Summary of answers provided
3 +1guappo / camorrisita / delinquente
Ernestine Shargool
3caporione
AdamiAkaPataflo


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guappo / camorrisita / delinquente


Explanation:
Se si riferisce a quando Caravaggio era a Napoli userei 'guappo' (magari fra virgolette). Altrimenti camorrista / delinquente.

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noun (heavies) 1 slang a large, violent and usually not very intelligent man.

heavy man (coll) criminale, delinquente;


A s.m.

guappo
merid. Camorrista
‖ estens. Persona arrogante e prepotente

B agg.
1 Arrogante, prepotente, senza scrupoli

2 Vestito in modo vistoso, pacchiano

Ernestine Shargool
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:16
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian

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caporione


Explanation:

caporione - Dizionario italiano WordReference.com
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caporione - Definizione del vocabolo e dei suoi composti, e discussioni del forum. ... che provocano disordini: Esempio: un caporione della malavita locale. ...
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Caporione: Definizione e significato del termine Caporione ...
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Caporione: spreg. Capo di gente di malaffare, di facinorosi. Definizione e significato del termine caporione.
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AdamiAkaPataflo
Germany
Local time: 00:16
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 52
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