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Feuer unter dem Hintern machen

Italian translation: mettere/accendere il fuoco sotto il sedere di qualcuno

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German term or phrase:jemandem Feuer unter dem Hintern machen
Italian translation:mettere/accendere il fuoco sotto il sedere di qualcuno
Entered by: Giusi Pasi

11:42 Dec 22, 2004
German to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
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German term or phrase: Feuer unter dem Hintern machen
Auch der hiesige Klerus, der war ein bisschen behäbig und bisschen langsam, und er machte uns ja Feuer unter dem Hinter.

Non mi viene in mente....

Grazie mille.
Gabriele
Gabriele Gileno Infeld
Austria
Local time: 14:27
vedi sotto
Explanation:
Dai DIT: COLLOQ. FIG. jdm Feuer unter dem Hintern machen accendere il fuoco sotto il sedere a qcn
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Giusi Pasi
Italy
Local time: 14:27
Grading comment
Grazie mille a tutti. BUON NATALE
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5vedi sotto
Giusi Pasi
3fare pressione
Valeria Francesconi
4 -1buttare benzina sul fuoco
zener


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
vedi sotto


Explanation:
Dai DIT: COLLOQ. FIG. jdm Feuer unter dem Hintern machen accendere il fuoco sotto il sedere a qcn

Giusi Pasi
Italy
Local time: 14:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
Grading comment
Grazie mille a tutti. BUON NATALE

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ilaria Bottelli: METTERE il fuoco sotto il sedere!
8 mins
agree  Laura Di Santo: anche con Ilaria, o far bruciare, come terza alternativa
13 mins
agree  chiara marmugi (X): anche per me "mettere"
1 hr
agree  cfdrtg: sia mettere che accendere: cfr. http://punto-informatico.it/forum/pol.asp?mid=51315; http://zeblus.splinder.com/archive/2004-09
2 hrs
agree  Europeo: altra alternativa: "far sentire il fuoco sotto al sed. a qcn"
2 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
fare pressione


Explanation:
un'idea
buon lavoro

Valeria Francesconi
Local time: 14:27
Native speaker of: Italian
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
buttare benzina sul fuoco


Explanation:
direi... buttare altra benzina sul fuoco
ciao

zener
Local time: 14:27
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Christel Zipfel: definitivamente no
27 mins
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