dalla parte del padrone di turno, “a braccetto” di
English translation: jump into bed with ...
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2 hrs confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1side with whoever owned the company (at the time), arm in arm with Explanation: Hi Panda I'd use "side" as a verb, and "arm in arm", since it has the same figurative meaning as the Italian |
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20 mins confidence:
by the master's side, hand in hand with/sleeping with Explanation: la mia interpretazione. Padrone e' una parola volutamente forte, la renderei con master. per "a braccetto" hand in hand is ok...ma sleeping with e' un'altra espressione forte, molto usata in giornalismo, che credo renda bene l'idea. E' una questione di stile, ci sono diversi modi per esprimere le tue frasi. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2006-09-28 00:54:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- scusa, mi sono accorta di aver dimenticato di scrivere current, by the current master's side. |
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9 hrs confidence:
jump into bed with ... Explanation: As an alternative to Jextax' s suggestion this is also a current popular journalistic expression. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 hrs (2006-09-28 07:24:48 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry - that should be texjax's suggestion!!!! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 hrs (2006-09-28 07:27:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- If you google 'jump into bed with' you will get 1000's of examples taken from journals and newspaper articles. |
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