carico da undici
English translation: turned up the heat
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|  Selected response from: Claire Titchmarsh (X) Local time: 08:12 | ||||||
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| 4 | marked a good point |
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| 4 | turned up the heat |
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| 4 | Played the trump card |
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| 3 | added insult to injury |
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| 3 | raise the stakes / step up the pressure |
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| 3 | to lay it on thick/to pile it on |
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17 mins confidence: 
added insult to injury Explanation: Non e' esattamente la stessa cosa, (piu' al danno aggiungere le beffe) ma potrebbe servire... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 19 mins (2006-11-23 18:25:50 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- mi e' venuto in mente adesso... to stoke (up) the fire |
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21 mins confidence:
raise the stakes / step up the pressure Explanation: That's the gist of it, depending on context. It's a difficult one to translate, since it refers to an Italian card game (briscola) with 4 players, where you play with a partner sitting in front of you. Aces are worth 11 points, which is the maximum you can get. Now, if you lay an ace, the game gets more interesting and more pressure is put on all the players to get all the cards and win the hand. Hope it's not too confusing. ;-) |
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25 mins confidence:
| mettere il carico da undici to lay it on thick/to pile it on Explanation: metterci il carico da undici (dal gioco della briscola) significa rincarare la dose, esagerare... a me viene in mente: "to lay it on thick" o "to pile it on" ciaooo! g |
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1 hr confidence:
| ci mise carico da undici marked a good point Explanation: So che non è la traduzione letterale, ma penso che renda bene il senso. Purtroppo credo la briscola e le carte siano giochi molto più radicati nel nostro immaginario (e che creano delle metafore universalmente condivise. Non credo sia lo stesso con il bridge o il whist). Posso sbagliare, però. |
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4 hrs confidence:
turned up the heat Explanation: just another suggestion |
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5 hrs confidence:
Played the trump card Explanation: It's a well known saying that means (in both senses) laying a card held in reserve for a winning trick. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.answers.com/topic/trump-cards |
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