Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
mi regolo sempre a occhio
English translation:
I just make a rough guess
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Altrum
Jun 15, 2005 06:03
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Italian term
Italy
thirty years of accurate translations
Native in: Spanish 
, Italian
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
mi regolo sempre a occhio
Italian to English
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I just make a rough guess
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Comment: "si, va bene questa. Grazie"
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Yakov Tomara
Specializes in field
Over 14 years in international trade
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, French to Russian, Italian to Russian, and 3 more.
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I always judge it by eye
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Sigrid Pichler
Italy
Italy
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Italy
addicted to translation
Native in: German
Works in: German to Italian, Italian to German, French to German, and 1 more.
I always use approximate measurements
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34 mins
David Russi
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
30+ years, stopped counting...
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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I always go by eye
I always go by eye
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Carmen Schultz
Native in English
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Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to English, and 2 more.
I always play it by ear to get by(or to do something,etc.)...
"I always play it by ear to get by(or to do something,etc.)..."
I think the English idiomatic expression "play by ear" gives the same idea as the one with "occhio" (eye)
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Note added at 3 hrs 12 mins (2005-06-15 09:16:48 GMT)
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NOTE: It is not clear in the context if something is actually being measured by the women who are being surved. The more generic translation is something to the effect that \" they always improvise\" (that is, \"play by ear\") to do whatever they are trying to do...
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Note added at 3 hrs 22 mins (2005-06-15 09:26:53 GMT)
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When referring to cooking, I found many references (Google) that used \"regolare a occhio\" and it basically means that when you cook, you improvise as far as measurements go by just eyeballing the amount and putting a guessed amount.
Example:
Articoli sulla cucina - Mister Carota - [ Translate this page ]
(non ho mai trovato una indicazione quantitativa, evidentemente i liquidi di
cottura sono una cosa da regolare ... ad occhio! Penso che un po\' più della ...
www.mistercarota.com/vostre/vsarticoli.php?pag=romu5 - 9k - Cached - Similar pages
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John Walsh
: This is it if you want to use an idiom (I assume you do). I'd drop "to get by".
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