"giocare alle belle statuine"

English translation: to play musical statues

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Italian term or phrase:"giocare alle belle statuine"
English translation:to play musical statues
Entered by: Francesca Tondi

17:20 May 3, 2009
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Other / "giochi infantili"
Italian term or phrase: "giocare alle belle statuine"
E' un gioco che facevamo da bambini (generazione 1970 e dintorni), se avete bisogno di sapere in che consiste per trovare l'equivalente ditemi pure. GRAZIE!!!
Barbara Baldi
Local time: 23:36
to play musical statues
Explanation:
Non e' identico alle belle statuine perche' invece di contare c'e' la musica, ma e' il piu' simile che mi viene in mente.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_statues

Rules

Players stand in an area, usually a dance hall and wait for music to start to play (controlled by the game master / judge). When the music starts the players should dance to the music, the more spirited the better. The game master will then stop the music at a random point. When the music has stopped all players should freeze. The judge then walks among the players and watches to see who is still moving or doesn't stop fast enough, those people are called out of the game. Play continues until there is only one person left (the winner).
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Francesca Tondi
Local time: 22:36
Grading comment
Grazie mille!!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3to play musical statues
Francesca Tondi
4be frozen and could not react promptly:sleepy head
gius67 (X)
3Statues
Paula Sepúlveda (X)


  

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to play musical statues


Explanation:
Non e' identico alle belle statuine perche' invece di contare c'e' la musica, ma e' il piu' simile che mi viene in mente.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_statues

Rules

Players stand in an area, usually a dance hall and wait for music to start to play (controlled by the game master / judge). When the music starts the players should dance to the music, the more spirited the better. The game master will then stop the music at a random point. When the music has stopped all players should freeze. The judge then walks among the players and watches to see who is still moving or doesn't stop fast enough, those people are called out of the game. Play continues until there is only one person left (the winner).

Francesca Tondi
Local time: 22:36
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Grazie mille!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  gius67 (X)
8 hrs
  -> Grazie!

agree  Barbara Carrara: è proprio vero che tutto il mondo è paese... Barbara
12 hrs
  -> Si'! :-)

agree  Sarah Jane Webb
13 hrs
  -> Grazie Sarah!
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Statues


Explanation:
Here's another option. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statues_(game)

Paula Sepúlveda (X)
Spain
Local time: 23:36
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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giocare alle belle statuine\\\"
be frozen and could not react promptly:sleepy head


Explanation:
other way to say"To beat around the bush" it means wasting time in somenthing very important and you look frozen ,so, you could not react promptly

gius67 (X)
Local time: 17:36
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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