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posassero le chiappe

English translation: positioned/placed their posteriors

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Italian term or phrase:posassero le chiappe
English translation:positioned/placed their posteriors
Entered by: mudit888

03:17 Sep 30, 2013
Italian to English translations [PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: posassero le chiappe
Allora: se avevo ragione sul piano più alto, cioè dove pensavo, così era almeno fino a un mese fa, posassero le chiappe i grandi capi, avevo torto su tutti gli altri. I capi, dicono in mensa, se ne sono andati perché sembrava ci fossero delle zone meno colpite dal Contagio, o dove la resistenza naturale della popolazione mostrava più forza.
mudit888
Local time: 18:20
positioned/placed their posteriors
Explanation:
This is more ironic than offensive.
Selected response from:

Giles Watson
Italy
Local time: 14:50
Grading comment
Thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1positioned/placed their posteriors
Giles Watson
3 +1where (I thought) they rested their backsides/asses
Shera Lyn Parpia
4would park their arses /would've parked their arses
Michael Korovkin


Discussion entries: 1





  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
where (I thought) they rested their backsides/asses


Explanation:
where (I thought) the big bosses sat
where (I thought) their offices were


Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 14:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 9

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Shabelula: sì ass penso che sia un po' piu' mild, chiappe in Italiano non è poi tanto terribile da chiamare un moderatore, suppongo!
4 hrs
  -> beh non vorrei offenedre nessuno - so che mia madre sarebbe scandalizzata :)
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
positioned/placed their posteriors


Explanation:
This is more ironic than offensive.

Giles Watson
Italy
Local time: 14:50
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thomas Roberts: I think this works better in a written document.
3 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
would park their arses /would've parked their arses


Explanation:
"rest their backsides", ecc. è uno stile Dickensiano, mentre qui lo stile sembra d'essere sciolto, moderno e vernacolare.

Michael Korovkin
Italy
Local time: 14:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 22
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