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perdersi in un bicchier d'acqua

Spanish translation: ahogarse en un vaso de agua

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Italian term or phrase:perdersi in un bicchier d'acqua
Spanish translation:ahogarse en un vaso de agua
Entered by: momo savino

11:45 Feb 26, 2007
Italian to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Slang / metáforas de uso común
Italian term or phrase: perdersi in un bicchier d'acqua
No necesito la traducción sino una frase análoga en espa. ¿Existe?

Gracias de ya
momo savino
Switzerland
Local time: 09:17
ahogarse en un vaso de agua
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Luisa Fiorini
Italy
Local time: 09:17
Grading comment
vada per annegare.
grazie.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +11ahogarse en un vaso de agua
Luisa Fiorini


Discussion entries: 11





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +11
ahogarse en un vaso de agua


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Luisa Fiorini
Italy
Local time: 09:17
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
Grading comment
vada per annegare.
grazie.
Notes to answerer
Asker: mi sembra propio giusta. Perché hai messo livello di confidenza" 3?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pilar Gatius
7 mins
  -> Gracias Gatius
agree  Ariadna Martin
13 mins
  -> Gracias Adriana
agree  Maria Clara Canzani
17 mins
  -> Gracias MChiara
agree  Carolina Ramos: exacto
21 mins
  -> Gracias Carolina
agree  ainhoash
1 hr
  -> Gracias Ainhoa!
agree  Chiara Chieregato
2 hrs
  -> Grazie Chiara
agree  Claudia Luque Bedregal: así es
3 hrs
  -> Gracias clb
agree  María José Iglesias: Exacto, eso es. Perderse en un vaso de agua es un calco del italiano. En español se dice "ahogarse" como ha dicho Luisa.
6 hrs
  -> Muchas Gracias María José por tu explicación
agree  Marina Negro
8 hrs
agree  Feli Pérez Trigueros
9 hrs
agree  Maria Assunta Puccini
13 hrs
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