Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

six whiney children tugging on every free appendage

Italian translation:

sei lagnosi bambini che si attaccano a qualsiasi cosa

Added to glossary by martini
Jan 15 09:39
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English term

six whiney children tugging on every free appendage

Non-PRO English to Italian Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters Teatro
Testo teatrale americano (per la messa in scena e non per la pubblicazione). Dialogo tra donne. Una di loro vive in uno chalet in montagna.

A: What else do you want to know about my idyllic life up there? Up there in the wilderness where men are men and women can smell them at fifty paces. Where I welcome our guests each summer with an inviting smile and six whiney children tugging on every free appendage like suckling piglets on a sow’s teat.

La mia proposta:

A: Dove accolgo i nostri ospiti ogni estate con un sorriso invitante e sei bambini lagnosi tirano ogni appendice libera come maialini da latte alla tetta di una scrofa.

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Jan 22, 2024 09:21: martini Created KOG entry

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PRO (1): Francesco Badolato

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Proposed translations

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sei lagnosi bambini che si attaccano a qualsiasi cosa

come maialini a una scrofa

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agree EleoE
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sei lagnosi poppanti che si appendono ovunque trovino appiglio

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sei lagnosi/piagnucolanti che si appendono a qualsiasi cosa/ovunque sia possibile come...etc

visto il tono della frase forse deve essere più colloquial, credo
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