Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
starting blocks
Italian translation:
blocchi di partenza
Added to glossary by
Daniela Zambrini
Sep 12, 2010 14:42
13 yrs ago
English term
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block
English to Italian
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
documentary about Bernini
Does "fast out of the starting blocks" mean something like "alle prime armi"?
please help me!
please help me!
Proposed translations
(Italian)
| 3 +2 | blocchi di partenza |
Daniela Zambrini
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| 3 | partì presto |
zerlina
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Change log
Sep 26, 2010 09:49: Daniela Zambrini Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Daniela Zambrini
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English term (edited):
starting blocks
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blocchi di partenza
in uscita rapida (scattante, tempestiva) dai blocchi di partenza
fast out of the starting blocks secondo me indica un tempo di reazione rapidissimo, anche se - e non mi stancherò mai di ripeterlo - maggiore contesto (frase completa) aiuta a forire le proposte più idonee
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Note added at 18 mins (2010-09-12 15:01:44 GMT)
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visto il contesto aggiuntivo (grazie! :-) direi che si riferisce al talento precoce, insomma con uno scatto potente l'allievo ha superato il maestro sin dall'inizio
fast out of the starting blocks secondo me indica un tempo di reazione rapidissimo, anche se - e non mi stancherò mai di ripeterlo - maggiore contesto (frase completa) aiuta a forire le proposte più idonee
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Note added at 18 mins (2010-09-12 15:01:44 GMT)
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visto il contesto aggiuntivo (grazie! :-) direi che si riferisce al talento precoce, insomma con uno scatto potente l'allievo ha superato il maestro sin dall'inizio
Peer comment(s):
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Shera Lyn Parpia
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on your marks, get set, Thanks!
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Sarah Jane Webb
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1 hr
partì presto
partì presto il nostro piccolo prodigio
Discussion
(Referred to Bernini):
Brought before the Pope when he was just eight,
he did a lightning sketch of St Paul’s head
that prompted the astonished Pope to tip the little boy as the next Michelangelo.
His father, Pietro, was a sculptor from Florence.
Seldom better than competent and sometimes worse.
But in his son, he knew a good thing when he saw it.
“Watch out, Signor Bernini”, an admiring cardinal said,
“The boy will surpass his master.”
So, fast out of the starting blocks, our little prodigy.