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Conges terminology question
156 months ago
Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:
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Language pair: |
Italian > English |
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Subject: |
Other |
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Level of diffculty: |
Easy / medium |
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Word or term in question: |
vi caccerò su due piedi |
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Context: |
Il capo-correttore era un omino basso, uno scozzese feroce sul lavoro, e ubriaco il resto. |
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Keywords: |
...del tempo. Lo chiamavano Scotty. "Se vi sorprenderò ad essere ubriaco durante i turni, vi caccerò su due piedi," fu il saluto inaugurale...The protagonist is about to start a job as proofreader for the Chicago Times. |
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The answer of |
I´ll kill you on the spot / I´ll fire you on the spot
My comment:
The verb "cacciare" means "to hunt".
The expression "su due piedi" means "without delay/hesitation"
You have to be very creative and find an expression in English combining both the meanings.
My references:
Su due piedi, lì per lì, senza frapporre indugio: messo alle strette, lì su due p., non sapevo che cosa rispondere; lo voleva licenziare su due p.; trovare su due p. una soluzione, un rimedio.
http://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/piede/
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