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166 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

Italian > English

Subject:

Sciences / Non-fiction books

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

se ne e' sentite dire di

Context:

Con lo sviluppo economico cresceva anche l'inquinamento e, verso il 2050-2100,..

Keywords:

...improvvisamente l'equilibrio si rompeva e succedeva una ecocatastrofe con miliardi di morti. Il modello era semplificato, era pieno di difetti, il povero Meadows se ne e' sentite dire di tutti colori, pero' la sua indicazione era sostanzialmente esatta...A mathematical model that was created in 1971 to predict the future of the world.

 

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166 months ago

  See profile wrote:

he heard it in all (different/various/sorts of)ways

My comment:

The expression "di tutti i colori" used in this type of context usually means in all ways possible.

My references:

Native speaker.

166 months ago

Renate  See profile wrote:

he was called all sort of names

My comment:

I would say

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166 months ago

Rossella  See profile wrote:

"he was called all sort of names" is not bad at all!

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