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Conges terminology question
161 months ago
Adriana (a guest user) asked this question:
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English > Italian |
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Arts / Entertainment |
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Easy / medium |
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Word or term in question: |
in the petticoat line |
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Context: |
Romanzo storico |
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Keywords: |
literature |
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(essere) un donnaiolo/correre dietro a ogni sottana
My comment:
Se leggi l'interessante discussione nel primo link sottostante, troverai che si tratta di "gergo" di epoca Regency, utilizzato dalla scrittrice Georgette Heyer. Pare trattarsi di un uomo che corra la cavallina, che si dia molto da fare con le donne.
Il secondo link conferma l'idea generale di "donnaiolo/puttaniere", anche se "puttaniere" è di registro più basso e certo non una parola che questa autrice avrebbe usato; il concetto è comunque quello.
Tuttavia, fornire maggior contesto ci aiuterebbe a offrire risposte più precise, perciò concordo con i colleghi.
My references:
http://lordsoftheseventhhouse.blogspot.nl/2010/01/regency-slang.html
http://www.georgette-heyer.com/slang.html
started in the petticoat line: associating with women of easy virtue, a practice frowned on at Oxford
The asker rated this answer best
161 months ago
maria grazia fumagalli 
wrote:
attaccato alle sottane
My comment:
actually, for a better translation it is always useful to have a wider quote, to put the meaning in the context...
161 months ago
maria grazia fumagalli
wrote:
in the petticoat line
My comment:
Si può avere un po' più di contesto?
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