Italian translation of "folderol" - "baggianate"

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159 months ago

Adriana Carriero (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	English > Italian
Subject:	Arts / Entertainment
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	folderol
Context:	Of course Papa would expect us to marry, if he believes this folderol

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159 months ago

wrote:

fregio

My comment:

Mi pare che sia un "ornamento" in questo contesto; un po´ breve, infatti.

"A useless ornament or accessory".

My references:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folderol

159 months ago

giulianoscarpa wrote:

baggianate

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159 months ago

wrote:

Concordo.

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159 months ago

maria grazia fumagalli wrote:

"fesserie"

My comment:

molto colloquiale, gergale, come il termine "staff" per indicare "cose" in genere

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159 months ago

giulianoscarpa wrote:

forse vuoi dire "stuff"

159 months ago

giulianoscarpa wrote:

Concordo.

159 months ago

maria grazia fumagalli wrote:

(queste) cianfrusaglie

My comment:

Letteralmente significherebbe questo, secondo me occorre cmq trovare un sinonimo + appropriato in base al contesto... Folderol in tedesco sarebbe Schnickschnack = cianfrusaglie.

159 months ago

Bernard wrote:

sciocchezze

My comment:

folderol, o falderal, è un ritornello senza senzo in un canto popolare e significa una sciocchezza, un tra-la-la.

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159 months ago

giulianoscarpa wrote:

Concordo.

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