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157 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

Italian > English

Subject:

Other

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

essendo ridotto al verde

Context:

Erano loro che cercavano di lui, perché anch'essi erano malati di desideri mondani. E lui.

Keywords:

...era in grado di soddisfarli. cesarino Celani, molto più vecchio di me (aveva partecipato all gurra del 1915-18) era un esteta ed un filosofo. Dopo quella serata lo incontrai spesso in società, dove ormai mi recavo quasi in veste di penitente, essendo ridotto al verde.

 

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157 months ago

  See profile wrote:

as I did not have any money

157 months ago

  See profile wrote:

...cause I - was flat broke / went bust / was down and out / was strapped for cash

My comment:

Hope it helps.

157 months ago

  See profile wrote:

as I was reduced to poverty (destitution)

157 months ago

Giorgio Vellani  See profile wrote:

being broken.

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

157 months ago

  See profile wrote:

Broke, not broken, broke = poor, broken=very dejected , his spirit was broken,

157 months ago

  See profile wrote:

Broke, not broken, broke = poor, broken=very dejected , his spirit was broken,

157 months ago

Giorgio Vellani  See profile wrote:

has been reduced to a miserly/piteous state

My comment:

or having been reduced to
ref: www.ilmessagero.it/prim

157 months ago

Josephine Cassar  See profile wrote:

has been reduced to a miserly/piteous state

My comment:

or having been reduced to
ref: www.ilmessagero.it/prim

157 months ago

Robert Tucker  See profile wrote:

being reduced to penury

My references:

http://www.larapedia.com/modi_di_dire_significati/Essere_ridotto_al_verde_significato.html

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