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157 months ago
Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:
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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: |
ma che vuoi, se glielo dici, perdi la lezione |
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Context: |
Quando Casella entrò e mi vide, rimase seccato. "Vedi queste americane ricche, vogliono... |
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...suonare per forza quello che non possono, e che non debbono suonare. Ma che vuoi, se glielo dici, perdi la lezione. E, sai, pagano bene." E mi fece il classico cenno con le tre dita...Casella is a piano teacher who is talking to the protagonist about his rich dilletantish study who, it turns out, is a very poor pianist. |
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but you see, if you tell them, you lose their business
The asker rated this answer best
157 months ago
Luigi Calabrese 
wrote:
you better don't tell him, it's of no avail
157 months ago
Luigi Calabrese
wrote:
But of course, if you tell them (that), you'll lose their custom.
My comment:
The "che vuoi" sounds over-translated if you translate it literally. It's just a bit of a conversational filler.
157 months ago
Giorgio Vellani
wrote:
You know? If you tell them, you lose the lesson.
157 months ago
Giorgio Vellani
wrote:
What do you expect? If you tell him, you will lose the lesson
My comment:
suggest like this. Dilletantish? Not quite sure it is good, besides its spelling
Comments by other colleagues on this answer:
157 months ago
Too much like the Italian term, dilettante, which, by the way, we(Maltese) also use; maybe amateurish would be better?
157 months ago
Too much like the Italian term, dilettante, which, by the way, we(Maltese) also use; maybe amateurish would be better?
157 months ago
Josephine Cassar
wrote:
What do you expect? If you tell him, you will lose the lesson
My comment:
suggest like this. Dilletantish? Not quite sure it is good, besides its spelling
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