English translation of "ma se fanno sul serio" - "but if they go on with it, it is better to let go"

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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:	ma se fanno sul serio
Context:	Zenaide lasciò la festa, mogia mogia, mentre lui rimase a celebrare la sua vittoria...
Keywords:	...clamarosa su una delle più ricche ereditiere dell'aristocrazia romana e, per di più, su uno dei caratteri e temperamenti più difficili d'Italia. "Ma se fano su serio, è meglio lasciarli perdere," diss Cesarino Celani con galanteria...Cesarino has just had a very public row with his wife, Zenaide, in front of all the guests at a high society ball.

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157 months ago

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but if they mean it

157 months ago

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but if they take it seriously

157 months ago

Giorgio Vellani wrote:

but if they be serious/they do it...

157 months ago

Giorgio Vellani wrote:

but if they go on with it, it is better to let go

My comment:

Unfortunately, I do not exactly know what were the words before, so can only guess, and there is no place where I can place a comment before I give an answer; also maybe: if they carry on with it , it is better to give up

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157 months ago

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Thank for your input. Count Cesarino is not respondng to anything anyone said as a result of his public run-in with his wife, but is commenting on his wife's behavior during the same, I would imagine.

157 months ago

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So who Se Fanno sul serio? His wife Senaide? meaning if she continues like this, it is better to let her go?

157 months ago

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Isn't he talking about women in general who have the same kind of temperament that his wife, Zenaide, does?

157 months ago

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Eh, ok then, makes sense too. Here is the answer: if they carry on like this, better give up/let go or If that is the way forward, it's no good/there is no future

157 months ago

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No, it turns out this is the male host of the party who is commenting on the husband who has embarassed his wife, Zenaide, in front of everybody.

157 months ago

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Then Cesarino is not her husband? But the one who has made the comment by which he has been embarrassed by the fight

157 months ago

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Yes, you last assumption is correct.

157 months ago

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If that is the case/the way they are going to go on, let them be/ let go off(meaning do not interfere, even do not invite them

157 months ago

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So who Se Fanno sul serio? His wife Senaide? meaning if she continues like this, it is better to let her go?

157 months ago

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Eh, ok then, makes sense too. Here is the answer: if they carry on like this, better give up/let go or If that is the way forward, it's no good/there is no future

157 months ago

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Then Cesarino is not her husband? But the one who has made the comment by which he has been embarrassed by the fight

157 months ago

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If that is the case/the way they are going to go on, let them be/ let go off(meaning do not interfere, even do not invite them

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