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156 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:

non ti va a genio

Context:

"Vorresti allora che quell'esoso Festa mi dicesse che sto male, malissimo, che me ne andrò

Keywords:

...presto all'altro mondo? È questo che vuoi? Vuoi la conferma dal medico? Non ti va a genio Ficacci perché non lo ha ancora detto?"The two names refer to doctors that have been of whom the son wants in on his father's case. Ficacci has already seen him and the son wants to bring in Festa.

 

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155 months ago

giulianoscarpa  See profile wrote:

you don't see eye to eye with Ficacci because he hasn't said it yet?

156 months ago

giulianoscarpa  See profile wrote:

you don't like Ficacci / Ficacci is not your cup of tea

156 months ago

giulianoscarpa  See profile wrote:

you can't take or stand a genius

156 months ago

giulianoscarpa  See profile wrote:

you're not keen on/you don't like (Ficacci)

My comment:

andare a genio a qualcuno = to be keen on s.o.; to like s.o.

My references:

Ragazzini italiano-inglese (Zanichelli)

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156 months ago

giulianoscarpa  See profile wrote:

Ficacci does not go down well with you; you cannot stand Ficacci

My comment:

you do not like Ficacci's style/method

156 months ago

Josephine Cassar  See profile wrote:

Ficacci does not go down well with you; you cannot stand Ficacci

My comment:

you do not like Ficacci's style/method

156 months ago

Giorgio Vellani  See profile wrote:

Ficacci doesn't suit you....