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150 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:

aveva tirato fuori certi cappelli nuovi

Context:

Poi la moglie del colonnello aveva tirato fuori certi cappelli nuovi...The colonel has...

Keywords:

...just asked someone if they can guarantee that someone they know has a specific attribute. The wife had been talking to the person the colonel is asking for that guarantee. The phrase seems rather divorced from the rest of the context.

 

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148 months ago

lamadrilena  See profile wrote:

The colonel pulled some strings (slang)

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