Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Do not feed the bad wolf.
Italian translation:
no dar da mangiare al lupo cattivo
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English term
Do not feed the bad wolf.
This comes from a story my father used to tell me as a child. I am making a memory book for his memorial service and I would like for this to be on the front. The memorial service is this Friday, July 15. Thank you!
Here is the story it is from:
An elderly Cherokee Native American was teaching his grandchildren about life. He said to them, “A fight is going on inside me, it is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One wolf is evil—he is fear, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, competition, superiority, and ego. The other is good—he is joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, friendship, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith. This same fight is going on inside you, and inside every other person, too.” They thought about it for a minute, and then one child asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win, Grandfather?” The Elder simply replied, “The one you feed.”
| 4 +6 | no dar da mangiare al lupo cattivo |
Ivana Giuliani
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| 4 +2 | non nutrire il lupo malvagio |
Gaetano Silvestri Campagnano
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| ...racconto abbastanza noto... |
ARS54
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Proposed translations
Italy
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Native in: Italian 
Works in: French to Italian, Italian to French, English to Italian, and 5 more.
no dar da mangiare al lupo cattivo
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Note added at 17 min (2011-07-11 20:16:21 GMT)
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non
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Note added at 3 ore (2011-07-11 23:08:06 GMT)
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anche alimentare il lupo cattivo o nutrire come proposto da Gaetano, il fatto che la definizione del "lupo cattivo" sia arcinota non significa che non vada bene nel contesto.
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Note added at 3 ore (2011-07-11 23:17:22 GMT)
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e qui si contrappone il bene e il male che sta dentro di noi, i due lupi, uno buono e uno cattivo. Alla fine l'avrà vinta il lupo che viene più nutrito, alimentato.
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Note added at 3 ore (2011-07-11 23:24:18 GMT)
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Italy
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Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy)
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non nutrire il lupo malvagio
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Note added at 1 ora (2011-07-11 21:30:18 GMT)
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Qui il contesto è molto più serio rispetto alle ben note fiabe infantili, ed è per questo che ho volutamente evitato l'arcinota definizione del "lupo cattivo".
| This is EXACTLY what I was looking for. It will not let me select this answer as of yet, I must wait 24 hours but I shall. Again, thank you from both me and from my family! |
Reference comments
...racconto abbastanza noto...
...Forse, in modo più traslato, si potrebbe anche dire "non alimentare il male", "non nutrire sentimenti malvagi".., :)
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Note added at 3 giorni3 ore (2011-07-14 23:07:41 GMT)
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...Figurati, Lorraine, sei molto gentile, grazie! Si tratta solo di commenti/riferimenti! Buon lavoro a tutti!!
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