Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
he coudn\\\'t help but sigh
Italian translation:
non poté fare a meno di sospirare...
English term
he coudn\'t help but sigh
La mia fino adesso sarebbe
non potè (l'intero testo è nel passato remoto) fare altro che sospirare.
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Grazie!
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Proposed translations
Italy
Professionalism, dedication, creativity
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, Spanish to Italian
non poté fare a meno di sospirare...
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Focused on accuracy.
Native in: Italian (Variants: Standard-Italy, Roman / Romanesco) 
Works in: English to Italian, Spanish to Italian, French to Italian
non poté evitare di sospirare
Buona fortuna!
non potè far altro che respirare
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-11-20 11:43:07 GMT)
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sospirare, scusa
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Vojislava Jankovic (X)
: sospirare, si
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Elena Aclasto
: :-) concordo
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Germany
Native in: Italian
Works in: German to Italian, English to Italian, Spanish to Italian
non poté fare a meno di trarre un (grosso) sospiro
Italy
Translation is my life!
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, Spanish to Italian, French to Italian, and 4 more.
non potè far altro/poté solo sospirare/tirare un sospiro di sollievo
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zerlina
: la 2a o la 3a, tanto per uscire un po' dalla costruzione inglese:-)))
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Francesca Ciet
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non riuscì a trattenersi dal sospirare
Affidabile collaboratrice
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy) 
Works in: English to Italian
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