Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Nov 26, 2019 15:47
4 yrs ago
Italian term
United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
over
Italian to English
Other
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
knitwear
"Capi avvolgenti, confortevoli senza essere over"
What the devil do Italians think "over" means?
Over-comfortable? Excessively frumpy? All suggestions welcome !
What the devil do Italians think "over" means?
Over-comfortable? Excessively frumpy? All suggestions welcome !
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +7 | Oversized |
Lisa Jane
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| 3 | OTT |
Ian Mansbridge
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| 2 | exaggerated / outré |
Pavel Altukhov
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Change log
Dec 1, 2019 10:22: Lisa Jane Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+7
26 mins
Selected
Oversized
Italian abbreviation of oversized
Peer comment(s):
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kringle
: absolutely, without a doubt and defo, yet another example of an Englishism (oversize) tborrowed and abbreviated and rendered incomprehensible unless you live here!
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Yes, precisely! Thanks kringle.
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Emilia De Paola
: Definitely!
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Thanks Emilia!
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martini
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Thanks martini!
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Kate Chaffer
1 hr
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Thanks Kate!
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Sabrina Bruna
2 hrs
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Thanks Sabrina!
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texjax DDS PhD
4 hrs
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Thanks texjax!
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Sam Tattam
19 hrs
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Thanks Sam!
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Comment: "Thanks- that was very helpful"
14 mins
Pavel Altukhov
Top quality, reliability
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, French to Russian, and 6 more.
exaggerated / outré
And - you could respond in style and use "eccessivo" !
15 mins
Ian Mansbridge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
The arts, marketing, tourism, and more!
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, Russian to English
OTT
That's how I'd interpret it, anyway.
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