14:31 Aug 26, 2009 |
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO] Art/Literary - Folklore / or an equivalent good title for a story | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Barbara Wiebking Germany Local time: 11:59 | ||||||
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4 +1 | He's full of mischief |
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3 +1 | He's always up to something. |
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4 | The Wayward Boy |
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2 | A Head Full of Bees |
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He's always up to something. Explanation: Ragazzini. ZANichelli -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 17 min (2009-08-26 14:49:05 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- It's also the well-known sentence we often use. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 19 min (2009-08-26 14:50:23 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- But I'm sure there's something more colourful in English, I can't remembrer now. |
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He's full of mischief Explanation: Alternatively, "He's a little rascal", if he is not too big. |
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The Wayward Boy Explanation: This would certainly describe the story well... You'll just have to see which option jumps out at you! You could also put "The Blundering Boy"... but I think it's a book title already. |
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A Head Full of Bees Explanation: Another belated idea... depending on the character in the story. This expression has a slightly more positive connotation. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://books.google.de/books?id=GGJmFIf6mtIC&pg=PA67&lpg=PA6... Reference: http://www.aol.bartleby.com/81/10769.html |
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