riconoscere i sintomi dall'odore

English translation: I can smell the symptoms

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Italian term or phrase:riconoscere i sintomi dall\'odore
English translation:I can smell the symptoms
Entered by: Maria Burnett

16:53 Aug 29, 2020
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / in a book
Italian term or phrase: riconoscere i sintomi dall'odore
Mio marito sembra stare sulle spine. A un certo punto dice solo “Scusatemi un attimo”, ed esce dalla stanza senza dare ulteriori spiegazioni. È insolitamente nervoso, ormai sono più di vent’anni che stiamo insieme, riconosco i sintomi dall’odore.
Maria Burnett
United States
Local time: 03:06
I can smell the symptoms
Explanation:
There are lots of acceptable translations.
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Marco Solinas
Local time: 00:06
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2I can smell the symptoms
Marco Solinas
5I recognize the symptons
Marina O'Toole
4I recognise the symptoms from the smell
Fiona Grace Peterson


  

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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
I can smell the symptoms


Explanation:
There are lots of acceptable translations.

Marco Solinas
Local time: 00:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 106

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mrrafe: or, can recognize the symptoms from the odor, to suggest the smell is a bad one ("something doesn't smell right")
8 mins

agree  Isabella Nanni
1 day 16 hrs
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
I recognise the symptoms from the smell


Explanation:
Another possible wording.

Fiona Grace Peterson
Italy
Local time: 08:06
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 143

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  martini
1 day 2 hrs

disagree  Marina O'Toole: "from the smell" is part of an English idiomatic expression and in this case it does not get translated in to Italian
2 days 2 hrs
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2 days 19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
I recognize the symptons


Explanation:
I grew up in Italy with Italian being my first language

Marina O'Toole
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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