Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
dimostrarsi all'altezza
English translation:
but he wasn't able to show he was up to it
Added to glossary by
Michelangelo Felicetti
May 30, 2008 11:17
16 yrs ago
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Italian term
Fast, detailed and experienced
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, Russian to Italian
dimostrarsi all'altezza
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
..si apettavano grandi cose da quel giovane, ma lui non si dimostrato all'altezza..
grazie mille
grazie mille
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
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94
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but he wasn't able to show he was up to it
try this
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Note added at 50 mins (2008-05-30 12:07:42 GMT)
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<Asker: can I just say "he showed that he was not up to it"?>
Well the original seems all wrong anyway. "ma lui non si dimostrato all'altezza.." is meaningless so... yes
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Note added at 50 mins (2008-05-30 12:07:42 GMT)
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<Asker: can I just say "he showed that he was not up to it"?>
Well the original seems all wrong anyway. "ma lui non si dimostrato all'altezza.." is meaningless so... yes
Note from asker:
| can I just say "he showed that he was not up to it"? |
| yes..sorry the verb "è" is missing! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Tom. This is the one that suits better to my case. cheers "
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Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Works in field
Italy
work, work, work!!
Native in: English , French
Works in: Italian to English, Italian to French, French to English, and 3 more.
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16
prove to be up to standards
all'altezza= up to standards
he didn't prove to be up to standards
he didn't prove to be up to standards
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Gad Kohenov
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Susanna Garcia
: this isn't very natural in English. Sorry
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Funny, i've always used this expression...Must be new to you!
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Colin Rowe
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Par Excellence Translations
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Italian to English, and 3 more.
Italian term (edited):
dimostrarsi all\'altezza
he did not live up to expectations
is what it sounds like to me
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Enza Longo
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Grazie!
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James (Jim) Davis
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Grazie!
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luskie
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Grazie!
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Dana Rinaldi
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Grazie!
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Jim Tucker (X)
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Grazie!
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Desiree Bonfiglio
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Grazie!
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Maverick82 (X)
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Grazie!
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Nitin Goyal
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Grazie!
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Nadia Ayoub
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Grazie!
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Enrica Brancaleoni
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Grazie!
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potra
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Rossella Mainardis
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Grazie!
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Susanna Garcia
Native in English
parole, parole, parole
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, French to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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3
but he wasn't up to it
I've used this expression before
+1
1 hr
he didn't come up to scratch
another suggestion
2 hrs
To be good at it
All the various possibilities are AOK, however I would say that this person wasn't good at what he was expected to do ;-)
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