Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
me ne sono già andato fuori dai piedi
English translation:
I've already taken myself out of the picture
Added to glossary by
KayW
Jun 26, 2006 09:34
17 yrs ago
Italian term
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
me ne sono già andato fuori dai piedi
Italian to English
Other
Slang
"Dai, per piacere, che facciamo un altro mestiere e che me ne sono già andato fuori dai piedi (e quindi non c'e' bisogno che continuiamo a triturarci i...!)"
Can anyone help? It's from an informal e-mail about finance. Thanks :-)
Can anyone help? It's from an informal e-mail about finance. Thanks :-)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | I've already taken myself out of the picture |
KayW
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| 4 | to get out of the way |
Vania Dionisi
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| 3 +1 | I've already got lost |
P.L.F. Persio
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| 1 +1 | I'm already halfway out the door |
Nicole Johnson
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Proposed translations
+5
52 mins
Selected
I've already taken myself out of the picture
or "stepped aside". Various possibilities depending on context.
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
42 mins
Vania Dionisi
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Italy
Native in: Italian
Works in: French to Italian, English to Italian, Spanish to Italian, and 1 more.
to get out of the way
"andare fuori dai piedi" significa questo, per la migliore forma inglese vedi tu...
+1
43 mins
P.L.F. Persio
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Italian
Works in field
Netherlands
Nulla dies sine linea
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy)
Works in: English to Italian, Russian to Italian, Dutch to Italian, and 5 more.
I've already got lost
It's in the Collins English Dictionary, and in Italy they usually translate "Get lost!" with "Fuori dai piedi!", especially in movies
Peer comment(s):
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tandream
: mi sembra che possa starci bene, è piu "aggresivo" :-)
57 mins
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grazie Andrea, anche a me sembra un contesto aggressivo, visto poi il riferimento ai "triturati"
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KayW
: It's true that "Fuori dai piedi!" means "Get lost!". But I've never heard anyone say "I've got lost" in that sense, it's just not used that way.
4 hrs
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you're right, it sounds strange to me, too
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+1
53 mins
Nicole Johnson
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Works in field
Italy
Journalist, Translator & Interpreter
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, English to Italian, English
I'm already halfway out the door
This is my guess from the context provided, but I can't find any definitions of this Italian expression.
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