English term
Italy
If you stir the pot
A: If two men left home, maybe it's worth looking into the woman.
B: Three men!
A: What do you mean three?
B: Three men left this house!
A: Who's the third?
B: If you stir the pot, you'd better be willing to lick the spoon.
La mia proposta:
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B: Se mescoli la pentola, è meglio che tu sia disposto a leccare il cucchiaio.
Cerco soluzioni migliori. Grazie.
Oct 29, 2019 10:03: martini changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
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Proposed translations
Italy
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se rimesti il fango preparati a leccare il mestolo
Purtroppo non credo esista un esatto corrispondente in italiano.
Io proverei a rendere l'idea così, nel tentativo di mantenere il significato metaforico.
se mescoli nella pentola ....
non c’è due senza tre
Italy
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Se ti diverte causare problemi agli altri, allora preparati ad assumerti le conseguenze
App Reverso kontekst
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Note added at 1 ora (2019-10-25 08:46:31 GMT)
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Urban dictionary
hai voluto la bicicletta/se vuoi la bicicletta...
Hai voluto la bicicletta? Ora pedala!
L'espressione inglese con stir the pot è una variazione (meno nota) di
To make one's own bed
/If you make your own bed, you'll have to lie in it/
Per quanto ne so, in italiano questa è l'espressione equivalente.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2019-10-25 09:54:34 GMT)
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https://www.wordreference.com/enit/make your bed
Se hai scelto di mettere zizzania, devi essere pronto anche ad assumerti le conseguenze
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Note added at 5 hrs (2019-10-25 12:57:49 GMT)
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https://www.basketuniverso.it/stirring-the-pot-la-nuova-moda...
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Note added at 5 hrs (2019-10-25 13:00:19 GMT)
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Un'altra valida proposta potrebbe essere: Se tiri troppo la corda, alla fine si spezza
https://sport.sky.it/calcio/premier-league/2018/11/04/arsena...
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Chi semina vento (raccoglie tempesta)
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Simona Sgro
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Grazie Simona :)
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martini
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grazie Martini :)
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se giochi col fuoco rischi di scottarti
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Note added at 4 days (2019-10-29 18:21:25 GMT)
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O anche 'Chi gioca col fuoco prima o poi si scotta'
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