Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
tritare le palle
English translation:
get bored shitless
Added to glossary by
KayW
Mar 28, 2009 10:23
15 yrs ago
Italian term
tritare le palle
May offend
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Slang
From a screenplay: "Visto che al ministero me trito le palle, ogni tanto m’assento e faccio ‘na rapina."
I understand it means to be bored, but I need something rather stronger than "to twiddle one's thumbs". Can anyone think of an equivalent (US) English expression?
I understand it means to be bored, but I need something rather stronger than "to twiddle one's thumbs". Can anyone think of an equivalent (US) English expression?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | get bored shitless |
simon tanner
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| 3 +2 | bores the arse off me |
Oliver Lawrence
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| 3 +1 | to bore the fuck out |
Oana Popovici
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| 4 | get pissed off |
Sele
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| 3 | (when) I am feeling my oats |
Ellen Kraus
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Proposed translations
+3
4 hrs
simon tanner
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Italy
law, philosophy & art history specialist
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
get bored shitless
that's what I would (and do) say. Google likes it too, with over 90,000 hits:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="bored shitless&btnG=Se...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="bored shitless&btnG=Se...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Barbara Carrara
: Like it too! Barbara
8 mins
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thanks Barbara!
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| agree |
Oliver Lawrence
37 mins
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cheers Oliver
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| agree |
Sylvia Gilbertson
: yep, or you can change the structure and say something bores the shit out of you
6 hrs
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thanks Sylvia
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I liked both this and Oliver's suggestion, but ended up using this. Thanks!"
47 mins
Ellen Kraus
Austria
Austria
Austria
more than thirty years of experience
Native in: German 
Works in: Greek to German, English to German, Greek to English, and 5 more.
(when) I am feeling my oats
would reduce the vulgar touch without being to much off the mark.
+2
1 hr
Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Italy
Texts with zest by a Chartered Linguist
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British)
Works in: Italian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
32
bores the arse off me
this may be a bit too UK flavoured, but it's all that comes to me at the moment
Note from asker:
| Thanks Oliver. Changing the "arse" to "ass" might do it. "I'm boring my ass off at the ministry" |
+1
1 hr
Oana Popovici
Italy
Italy
Italy
The right words at the right time.
Native in: Romanian (Variants: Romania, Moldovan) 
Works in: English to Romanian, Italian to Romanian, Romanian to Italian, and 5 more.
to bore the fuck out
Un'altra possibilità.
http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&q="bore the fuck out of me...
http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&q="bore the fuck out"&meta...
http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&q="to bore the fuck out"&m...
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-03-28 12:00:13 GMT)
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oppure "to bore the shit out of me"...
http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&q=" to bore the shit out o...
http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&q=" bore the shit out of m...
http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&q="bore the fuck out of me...
http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&q="bore the fuck out"&meta...
http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&q="to bore the fuck out"&m...
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-03-28 12:00:13 GMT)
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oppure "to bore the shit out of me"...
http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&q=" to bore the shit out o...
http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&q=" bore the shit out of m...
1 day 22 hrs
get pissed off
a suggestion
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