Sep 30, 2021 12:09
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Sporting a spare tire and pocket protector
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Sporting a spare tire and pocket protector
Ciao, sto traducendo un testo di narrativa. La protagonista sta aspettando il ragazzo con cui ha un appuntamento e dice così: "a short guy in his early thirties pushes through the crowd. He’s sporting a spare tire and a pocket protector."
Potreste aiutarmi? Grazie.
Potreste aiutarmi? Grazie.
Proposed translations
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2 hrs
Elena Feriani
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Italy
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Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy) 
Works in: French to Italian, English to Italian, Italian, and 1 more.
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sfoggia una bella pancetta e un portapenne da tasca
spare tire (informal)
a bulge of fat around the waist
pocket protector
proteggi tasca, per evitare che le penne sporchino il taschino
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Note added at 2 hrs (2021-09-30 14:35:09 GMT)
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ha la pancia a ciambella insomma
a bulge of fat around the waist
pocket protector
proteggi tasca, per evitare che le penne sporchino il taschino
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Note added at 2 hrs (2021-09-30 14:35:09 GMT)
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ha la pancia a ciambella insomma
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
5 hrs
Fabrizio Zambuto
Native in Italian
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Experienced, very creative translator
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy)
Works in: Chinese to Italian, English to Italian, French to Italian
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76
con in mostra un bel salvagente attorno alla vita e un portapenne da taschino
un'alternativa alla proposta di Elena, un salvagente come sinonimo di rotolone di grasso tutt'attorno.
9 hrs
Alfonso De Luca
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Works in field
Italy
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Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy)
Works in: English to Italian, Italian
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8
Ostenta/mette in mostra i suoi rotoli di grasso e un taschino portapenne
Una traduzione con un tocco di colore.
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