Sep 16, 2004 14:43
19 yrs ago
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English term
United Kingdom
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Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Italian to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 5 more.
diamond in the rough
English to Italian
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
The full phrase is "He's a real diamond in the rough."
Is there an equivalent idiomatic expression in Italian? I've found "E’ un vero cuore d’oro sotto una ruvida scorza." but don't know how common/easily understood that is.
Is there an equivalent idiomatic expression in Italian? I've found "E’ un vero cuore d’oro sotto una ruvida scorza." but don't know how common/easily understood that is.
Proposed translations
(Italian)
| 4 +4 | è un diamante grezzo |
Sofia Sodini
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| 5 +1 | v.s. |
Alessandra Renna
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| 4 | v.s. |
Paola75 (X)
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Proposed translations
+4
45 mins
Sofia Sodini
Native in Italian
speed, experience and professionality
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, German to Italian
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è un diamante grezzo
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Comment: "I asked a lot of Italian friends and they said they'd never heard this expression used to describe a person "un diamante grezzo" but under the circumstances I think it's the closest equivalent...grazie a tutti!"
+1
4 mins
v.s.
Your translation is perfectly understood! You can also say "E' un burbero benefico". Anyway I prefer yours
1 hr
v.s.
Se ti può aiutare sul Garzanti Hazon ho trovato la seguente definizione:
rough diamond = uomo rozzo in apparenza, ma buono, sincero.
Buon lavoro :)
rough diamond = uomo rozzo in apparenza, ma buono, sincero.
Buon lavoro :)
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