Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
ran for the hills
Italian translation:
sono corsi ai ripari
Added to glossary by
Raffaella Panigada
Nov 2, 2009 12:23
14 yrs ago
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English term
ran for the hills
English to Italian
Bus/Financial
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Investors previously thought the bank would have to sell only 312 branches in England and Wales to cut its share of small business lending.
As a result, they initially ran for the hills on Monday morning - xxx shares fell 15%, and by 10am were still down 7% in a rising market.
As a result, they initially ran for the hills on Monday morning - xxx shares fell 15%, and by 10am were still down 7% in a rising market.
Proposed translations
(Italian)
| 4 +5 | sono corsi ai ripari |
Raffaella Panigada
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| 3 +4 | sono corsi a mettersi in salvo |
Adele Oliveri
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| 3 +4 | tirare i remi in barca / battere in ritirata |
AdamiAkaPataflo
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Change log
Nov 2, 2009 12:31: Adele Oliveri changed "Field (specific)" from "Finance (general)" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
Nov 5, 2009 14:12: Raffaella Panigada Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+5
21 mins
Raffaella Panigada
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in Italian
Works in field
Switzerland
Professional, reliable, always on time
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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40
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sono corsi ai ripari
Io direi così. Ciao!
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Ciao Agostino, buon lavoro!
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La crisi e gli investimenti. postato da Nextplora alle 09:05 | Le vostre ... loro scelte e individui che sono “corsi ai ripari” ovvero hanno modificato il ...
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Ciao Agostino, buon lavoro!
Note from asker:
| Ciao Raffaella, grazie mille. Agostino |
| Ciao Raffaella, ciao a tutti grazie mille. Agostino |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Ciao Raffaella, ciao a tutti grazie mille. Agostino
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+4
7 mins
Adele Oliveri
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Italy
Your financial translation expert
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian
Related KudoZ points
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36
sono corsi a mettersi in salvo
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Note from asker:
| Ciao Adele, grazie mille. Agostino |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Françoise Vogel
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grazie Françoise :-)
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| agree |
AdamiAkaPataflo
: preciso :-))))
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grazie Simo :-)
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| agree |
Francesca Gnani
43 mins
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grazie Francesca :-)
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zerlina
11 hrs
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+4
41 mins
AdamiAkaPataflo
Germany
Germany
Native in Italian
Germany
NOT lost in translation
Native in: Italian
Works in: German to Italian, English to Italian
Related KudoZ points
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98
tirare i remi in barca / battere in ritirata
in alternativa
Note from asker:
| Ciao Adami, grazie mille. Agostino |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Adele Oliveri
: La seconda che hai detto :-)
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grazie, dolcezza
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| agree |
Françoise Vogel
: si x battere in ritirata
20 mins
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grazie, Francoise
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Raffaella Panigada
: Anche a me piace la seconda ;o)
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grazie, cippolina
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| agree |
zerlina
: più la 3a, ma è troppo scema (la battuta):-o))
11 hrs
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hehe, ci ho messo un attimo a capirla... sarà che ancora non mi sono iniettata il litrozzo di caffè mattutino... ribuongi!
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Reference comments
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Françoise Vogel
"la langue révérée" ...
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Italian to French, French to Italian, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Reference:
"When someone really wants to get away from a situation or relationship as fast as they can, they "run for the hills", assuming higher ground is safer. Usually it is when you are scared of something or scared of commitment. "
Note from asker:
| Ciao Francoise, grazie mille. Agostino |
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