Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
bound to be under the gun
Italian translation:
si troveranno presto alle strette/sono destinati a essere messi alle strette
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Silvia Falzetta
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bound to be under the gun
English to Italian
Marketing
Marketing
Salve a tutti,
nel tradurre un articolo di giornale sui cinesi come nuovi acquirenti dei brand di lusso, ho incontrato la seguente frase:
"Watch brands such as **, ** and ** that entered a recent luxury expo showed the popularity of brands which are only known by "those in the know", with 571 watches sold just during the expo. From this point of view, traditional luxury brands such as ** and ** are bound to be under the gun". Come posso tradurre "bound to be under the gun"?
Grazie per l'aiuto!
nel tradurre un articolo di giornale sui cinesi come nuovi acquirenti dei brand di lusso, ho incontrato la seguente frase:
"Watch brands such as **, ** and ** that entered a recent luxury expo showed the popularity of brands which are only known by "those in the know", with 571 watches sold just during the expo. From this point of view, traditional luxury brands such as ** and ** are bound to be under the gun". Come posso tradurre "bound to be under the gun"?
Grazie per l'aiuto!
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Danila Moro
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Works in field
Italy
Master's Degree in Psychology
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, German to Italian, Italian
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si troveranno presto alle strette/sono destinati a essere messi alle strette
un'altra idea.
Pare che il termine derivi dall'atletica, quando i corridori si trovano sui blocchi di partenza e attendono il fatidico colpo di pistola.
Under the gun is a phrase from track & field races. I could believe it also has some military source.
When starting a race, the runners take their places on the track in their assigned lanes.
They have a few moments to check their shoes, stretch, etc. The starter usually calls them to attention to be sure they are ready to race. The runners take their first positions - they crouch & place their feet in the strting blocks. The starter raises his gun. At this point the runners are "under the gun" & must start the race when the gun is fired. After they are put under the gun they may not ask for a time out to fix anything. The shot fired by the starter is the deadline that is fixed & immovable.
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=168318&langi...
Pare che il termine derivi dall'atletica, quando i corridori si trovano sui blocchi di partenza e attendono il fatidico colpo di pistola.
Under the gun is a phrase from track & field races. I could believe it also has some military source.
When starting a race, the runners take their places on the track in their assigned lanes.
They have a few moments to check their shoes, stretch, etc. The starter usually calls them to attention to be sure they are ready to race. The runners take their first positions - they crouch & place their feet in the strting blocks. The starter raises his gun. At this point the runners are "under the gun" & must start the race when the gun is fired. After they are put under the gun they may not ask for a time out to fix anything. The shot fired by the starter is the deadline that is fixed & immovable.
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=168318&langi...
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Comment: "Grazie per l'aiuto Danila!"
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AdamiAkaPataflo
Germany
Germany
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Germany
NOT lost in translation
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sentirsi il fiato sul collo
la tradu standard sarebbe "sentirsi sotto pressione"...
vista la concorrenza dei nuovi arrivati, è inevitabile/va da sé che i marchi di lusso "classici" si sentano il fiato sul collo, ovvero sentano vacillare il proprio trono, vedano minacciata la propria posizione, si sentano stretti d'assedio...
vista la concorrenza dei nuovi arrivati, è inevitabile/va da sé che i marchi di lusso "classici" si sentano il fiato sul collo, ovvero sentano vacillare il proprio trono, vedano minacciata la propria posizione, si sentano stretti d'assedio...
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zerlina
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grazie miciolina, smiaups :-)
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Sarah Jane Webb
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grazie, raggio di sole, tante zampatine qua e là :-) // siokkina, bevi già superalcolici a quest'ora?!? ;-))))
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Francesco Badolato
Italy
Italy
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Italy
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sono destinati a essere sotto pressione
Gergo del poker.
Under the gun
Idiom: Under the gun Meaning: to be pressured to do something
http://www.scoop.it/t/idioms-fun-frustrating-silly-but-so-ne...
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Note added at 21 min (2012-10-23 18:24:15 GMT)
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"Under the gun" nel poker è il giocatore in prima posizione
http://pocketrocketsteam.blogspot.it/2008/04/under-gun-16.ht...
Under the gun
Idiom: Under the gun Meaning: to be pressured to do something
http://www.scoop.it/t/idioms-fun-frustrating-silly-but-so-ne...
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Note added at 21 min (2012-10-23 18:24:15 GMT)
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"Under the gun" nel poker è il giocatore in prima posizione
http://pocketrocketsteam.blogspot.it/2008/04/under-gun-16.ht...
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Sarah Jane Webb
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sono sicuramente in lizza
Under the gun is a phrase from track & field races. I could believe it also has some military source.
When starting a race, the runners take their places on the track in their assigned lanes.
They have a few moments to check their shoes, stretch, etc. The starter usually calls them to attention to be sure they are ready to race. The runners take their first positions - they crouch & place their feet in the strting blocks. The starter raises his gun. At this point the runners are "under the gun" & must start the race when the gun is fired. After they are put under the gun they may not ask for a time out to fix anything. The shot fired by the starter is the deadline that is fixed & immovable.
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=168318
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Note added at 13 hrs (2012-10-24 07:07:15 GMT)
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Avendo visto le proposte dei colleghi direi che la loro interpretazione è corretta e che ho preso un bel granchio. Sorry!
When starting a race, the runners take their places on the track in their assigned lanes.
They have a few moments to check their shoes, stretch, etc. The starter usually calls them to attention to be sure they are ready to race. The runners take their first positions - they crouch & place their feet in the strting blocks. The starter raises his gun. At this point the runners are "under the gun" & must start the race when the gun is fired. After they are put under the gun they may not ask for a time out to fix anything. The shot fired by the starter is the deadline that is fixed & immovable.
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=168318
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Note added at 13 hrs (2012-10-24 07:07:15 GMT)
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Avendo visto le proposte dei colleghi direi che la loro interpretazione è corretta e che ho preso un bel granchio. Sorry!
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Margherita Russo
Thailand
Thailand
Native in Italian
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Thailand
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Native in: Italian
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devono stare all'erta/in allerta/in allarme
Si tratta di un'espressione usata nel campo dell'atletica. Quando i velocisti sono pronti per scattare allo sparo della pistola.
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