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Hand und Fuss

Italian translation: capo e coda

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German term or phrase:Hand und Fuss
Italian translation:capo e coda
Entered by: martini

13:06 Jan 18, 2023
German to Italian translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Hand und Fuss
XY hat als Mann etwas dargestellt. Was er sagte, hatte Hand und Fuss.
Er duldete keinen Widerspruch

Biografia di un personaggio autorevole (e autoritario...). Il senso è chiaro ma vorrei usare una metafora
Daniela Vogliotti
Local time: 03:07
capo e coda
Explanation:
metafora

Grammatica tedesca. Manuale di morfologia ed elementi di ...
https://dokumen.pub › grammatica-tedesca-manuale-di-m...
Hand und Fuß haben □ estirpare/sradicare qc. completamente ... essere ben fondato, reggere, avere capo e coda. Seine Einwände haben Hand und Fuß.
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martini
Italy
Local time: 03:07
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2capo e coda
martini
4aveva senso compiuto
Cora Annoni
3 +1non fare una grinza/piega
AdamiAkaPataflo


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
capo e coda


Explanation:
metafora

Grammatica tedesca. Manuale di morfologia ed elementi di ...
https://dokumen.pub › grammatica-tedesca-manuale-di-m...
Hand und Fuß haben □ estirpare/sradicare qc. completamente ... essere ben fondato, reggere, avere capo e coda. Seine Einwände haben Hand und Fuß.

martini
Italy
Local time: 03:07
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4
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agree  Zea_Mays: ben fondato
3 hrs
agree  Laura Massini Nielsen: avere perfettamente senso
16 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
aveva senso compiuto


Explanation:
secondo il Duden è sinonimo di 'durchdacht' (ponderato)

Cora Annoni
Local time: 03:07
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
non fare una grinza/piega


Explanation:
Espressioni: fig., non fare una piega [di discorso, ragionamento e sim., essere logico e conseguente: un discorso che non fa una p.] ≈ filare, non fare una grinza.
https://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/ricerca/È-un-ragionament...

altra idea :-)

AdamiAkaPataflo
Germany
Local time: 03:07
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 71

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agree  Zea_Mays
3 hrs
  -> grazie! :-)
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