Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
le inventava tutte (in context)
English translation:
used to get up to all sorts of things
Italian term
le inventava tutte
Ecco il contesto (anno 1939):
Lì ero un bambino di otto anni, facevo finta di leccare un gelato da un cono che invece era vuoto, ero assieme a mia sorella Maria, e a mia cugina Rita, e alla nostra zia Marieda, regista della buffa performance. Eravamo in spiaggia a Riccione, sulla sabbia, seduti su un moscone. Una zia che le inventava tutte. Tempi felici.
All comments, ideas much appreciated.
Nov 18, 2008 11:33: JRM (X) Created KOG entry
Nov 18, 2008 11:34: JRM (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/560551">JRM (X)'s</a> old entry - "le inventava tutte"" to ""used to get up to all sorts of things""
Nov 18, 2008 11:34: JRM (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/560551">JRM (X)'s</a> old entry - "le inventava tutte (in context="" to ""used to get up to all sorts of things""
Proposed translations
used to get up to all sorts of things
Master's degree in Law, accurate
Native in: French 
, English
Works in: Italian to French, English to French
full of imagination
| Thanks Béatrice |
Away with words
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy) , English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Italian to English, English to Italian, English, and 1 more.
there were no limits to what she would think up/come up with/get up to/contrive etc.
| Thanks Sarah, a close call |
United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
got up to all kinds of tricks
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Note added at 10 mins (2008-11-18 08:50:16 GMT)
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anche perché la zia era una che scherzava.
| Thanks Tom, I'm afraid John's "things" (more neutral) just won over your "tricks", although I did think of adding "fun and tricks" |
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