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Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
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un progetto che era nell\'aria
La tragica conclusione del viaggio era dunque prevedibile. Ma i fratelli Vivaldi non potevano saperlo. Essi non fecero altro che mettere in atto un progetto che era nell'aria, concepito nell'ambito di quel ampliamento degli interessi mercantili dei Genovesi che aveva dato fino a quel momento ottimi risultati.
Molte Grazie,
Barbara
| 4 +1 | a project that was on the cards |
Lisa Jane
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| 3 +2 | a project that was in the air [in the works] |
JohnMcDove
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Apr 4, 2019 16:04: Fabrizio Zambuto changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): Barbara Carrara, philgoddard, Fabrizio Zambuto
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Proposed translations
a project that was on the cards
a project that was in the air [in the works]
The project was "in progress", still being worked on...
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philgoddard
: Since there's an exact English equivalent, you may as well use it.
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Grazie mile! :-)
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Fabrizio Zambuto
3 days 10 hrs
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Grazie, Fabrizio!
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Discussion
But, in any event, thanks for your input, Lisa Jane and John.
It was still quite helpful.