Willie Lump-Lump

Italian translation: restare scoperto/senza precauzioni

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English term or phrase:And I'll be damned to go out like Willie Lump-Lump
Italian translation:restare scoperto/senza precauzioni
Entered by: Alessandra Turconi

17:00 Jun 13, 2019
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
English term or phrase: Willie Lump-Lump
L'allenatore sta facendo un predicozzo ai giocatori dopo un primo tempo disastroso, e alla fine dice: "And I'll be damned to go out
like Willie Lump-Lump". Ho trovato un paio di definizioni su Urban Dict ma non mi convincono. Idee?
Gianni Pastore
Italy
Local time: 05:47
scoperto/senza precauzioni
Explanation:
Allora, avrei trovato una soluzione ma non so se è corretta, la lascio nelle risposte lo stesso.

L'ho interpretato come non voglio rischiare di restare scoperto o non voglio restare senza precauzioni perché sul dizionario di slang americano ho trovato questa cosa

plastic

noun 1 a credit card; consumer credit in general US, 1979 • These were fifteen-thousand-a-year guys—not paying with plastic, either: hard-earned green. — Vincent Patrick, The Pope of Greenwich Village, p. 13, 1979 • Carol was the Queen of Plastic. She could have written books on how to make two grand a day from a hot American Express card. — Gerald Petievich, Money Men, p. 35, 1981 • It costs me fifteen bucks for the cab to LAX and a hundred twentynine bucks on my plastic to New Orleans. — Robert Campbell, In La-La Land We Trust, p. 262, 1986 • What the sponsor will do is give the kid some plastic and about $500 in cash a week[.] — Dan Jenkins, Dead Solid Perfect, p. 22, 1986 2 a condom US, 1993 • I always pack the plastic. I ain’t goin’ out like Willy Lump-Lump. — Menace II Society, 1993 3 a Glock handgun US, 2005 • I handle my plastic, gunplay I mastered. — RZA, The Wu-Tang Manual, p. 177, 2005
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spero renda l'idea
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Alessandra Turconi
Italy
Local time: 05:47
Grading comment
Grazie, alla fine il "senso" credo sia proprio questo. E grazie anche a tutti gli intervenuti!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1scoperto/senza precauzioni
Alessandra Turconi
3 +1Babbeo/Fesso
Gianna Senesi
Summary of reference entries provided
Red Skelton
AdamiAkaPataflo

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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
willie lump-lump
scoperto/senza precauzioni


Explanation:
Allora, avrei trovato una soluzione ma non so se è corretta, la lascio nelle risposte lo stesso.

L'ho interpretato come non voglio rischiare di restare scoperto o non voglio restare senza precauzioni perché sul dizionario di slang americano ho trovato questa cosa

plastic

noun 1 a credit card; consumer credit in general US, 1979 • These were fifteen-thousand-a-year guys—not paying with plastic, either: hard-earned green. — Vincent Patrick, The Pope of Greenwich Village, p. 13, 1979 • Carol was the Queen of Plastic. She could have written books on how to make two grand a day from a hot American Express card. — Gerald Petievich, Money Men, p. 35, 1981 • It costs me fifteen bucks for the cab to LAX and a hundred twentynine bucks on my plastic to New Orleans. — Robert Campbell, In La-La Land We Trust, p. 262, 1986 • What the sponsor will do is give the kid some plastic and about $500 in cash a week[.] — Dan Jenkins, Dead Solid Perfect, p. 22, 1986 2 a condom US, 1993 • I always pack the plastic. I ain’t goin’ out like Willy Lump-Lump. — Menace II Society, 1993 3 a Glock handgun US, 2005 • I handle my plastic, gunplay I mastered. — RZA, The Wu-Tang Manual, p. 177, 2005
https://thariqalfathih.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/ulrlklwnr...

spero renda l'idea

Alessandra Turconi
Italy
Local time: 05:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Grazie, alla fine il "senso" credo sia proprio questo. E grazie anche a tutti gli intervenuti!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luca Gentili: Sì, anche altre fonti confermano questo significato che mi pare pertinente (dato che la frase è proprio la citazine di quella del film "Menace II Society" in cui il riferimento è proprio all'indossare protezioni.
14 hrs
  -> grazie Luca
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
willie lump-lump
Babbeo/Fesso


Explanation:
Credo non voglia fare "la figura del babbeo/fesso", insomma.
Questo un riferimento che sembra confermare:
http://blogs.smh.com.au/executive-style/allmenareliars/2007/...

Ciao!

Gianna Senesi
Italy
Local time: 05:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrea Polverini
17 hrs
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Reference comments


19 mins
Reference: Red Skelton

Reference information:
Era un comico americano (1913-1997) e uno dei suoi personaggi era Willie Lump Lump: Willie Lump Lump was the constant drunk who was often seen staggering, never seen sober.
http://www.redskeltoncomedyshow.com/red_skelton_characters.h...

Lascio la resa in italiano a te (personalmente eliminerei il riferimento a WLL, dubito che qualcuno lo conosca dalle nostre parti). Esiste di sicuro una figura analoga in italiano, sto uscendo e non ho tempo di ponzare, se mi viene torno a manifestarmi.
Buon lavoro e buona serata, caro

AdamiAkaPataflo
Germany
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 45
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