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shrug

Italian translation: fanno spallucce

20:00 Oct 24, 2013
English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
English term or phrase: shrug
“YOLO” — you only live once — is often uttered by college students as they
shrug and do something they normally wouldn’t do, such as drinking until
they black out, experimenting with drugs or trying a new sexual experience.
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Italian translation:fanno spallucce
Explanation:
secondo me vuol dire che con la scusa che si vive una volta sola se ne fregano e fanno le cose più assurde.
Buon lavoro!
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Sara Antognoni
Italy
Local time: 17:27
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4fanno spallucce
Sara Antognoni
4 +1alzando le spalle
Adriano Bonetto


  

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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
fanno spallucce


Explanation:
secondo me vuol dire che con la scusa che si vive una volta sola se ne fregano e fanno le cose più assurde.
Buon lavoro!

Sara Antognoni
Italy
Local time: 17:27
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Danila Moro
2 mins
  -> grazie! :)
agree  Riccardo Ranzato
12 mins
  -> grazie ;)
agree  Sabrina Bruna
10 hrs
  -> grazie mille!
agree  Mariagrazia Centanni
15 hrs
  -> grazie!!
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
alzando le spalle


Explanation:
alzando le spalle e facendo qualcosa che normalmente non fanno

Adriano Bonetto
Italy
Local time: 17:27
Native speaker of: Italian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AdamiAkaPataflo: "mentre, con un'alzata/scrollata di spalle, fanno blablabla", direi personalmente
22 hrs
  -> grazie, sono d'accordo
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