Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
go them one better
Italian translation:
fare ancora meglio, superare sè stessi
Added to glossary by
Lorenzo Carbone
Jul 13, 2012 08:49
11 yrs ago
English term
go them one better
English to Italian
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
"On the streets of Las Vegas, not only the show girls,
of which the town has about two hundred fifty, bona fide, in residence, but girls of every sort, including, especially,
Las Vegas’ little high-school buds, who adorn what locals seeking roots in the sand call “our city of churches and
schools,” have taken up the chic of wearing buttocks décolletage step-ins under flesh-tight slacks, with the outline
of the undergarment showing through fashionably. Others go them one better. "
of which the town has about two hundred fifty, bona fide, in residence, but girls of every sort, including, especially,
Las Vegas’ little high-school buds, who adorn what locals seeking roots in the sand call “our city of churches and
schools,” have taken up the chic of wearing buttocks décolletage step-ins under flesh-tight slacks, with the outline
of the undergarment showing through fashionably. Others go them one better. "
Proposed translations
(Italian)
| 3 +4 | fare ancora meglio, superare sè stessi |
Giuseppe Bellone
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| 4 +3 | alcune fanno anche di meglio |
Cora Annoni
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| 3 +1 | rilanciare con ... / metterci il carico di briscola |
AdamiAkaPataflo
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Proposed translations
+4
9 mins
Giuseppe Bellone
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Italy
Anything worth doing is worth doing well
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian
Related KudoZ points
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100
Selected
fare ancora meglio, superare sè stessi
Penso qualcosa così.
go one better
narrowly surpass a previous effort or achievement: I want to go one better this time and score
narrowly outdo (another person): he went one better than Black by reaching the final
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Note added at 9 min (2012-07-13 08:58:58 GMT)
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http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/better
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Note added at 11 min (2012-07-13 09:00:54 GMT)
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Anche se il tuo testo ha "them" e non "one/it", effettivamente.
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Note added at 15 min (2012-07-13 09:04:44 GMT)
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Scusa intendevo che tu hai "them" in più, ma forse l'espressione idiom. è pur sempre quella.
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Note added at 27 min (2012-07-13 09:16:03 GMT)
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Ciao :)
go one better
narrowly surpass a previous effort or achievement: I want to go one better this time and score
narrowly outdo (another person): he went one better than Black by reaching the final
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Note added at 9 min (2012-07-13 08:58:58 GMT)
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http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/better
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Note added at 11 min (2012-07-13 09:00:54 GMT)
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Anche se il tuo testo ha "them" e non "one/it", effettivamente.
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Note added at 15 min (2012-07-13 09:04:44 GMT)
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Scusa intendevo che tu hai "them" in più, ma forse l'espressione idiom. è pur sempre quella.
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Note added at 27 min (2012-07-13 09:16:03 GMT)
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Ciao :)
Note from asker:
| Si, ci sta perfettamente nella traduzione, grazie. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks."
+1
15 mins
AdamiAkaPataflo
Germany
Germany
Native in Italian
Works in field
Germany
NOT lost in translation
Native in: Italian
Works in: German to Italian, English to Italian
Related KudoZ points
:
300
rilanciare con ... / metterci il carico di briscola
due metafore prese dal linguaggio del gioco (che a Las Vegas ci sta pure bene) che secondo me rendono l'idea del superare la concorrenza, spingersi ancora oltre, esagerare/osare ancora di più
better - definition of better by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus ...
www.thefreedictionary.com/better - Diese Seite übersetzen
Definition of better in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of ... go one better (Brit intr; US tr) to outdo (a person) or improve upon (someone else's effort). had better ...
better - definition of better by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus ...
www.thefreedictionary.com/better - Diese Seite übersetzen
Definition of better in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of ... go one better (Brit intr; US tr) to outdo (a person) or improve upon (someone else's effort). had better ...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tony Shargool
: cool thinking
3 days 3 mins
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heheh, sono biscazziera dentro ;-))) grazie molte, saluta Ernestine da parte mia
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+3
43 mins
Cora Annoni
Native in Italian
Works in field
38 yrs experience freelance transl&inter
Native in: Italian 
Works in: German to Italian, English to Italian, French to Italian, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
31
alcune fanno anche di meglio
mi sembra una formulazione più adatta, dato che non ci si riferisce all'ambiente del gioco in particolare.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
zerlina
11 hrs
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| agree |
Arabella Fiona Palladino
1 day 21 hrs
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| agree |
Sara Negro
2 days 23 hrs
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