Knickers in a twist
Italian translation: infastidito
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| 4 +1 | infastidito |
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| 4 | fuori di testa |
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| 4 | testa confusa |
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| 3 | folle, fuori di testa, ecc. |
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| 3 | ...che sclera |
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22 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1infastidito Explanation: Il senso è meno forte di adirato/incavolato. Di solito lo rendo con infastidito oppure innervosito...la sensazione di avere gli indumenti intimi messi male ...è un qualcosa di fastidioso che non si può rimediare facilmente! |
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15 mins confidence:
| knickers in a twist folle, fuori di testa, ecc. Explanation: GET YOUR KNICKERS IN A TWIST | Bedeutung im ... https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ 08.01.2020 - get your knickers in a twist Bedeutung, Definition get your knickers in a twist: to become confused, worried, or annoyed about something. non credo proprio sia una frase tratta dal libro: Kurtz might be the apple of every brutish imperialist’s eye, but his God complex is getting wildly out of hand in the depths of the jungle. What on earth will Marlow find when he finally gets downriver? Devil worship? Savages? Heads on sticks? Or just another nutty white man with his knickers in a twist? http://www.pulptheclassics.com/index1.php?imprint=8&isbn=&eb... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 41 mins (2020-01-20 11:24:11 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- forse "disorientato" calza meglio |
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| knickers in a twist ...che sclera Explanation: Che sclera per poco... Che va fuori di testa per poco Un suggerimento più idiomatico ma che non c'entra col libro perché é un modo di dire recente. Però mi sembra che il concetto dell'agitarsi/sclerare per poca cosa vada messo, il concetto di agitarsi e basta non rende l'idea, imo |
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5 hrs confidence:
| knickers in a twist fuori di testa Explanation: . |
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21 hrs confidence:
| knickers in a twist testa confusa Explanation: or just another nutty white man with his knickers in a twist o un'altro bianco suonato con la testa confusa |
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