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collezionisti di scheletri nell’armadio

English translation: Collectors of skeletons in the cupboard

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Italian term or phrase:collezionisti di scheletri nell’armadio
English translation:Collectors of skeletons in the cupboard
Entered by: Lara Barnett

05:06 Oct 21, 2017
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Character narration
Italian term or phrase: collezionisti di scheletri nell’armadio
A literary character is mentioning types of fictional characters he has come across

cominciò a pullulare di possidenti russi dai nomi irripetibili, di re sanguinari, di emarginati dalla battuta facile, di collezionisti di scheletri nell’armadio, di padri padroni,...

Is this depicting "skeletons in the cupboard" figuratively in the sense of secrets? Or is a skeleton collector really a type of character?
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:21
Collectors of skeletons in the cupboard
Explanation:
Figuratively speaking
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Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 06:21
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4 +3Collectors of skeletons in the cupboard
Lisa Jane


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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Collectors of skeletons in the cupboard


Explanation:
Figuratively speaking

Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 06:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 136

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexandra Speirs: yes, those who like to collect nasty pieces of information about other people
39 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Maria Hansford
5 hrs
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agree  philgoddard: I suppose it *could* be literal, maybe if they were a serial killer...
1 day 5 hrs
  -> ;) thanks
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