Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
dare buca, tirare il pero
English translation:
to pike somebody / blow someone out
Italian term
dare buca, tirare il pero
| 4 +1 | to pike somebody / blow someone out |
Maura Sciuccati
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Caterina Passari
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Non-PRO (1): silvia b (X)
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Proposed translations
Professional, precise and reliable
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, German to Italian, French to Italian, and 1 more.
to pike somebody / blow someone out
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Ciao!
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Note added at 3 mins (2007-07-14 16:25:53 GMT)
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Ops... fantastica la ripetizione di 'idea'! :o)
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Note added at 6 mins (2007-07-14 16:28:15 GMT)
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Senti questa:
to hand sb. a lemon, to take sb. for a ride (http://www.oxfordparavia.it/lemmaIta3810)
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Note added at 7 mins (2007-07-14 16:29:54 GMT)
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To stand somebody up
http://www.oxfordparavia.it/lemmaIta4373
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Note added at 8 mins (2007-07-14 16:30:28 GMT)
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Ah, scusa Silvia, non avevo visto che questa l'avevi suggerita già tu!
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silvia b (X)
: e io avevo messo la mia nota senza vedere la tua risposta!!! Buon fine settimana :)
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No problem! Grazie e buon fine settimana anche a te!
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Mary Stefan
: You could say "to blow someone off" (ex: I had to meet him at 8pm and he blew me off - he didn't show up) but it's not about making a promise and not keeping it. Cheers!
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Thanks Mary!I don't know why but I didn't read the sker note about the promise! :o)
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Umberto Cassano
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Grazie lo stesso Umberto, ma quella di Caterina è azzeccatissima!
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Italy
Native in: Italian
Works in: Italian to English, Italian to French, Italian to Spanish, and 3 more.
to let someone down
australianetwork.com/nexus/expression/l.htm
machaut.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/WEBSTER.sh?word=Let
Ciao!
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Mary Stefan
: That's what I would go for.
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Thanks, Mary!:)
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Lindsay Watts
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Thank you, Lindsay!
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Pnina
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Grazie mille, Pnina!
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simona dachille
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Ti ringrazio, Simona!
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texjax DDS PhD
: yep!
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Grazie Tex!!!
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Maura Sciuccati
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Grazie, Maura!
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potra
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Thanks!
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James (Jim) Davis
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Thank you, Jim but...I'm afraid it's a bit...late;) BYE
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