Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: Fagioli corridori

I've been reading my son's Italian version of Harry Potter and the Order
of the Phoenix.
The translation didn't seem too bad (I haven't read the original, so I
can't be sure), but towards the end, the translator says Hagrid picks
"fagioli corridori" in the garden. Aagghh...
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Mary

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Spill the beans! What are they running from? Someone tried to eat
them? :-)

 them? :-)
No, just translated by someone who's obviously never heard of runner
beans (fagioli di Spagna).
-- 
Mary

 "fagioli corridori" in the garden
Fortuna che e riuscito a raccoglierli. Mica facile stare dietro a dei 
fagioli che scappano via.
P.

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LOL!
I don't know why, but I just remembered this joke:
A man walked into a doctor's office and said to the receptionist,
"I've got the shingles." The receptionist replied, "Please fill out
this form. When you're done, take a seat." A few minutes later a nurse
came out and asked him, "What is your problem?" The man replied, "I've
got the shingles." The nurse got a little more information from him,
gave him a gown to change into and took him into an exam room. A
little later another nurse came in and asked him what he had, and he
replied, "I've got the shingles." She drew some blood, took his blood
pressure and told him the doctor would see him soon. About 30 minutes
later the doctor walked in. The doctor said, "How are you?" The man
replied, "I've got the shingles." The doctor looked at his chart, gave
the man a quick exam and said, "Sir, I don't see any shingles." The
man replied, "They're outside on the truck..where do you want them?" 
Sebastiano

 "I've got the shingles."
LOL. I kinda saw that coming, but it's still funny.
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 "I've got the shingles." The receptionist replied, "Please fill out
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mmm...Shingles sta' per il Fuoco di S.Antonio e invece al singolare indica
materiale da costruzione?
O mi manca un ennessimo significato?
Il senso l'ho capito pero' se aggiungo una frase al vocabolario non è male
:-D
Raudo & Pringles
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 O mi manca un ennessimo significato?
Nope.
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 muri di una casa.
Sul tetto? Cos'č, allora?
In GB, "shingle" significa una spiagga sassosa.
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Mary

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Made of an asphalt susbstance usually, they're called shingles on a roof or
wall. Sometimes they are made of tile or terra cotta (on the roof, that is
not on a wall):
http://www.shinglerecycling.org/making_shingles.asp
Shingles can also be made of wood -- if so, most often cedar (a variety of
these is called "shakes", which are more rustic with an irregular shape
which and are often found at seaside cottages):
http://tinyurl.com/67sy6
It is, of course, also that disease, which was the idea behind Seba's joke.
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In GB, "shingle" significa una spiagga sassosa.
Ma va? Ne ho imparata una nuova. :)
Sapevo potesse indicare il tipo di sasso (shingles sono i ciottoli),
ma che indentificasse anche la spiaggia mi mancava. Quindi "shingle
beach" in UK non ha senso o, meglio, è ripetitivo? 
Sebastiano

 beach" in UK non ha senso o, meglio, è ripetitivo?
Al limite puo essere pericoloso visto che è una forma virale...:-D
Where we can go today?
Well, let's try Shingles beach...paura.......
^__^
Raudo & S.Anthony's Fire
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 Well, let's try Shingles beach...paura.......
LOL
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Well, let's try Shingles beach...paura.......
LOL! Alla faccia degli sport estremi.
Sebastiano

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This is anecdotal, but a friend tells me that a friend of his was in Italy
a few years ago, and away from the mainstream tourist areas. He went into a
restaurant where little English was spoken and tried to order a dish with
eggplant.
Not knowing the Italian word "melanzana" he tried his best to fake it, and
came up with "uova-pianta." :) The restaurant staff shrugged and did their
best to comprehend his request, ultimately providing him with a spinach
omelet. He loved it anyway.
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