Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: How do you like those apples?

Ciao ragazzi,
C`è un'espressione italiana con lo stesso senso ironico come:
How do you like those apples?
Ciao,
Ron
USA

 How do you like those apples?
Ron,
Ho dedicato 30 dei 41 anni che ho alla lingua inglese ma non ho mai sentito
questa espressione.
Vuoi spiegare a questo povero e rosso per la vergogna amico cosa vuol dire ?
TIA
Sal

 la vergogna amico cosa vuol dire ? TIA Sal
Here is what I just found searching around on the web:
 "How do you like those apples?" or, as most people say it, "How do you
 like THEM apples?" is an american figure of speech, meaning, "What do you
 think of this idea?" 
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Max

 How do you like those apples?
Dipende... Cosa intendi con "apples"?
Se per "apples" intendi i seni femminili, credo che si possa tradurre piů o
meno con:
"Che ne dici di quel paio di meloni/bocce?" Oppure (piů fine): "Visto che
davanzale?" O ancora: "Visto che carrozzeria?"
Ciao
Anna (che spera di non essere OT :-))

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LOL
Lo sapevo: sono intervenuta troppo presto... Sorry!
Anna


with contest.
saluti,
Peltio

 Vuoi spiegare a questo povero e rosso per la vergogna amico cosa vuol dire ?
Like any expression, it is dependent on the context. But usually it has either
an ironical or a sarcastic meaning. It almost always refers to an action or
consequence that is detrimental to someone.It can mean "isn't that thing that
occurred ironic?"
For example, if something unpleasant happened to a person despite his efforts,
through some alternative means for which he hadn't prepared, he might say this
expression to a friend. "I just washed my car yesterday, and today it's raining.
How do you like those apples?"
Here's another example. If someone treated another person well and that other
person responded by doing something harmful to the first person, the first
person might complain to a friend about the other person's actions. "I
recommended him for that job, and now he won't recommend me for the job that I
want. How do you like those apples?"
The meaning can also be sarcastic. If someone does something unpleasant to
another person, and in retaliation that other person does something unpleasant
to the first person, the expression can mean "doesn't that upset you?" So, if,
for example, a child broke another child's favorite toy, and then the other
child broke the first child's favorite toy, the second child might say: "Now you
know how it feels. How do you like them apples?"
From what I know of the appreciation of irony in Italian culture, I expect that
there must be a similar expression.
Ciao,
Ron
USA

 davanzale?" O ancora: "Visto che carrozzeria?"
Annaaaaaaa! Mi hai fatto sorridere.
I suppose that anything longer than it is wide can refer to a phallus and
anything remotely round in shape can refer to a breast. But in this case, no.
Ciao,
Ron
USA

  think of this idea?"
Although the purposeful nongrammatical version "them apples" is indeed popular,
the description of the meaning as "what do you think of this idea" is very weak.
See my response to Mr. Pappagone2.
Ciao,
Ron
USA

 with contest.
But what would be the prize? ;-)
Ciao,
Ron
USA
PS: Peltio is so good about correcting my typos, I really shouldn't tease him
so.

 so.
LOL
Thank you. I had to read your question twice to understand what I've done.
Niente male, eh?
Please go on correcting my blunders.
: )
saluti,
Peltio

 there must be a similar expression.
Sorry, but I can't come up with anything better. The irony is mostly in the
voice and in the context. AFAIK.
saluti,
Peltio

 know how it feels. How do you like them apples?"
 >The best one here is :"Tiè !
P.S Mr Pappagone2 is AKA Salvatore Santangelo
Yours
Sal

d'accordo
Martin
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In northern Italian, maybe "roba da matti!", although it perhaps sounds
a bit dated.
Mary
-- 
ADAM and EVE VIRUS: takes several bytes out of your Apple.

 How do you like those apples?
'Che dire?' / 'Pensa che bello!'/ 'Carino, no?'

 davanzale?"
Gasp!
P.
--
Femina è cosa garrula e fallace (TASSO G. L. XIX, 84)

 The irony is mostly in the voice
That's exactly why I always put the utmost care in protecting
my throat when that chilly autumn wind starts blowing.
Ciao
Matteo B.

"Matteo B." wrote:
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Yes, you wouldn't want to lose that obsequious edge.
;-)

 Gasp!
Ehm...
Annagarrula&Fallace