Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: "mi faccia"

I'm having a bit of trouble understanding the meaning of this in
English.
For example:
"Mi faccia salire su quel treno!" How would "mi faccia" translate into
English here?
Thanks.

 English here?
It's the "lei" form. We use the third person when speaking with strangers
(unless they're children or kids).
Fammi salire su quel treno! (let me get on that train!)
Mi faccia salire su quel treno (let me get on that train!)
You would use the first one when speaking with a friend of yours, for
example, while the second one would be the one you should use when speaking
with, for instance, a fat lawyer blocking the train doors. :)
The verb is "fare" (to do/to make and a zillion of other things. ^_^). 
Sebastiano

On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 23:46:45 GMT, jonny wrote:
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"Let me"; literally "make me", but it is not necessarily implied that one
should actually help the speaker to get on the train, though that can
certainly be the case.
P.S. Are you watching "La vita č bella" by any chance? A wonderful film.
Bye, FB
-- 
Mrs. Palmer, in her way, was equally angry. 'She was determined to drop his
acquaintance immediately, and she was very thankful that she had never been
acquainted with him at all'. (Jane Austen)

 Mi faccia salire su quel treno (let me get on that train!)
"Let me..., Mr. Barrie!".
Bye, FB
-- 
Se dico "siedi!" manca l'oggetto.
Siedo chi? Lei o me?
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P.S. Are you watching "La vita č bella" by any chance? A wonderful film.
I am indeed! I've watched it once already, and I agree, wonderful
film. I have to confess that I was pretty choked at the end. One thing
I've definitely learnt, the word "principessa"! :)
I watched another one as well the other day "Respiro" It had no Subs
at all, and I did struggle, even the actors did! one said "non ti
capisco, che dice?" to this boy. It's set on an Island off Sicily. I
heard a few words like "pesce" & "male" and they didn't pronounce the
"e" at the end.

The verb is "fare" (to do/to make and a zillion of other things. ^_^). 
Ah, I understand, like: Dimmi/Mi Dica, Dammi/Mi Dà.
Thanks!

Giņ
A man has dreams of walking with giants,
to carve his niche in the edifice of time.
Before the mortar of his zeal
has a chance to congeal
the cup is dashed from his lips,
the flame is snuffed aborning.

 English here?
Se significa "mi aiuti a salire": help me to get on that train.
Se significa "mi lasci salire": let me on that train.
sq

Già che ci siamo, come tradurreste il celebre detto di Totò:
"Onorevole, ma mi faccia il piacere!"

"e" at the end.
Respiro is almost totally spoken in Sicilian, not Italian. I'm sure
even italians have big trouble understanding it without subs.
Ciao,
 Luigi

 "Onorevole, ma mi faccia il piacere!"
"Gimme a break". "Onorevole" e' squisitamente intraducibile.

 Ah, I understand, like: Dimmi/Mi Dica, Dammi/Mi Dà.
No è proprio così:
Dimmi / Mi dica
Dammi / Mi dia
Ciao
Antonio
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 "Onorevole" e' squisitamente intraducibile.
In everyday Italian, "onorevole" just means "MP" ("member of parliament"),
although it sould actually be a form of address for MP's.
IIRC, the character to which Totņ said this in that movie was in fact an
MP ("onorevole Trombetta") that he met on a train directed to Rome.
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