Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: una frase

to figure out if that guy you've been crushing on likes you back
Ciao,..non ho capito bene che vuol dire ..likes back..e crushing ..Grazie

to figure out if that guy you've been crushing on likes you back
Capire se a quel tipo per il quale hai una cotta piaci.
Sebastiano
-- 
Your brain at this moment is composed of brigades of tiny Bolivian
soldiers. They are tired and muddy from their long march through the
night. There are holes in their boots and they are hungry, They need
to be fed. They need the Bolivian Marching Powder.

 Ciao,..non ho capito bene che vuol dire ..likes back..e crushing ..Grazie
Scoprire se quel ragazzo per il quale hai perso la testa ti ricambia.
Ciao
Christian
--
Pancakes make people happy

 Capire se a quel tipo per il quale hai una cotta piaci.
In short, if you'll get first base with that guy you fell head over
heels, and eventually wrap him around your little finger  ;) 
-- 
Enrico C
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heels, and eventually wrap him around your little finger  ;) 
LOL :)
But, y'know, it's a long jump from a first base to a li'l head. You
need second, and probably third base, before. And then, having him
around your little finger, is a very powerful - and dangerous for him
- thing.
Karen Walker said at the phone to her hubby Stan, "Who's my puppy,
huh? Ha ha ha. Who's my naughty, naughty little puppy? Ha ha ha ha ha
ha. Wag that tail. That's right. Wag it. (GASPS) Uh-oh. Oh, I know a
very, very bad naughty puppy who's going to have to go back on his
leash. Ha ha." [Will & Grace, Season 1, Episode 6 - William, Tell]
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 Ciao,..non ho capito bene che vuol dire ..likes back..e crushing ..Grazie
the guy you have a crush on = il ragazzo per cui hai una cotta
likes you back = anche a lui piaci tu

cambia l'espressione per . Si dice 'that guy you have a crush on...'
Grazie di essere intervenuto. Non avevo mai sentito "crushing on", ma
il significato era così ovvio che l'avevo preso per buono. Ora so che
non lo è.
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That's teen speak.  To be crushing on someone means to have a crush on someone.
 I take it you don't have teenagers in the house!
bye
GFC

 someone. I take it you don't have teenagers in the house!
I stand by my original statement because of lingering doubts that teenagers
should be considered native speakers.

 should be considered native speakers.
LOL

 I take it you don't have teenagers in the house!
Well, that's ok. I would have never used "to be crushing on", but I'm
not a teen anymore. :)
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should be considered native speakers.
ROTFL
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 should be considered native speakers.
d'accordissimo. Ho subito poco fa un' invasione dalla parte dei
"teenagers" italiani: sette, un vero branco. Ragazzi/e simpatici/e, ma
teenagers. Mi conto fortunato di aver sopravissuto l'esperienza.
-- 
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teenagers. Mi conto fortunato di aver sopravissuto l'esperienza.
^_^
BTW, welcome back, I was beginning to worry. :)
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crush on...'
It's a classic example of the English (language) tendency to form new 
verbs from nouns.
Cheers
-- 
John G Davies

 teenagers. Mi conto fortunato di aver sopravissuto l'esperienza.
So, should I post when I come across something which is teen slang or
should I just shut up?
bye
GFC

 teenagers. Mi conto fortunato di aver sopravissuto l'esperienza.
Welcome back!
Bye, FB

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Grazie mille, anche a Seb.
Arrivano i momenti in cui la vita "reale" impedisce la vita "Net".
comunque, per ben o per male, son tornato....
Ma questi teenagers....  Sapevate che esiste in inglese una parola,
vecchia e quasi dimenticata: "teen" , una volta, voleva dir "trouble".
No, non e' l'origine del "teenager" ma si fa pensarci...
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 No, non e' l'origine del "teenager" ma si fa pensarci...
teen 
1: 
Function: noun
archaic : MISERY, AFFLICTION
Etymology: Middle English tene, from Old English tEona injury, grief;
akin to Old Norse tjOn loss, damage
Date: 14th century
[M-W]
-- 
Enrico C
"I've asked you umpteen times to show me the money!"
umpteen: many; countless (c) Dave's ESL Cafe Slang

 should I just shut up?
Post it, it's really really interesting to me. Tony was clearly being
sarcastic.
-- 
Giovanni Bajo

 verbs from nouns.
Here's another, a slang expression found in the New York area, introduced I
believe by the offspring of Italian immigrants who, having lost the language
of their elders, no longer know about the connection of the word to its
Italian origins.
I can't believe you eat that stuff, I schieve it.
Can you guess the (alleged) origins?

> verbs from nouns.
Not only nouns, but now even acronyms generate verbs.  To MC something....To
bart (Bay Area Rapid Transit is the subway in my area).
bye
Ari

Can you guess the (alleged) origins?
If that means what I think it means (who said the sentence does not
like some kind of stuff) I guess it could come from "schifare".
But who knows, it could be anything. I looked it up but I haven't
found it in the dictionaries, not even in the slang ones. I've not
even found it - as a verb - in google. Only surnames.
Sebastiano
-- 
Your brain at this moment is composed of brigades of tiny Bolivian
soldiers. They are tired and muddy from their long march through the
night. There are holes in their boots and they are hungry. They need
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 even found it - as a verb - in google. Only surnames.
I was thinking of 'schifo', but you're right. A verb form already exists in
Italian, so I guess this example doesn't quite fit the 'nouns made into
verbs' model. Oops.
In any case, next time you're in New York, try saying something using this
alleged verb and chances are that you won't get a raised eyebrow in
response. And yes, the 'v' in place of an 'f' accurately reflects the
pronunciation.

pronunciation.
Ok, that settles it. :)
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