Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: calzamaglia

Come si dice "calzamaglia" in inglese? Qua sta cominciando a fare 
parecchio freddo, e quando dico "long underwear" o "tights for men", 
persino da Macy's, non mi capisce nessuno.
:-/
Ciao,
Enrico il Pentolaio.

 :-/
You could just buy "tights". I don't see why people wouldn't
understand "long underwear", but you could try "thermal underwear", I
suppose.

 :-/
try: pantyhose for men :)
-- 
P�s g�r ho ait�n lamb�nei, ka� ho zet�n heur�skei, ka� t� kro�onti 
anoig�setai
(Euagg�lion kat� Lo�kan 11,10)

 
oppure alle brutte scarica queste e mostragliele
http://www.worik.eu/www.worik.eu/images/Calzamaglia_140gr.jpg
http://www.piusport.com/PublicStore/images/temp/Product-10443.jpg
http://www.piusport.com/PublicStore/images/temp/Product-10125.jpg
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 suppose.
In realt� il commesso mi ha detto:"intendi i pantaloni a mo' di pigiama? 
abbiamo solo quelli", che mi � parso piuttosto strano, essendo il 
negozio grandissimo. Mah, prover� a ritornarci uno di questi giorni.
Ciao,
Enrico il Pentolaio.

 negozio grandissimo. Mah, prover� a ritornarci uno di questi giorni.
Carry the pictures w/you, sientamm�.
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Men don't wear tights in the US unless they are dancers, pirates or belong to 
Robin Hood's Band of Merry Men. :-)
But I see  no reason at all why "long underwear" wouldn't be understood. You 
could try asking for "longjohns" or a "union suit" but the latter is shirt 
and pants combined, and I'm not sure what you're looking for.
If I needed these I'd look in a catalog (maybe online) at 
LLBEAN.COM
.
-- 
Joe/Joey da New York
English as she is spoken (and sometimes written) in the US.
"English as She Is Spoke" is the common name of a 19th century book credited 
to Josï¿œ da Fonseca and Pedro Carolino, which was intended as a 
Portuguese-English conversational guide or phrase book, but is regarded as a 
classic source of unintentional humour.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_As_She_Is_Spoke

 
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http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?categoryId=50
2848&catalogId=1&storeId=1&langId=-1&nav=s1-ln>
or
http://preview.tinyurl.com/y8zusgt
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 Robin Hood's Band of Merry Men. :-)
I've worn tights under my trousers when it was very very cold. I
didn't need
"tights for men", just tights that were the right size.

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We say thermal underwear.
Macy's has thermal underwear, but evidently not the one-piece variety.
http://www1.macys.com/catalog/index.ognc?CategoryID=57&PageID=247117246316&kw=Underwear%20%26%20Socks
A "union suit" is a one-piece undergarment with both top and pants combined
into one piece. It is not necessarily a thermal garment. Some people still
use the phrase "union suit", but to me it is comical and archaic.
JC Penney, "Cotton Thermal Union Suit"
http://www.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?DeptID=63777&CatID=63777&Grptyp=SIZ&ItemId=16b4831&cm_mmc=ShoppingFeed-_-Google-_-Men-_-Men%20s%20JCPenney%20Rock%20Face%20Cotton%20Thermal%20Union%20Suit
Joe from Massachusetts

Adam Atkinson, 13:16, domenica 6 dicembre 2009:
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This thread makes me remember Zeffirelli's film Romeo�&�Juliet,
actors wore bi-coloured tights (left!=right) with a kind of
pouch for their male private property.
-- 
"It [marriage] happens as with cages: the birds without despair
to get in, and those within despair of getting out."
                -- Michel Eyquem de Montaigne

 and pants combined, and I'm not sure what you're looking for.
Longjohns! That's the word I forgot. I had asked an American the other 
day, but I could only remember "long underwear", which apparently didn't 
work at Macy's.
Ciao,
Enrico il Pentolaio.

 people wearing t-shirts and/or flip-flops at a temeperature of -5ï¿œC. 
*temperature
Ciao,
Enrico il Pentolaio.

 work at Macy's.
There's no excuse for someone not understanding "long underwear." All I can 
think of is that folks are so used to the cold where you are that it wouldn't 
occur to them to wear long underwear.
LLBean also has a few pair of flannel-lined pants available and those are 
nice and comfy when it's cold. Maybe they're not cheap, though. I forget what 
I paid for mine.
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 work at Macy's.
The problem isn't what you call it, it's where you go for it. Thermal 
underwear is practical clothing, not stylish clothing. So, you should go 
to a store that sells practical things. You would be more likely to find 
them in a store that targets a lower middle-class population.
I would guess that Macy's would be unlikely to carry (have) them. You 
should try a store like Kohl's or Sears or a large sporting goods store. 
The guys who crouch down next to a river with their shotguns at 5am 
waiting for ducks to fly over, need to be warm.

 We say thermal underwear.
I feel the urge to specify that there are women (and I'm one) who would 
never have sex with a man wearing thermal underwear. No, not even if he 
takes it off, he has to make sure I don't see him wearing it!
HTH :DDD
Janis

 This thread makes me remember [...]
reminds me
ciao, Janis

 takes it off, he has to make sure I don't see him wearing it!
Parla la californiana. Prova a venire qua, specialmente il prossimo mese!
Ciao,
Enrico il Pentolaio.

 ha scritto 
nel messaggio news:hfjp9a$d2u$1...@aioe.org...
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Ah ha, te la sei presa! :D
Prendi pantaloni imbottiti (non so come si chiamano in nessuna lingua...io 
li ho della Nike e sono molto cicciotti, non proprio imbottiti) prendi capi 
molto pesanti, di lana, ma NON i calzamaglia (maschile o femminile?!)
ciao, J. 


-- 
One should always be in love. That is the reason one should
never marry.
    -- Oscar Wilde

 reminds me
Grazie, cercherï¿œ di ricordarmene.
Thanks, I will search to remember me of it.
:-)
Thanks, I'll try to remember that verb, can you suggest
something to remind me of it?
-- 
"Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing."
                -- Wernher von Braun 

 HTH :DDD
The same can be said of many men regarding some kind of womens'
night apparel.
E i bigodini!
E la crema per la pelle!
-- 
"Behind every successful man is a surprised woman."
                -- Maryon Pearson (1901-1989) 


(AK47 incluso)
-- 
I could never learn to like her -- except on a raft at sea with
no other provisions in sight.
    -- Mark Twain

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I remember when I was stationed in Vicenza that when we went into town from
the caserma, we didn't start wearing overcoats until the weather became
extremely cold. The Italians thought we were crazy, wearing only light
jackets when they were wearing overcoats and scarves.
Joe from Massachusetts

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The US Army has always issued some type of thermal underwear, but always a
two-piece set - a long-sleeved top and "long john" pants. "Long johns"
always meant the long pants part ot the thermal underwear set.
I rarely saw anyone wearing "long johns", and those that wore them were the
butt of many jokes (no pun intended). For the most part the "long johns"
sat in our footlockers, unused.
I was never tempted to wear "long johns", until one terrible winter in
Korea, when we wore heavy wool hats, fingerless insulated
waterproof mittens over gloves with wool inserts, heavy waterproof insulated
boots resembling mukluks, two pairs of wool socks, hooded parkas over a
field jacket and two wool shirts, and waterproof pants over two pairs of
wool pants while walking guard duty in a blizzard when we could only stay
outside for a maximum of 5 minutes at a time, which was just enough time to
walk from one building to another.
Joe from Massachusetts

On Mon, 7 Dec 2009 19:03:32 -0500, Joseph Curtin wrote
(in article <MNgTm.76758$W77....@newsfe11.iad>):
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The first time I went to Bermuda was over the Christmas holiday. Never having 
been there, but thinking of it as a tropical island, I packed a bunch of 
Hawaiian shirts and shorts, t-shirts and flip-flops.
It was December 23; we arrived at night. My buddy and I took a taxi from the 
airport to the hotel. The taxi driver was very friendly; showed us around a 
few places, took us to a great snack shack because we were hungry. It was a 
nice way to arrive.
The next morning we decided to walk into town, about a 30-minute walk. We 
were both decked out in the Hawaiian shirts, shorts and flip-flops.
As we walked along, we were quickly impressed with how friendly everyone was: 
everyone we passed smiled broadly. They ALL gave us a big smile and a 
friendly "Hello!"
After we had been in town a short while, we ran into the taxi driver from the 
night before. He, too, greeted us with a big smile and said "Hey! Nice to see 
you. I recognized you from three blocks away!"
"Yeah? How so?" we asked.
"You're the only people on the island in shorts and flowery shirts."
 It was only then that we realized everyone -- EVERYone -- was wearing winter 
clothing, parkas with hoods even, gloves, scarves, heavy boots.
We laughed our @$$3$ off.
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Enrico il Pentolaio ha detto questo lunedï¿œ :
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Suggerisco il grasso di foca.
Te ne spalmi addosso un dito prima di vestirti. E' un ottimo isolante 
termico. Puzza un po', ma ï¿œ sempre meglio della calzamaglia. :-)

 Enrico il Pentolaio.
http://www.theunderwearguys.com/
I'd just wear tights. Who the hell needs to know or care that I'm
wearing them?
I've not had sex with Janis so far in my life so I'm sure I can live
without it in future.

 something to remind me of it?
S�, fatterello tratto dalla vita reale: una persona cercava di dire ad una 
ragazza che lei somigliava alla Rossellini e le diceva "You remember 
Isabella Rossellini." Al che  lei rispondeva "S� certo!". Considerando il 
broken English del tizio (privo di pronomi), la differenza tra "Ricordi 
Isabella Rossellini?" e "Mi ricordi Isabella Rossellini" era tutta nel verbo 
(doveva usare remind invece di remember).
ciao, Janis 

 without it in future.
Hey, another thin-skinned dude over here! :D
Fair enough, but then please don't ever complain over girdles, Bridget 
Jones-pants, Spanx, magic knickers or whatever you call the awful-looking 
shapewear, the aesthetically revolting yokes, some women think they 
absolutely have to wear to look attractive (before undressing, of course!) 
;)
Cheers, Janis 

 absolutely have to wear to look attractive (before undressing, of course!)
Deal.

Joe/Joey da New York ha scritto:
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But I bet my nether regions that Vicenza is not even by far so warm as 
Bermuda in winter...

 Bermuda in winter...
Probably not; neither is Boston, where I was living at the time. To us, this 
was like summer weather.
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 invece di remember).
Ottima idea, grazie!
La Rossellini me la ricordo, eccome se me la ricordo.
E "to recall" quando si usa?
-- 
The human race is a race of cowards; and I am not only marching
in that procession but carrying a banner.
    -- Mark Twain

 E "to recall" quando si usa?
Per quello che riesco a dedurre dall'uso pratico direi che recall e 
recollect implicano un certo sforzo nel far tornare alla mente qualcosa, 
mentre remember d� l'idea che la cosa che si porta alla coscienza sia ben 
viva o che ci si predispone perch� lo sia (I will always remember this 
moment!). Remind implica che ci sia qualcosa che fa tornare in mente 
qualcos'altro (come nel caso della tua frase e del mio fatterello). Poi ci 
sarebbe remenisce che si usa quando racconti fatti autobiografici del 
passato; in italiano quest'ultimo non � un verbo e quindi la traduzione 
potrebbe essere tipo "abbandonarsi alle reminescenze/ai ricordi".
Non mi vengono in mente altri.
ciao, Janis

 recollect implicano un certo sforzo nel far tornare alla mente qualcosa,
Aggiungo: recall si usa di pi� quando cerchi di ricordare qualcosa che devi 
(stai per) comunicare ad altri, mentre puoi recollect i ricordi della tua 
infanzia per tenerli per te.
ciao, Janis

 Non mi vengono in mente altri.
Bugia... in realt� mi vengono in mente retrieve, call back, call up, think 
back, ma poi quando ci vado a lavoro?
ciao, Janis
p.s. quando comincio a rispondermi da sola vuol dire che non ho voglia di 
uscire... :( 

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You don't know what you've been missing (delicacy prevents my saying more) .
In the UK we call them long johns - I have several pairs .
Mike 

 In the UK we call them long johns - I have several pairs .
You see, J? That's why I love the British.
Anyways, tomorrow morning I'm going to JCPenney to buy those long johns.
I'm not sure these are "calzamaglia", but I guess they're all right.
http://www3.jcpenney.com/jcp/X5.aspx?DeptID=53006&CatID=53066&cmCatLevel=4&CmCatId=53006|53015
  It's really too freaking cold here. Today the maximum temperature was 
-8�C. Still wonder why people live here.
Ciao,
Enrico il Pentolaio.

 -8�C. Still wonder why people live here.
Now you know why the Illini moved to Oklahoma.  :>)
Joe from Massachusetts


The artist formerly known as the artist formerly known as Prince, who has
now reverted to his original name, seems to be wearing a very colorful
version of the union suit in this picture. He has solved the trap-door
problem, by having his butt protrude from the garment.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/060830/175059__prince_l.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20057685_20057686_20223762_1,00.html&usg=__PL--YYxyLdY-xuEKFJIcszVEgCw=&h=400&w=300&sz=36&hl=en&start=2&itbs=1&tbnid=e9JpIpeYs_A3mM:&tbnh=124&tbnw=93&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dprince%2Bmtv%2Bawards%2Bpants%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG
Joe from Massachusetts