hai poco da prendere per il culo
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Nope.
The correct meaning depends upon the context you should provide.
The correct meaning depends upon the context you should provide.
"Prendere per il culo" is a really common Italian idiom meaning "to screw around with.s.b, to
f.uck around with s.b, to take the piss out of s.o,to fu.ck s.b over" etc. Or (like in that context) means to tease s.b, to fuck with s.b.....Hope it helped...Take care!! Or (like in that context) means to tease s.b...
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So Marco, in my example, it's like saying "are you
I think it is similar to "hai poco da ridere/prendere in giro", that is, you are not entitled to tease s.b or to laugh with a situation, because of your position.
Actually "prendere per il culo" means to tease, to laugh at s.b
Something like "no way you can mock me seeing as you emigrated in the US".
In that case means "You don't have make fun of me just because....."So Marco, in my example, it's like saying "are you
Oh yes I understand now. I was understanding it meant to tease but couldn't understand how that made sense in the sentence. In English we would just say F YOU!
Thanks everyone!
Oh yes I understand now. I was understanding it meant to tease but couldn't understand how that made sense in the sentence. In English we would just say F YOU!
Thanks everyone!
So how would the whole sentence might be reformulated using nbkc4d8's
F YOU?"No way you can
F ME just because you moved to US?Is this correct?
Isn't "take the piss out of someone" the equivalent of
Prendere per il culo though?Most of us would probably say, "You've got nothing to laugh about ...................." or "You're hardly in a postion to ridicule me ..............."
I think you can't really translate expressions like this directly and I can't think of any similar way we'd say this other thanSo how would the whole sentence might be reformulated using nbkc4d8's
"No way you can F ME just because you moved to US?
Is this correct?
Isn't "take the piss out of someone" the equivalent of
"What the
fuck are you going on about, you're living in the States now ..."Thanks rrose17.
Just a couple more for pondering
"no need tof sneer" or "no need to burn our ass".
"no need to
f sneer" or "no need to burn our ass".The second one I think is more often rendered with
"You don't have to bust my ass!"
But this means something like "Why are you giving me such a hard time!?" I don't think it really fits with the original thread.
That being said, one thing more.
"No need to tell me again." is a more elegant way to say "You don't have to tell me again."
SO to say "No need to bust my ass." is almost funny, putting an elegant beginning to a more rough conclusion.
"You don't have to bust my ass!"
But this means something like "Why are you giving me such a hard time!?" I don't think it really fits with the original thread.
That being said, one thing more.
"No need to tell me again." is a more elegant way to say "You don't have to tell me again."
SO to say "No need to bust my ass." is almost funny, putting an elegant beginning to a more rough conclusion.
These are easily the most accurate suggestions so far. To be brutal, I think some people still haven't really understood/pondered the exact meaning of the Italian idiom, and/or of the other suggested English translations (and the register thereof).
In Ireland we'd have said "Get off slaggin me! - For wan who made off to the states...."
And that's probably incomprehensible to most!!
So I'd say it's probably a "cut me some slack - you left for the states" Or in tidier language "you've no right to tease as you left for the states"
And that's probably incomprehensible to most!!
So I'd say it's probably a "cut me some slack - you left for the states" Or in tidier language "you've no right to tease as you left for the states"
Well, I think we need to do a little recap and explanation here:
First of all, the expression "hai poco da prendere per il culo, tu che..." means that the person to whom we are saying this, has just made fun of us, or mocked, or whateverwewannacallit...
Then comes the expression "hai poco da prendere per il culo..."
Which is definitely like saying... "look who's talking"...
It's like: A is making fun of B for whatever reason he wants... and B says "look who's talking... I could just say the same thing about you... so you can't make fun of me/you're the last person on earth who could make fun of me for that".
Plus it's a little vulgar (but not too much), and it totally sounds like the one who's saying it, is a little annoyed by the person he's saying this to.
Would you say something like "oh jee... spare me, you just left for the states" would work?
First of all, the expression "hai poco da prendere per il culo, tu che..." means that the person to whom we are saying this, has just made fun of us, or mocked, or whateverwewannacallit...
Then comes the expression "hai poco da prendere per il culo..."
Which is definitely like saying... "look who's talking"...
It's like: A is making fun of B for whatever reason he wants... and B says "look who's talking... I could just say the same thing about you... so you can't make fun of me/you're the last person on earth who could make fun of me for that".
Plus it's a little vulgar (but not too much), and it totally sounds like the one who's saying it, is a little annoyed by the person he's saying this to.
Would you say something like "oh jee... spare me, you just left for the states" would work?
Hi there. Sorry if I come back again on the well-worn subject, but I have something to ask. Quite often I see that the English rendering of Italian sentences which contain a "vulgar" word doesn't show the same hint or little bit extra of vulgarity.
What I mean is this: On the occasion of the award ceremony a Nobel Prize might possibly say "You're hardly in a postion to ridicule me" but he/she would NEVER EVER say "hai poco da prendere per il culo". So the point I'm trying to make is, even though the wordculo loses a great deal of its taboo in this sentence, the phrase remains sort of "vulgarish", so the English rendering of these phrases should, IMHO, contain a 4-letter-word....or not?
What I mean is this: On the occasion of the award ceremony a Nobel Prize might possibly say "You're hardly in a postion to ridicule me" but he/she would NEVER EVER say "hai poco da prendere per il culo". So the point I'm trying to make is, even though the word
culo loses a great deal of its taboo in this sentence, the phrase remains sort of "vulgarish", so the English rendering of these phrases should, IMHO, contain a 4-letter-word....or not?Well, maybe a three-letter word...! Yes, you're right, a mild expletive would be appropriate (and maybe necessary). Any suggestions, anyone?
I suggest:
"You're in no position to take thepiss...you moved to the States!"
"You're in no position to take the
piss...you moved to the States!"I suggest:
"You're in no position to take the
Yessss! That's what I meant! You know, guys, there must be all the time a way to convey the meaning which is very close to the "original". In any language. We're all humans after all. Someone might argue that cultural differences may be an obstacle to "perfect" translations but, come on, open up "Urban Dictionary" and you may find thousand examples of creative, amusing colloquialisms. Non natives like me are obviously very hard put to it when they look up a word they know "it must be there" but they don't know where to start.
Thank you everyone for their precious contribution.
You're hardly in a position to take the mickey........................! might be another option, but not as vulgar as 'taking the piss'.
According to Wikipedia, take the mickey" is an abbreviated form of the Cockney rhyming slang "take the mickey bliss" ("mickey" being slang for penis), meaning to "take the piss [out of someone].
According to Wikipedia, take the mickey" is an abbreviated form of the Cockney rhyming slang "take the mickey bliss" ("mickey" being slang for penis), meaning to "take the piss [out of someone].
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Really! I didn't think it was any more vulgar than Marco3's post
Probably a better translation would be "who are you to talk (you can add you shithead if you feel it requires a little vulgarity) you who immigrated to the states.
I was just curious if it was a common way to convey the meaning. Apparently by your answer it is. Thank you
Probably a better translation would be "who are you to talk (you can add you shithead if you feel it requires a little vulgarity) you who immigrated to the states.
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Uhm... well... this might be misunderstood, plus there are a few errors in it.
"quella è una bella ragazza che mi piacerebbe prendere per il culo"
or
"quella è una ragazza così bella che mi piacerebbe prenderla per il culo"
In any case... first of all it doesn't make much sense to me... but, if I were a girl reading/hearing this from a guy, I'd slap his face at least.
Hmmm.....piacerebbe was my first choice, but then I looked it up and noticed it was in the third person. I wanted to say "I would like to....." therefore I selected piacerei. Apparently I am missing something.
Yep... the verb "piacere" works kinda contrarywise if compared to "to like".
You say:
Subject + to like + object. E.g.: I like horror movies
Right?
In Italian we say:
Complemento di termine + verbo piacere + complemento oggetto
E.g.: Mi (a me) piacciono i film horror
As an ex teacher I found most Italians, in fact, always make the same mistake while translating this kind of sentences... they usually translate it into:
"horror movies like me" which of course makes absolutely no sense at all...
I hope I helped.
If you think of the verb "piacere" as "to please", you can understand why we translate "I'd like" (1st person) as "mi piacerebbe" ("it would please me", 3rd person). Of course, once you understand the literal translation you can go back to "I'd like", which is more natural.
Hey, what a thread guys...more and more intriguing.
I still think the nicest one remains "You're in no position to take thepiss...", because of the presence of a 4 letter word which, I suppose, loses much of its vulgar connotation in the specific sentence.(although it's definitely necessary to match the presence of the italian word culo) That's why I guess the transaltion matches the Italian counterpart.
In any case, "prendere per il culo" means "to tease" and it's largely used among workmates, friands, etc...in an extremely wide variety of subtle meanings, I'd say too many to give one single example.
I still think the nicest one remains "You're in no position to take the
piss...", because of the presence of a 4 letter word which, I suppose, loses much of its vulgar connotation in the specific sentence.(although it's definitely necessary to match the presence of the italian word culo) That's why I guess the transaltion matches the Italian counterpart.In any case, "prendere per il culo" means "to tease" and it's largely used among workmates, friands, etc...in an extremely wide variety of subtle meanings, I'd say too many to give one single example.
Who do you think you are/You've got some nerve/You're on thin ice trying to stick it to anybody considering the fact that you're new here yourself.
Hi everyone, I see this thread is dead but I still would like to know how you would translate "prendere per il culo" in slightly different contexts...
"Non prendermi per il culo" quando ad esempio qualcuno che si sta comportando in modo ipocrita viene "smascherato"
"Lui mi ha solo preso per il culo", frase usata abbastanza comunemente quando una ragazza parla di una relazione precedente finita male.
Mi interessa particolarmente come tradurreste "Non mi va di farmi prendere per il culo", in cui l'espressione ha un significato simile alla precedente...
"Non prendermi per il culo" quando ad esempio qualcuno che si sta comportando in modo ipocrita viene "smascherato"
"Lui mi ha solo preso per il culo", frase usata abbastanza comunemente quando una ragazza parla di una relazione precedente finita male.
Mi interessa particolarmente come tradurreste "Non mi va di farmi prendere per il culo", in cui l'espressione ha un significato simile alla precedente...
To
fuck someone about/around is probably what you're looking for.I don't want to be
fucked around.