Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
rimanno dint a na scatola
English translation:
I'll send you back (to Vassily) in a (wooden) box
Added to glossary by
Pompeo Lattanzi
Dec 6, 2013 10:48
10 yrs ago
Italian term
rimanno dint a na scatola
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From a screenplay. I understand the literal meaning but not sure what it means in this context.
Vassily, a Russian gangster has sent his man, Sergei, to threaten an Italian gang boss, but the boss (and his henchman Paolo), have turned the tables on the thug.
Gennaro lascia la presa, Sergei si volta, Paolo lo tiene sotto
il tiro della sua pistola.
GENNARO
Mò te ce rimanno dint a na scatola
addo Vassily... accussì o verimm
si capisce!
Il russo, affatto impaurito, punta un dito contro Gennaro, con il suo sorriso freddo.
Vassily, a Russian gangster has sent his man, Sergei, to threaten an Italian gang boss, but the boss (and his henchman Paolo), have turned the tables on the thug.
Gennaro lascia la presa, Sergei si volta, Paolo lo tiene sotto
il tiro della sua pistola.
GENNARO
Mò te ce rimanno dint a na scatola
addo Vassily... accussì o verimm
si capisce!
Il russo, affatto impaurito, punta un dito contro Gennaro, con il suo sorriso freddo.
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Dec 13, 2013 11:37: Pompeo Lattanzi Created KOG entry
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I'll send you back (to Vassily) in a (wooden) box
The "wooden box" is obviously a coffin/casket. I guess you don't need the implications spelled out... 8-)
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I'll send you back into a box
Maybe they mean a coffin
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Adar Brauner
: E' quello che pensavo anche io
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Ma è più corretto "in a box"
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I'll send you back in a coffin
it seems to me that this is the meaning
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