Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
'non si lasciò andare al gusto della ripicca
English translation:
he/she resisted the temptation to strike back
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Michele Fauble
Oct 18, 2004 16:06
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andare al gusto di
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When someone was subject to criticism 'non si lasciò andare al gusto della ripicca, dando così prova di signorilità e nobiltà d’animo.'
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Michele Fauble
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Mauro Baglieri
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take the provocation
did not take the provocation...
cioé non accettò (= take)la provocazione
cioé non accettò (= take)la provocazione
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he didn't let himself be fooled/tempted/taken in/lured by...
....the sweetness of revenge
(I've used sweetness instead of "gusto" - it's not the translation as you'll be aware, but it conveys the Italian well. Literally, "il gusto della vendetta", translates as "the taste of revenge")
Good luck!
... SCIENCE. Sweet Revenge May Be a Hard-Wired Reward ... Scientists have discovered that the sweetness of revenge may have a neurological basis. ...
(I've used sweetness instead of "gusto" - it's not the translation as you'll be aware, but it conveys the Italian well. Literally, "il gusto della vendetta", translates as "the taste of revenge")
Good luck!
... SCIENCE. Sweet Revenge May Be a Hard-Wired Reward ... Scientists have discovered that the sweetness of revenge may have a neurological basis. ...
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