English term
Italy
You just beeped
His phone beeps.
A: What was that?
B: Everything’s under control.
A: What control? You just beeped. Maybe something happened to the plane.
La mia proposta:
Bip del cellulare.
A: Cos’era?
B: Tutto sotto controllo.
A: Ma che controllo? Ha appena suonato.
Cerco soluzioni migliori. Grazie.
| 3 +4 | Hai/Ha appena fatto bip |
Mirko Mainardi
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Aug 4, 2015 11:52: Fabrizio Zambuto changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): Francesco Badolato, Danila Moro, Fabrizio Zambuto
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Proposed translations
Italy
Games, Apps, Website and SW localization
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian
Hai/Ha appena fatto bip
B: Niente. Tutto sotto controllo.
A: Sotto controllo? Hai/Ha appena fatto bip! Forse è successo qualcosa all'aereo...
Userei "Hai appena fatto bip" per aggiungere un po' di ironia (che mi sembra parte essenziale di quest'opera, a giudicare anche dalle altre tue domande passate), soprattutto se al momento del "bip" lo smartphone si trovasse in tasca al personaggio, per cui sembrerebbe che sia stato lui a "fare bip", ma secondo me ci starebbe anche se avesse il telefono in mano, visto anche che in ogni caso rispecchia di fatto quello che dice il source.
"Ha appena fatto bip" invece sarebbe la versione più "convenzionale", dove è chiaro il riferimento allo smartphone.
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