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reprimand...stop in her tracks

Italian translation: Il tono severo della sua voce mi bloccò all'istante

11:16 Mar 31, 2021
English to Italian translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: reprimand...stop in her tracks
The reprimand in his voice made her stop in her tracks.
Giulia Lobascio
Italy
Local time: 02:51
Italian translation:Il tono severo della sua voce mi bloccò all'istante
Explanation:
Stop in one's tracks
to stop suddenly He stopped dead in his tracks when he heard the shout. stop (dead) in one's tracks.

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Note added at 44 mins (2021-03-31 12:01:11 GMT)
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"La bloccò all'istante"
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Fabrizio Zambuto
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2il tono di rimprovero nella voce di lui la lasciò sbalordita
Ottavia Merlin
3 +2Il tono severo della sua voce mi bloccò all'istante
Fabrizio Zambuto


  

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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
il tono di rimprovero nella voce di lui la lasciò sbalordita


Explanation:
oppure: la paralizzò/la fece desistere

dipende da cosa stava facendo lei e da quanto è scioccata, penso


    https://www.collinsdictionary.com/it/dizionario/inglese/to-stop-someone-in-their-tracks
    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/it/dizionario/inglese/stop-dead-in-your-tracks
Ottavia Merlin
Italy
Local time: 02:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Simona Pearson
21 mins
  -> Grazie Simona!
agree  Genny Becchi (X): Perfetta
4 hrs
  -> Grazie Genny :)
neutral  martini: non concordo con la seconda parte
20 hrs
  -> intendi il commento sotto la proposta? O "la lasciò sbalordita"?
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Il tono severo della sua voce mi bloccò all'istante


Explanation:
Stop in one's tracks
to stop suddenly He stopped dead in his tracks when he heard the shout. stop (dead) in one's tracks.

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Note added at 44 mins (2021-03-31 12:01:11 GMT)
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"La bloccò all'istante"

Fabrizio Zambuto
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 76
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elena Feriani: concordo, anche secondo me significa che interrompe l'azione che il soggetto stava facendo/per fare
17 hrs
  -> grazie Elena :)
agree  martini
19 hrs
  -> grazie Martini :)
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