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mouth proverbially hanging open

Italian translation: lasciando Eva letteralmente a bocca aperta

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English term or phrase:mouth proverbially hanging open
Italian translation:lasciando Eva letteralmente a bocca aperta
Entered by: Cora Annoni

19:26 Jul 24, 2020
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature / fantasy
English term or phrase: mouth proverbially hanging open
He was distracted, and she could hear him typing something on his phone, most likely sending her the address before he could forget about it.
How many people are going to be there?"
"I dunno, probably about thirty or so. Not too many."

With that, he hung up on her leaving Eva with her mouth proverbially hanging open.

Dopo aver detto cio', Leo riattacco' lasciano Eva a bocca aperta?
Viva969
Canada
Local time: 01:20
lasciando Eva letteralmente a bocca aperta
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Cora Annoni
Local time: 07:20
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3restò con la proverbiale bocca aperta
Isabella Nanni
4lasciandola con la proverbiale bocca spalancata
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
4Riattaccò nonostante Eva non avesse finito di interloquire
Gabriel Ferrero
4lasciando Eva letteralmente a bocca aperta
Cora Annoni


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
restò con la proverbiale bocca aperta


Explanation:
letterale

Isabella Nanni
Italy
Local time: 07:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 108

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agree  Gabriel Ferrero
2 hrs
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agree  martini
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agree  zerlina
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
lasciandola con la proverbiale bocca spalancata


Explanation:
mouth open = bocca aperta

mouth hanging open = bocca spalancata ...... allibita

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Note added at 22 mins (2020-07-24 19:48:50 GMT)
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lasciare a bocca aperta - per la sorpresa

lasciare a bocca spalancata - per l'incredulità

Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Austria
Local time: 07:20
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 109
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Riattaccò nonostante Eva non avesse finito di interloquire


Explanation:
Punctuation is missing and this renders the comprehension of the text given even further:

With that, he hung up on her(,) leaving Eva with her mouth proverbially open.

Proverbially, adverbial inflection of proverb in the sense "narration" or "an instance of teaching through narration". Declension to "keep talking" in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Gabriel Ferrero
France
Local time: 07:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
lasciando Eva letteralmente a bocca aperta


Explanation:
proposta

Cora Annoni
Local time: 07:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 10
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