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si deve mettere ogni tanto

English translation: without giving it...every now and then

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Italian term or phrase:si deve mettere ogni tanto
English translation:without giving it...every now and then
Entered by: Lara Barnett

13:03 Jul 20, 2019
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / Making of film
Italian term or phrase: si deve mettere ogni tanto
The director of this film, covering ancient fighting and power on the battlefields, is giving a talk to the film crew/actors etc about the difficulties there will be in filming this epic film. He has explained that he cannot hide how it will be tough for them (rain, muddy fields etc), but....

"....sento che ci saranno un sacco di insidie, senza quel cuore che si deve mettere ogni tanto nel lavoro non andremo molto lunghi. "

I would personally say "without putting your full heart into this we cannot get very far". So have I omitted the meaning behind this particular phrase? or is it naturally redundant in English?
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:07
without giving it...every now and then
Explanation:
Without giving it your heart and soul every now and then

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naturally you could leave 'soul' out but I think this expression 'heart and soul' is more common in English

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Note added at 18 hrs (2019-07-21 07:33:00 GMT)
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You could use "sometimes" instead

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Note added at 1 day 23 hrs (2019-07-22 12:06:49 GMT)
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You could also reword it as follows, it might sound more natural:

there are times when you won't/don't get anywhere unless you put your heart and soul into it
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Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 12:07
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4without giving it...every now and then
Lisa Jane


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without giving it...every now and then


Explanation:
Without giving it your heart and soul every now and then

Similar to your version

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Note added at 2 hrs (2019-07-20 15:48:07 GMT)
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naturally you could leave 'soul' out but I think this expression 'heart and soul' is more common in English

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Note added at 18 hrs (2019-07-21 07:33:00 GMT)
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You could use "sometimes" instead

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Note added at 1 day 23 hrs (2019-07-22 12:06:49 GMT)
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You could also reword it as follows, it might sound more natural:

there are times when you won't/don't get anywhere unless you put your heart and soul into it

Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 12:07
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 24
Notes to answerer
Asker: Ho, I thought every now and again sounded a bit odd, which is partly won't I questioned this.

Asker: That sounds great, but heart does work on its own - soul is not necessary. Thanks.

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