Con tutti gli scongiuri del caso

English translation: knock on wood

14:26 Nov 5, 2015
Italian to English translations [PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: Con tutti gli scongiuri del caso
C'è un modo di dire equivalente?

Grazie!
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Local time: 09:45
English translation:knock on wood
Explanation:
or: "touch wood" in Great Britain.

One (but not I) might want to add "as needed."
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Marco Solinas
Local time: 01:45
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Grazie comunque a tutti!
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3 +1knock on wood
Marco Solinas
3 +1keep your fingers crossed
Shera Lyn Parpia


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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
knock on wood


Explanation:
or: "touch wood" in Great Britain.

One (but not I) might want to add "as needed."

Marco Solinas
Local time: 01:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 14
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Grazie comunque a tutti!

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agree  Ivana UK: yes, touch wood (UK)
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
keep your fingers crossed


Explanation:
try this?

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Keep your fingers crossed - Cambridge Dictionary
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner.../keep-your-fingers-crossed

keep your fingers crossed meaning, definition, what is keep your fingers crossed: to hope that things will happen in the way that you want them to: . Learn more.

Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 09:45
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree  contesei
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