controcazzi

English translation: with bells and whistles

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Italian term or phrase:controcazzi
English translation:with bells and whistles
Entered by: RProsser

10:26 Jul 8, 2010
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Slang
Italian term or phrase: controcazzi
I think this is related to computers

compriamo due portatili con i contro cazzi dal tipo di ******
RProsser
Local time: 14:04
with bells and whistles
Explanation:
It means "very powerfull"
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filippoc
United States
Local time: 10:04
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4really fucking powerful
Colin Ryan (X)
4 +4shit-hot/dog's bollocks
Simon Bruni
4 +2with bells and whistles
filippoc
5ultra potente
Rachael Alexander


Discussion entries: 2





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
with bells and whistles


Explanation:
It means "very powerfull"

filippoc
United States
Local time: 10:04
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Simon Bruni: or how about, 'with bells and fucking whistles'?
17 mins

agree  Ernestine Shargool: I would be tempted to change the 'e' of bells into an 'a'... ;-)
1 hr

neutral  Being Earnest: I have always used and seen this in the context of: it's got everything rather than powerful
2 hrs

neutral  Jim Tucker (X): Agree with Ernestine (brilliant!) and Earnest; otherwise it's a tired expression.
12 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
ultra potente


Explanation:
i think this counts as profanity and could offend....

if you google it there should be explanations a plenty, basically means the best of the best, in this context i.e. computers it means the most powerful lap top I imagine

Rachael Alexander
Italy
Local time: 15:04
Native speaker of: English
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
really fucking powerful


Explanation:
Red rag to a bull, this.

Let's buy two laptops, really fucking powerful ones, made by ****.

Note that you really need to use the F-word, or something similarly rude, to reflect the tone of the original.

Colin Ryan (X)
Local time: 15:04
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniela Zambrini: I dread to think of a literal translation ;-)
3 mins

agree  SYLVY75
21 mins

agree  Sonia Hill
1 hr

agree  Rachel Fell
9 hrs
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
shit-hot/dog's bollocks


Explanation:
we bought two dog's bollocks laptops
we bought two shit-hot laptops

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top-fucking-notch?

Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Being Earnest: I prefer this especially dog's bollocks
2 hrs

agree  Maria Vita Licata: absolutely agree: dog's bollocks...
2 hrs

agree  Colin Ryan (X): Shit hot works better as an adjective. For the dog's, you usually need "to be", e.g. "This laptop is the dog's bollocks".
3 hrs

agree  Rachel Fell: agree with ryancolm on adjectival use ;-)
9 hrs
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