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Italian translation: au fait

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French term or phrase:au fait
Italian translation:au fait
Entered by: Antonella Andreella (X)

13:45 Jun 22, 2002
French to Italian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
French term or phrase: au fait
someone au fait with italian culture
sara sesta
Local time: 14:02
leave them in French
Explanation:
as I suppose the author wanted to use a French expression instead of an English one and I think that you'd better keep this 'French mood' in your translation into Italian

HTH

Bye
Antonella
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Antonella Andreella (X)
Italy
Local time: 14:02
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2leave them in French
Antonella Andreella (X)
4in tune
Marian Greenfield
4versato
Daniela McKeeby
4au fait means in french someone who knows about.....
Miguel Ramos Gonyalons
4addentro
Raffaella Cornacchini


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
in tune


Explanation:
are you looking for Italian or English?

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 08:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
leave them in French


Explanation:
as I suppose the author wanted to use a French expression instead of an English one and I think that you'd better keep this 'French mood' in your translation into Italian

HTH

Bye
Antonella

Antonella Andreella (X)
Italy
Local time: 14:02
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in pair: 505
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agree  Daniela McKeeby
9 mins

agree  theangel
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
versato


Explanation:
o dotto nella cultura
Pero sono d'accordo che dovrebbe essere lasciato in francese

Daniela McKeeby
United States
Local time: 08:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RomanianRomanian
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
au fait means in french someone who knows about.....


Explanation:
then your phrase: someone who knows about italian culture.
quelquno qui conosche la cultura italiana.
sorry , I can't write in italian.

Miguel Ramos Gonyalons
Local time: 14:02
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
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1 day 15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
addentro


Explanation:
qualcuno addentro alla cultura italiana (which means that he has a good understanding of the Italian culture)
raffa1

Raffaella Cornacchini
Local time: 14:02
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 284
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