Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

farla franca

English translation:

get away with it

Added to glossary by Sarah Jane Webb
Dec 2, 2010 12:27
13 yrs ago
Italian term

farla franca

Italian to English Other Education / Pedagogy
"L'alunno non aveva commesso una vera e propria frode, perché era stato scoperto a copiare prima di consegnare la prova, e dunque la
cosiddetta "fattispecie di reato" non era stata realizzata."
"La frode è da escludere, secondo il Consiglio di Stato, perché non si è in presenza di "reato" di cui la commissione esaminatrice si sia avveduta correggendo l'elaborato, ma invece di un semplice tentativo svelato al suo inizio. Se non si riesce a farla franca, dunque, meglio farsi scoprire: si rischia meno..."
Proposed translations (English)
4 +12 get away with it
4 get away with it
3 +1 get of scot-free OR go scot-free
Change log

Dec 3, 2010 14:20: Sarah Jane Webb Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

+12
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get away with it

my 2c
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks to all. All the answers are good but I have to choose one of them."
16 mins

get away with it


farla franca: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2010

farla franca get away with murder
Segnala un errore

farla franca: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2010

Compound Forms/Forme composte
cavarsela; farla franca get away with it
farla franca riguardo a qcs, cavarsela get away with sth
per andarsene, per farla franca get-away
Segnala un errore
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+1
17 mins

get of scot-free OR go scot-free

Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2003 Oxford University Press:
scot-free /ˌskɒtˈfriː/
aggettivo

to get off o go ~ (unpunished) farla franca;
(unharmed) uscire incolume o illeso.

http://www.wordreference.com/enit/scot-free



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Note added at 18 mins (2010-12-02 12:46:20 GMT)
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get OFF ====> typo!
Peer comment(s):

agree Science451
43 mins
Mille grazie!
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Reference comments

30 mins
Reference:

Dizionario inglese-italiano RAGAZZINI

I've got this dictionary at home and it refers to both sentences as possible answers

to go scot free and to get away with it. For your reference.
Note from asker:
Thank you.
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