Italian term
fuga all'inglese
3 +8 | take French leave/ sneak off | Oliver Lawrence |
4 | split on the sly / leave without saying goodbye | Michael Korovkin |
The Italian comes from the French: | Gad Kohenov |
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Proposed translations
take French leave/ sneak off
Thanks! French leave fits perfectly! |
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SYLVY75
: heee, you beat me to it, Oliver! :)
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Stefano Costa (X)
: :-)
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tatyana000
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Umberto Cassano
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Marianna Tucci
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Ana Resende
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Armilla (X)
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Sarah Jane Webb
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split on the sly / leave without saying goodbye
The meaning is basically that, like in a famous old joke: "the English leave without saying goodbye and the Neapolitans say goodbye but don't leave"
Reference comments
The Italian comes from the French:
Eloping is something else. Elopement is fuite du domicile conjgual (with a lover).
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Note added at 23 mins (2010-01-19 15:43:24 GMT)
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**conjugal** - achtung typo!
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