Stefano: | Ieri, ho letto una storia davvero curiosa! Riguarda un episodio avvenuto quarant’anni fa. Un bambino di Roma, in vacanza con la sua famiglia in Sardegna, prima di tornare a casa prese della sabbia, per conservarla come ricordo della villeggiatura estiva. All’epoca, portare via sabbia, sassi, conchiglie dalle spiagge sarde era un peccato veniale molto comune, tollerato dalla polizia locale. |
Romina: | Adesso le cose sono molto diverse. Ci sono leggi molto severe in Sardegna, che puniscono con multe salatissime chi si porta via sabbia, sassi e conchiglie. |
Stefano: | Non sapevo che la Regione avesse addirittura emanato delle leggi in merito. |
Romina: | La giunta regionale è stata costretta a farlo. Inizialmente le autorità avevano provato a sensibilizzare i turisti con campagne di informazione, per cercare di spiegare i danni arrecati all’ecosistema dell’isola. Purtroppo è stato tutto inutile e la gente ha continuato a portarsi via sabbia, sassi e conchiglie. La regione, allora, per non gettare la spugna ha deciso di introdurre le multe, sperando si rivelassero un sistema più efficace, per disincentivare la gente dal portarsi via pezzetti dell’isola. |
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To fall from the frying pan into the fire
Cadere dalla padella alla brace
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To shut down, to close down
Chiudere i battenti
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To do things carelessly
Fare le cose alla carlona
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To make a bad impression, a poor showing
Fare la figura del cioccolataio
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A tough nut to track, a difficult task
Fare uno strappo alla regola
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To make a poor showing, make a fool out of yourself, a bad impression
Fare brutta figura/Fare una figuraccia
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To have a long way to go
Essere in alto mar
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To throw in the towel/spunge
Gettare la spugna
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To be in trouble, screwed
Essere fritti
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The damage is done
Fare una frittata
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To freak out, to be lost
Essere/andare nel pallone
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To lose your bearings/your way, to lose control, to lose the plot
Perdere la tramontana
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To be on a war path
Scendere/essere sul piede di guerra
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A tough nut to crack, a difficult task
Gatta da pelare
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To beat the air/wind, the make a futile effort
(Fare) un buco nell’acqua
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To throw your hands up in despair
Mettersi le mani nei capelli
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To not know which way to turn, to be at your wits’ end
Non sapere che pesci pigliare
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To put a spoke in someone’s wheels
Mettere i bastoni fra le ruote
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To clutch at straws
Arrampicarsi sugli specchi
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To be in deep water
Essere/trovarsi in cattive acque
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By the skin of your teeth
Per un pelo
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To have a sleepless night, to pull an all-nighter
Passare la notte in bianco
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To not know which way to turn, to be at your wits’ end
Non sapere che pesci prendere/pigliare
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To be hopeless
Essere una frana
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To be a hot potato
Essere una patata bollente
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To resign yourself
Mettersi il cuore in pace
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To fly off the handle, to lose it
Uscire dai gangheri
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To be in deep water, to be under the gun
Essere/avere/trovarsi con l’acqua alla gola
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To get off on the wrong foot
Partire col piede sbagliato