"Il tuo fidanzato non è particolarmente forte."
Translation:Your boyfriend is not particularly strong.
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looks like more Italian brutal directness/rudeness to me - what are they going to pick holes in next - call that a car? :)
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Your comment is similar to my thinking. Is it Italian to be brutally rude like this, I wonder? The last sentence that they gave us that was similar to this was, "she is relatively pretty".
Hi dean, in my experience (drawn from folks i know in sardinia) italians can be very matter of fact direct on matters to do with physical appearance, weight etc, in ways that many brits would find downright rude. I see it as the flip/dark side of the italian concern for looking good/creating a good impression/"bella figura". There are definitely neurotic limiting aspects to "bella figura" in general IMHO though I tend to think the sards are less prone to its extremes than italians in general.
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Following on from my previous comment I now realise that fidenzato refers to dating or engaged friends- sorry!
It's actually a close relative of the French "fiancé", although Italians make a much more liberal use of it compared to English.
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I was marked wrong for putting fiancé although the french word is used commonly in English
Yes, apparently the word was only accepted without accent; being a loanword both spellings are correct. It's fixed now.
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Could it also be interpreted as "Your engagement isn't particularly strong," I wonder? --Meaning, "I doubt ot will last"?
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Sounds like another back-handed insult. This isn't typical of the Italian language is it? I doubt it but it's funny that a second example came up again. The other one was, "she is relatively pretty".
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Voi italiani usate "particolarmente" molto là in Italia, vero??? XD
partner should be accepted. It is interchangeable with boyfriend.
