What is your astrological sign? (Qual è il tuo segno astrologico

What is your astrological sign? (Qual è il tuo segno astrologico?)
 What’s your name?
 Steven
 Steven what? (Steven come?)
 Steve Nichols
 Could you spell that? (potresti fare lo spelling?)
 N-I-C-H-O-L-S
 What is your astrological sign?
 I’m a Capricorn
 What are Capricorns like ? (come sono i capricorni ?– qui like ha il valore di come)
 Capricorns are very quiet(1). They are very reliable(2), and they are at the top of the
zodiac(3).
 Hey
1. quiet : quieto; calmo; tranquillo; cheto; zitto; silenzioso; taciturno; placido; buono
2. reliable :attendibile; degno di fiducia; fidato; affidabile; credibile; sicuro.
3 they are at the top of the Zodiac: stanno in alto nello zodiaco (fig.)
What is your astrological sign?
 Aquarius
 What are Aquariuses like?
 Uh, fun-loving(1). Get along with (2)everybody( vanno d’accordo con tutti )
 Happy (felici)
 Yeah
 What is your name?
 Kathy
 Could (potresti) you spell your name?
 K-A-T-H-Y
1. Fun-loving
amano il divertimento
2. Get along with andare d’accordo con…
What is your astrological sign?
 Pisces
 Oh, and what is a Pisces like?
 Calm and flexible (che si adatta; arrendevole; docile).
What is your astrological sign?
 Aries
 What are Aries like?
 Impatient (impaziente), dogmatic (dogmatico; intransigente), kind (buono).
What is your astrological sign?
 Taurus
 What are Tauruses like?
 Stubborn (testardi)
 Stubborn?
 Yeah
 But not nice?
 They’re very nice. They’re wonderful…but stubborn, too( ma anche testardi).
 Is that true? (E’ vero?)
 I…Yeah, that’s true.
 Yeah, I’m her mother. I can vouch for that(1).
1. I can vouch for that “ Ve lo assicuro io; posso confermare ciò; ve lo garantisco “
…And what is your astrological sign?
 Gemini
 What are Geminis like?
 Versatile(1), talkative(2), young in appearance(3), split-personality type(4).
1 Versatile: versatile; eclettico; multiforme
2. Talkative: ciarliero; loquace; a cui piace chiacchierare
3. Young in appearance: giovanile
4. Split-personality type: tipo di personalità dissociata; schizofrenico
What is your astrological sign?
 I’m a Cancer
 And what are Cancers like?
 Fun(simpatico, divertenti), loving(affettuoso), impulsive (spontaneo, impulsivo).
 Do you agree with that? (Lei è/ tu sei d’accordo su questo?)
 Sure(certo)
 O.K
What is your astrological sign?
 Oh I’m pride of that one( ne vado fiera). I’m a Leo
 You’re a Leo?
 And what are Leos like?
 Leos are fun and loving, and wonderful (meravigliosi)
 And aggressive?
 And aggressive.
 And mean (crudele, malizioso, - anche avaro). Come on! (Dai!)
 Non, no, not mean. Never mean.
 Just a little mean?
 Maybe a little bit (Forse un po’) ostentatious (presuntuoso,borioso, che si da delle arie),
but never mean(ma mai crudele).
What is your astrological sign?
 I’m a Virgo
 What are Virgos like?
 Uh. Easygoing(1), easy to get along with(2). They say we’re…got a good business
mind(3). I don’t know if that’s true in my case, but(4)…
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Easygoing: alla mano, bonaccione, accomodante;
Easy to get along with: con cui si va d’accordo facilmente
Business-minded portato/ incline agli affari
I don’t know if that’s true in my case, but (Non so se ciò sia vero nel mio caso, ma…)
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What’s your name?
Rebecca
Could you spell that?
R-E-B-E-C-C-A
What is your astrological sign?
Libra
What are Libras like?
Well-balanced (equilibrato)
What’s your star sign?
 My star sign is Scorpio
 Mine is Capricorn.
 What are Scorpios like?
 Sexy, sensual, secretive(riservato), egotist ( egocentrico, egotista),
egomaniacs( - questo termine è ambiguo: maniaco del proprio ego ), I think.
ATT. Il termine per “egoista” è “selfish”
What’s your name?
 My name’s Jenny
 Could you spell that?
 JENNY
 What is your astrological sign?
 Sagittarius
 What are Sagittariuses like?
 We are outgoing (socievole; estroverso), athletic, and we are prone to hiccups (1)
 Prone to hiccups?
1. Prone to hiccups (fig. incline al pianto – hiccups significa singhiozzi)