Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
arrampicarsi sugli specchi
French translation:
défendre l\'indéfendable
Added to glossary by
Béatrice LESTANG (X)
Mar 2, 2012 07:34
12 yrs ago
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Italian term
arrampicarsi sugli specchi
Italian to French
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est-ce que quelqu'un saurait m'indiquer l'équivalent français de cette expression idiomatique italienne? Merci pour toute suggestion
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Emanuela Galdelli
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Italy
Tourism, Cosmetics, Law, Medicine, Tech
Native in: Italian 
Works in: French to Italian, English to Italian, Italian to French, and 3 more.
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défendre l'indéfendable
http://garzantilinguistica.sapere.it/it/traduzione/fr/lemma/...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-03-02 09:58:31 GMT)
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Significato di "arrampicarsi sugli specchi":
http://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/arrampicarsi/
Locuz. fig.: a. sugli specchi, sui vetri,
tentare azioni difficili o impossibili
sostenere ragioni senza fondamento
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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-03-02 09:58:31 GMT)
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Significato di "arrampicarsi sugli specchi":
http://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/arrampicarsi/
Locuz. fig.: a. sugli specchi, sui vetri,
tentare azioni difficili o impossibili
sostenere ragioni senza fondamento
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Chéli Rioboo
: Impeccable !
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merci, Chéli :)
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Ivana Giuliani
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Grazie! Mi sono salvata tutti i tuoi dizionari, a buon rendere!
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Bruno ..
: Ciao Emanuela. Ovviamente!
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Grazie, Bruno!
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Annie Dauvergne
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merci, Annie
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Ranieri Scognamillo
1 day 9 hrs
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grazie, ranierisco
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enrico paoletti
1 day 11 hrs
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grazie, Enrico
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "merci beaucoup, c'est une très bonne correspondance! Cela rend bien l'idée. ;-)"
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31 mins
Ivana Giuliani
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Specializes in field
Italy
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Native in: Italian
Works in: French to Italian, Italian to French, English to Italian, and 5 more.
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se raccrocher à n'importe quoi
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Emanuela Galdelli
: giusto: http://dizionario.reverso.net/italiano-francese/arrampicarsi
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Grazie Manu!!! Buona giornata...
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Xanthippe
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Grazie.
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Dario Natale
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Grazie.
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s'empêtrer dans des justifications confuses
ou faire des pieds et des mains, se justifier
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Ivana Giuliani
: "faire des pieds et des mains" non ha lo stesso significato.
http://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/faire_des_pieds_et_des_mains
http://www.expressio.fr/expressions/faire-des-pieds-et-des-m...
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Françoise Vogel
: ou bêtement: tenter de se justifier
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