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Italian term or phrase:
Ti abbiamo immobilizzato e costretto a starci a sentire....
English translation:
We've held you and forced you to listed to us
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David Russi
Jul 8, 2007 06:45
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Ti abiamo immobilizzato e costretto a starci a sentire....
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David Russi
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We've held you and forced you to listed to us
If you have more context, immobilizzato could be tie up, strap down, immobilize
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We have held you back [kept you] and forced you to listen [to us]
we held back and made you listen [to us]...
we held you back and made you stay here and listen...
*I am not 100% if the ci is us (would be logical) or particle indicating place 'stay here'
"starci a sentire" = listen to a us
we held you back and made you stay here and listen...
*I am not 100% if the ci is us (would be logical) or particle indicating place 'stay here'
"starci a sentire" = listen to a us
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P.L.F. Persio
: yes, it's "listen to us".
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Marie Scarano
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forced you to listen to us
As previously said "immobillizzare" can have different meanings... held you down, held you back, held you, tied you up etc but the second part is most definitely "and forced you to listen to us". The "ci" in this case means "us"... no dout. Good luck.
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We over-powered you and made you listen to us.
The word "immobilizzato" in this Italian expression should not be taken litterally,; it is a description of sorts for a situation where one is not in a position to counter the situation one is in.
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