Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
..cominciò a parlare prendendola molto alla lontana..
English translation:
..started to speak, approaching the subject in a very roundabout way
Italian term
Fast, detailed and experienced
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, Russian to Italian
..cominciò a parlare prendendola molto alla lontana..
grazie ragazzi
| 4 +1 | ..started to speak, approaching the subject in a very roundabout way |
Tom in London
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| 4 +2 | beating the bush |
Dana Rinaldi
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| 4 | started speaking in a roundabout way |
Irina Mestergazi
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Apr 3, 2008 09:48: Tom in London Created KOG entry
Apr 3, 2008 09:50: Tom in London changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/617634">Tom in London's</a> old entry - "..cominciò a parlare prendendola molto alla lontana.."" to ""..started to speak, approaching the subject in a very roundabout way""
Proposed translations
United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
..started to speak, approaching the subject in a very roundabout way
Italy
Over 15 Y expertise + reasonable prices
Native in: Russian , Italian
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, English to Russian, and 6 more.
started speaking in a roundabout way
Italy
A passion for words
Native in: English , Italian
Works in: Italian to English, English to Italian
beating the bush
Mi viene in mente solo questo "to beat the bush" che significa girarci intorno.
"stop beating the bush and come to the point".
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Note added at 7 mins (2008-04-03 09:18:09 GMT)
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to hint at something
"he just hinted at it"
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Nadia Ayoub
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Thank you Nadia!!!
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Gad Kohenov
: Yes but the expression is to beat ABOUT the bush (menare il can per l'aia, tergiversare.
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yep!!! Thanks
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