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Can anyone translate Darrin's Italian in 4x03, Business Italian Style?

Posted by MorningGloryCircleGirl <iframe src='https://members2.boardhost.com/bewitched/info/user=MorningGloryCircleGirl' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on February 8, 2016, 12:22 pm

I tried to work a little magic of my own via Google Translate today, but I apparently don't know enough Italian to spell the words right! I'm speaking most specifically about the kitchen scene ("Due volte!") where I believe he's basically saying he's going to kill Endora twice (lol!), but the part where he looks like he's miming poking her eyes out, I can't figure out what the actual words mean. I'd love to have a translation of all of the Italian speech in this episode, if anyone is up to the task!

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Re: Can anyone translate Darrin's Italian in 4x03, Business Italian Style?

Posted by Erica <iframe src='https://members2.boardhost.com/bewitched/info/user=Erica' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on February 16, 2016, 6:43 pm, in reply to "Can anyone translate Darrin's Italian in 4x03, Business Italian Style?"

Hi. I noticed no one who speaks Italian had answered yet. I don't speak Italian, but I do speak Spanish. Italian and Spanish are pretty similar (although not exact of course). From what I could understand, Darrin says exactly what Samantha insinuates he says. For example, he does tell her the time, tells her to speak Italian, and tells her that he doesn't understand. When it gets to the part where they realize Endora has put a spell on him, I think he says "Endora come here". I don't know exactly what he says right after that. Then, he says he is going to pluck her eyes out (hence the gesture you see) and he is going to break her in half. Then he adds twice.

If anyone does speak Italian, feel free to correct me, but to the best I can understand, this seems to be what he is saying. Hope this helped a little.

Usually, I am much more interested in Agnes, but I thought I would test my language skills. haha

Re: Can anyone translate Darrin's Italian in 4x03, Business Italian Style?

Posted by MorningGloryCircleGirl <iframe src='https://members2.boardhost.com/bewitched/info/user=MorningGloryCircleGirl' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on February 16, 2016, 7:25 pm, in reply to "Re: Can anyone translate Darrin's Italian in 4x03, Business Italian Style?"

Thank you for this! Breaking her in half twice is somehow a little less creepy than killing her twice! Though I don't think anyone could blame him for using that phrase either, not meaning it literally of course! Thank you!

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Re: Can anyone translate Darrin's Italian in 4x03, Business Italian Style?

Posted by Zapper <iframe src='https://members2.boardhost.com/bewitched/info/user=zapper' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on February 17, 2016, 7:59 am, in reply to "Re: Can anyone translate Darrin's Italian in 4x03, Business Italian Style?"

Thanks for posting the reply. I was curious too, but I have no clue on how to speak Italian.

I have been told that some episodes of I Love Lucy are even funnier if you can speak Spanish. Apparently some of Ricky's rants are hilarious.

Re: Can anyone translate Darrin's Italian in 4x03, Business Italian Style?

Posted by Erica <iframe src='https://members2.boardhost.com/bewitched/info/user=Erica' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on March 2, 2016, 9:07 am, in reply to "Re: Can anyone translate Darrin's Italian in 4x03, Business Italian Style?"

You're welcome.

Ricky on I Love Lucy is really saying what you think he would be when he gets mad and speaks Spanish. Before I learned to speak it, I always wondered if he was just saying random things. Lol He is actually talking about how mad he is, what happened, that Lucy is in trouble, etc.

Re: Can anyone translate Darrin's Italian in 4x03, Business Italian Style?

Posted by Erica <iframe src='https://members2.boardhost.com/bewitched/info/user=Erica' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on March 2, 2016, 9:04 am, in reply to "Re: Can anyone translate Darrin's Italian in 4x03, Business Italian Style?"

You're welcome. I hope that helped a little.

Re: Can anyone translate Darrin's Italian in 4x03, Business Italian Style?

Posted by maurine <iframe src='https://members2.boardhost.com/bewitched/info/user=maurine' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on February 21, 2016, 6:13 am, in reply to "Can anyone translate Darrin's Italian in 4x03, Business Italian Style?"

This is a great question! I've tried long and hard to figure this out. It's complicated by the way the scenes in Italian seem to have been filmed and then dubbed over with York reading the Italian--so reading his lips and listening to the Italian are sort of of at cross-purposes. I have to say, though, that DY is at his funniest in this episode. I love it! ("Appy to mek your acquaintenance!")

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