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Cosa vuol dire 'consentino'? Come se dice in inglese?
Come se dice in inglese? Wordreference dice 'sop',
però non abbiamo quella parola negli stati uniti :)
grazie in anticipo!
oh, se no non c'è un parola esatta, pou' speiegare come si usa?
Jan 11, 2014 5:56 PM
Answers · 7
You mean "contentino". It is something that you give people as a consolation prize, to make them content, happy.
January 11, 2014
Grazie. About Italki - is the only way to 'close' a question by selecting a 'best answer' ? Questo non sembra bello... Anyway, thanks!
January 11, 2014
I would say that it has *chiefly* a negative / pejorative meaning.
January 11, 2014
Grazie. I guess then just "consolation prize"
Or does it have the same 'flavor' as a 'booby prize' - also a consolation, but the word is negative / pejorative, so if it is used, it is not really a consolation! It is a prize just given to losers!
Pensieri?
January 11, 2014
E' qualcosa che viene dato/concesso a qualcuno per non rendergli troppo amaro un diniego, una sconfitta o una insoddisfazione.
http://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/contentino/
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sop
2. a concession, bribe, etc, given to placate or mollify: a sop to one's feelings.
January 11, 2014
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