all As and a couple of DDs

18:57 Mar 27, 2023
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English to Italian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang / school reference and bra sizes
English term or phrase: all As and a couple of DDs
I am translating the subtitles for a drag queen show and when it comes to votes, one participant got straight As (so top marks) and a pair of double DDs, which of course refers both the rather low school mark (D) and to the bra size they might be wearing. I am not sure how to translate this pun in Italian, where I think we give marks as numbers (top mark being 10) while we keep letters for bra sizes. Any suggestions? Thanks
Mariangela Luisa Palazzi
Italy
Local time: 01:34


Summary of answers provided
3 +2tutti 10 nei voti e una 5a di misura
Maria G. Grassi, MA AITI
3 +1tutte A e un paio di doppie D
Elena Feriani
4(voti scolastici) tutti A e un paio di DD
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
all as and a couple of dds
tutti 10 nei voti e una 5a di misura


Explanation:
By referring to the bra size instead of the bra cup, at least you can swap both letters for numbers, and save that part of the pun.
I can’t think of anything better.

Maria G. Grassi, MA AITI
Italy
Local time: 01:34
Native speaker of: Italian
Notes to answerer
Asker: Grazie del suggerimento, molto utile. L'ho adattato un po', per inserirlo nel contesto, e alla fine ho tradotto 'Tutti 10 e promossa alla 5a per buona misura', che mi sembrava funzionasse dato il contesto di gara tra drag queen ben 'equipaggiate' in un ambito 'scolastico'. Grazie ancora. Non lo metto nel glossario perché si tratta di un caso un po' particolare.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  dandamesh: tutti 10 e un paio di coppie di V, forse
32 mins
  -> Grazie

agree  Gianni Pastore
6 days
  -> Grazie!
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
all as and a couple of dds
tutte A e un paio di doppie D


Explanation:
Se questi voti si vedono a schermo, li lascerei come in inglese per non creare confusione.

Elena Feriani
Italy
Local time: 01:34
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Grazie, no, non si vedevano sullo schermo. Ma grazie per la precisazione e il suggerimento.


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agree  Epizeusi
50 mins
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(voti scolastici) tutti A e un paio di DD


Explanation:
eventualmente spiegato in una nota a pie di pagina

(school mark) all As and a couple of DDs = (voti scolastici) tutti A e un paio DD

(voti scolastici) tutti A (quindi voto massimo / molto alto) e un paio DD (voto basso)

[ As (so top marks) and a pair of double DDs ]

Valutazione scolastica
Corso "Normale"
Voto Percentuale GPA
A - 90–100 - 4.0
B - 80–89 - 3.0
C - 70–79 - 2.0
D - 60–69 - 1.0
E / F - 0–59 - 0.0
Voto - Percentuale - Voto - Percentuale - Voto - Percentuale Voto - Percentuale - Voto - Percentuale
A+ - 97.00–100.00 - B+ - 87.00-89.99 - C+ - 77.00-79.99 - D+ - 67.00-69.99 F 0.00-59.99
A - 93.00-96.99 - B - 83.00-86.99 - C - 73.00-76.99 - D - 63.00–66.99
A- - 90.00-92.99 - B- - 80.00–82.99 - C- - 70.00-72.99 - D- - 60.00-62.99
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valutazione_scolastica



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Note added at 15 hrs (2023-03-28 10:19:59 GMT)
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ovviamente dipende dalla nazione: in Germania il massimo è 1,00

Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Austria
Local time: 01:34
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 6
Notes to answerer
Asker: Grazie, poiché si tratta di sottotitoli di uno spettacolo televisivo, come spiegato nella mia domanda, non esiste nota a piè pagina. Cercavo qualcosa ad effetto, ma grazie lo stesso per la spiegazione dei voti. Buon lavoro

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