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L'aceḍḍu ntâ gaggia o canta pi stizza o canta pi raggia

Submitted by Qaqqu on 2021-12-16
  • Idiom: L'aceḍḍu ntâ gaggia o canta pi stizza o canta pi raggia
  • Language: Sicilian
  • Explained meaning: English, Italian

Meanings of "L'aceḍḍu ntâ gaggia o ..."

English

IPA: [laˈtʃɛɖɖʊ ndaː ˈɡaddʒa ɔ ˈkaːnda pɪ ʃˈtittsa ɔ ˈkaːnda pɪʐˈʐaddʒa]

Literally: The caged bird either sings out of bother or sings out of anger

Expression to be used in a situation in which someone apparently accepts an imposed constraint without problems, just as a caged bird, while singing, doesn't do it for happiness but for bother or anger

Explained by QaqquQaqqu on Wed, 05/10/2022 - 10:22
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Italian

IPA: [laˈtʃɛɖɖʊ ndaː ˈɡaddʒa ɔ ˈkaːnda pɪ ʃˈtittsa ɔ ˈkaːnda pɪʐˈʐaddʒa]

Letteralmente: L'uccello in gabbia o canta per stizza o canta per rabbia

Espressione indicante la situazione in cui qualcuno accetta, all'apparenza, senza problemi una costrizione imposta, così come un uccello ingabbiato, pur cantando, non lo fa per felicità quanto per stizza o rabbia

Explained by QaqquQaqqu on Thu, 16/12/2021 - 15:05
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