Translation examples
verb
Mettevi in guardia coraggio !
Put up your dukes! Come on!
- Li metteva in banca.
She put it in the bank.
Li metteva da parte.
He put it in the bank
Mettevo unicini e...
I did... You know, put hooks, you know...
Lui metteva i soldi...
He put up the money,
La mettevo sulla testa.
Put it on my head.
Lo metteva li'...
Just putting it out there...
La mettevo nel tè.
I put 'em in my tea.
- Mettevo in ordine. Ecco.
- Putting them away.
Li mettevo al contrario.
I'd put them on backwards.
place
verb
Poi li metteva nella scatola, pezzo dopo pezzo.
Then he would place it in the box piece by piece.
Era molto pia e metteva immagini sacre dappertutto.
She was very religious, and she placed holy pictures everywhere.
La ciocca di capelli che attentamente si metteva dietro l'orecchio.
The lock of hair she carefully placed behind her ear.
Questo è qualcosa che Hideshi Metteva nella sua stanza.
This is something which Hideshi used to place in his room.
che metteva un grosso coltello nel suo armadietto.
placing a large switchblade in his locker.
Beh, ho visto Derek mentre metteva la clip.
Well, I watched Derek place the clip.
Quand'e' morto mio padre... Tutto qui mi metteva ansia.
When my dad first died, everything about this place set me off.
verb
Alla mattina di Natale, metteva la sveglia.
Every christmas morning, she'd set the alarm.
Tuo padre firmava ogni foglio che lei gli metteva davanti.
Your father signed every paper she set in front of him.
Mettevo gli occhi su una pollastrella?
Set my sights on a chick?
E al mio Tomasito, poi, metteva delle trappole, vero?
She set traps for my Tomasito. Give me a kiss, cutie.
Mettevo la sveglia, mi sdraiavo e contavo fino a 40.
I'd set the alarm clock, lie down and count to 40
Tuo padre la metteva da parte, quando macellavamo insieme.
Your daddy would set it aside when we butchered together.
Non sapeva che in quel modo ti metteva nella merda.
She didn't know she was setting you up to get popped.
Le metteva da parte per me.
He set them aside for me.
verb
Mettevi dietro quell'entrata!
Get behind that entrance!
Come me la mettevo,
I kept you from getting dirt
Muovetevi! Mettevi spalle al muro...
Get against the wall...
Gente, tutti qui, mettevi i costumi.
Everyone, everyone, let's get your costumes on.
- Perche' si metteva sempre nei guai?
Why did he get into so much trouble?
- Lo so, ma si metteva male.
- But shit did get crazy. - Yeah.
Leona ci metteva anni a prepararsi.
Leona'd take ages to get ready.
Mettevi in fila indiana.
Get yourselves in a straight line.
Mettevi vicino a vostra sorella.
Get together with your sister.
- Audrey, Keene, mettevi i cappotti.
- Audrey! Keene! Get your coats on.
verb
Mettevi al riparo, mettevi al riparo, forza, forza!
Take cover. Take cover. Let's go.
Avevo capito che mettevi tre bustine.
Thought you said you take three sugar.
Se ci si metteva e si faceva una registrazione
We'd start out and we'd do a take.
Ecco perche' ci metteva cosi' tanto per dirglielo.
That's why it was taking him so long to tell her.
Non ci metteva molto.
It didn't take long.
Ci mettevo mezz'ora solo per girarmi.
It used to take me half an hour to roll over.
Ma la... burocrazia ci metteva troppo tempo.
But the, uh, bureaucracy was taking too long.
verb
Anche mio zio la metteva sempre.
My uncle used to wear that.
Quindi Natalie non lo metteva.
So Natalie didn't wear them.
Te lo mettevi sempre.
You used to wear that.
Lo metteva spesso?
Did he wear it often?
- Prima non mettevi queste cose.
You never used to wear stuff like that.
Non ci mettevi la maglietta sotto.
You weren't wearing a shirt underneath.
Ti mettevi la cintura ?
Did you wear a seatbelt?
Almeno mettevi una retina in testa.
At least wear some hairnets.
E mettevo assorbenti giganti.
And I was wearing maxi pads.
verb
E poi, lo prendevo sempre per il culo per questo. Era abbastanza facile, visto che lo metteva bene in evidenza.
Besides, I used to bust his balls about it, which is easy, 'cause they were, like, right there.
verb
Mi ci mettevo sotto e allungavo la mano.
I'd stand under it and stretch out my hand.
Bene, mettevi ai lati.
All right, stand to the side.
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