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  • Translate "Alla fronti" in this context?

    This is from a 1943 letter, discussing translating a detective story with some racy parts (for the forties) so that the books could be sold to monks who might be offended otherwise:

    "So he went through the English texts, and whenever, for instance, he read: "He gave her a kiss," he would insert “Alla fronti".

    Google translate says "alla fronti" means "the fronts"... which makes no sense in this context. It might be that the Italian is transcribed incorrectly, or there is a spelling error... so what does it mean here - or what similar phrase is probably the right one?

    2 AnswersLanguages5 years ago
  • Russian Onomatopoeia for yak-yak-yak?

    I'm working on a script where a Russian woman is talking about how another talks all the time, and she says "That woman - yak yak yak."

    I need the Russian equivalent - but preferably in English spelling, if that make sense. There might be a specific Russian phrase that means the same thing, even if it's not the exact words. Any ideas?

    1 AnswerOther - Internet5 years ago
  • Where would a Sheriff or CPS take a child?

    I'm a writer, with a question for a screenplay... this is all fictional!

    In the story, a corrupt small town sheriff has recovered a young child, and is essentially blackmailing the mother before letting her see him.

    My question is: Where would the child be? CPS is involved, but it's in the first few hours. If the cops picked up a toddler, I assume they would take the child back to the police station initially... and eventually, the kid would end up back at home, or in foster care... but where would the child physically spend that first night?

    It can't be the police station, because that doesn't work for where the story is going... does CPS have any care facilities? Would they have a list of foster care homes that will take a kid in for an overnight emergency situation?

    3 AnswersLaw Enforcement & Police8 years ago
  • Ipad and a two year old who turns up the volume!?

    My toddler loves watching Elmo on the iPad - and he knows how to turn it on, open the video and watch it... and how to turn up the volume to max. if I turn it lower, he'll just crank it back up to full.

    I need a way to change the setting somehow so that "full volume" on elmo videos (and you-tube sesame street, and every other dang thing he watches and plays on the iPad) isn't as loud. Master volume somewhere?

    Thanks!

    1 AnswerLaptops & Notebooks9 years ago