Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
mettere tutto nel calderone
English translation:
mix the good with the bad
Added to glossary by
Pnina
Oct 21, 2010 12:15
13 yrs ago
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Italian term
mettere tutto nel calderone
Italian to English
Social Sciences
Psychology
imparare a non arrabbiarsi
"Calma, non mettere tutto nel calderone. I pensieri positivi si accavallano a quelli negativi. Se vedi il bicchiere mezzo pieno invece che mezzo vuoto ti senti meglio. La calma è davvero la virtuù dei forti."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | mix the good with the bad |
Ernestine Shargool
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| 4 +1 | to lump everything together |
Gad Kohenov
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| 3 | jumble everything up |
Being Earnest
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Change log
Oct 22, 2010 12:33: Pnina Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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7 mins
Ernestine Shargool
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Italian
&
English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Anglo-Italian bicultural transcreator
Native in: English 
, Italian (Variant: Neapolitan)
Works in: Italian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
mix the good with the bad
Il grande Picchi (La Repubblica Dizionari online)
calderone
2 (fig) hotchpotch, melting-pot
• un calderone di razze a racial melting-pot; non mettere tutto nello stesso calderone! don’t mix the good with the bad!
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Note added at 1 day10 hrs (2010-10-22 23:03:04 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks. As others have said, this idiom works in this particular context but there are alternatives that would work better in different contexts.
calderone
2 (fig) hotchpotch, melting-pot
• un calderone di razze a racial melting-pot; non mettere tutto nello stesso calderone! don’t mix the good with the bad!
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Note added at 1 day10 hrs (2010-10-22 23:03:04 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks. As others have said, this idiom works in this particular context but there are alternatives that would work better in different contexts.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all. I have opted for the answer that suits well the context."
8 mins
jumble everything up
I seem to remember my grandmother saying this when we were kids!!
+1
1 hr
Gad Kohenov
Israel
Israel
Works in field
Israel
30 years of experience+satisfied clients
Native in: French , Hebrew
Works in: English to Hebrew, Hebrew to English, French to Hebrew, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
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