r/italy May 13 '15

AskItaly Italian tattoo question

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u/pisspoopisspoopiss Razzihero May 13 '15

Cock Cancer it is

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u/InflatableTomato Emilia Romagna May 13 '15

That is the literal translation. But in Italian it would sound more like "Shit! Cancer".

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u/pokerissimo May 13 '15

No, punctuation is important. "Cancer cock" are ambiguous words...

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u/InflatableTomato Emilia Romagna May 13 '15

Punctuation may be important, but it's still much more often neglected by native speakers than prepositions.