English Translation
Don’t be a wuss!
I have to ask the English natives: Is that correct?
I would have translated “inetto” with “bungler” or “klutz” whereas “wuss” is more a “vigliaccio”.
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That doesn’t look like a good translation.
Your suggestions seem better aligned with what’s written for inetto on the webpage at Treccani.
I note that the author (Guybrush88) of the Italian sentence on Tatoeba also submitted a translation as Non essere un pappamolle! which seems to be a much better translation of the English sentence.
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Indeed, I agree with pappamolle;-) In my neck of the woods it means more along the lines of “You’re such a loser!” (Sei uno sfigato/una sfigata). A dopo …
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