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Italian term or phrase:
sul fatto che mi ha appesantito non ci piove
English translation:
no doubt it was heavy on my stomach
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sul fatto che mi ha appesantito non ci piove
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no idea.
“va bene che io ne ho mangiata una porzione piccolissima, però non ho rigettato né ho avuto tutti quei sintomi sgradevoli di cui parli. Certo, sul fatto che mi ha appesantito non ci piove, ho dormito come da anni non mi capitava…non mi sono praticamente accorta di nulla, mi hanno raccontato tutto loro” – e con un ampio gesto del braccio racchiude tutti e tre i miei familiari.
“va bene che io ne ho mangiata una porzione piccolissima, però non ho rigettato né ho avuto tutti quei sintomi sgradevoli di cui parli. Certo, sul fatto che mi ha appesantito non ci piove, ho dormito come da anni non mi capitava…non mi sono praticamente accorta di nulla, mi hanno raccontato tutto loro” – e con un ampio gesto del braccio racchiude tutti e tre i miei familiari.
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no doubt it was heavy on my stomach
"non ci piove" - idiomatic phrase meaning "no doubt about that"
"mi ha appesantito" - it was heavy on his/her stomach, made the digestion slower and made the person slumber off
"mi ha appesantito" - it was heavy on his/her stomach, made the digestion slower and made the person slumber off
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philgoddard
: I'd say "there's no doubt". "No doubt" implies "probably", which is not quite the meaning.
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Thank you Phil, I did mean “there’s no doubt”, sorry for writing it hastily “la fretta è cattiva consigliera” ;)
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that it was heavy on my stomach is a sure thing
Or
...difficult to digest
...difficult to digest
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Undoubtedly I had that weighted down feeling in my stomach
Feeling fulness in my stomach
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it certainly made me drowsy
I think the author is stressing the effect of the food: it made him or her sleep soundly.
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it definitely made me feel quite stuffed [or 'full up']
Stuffed is rather colloquial. Full, or full up also works here.
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I was left with a sinking feeling in my tummy , no doubt about it
In other words, the indulgence had a soporific effect;
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