Cogliere/Trarre/Prendere (lo) spunto è un’espressione che ci porta nel mondo delle arti performative. Nel linguaggio teatrale, il termine “spunto” si riferisce alle prime parole di una battuta, sussurrate dal suggeritore agli attori durante uno spettacolo. Similmente, nel lessico della musica, con la parola “spunto” si indica la prima battuta di un brano che, accennata da uno strumento, suggerisce all’ensemble il successivo sviluppo della frase musicale. Di conseguenza, dare lo spunto significa accennare le prime parole di un testo o le prime note di un tema melodico, offrire un elemento sufficiente a richiamare alla memoria di chi ascolta il contenuto complessivo di un’opera.
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To be absent minded
Avere la testa fra le nuvole
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To be out of your head/mind
Essere o andar fuori di testa
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To get your thoughts in order, think something over
Fare mente locale
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To be well versed, knowledgeable on a subject
Essere ferrato
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To make up your mind, set your mind on something
Mettersi (qualcosa) in testa
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To not have a clue, to not understand a thing
Non capire un cavolo
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To lose your train of thought
Perdere il filo
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To be a guru, a buff, a know it all
Essere il quinto evangelista
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To not have the faintest/slightest idea
Non avere la più pallida idea
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To be/keep in the dark, to be unaware
Essere/tenere all’oscuro
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To have a memory lapse, to have your mind go blank
Avere un vuoto di memoria
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To get the idea from, draw inspiration from, be inspired by, use something as a starting point
Cogliere/Trarre/Prendere (lo) spunto
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To be very smart, capable, great
(Essere) in gamba
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To have some sense/common sense/to have brains
Avere (del/un po’ di) sale in zucca
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Frankly, exactly, without mincing words
Papale, papale
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To completely forget/eliminate something
Mettere nel dimenticatoio
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To believe/accept with reservations, to take with a grain of salt
Credere/accettare con beneficio di inventario