Hello hive mind,
I need an expression that gives the effect of “Screw him,” but is something that an Venetian glassmaker in 1817 might say. So, an Italian idiom, translated, would be perfect, but English interjections are also fair game.
Also, while I have you, do you know anyone who speaks Venetian?
Cara—
You might consider scanning through Goethe’s Italian Journey. That book was published around this time, and he did travel through Venice. I don’t recall if he inserts actual Italian phrases but it might be worth it to look or see how what he wrote was later translated into English. I’ll keep thinking. Hope this is helpful.
Mmm… good thought. I’ll take a look at that.
Confound you? A plague take you/both your houses? 🙂
In French, one would say “Va te faire enculer”, which translates as “Go and get it in the ass”. Maybe Italians have something similar.