voltare le spalle

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Italian

Etymology

Literally, to turn the shoulders.

Verb

voltàre le spalle (first-person singular present vòlto le spalle, first-person singular past historic voltài le spalle, past participle voltàto le spalle, auxiliary avére)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see voltare,‎ spalle.
  2. to turn one's back (on)
    • 2020 October 7, “Stati Uniti, Trump: "Negoziati su fondi Covid solo dopo le elezioni" [United States, Trump: "Negotiations on Covid funds only after the election"]”, in la Repubblica:
      "Non commettere errori: se sei senza lavoro, se la tua attività è chiusa, se la scuola di tuo figlio viene chiusa, se stai assistendo a licenziamenti nella tua comunità, Donald Trump ha deciso oggi che niente di tutto questo 'niente' è importante per lui", ha detto Biden in una dichiarazione rilasciata dalla sua campagna. "Trump, vi ha voltato le spalle".
      "Make no mistake: if you are out of work, if your business is closed, if your child's school gets closed, if you are bearing witness to layoffs in your community, Donald Trump has decided today that nothing of this 'nothing' is important for him", said Biden in a statement released by his campaign. "Trump, he turned his back on you".
  3. to give the cold shoulder (to)