English to Italian...

I just saw this question. No, I don't know the answer, but someone here will - luukas, for example, if he sees the Topic, so I'm answering to bump the question up on the list.

Ahh , Thank you osso.
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I don't know, either, but I'm interested...

I'll try it out with my italian housemate, liontamer

ok, are you relaxed people who like to eat pasta? Or, do you eat pasta in a relaxed fashion? Is 'relaxed' the right word to replace 'laid back'?

Easy going people who like to eat pasta. I guess relaxed will work, but I think you lose a little in translation. I do appreciate the help tho.

A tidbit from my piazza research is that the tower at the Campo in Siena is called La Mangia del Torre after the bell ringer, Giovanni del Duccio, who was known as Mangiaguardagni, "one who eats his earnings".

So, I am thinking, Mangiapasta rilassato.

Surely that is wrong!

rilassato = relaxed
pigrone = lazy or lazy person
amante = in love with

options:

rilassati e mangiatori di pasta (relaxed and pasta eater)
pigroni rilassati amanti della pasta (lazy relaxed people in love with pasta - this is F's favorite translation)
or drop the pigroni above to make it relaxed (but, not lazy) people in love with pasta.

I think the third one comes closest to the spirit of what we are trying to get across. The second is more humorous IMO. I will run these by the club and see what they think.
Thanks for the help littlek.

Sure, I'll pass the thanks along.....

In my opinion it's more like "gli mangiatori di pasta tranquilli".

You could translate laid-back (= having a casual/informal attitude ?) with 'alla mano' like in 'una persona alla mano' (an easygoing person). The word 'mano' (hand) sounds even appropriate, since pasta is traditionally hand-made.
I like osso's suggestion 'mangiapasta'. The word doesn't exist but you can find similar words in the dictionairy (mangiapane, mangiapatate, mangiapolenta).
But I admit that '(i) mangiapasta alla mano' isn't the best translation I can think of.

BTW, it's il mangiatore (singular) - i mangiatori (plural)

Osso is known for making up words that don't exist, even in her native tongue, English. She even does this on purpose, sometimes.