he struggled to find an appetite

Italian translation: stentava a farsi venire l'appetito

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English term or phrase:he struggled to find an appetite
Italian translation:stentava a farsi venire l'appetito
Entered by: Lisa Jane

20:17 Feb 19, 2019
English to Italian translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: he struggled to find an appetite
Il soggetto della frase si trova davanti a del cibo vero, evento per lui raro in quanto alimentato con cibo artificiale, ma ha appena subito una delusione per cui ha il morale sotto i tacchi.
Alessandro Nosenzo
Italy
Local time: 05:20
stentava a farsi venire l'appetito
Explanation:
http://www.wordreference.com/iten/stentare

Oppure

Non riuscì a farsi venire l'appetito
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Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 05:20
Grading comment
Grazie, ho solo cambiato 'stentava' con 'faceva fatica', ma cambia nulla... ^_^
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1stentava a farsi venire l'appetito
Lisa Jane
4 +1si sforzava di avere appetito/farsi venire l'appetito
Pierluigi Bernardini
4si sforzava di farsi venire la voglia
FPC
4Cercò di ritrovare un po' d'appetito
ELEHNA


  

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stentava a farsi venire l'appetito


Explanation:
http://www.wordreference.com/iten/stentare

Oppure

Non riuscì a farsi venire l'appetito

Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 05:20
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 148
Grading comment
Grazie, ho solo cambiato 'stentava' con 'faceva fatica', ma cambia nulla... ^_^

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agree  FPC
1 hr
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si sforzava di farsi venire la voglia


Explanation:
altra variante, ma mi piace pure la risposta che ti hanno già data

FPC
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si sforzava di avere appetito/farsi venire l'appetito


Explanation:
Direi così nel nel contesto.

Provava in tutti i modi a...
Faceva di tutto per...
Tentava invano di...
Aveva difficoltà/problemi a...

struggle to do [sth] vi (strive to do [sth]) sforzarsi⇒ v rif
http://www.wordreference.com/enit/struggle

Pierluigi Bernardini
Italy
Local time: 05:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 124

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agree  Elena Zanetti
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Cercò di ritrovare un po' d'appetito


Explanation:
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ELEHNA
Italy
Local time: 05:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 64
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