mela marcia

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “rotten apple”.

Noun

mela marcia f (plural mele marce)

  1. (idiomatic) bad apple
    • 2020 September 25, Anna Lombardi, “Al comizio di Ivanka "Qui a Minneapolis ci vuole legge e ordine" [At Ivanka's rally "Here in Minneapolis we need law and order"]”, in la Repubblica‎:
      Pence ripete più volte: «Non ci sono scuse per le mele marce che hanno soffocato George Floyd. Faremo giustizia. Ma allo stesso modo puniremo saccheggi e violenze».
      Pence repeats several times: "There are no excuses for the bad apples that suffocated George Floyd. We will do justice. But in the same way we will punish looting and violence".
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