Italian term
United Kingdom
Humanities, Social Sciences, Psychology
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: German to English, Italian to English
le cose potrebbero compromettersi
C'é un personaggio che viene dal nulla proprio come il personaggio di Per un Pugno di Dollari, che si inserisce nell'ambito di una famiglia ed appiana delle questioni proprio perchè avendo compiuto la traversata del male ha visto l'errore, e quindi attraverso il male riesce a fare il bene. Ma quando le cose potrebbero compromettersi, se ne va come era venuto.
Many thanks in advance
Non-PRO (2): Tom in London, Jasmina Towers
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Proposed translations
Italy
The Italian Interpreter
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, German to Italian, Russian to Italian, and 1 more.
things start getting sketchy
This is my take.
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Note added at 28 min (2023-05-22 15:10:05 GMT)
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I forgot to add the obvious - as I am not a native English speaker, you may deem another word other than “sketchy” as more appropriate to the tone of the text and I am not suggesting you use this one specifically, but if you weren’t completely sure about what that sentence meant, this is what it means :)
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Note added at 1 ora (2023-05-22 16:39:55 GMT)
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“Compromettersi”
• from Vocabolario Zingarelli:
“Entrare in una situazione, partecipare a un’azione, difficile o rischiosa, per la posizione, reputazione e sim. di chi vi è implicato, spec. nella vita politica, nei rapporti fra i sessi, e nelle attività illegali”
• from Dizionario Garzanti:
“mettersi in situazioni rischiose per la propria sicurezza o reputazione”
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Note added at 2 giorni 18 ore (2023-05-25 08:46:14 GMT)
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@Andrew: I used “sketchy” as in “US informal: not completely safe or not completely honest” (Cambridge dictionary), which is why I added a note to tell Laura that, although it might not be the final word she wants to use, it is the one that best conveys all the nuances - potential risk, potential illegality - of the source word, so that these nuances would be clear to her.
Brazil
He ain't heavy; He's my brother...
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: Portuguese, English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Things may get out of hand
Czech Republic
Accurate, double-checked translations
Native in: Romanian
Works in: German to Romanian, German to English, Italian to Romanian, and 3 more.
"But just as things are about to go south"
Austria
Retd.T&I, Barrister & Austro-Advokat
Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, British)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 5 more.
matters are likely to take a turn for the worse ('things are apt to get risky')
The ProZ Italian/Turkish translation means 'to endanger o.s.' or 'put o.s. at risk'.
Otherwise, the tense pf potrebbero ought to be factored in, often translated in Romance lingos as 'be likely or apt to', and the trrue flavo(u)r captured by those (unlike Yours Truly) with Italian as a core-language.
FWIW, compromettersi : 1. compromise o.s. 2. commit o.s., Collins, Sansoni
http://eng.proz.com/personal-glossaries/entry/317540-compromettersi-kendini-tehlikeye-atmak
United Kingdom
Flair and accuracy tailored to your text
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Things could go tits-up/ pear-shaped
Italy
translating meaning, not just words
Native in: English
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, English
things could get sticky
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sticky
or here
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sticky
4 a: disagreeable, unpleasant
came to a sticky end
b: awkward, stiff
c: difficult, problematic
a sticky situation
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