May 12, 2016 13:24
8 yrs ago
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English term

jaded acerbity

English to Italian Art/Literary Music
Yet A love suprem has never become dated, and through changing decadeds, from blu-skied optimism to jaded acerbity, the relevance of the music and its message has remained constant.
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Proposed translations

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asprezza/durezza disincantata/disillusa

"acerbic: expressing harsh or sharp criticism in a clever way

the film's most acerbic critics
<whispered a steady stream of acerbic comments as the lecturer droned on>"
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acerbic

"jaded: feeling or showing a lack of interest and excitement caused by having done or experienced too much of something"
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaded


Example sentence:

acerbity - 1 form asprezza, acredine 2 acerbezza, acerbità, asprezza, agrezza.

jaded - 2 (not naive) smaliziato, disincantato, senza illusioni.

Peer comment(s):

agree StefanoFarris : Oh yes, disincantato/a, perfetto.
9 mins
Grazie Stefano!
agree Lisa Jane : disincantato!
1 hr
Grazie!
agree Mariagrazia Centanni : 'disincantata durezza'
2 hrs
Grazie ancora :)
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insensibile durezza

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logora asprezza

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