Striking in just a moment, a flood can destroy life in an instant.

Italian translation: Proposta

14:36 Jun 17, 2004
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Science - Geography
English term or phrase: Striking in just a moment, a flood can destroy life in an instant.
Water, the giver of life.
Without it, the earth would be a lifeless rock.
But of all the natural forces, water is the most feared.
Striking in just a moment, a flood can destroy life in an instant.
emarobby
Italy
Local time: 12:16
Italian translation:Proposta
Explanation:
Con la sua capacità di colpire in pochi secondi/Dotata di capacità distruttive che hanno bisogno di pochi secondi/solo di un momento per manifestarsi, un'inondazione (piena/alluvione ecc. - onda di piena?) è in grado di distruggere la vita (intesa come Life on Earth) in un solo istante.

Ma non ho la certezza di aver capito la domanda...
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4 +2Proposta
Valentina Pecchiar
5 +1Colpendo in un solo istante, un'inondazione puo' distruggere la vita in un attimo.
bistefano
5una piena/alluvione/inondazione
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striking in just a moment, a flood can destroy life in an instant.
Proposta


Explanation:
Con la sua capacità di colpire in pochi secondi/Dotata di capacità distruttive che hanno bisogno di pochi secondi/solo di un momento per manifestarsi, un'inondazione (piena/alluvione ecc. - onda di piena?) è in grado di distruggere la vita (intesa come Life on Earth) in un solo istante.

Ma non ho la certezza di aver capito la domanda...

Valentina Pecchiar
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striking in just a moment, a flood can destroy life in an instant.
Colpendo in un solo istante, un'inondazione puo' distruggere la vita in un attimo.


Explanation:
Literal trannslation is probably best in this case ...

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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

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una piena/alluvione/inondazione


Explanation:
colpisce nel giro di qualche secondo, ma quando lo fa può distruggere/spazzar via oggi forma di vita in un istante.

un'interpretazione un po' + libera delle altre, se ti piace.

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