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infamous

Italian translation: inesorabile/spietata/tremenda/implacabile

14:40 Oct 6, 2004
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Linguistics / Sports shoes
English term or phrase: infamous
Nel testo che sto traducendo, infamous è riferito a una scarpa da tennis. "The infamous G. Vilas model was endorsed by Argentinian tennis legend Guillermo Vilas".
Infamous qui ha il significato di "aggressiva", "cattiva"?
Daniela Magnoni (X)
Local time: 08:14
Italian translation:inesorabile/spietata/tremenda/implacabile
Explanation:
pur avendo connotazioni negative questi aggettivi acquisiscono, nel presente contesto, valori altamente positivi, direi........
ciao

verbissola
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verbis
Local time: 08:14
Grading comment
Grazie a tutti!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4famigerata/tristemente nota
Pamela Brizzola
4 +3inesorabile/spietata/tremenda/implacabile
verbis
5leggendario
Federica D'Alessio
4(modello) galeotto
Antonella Andreella (X)


Discussion entries: 1





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
famigerata/tristemente nota


Explanation:
Di norma è questo il significato, ma non capisco se può andare per la tua traduzione

Pamela Brizzola
Italy
Local time: 08:14
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Francesca Pegazzano (X): propenderei per famigerato, cui potrebbe essere dato anche un significato positivo
18 mins
agree  Marco Massignan
24 mins
agree  Ambra Gostoli: Famigerata senza dubbio, nella sua doppia accezione di godere di pessima fama e illustre.
3 hrs
agree  Vittorio Preite
4 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(modello) galeotto


Explanation:
forse è un po' forte o forse no...

HTH

AA

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Note added at 15 mins (2004-10-06 14:56:10 GMT)
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hhmm... comunque il \'modello cattivo\' non suona proprio bene, magari \"spregiudicato\" o qualcosa del genere

HTH

Antonella Andreella (X)
Italy
Local time: 08:14
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
inesorabile/spietata/tremenda/implacabile


Explanation:
pur avendo connotazioni negative questi aggettivi acquisiscono, nel presente contesto, valori altamente positivi, direi........
ciao

verbissola

verbis
Local time: 08:14
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Grazie a tutti!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paola75 (X)
1 hr
agree  Science451
3 hrs
agree  Rick Henry
5 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
leggendario


Explanation:
Secondo me nel tuo caso è la parola più adatta... sufficientemente potente da evocare "grandi gesta", ma ambigua quanto basta sulla loro natura (i pirati ad esempio erano leggendari ma pure abbastanza cattivi!).
Buon lavoro
Federica

Federica D'Alessio
Italy
Local time: 08:14
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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