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bookish

Italian translation: letterario

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English term or phrase:bookish
Italian translation:letterario
Entered by: giogi

13:10 Jan 16, 2005
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Linguistics
English term or phrase: bookish
...and an intellectual, abstract and bookish register from Latin and Greek.

Libresco non so perchè ma non mi piace, qualche alternativa? Grazie!
Laura Tosi
Italy
Local time: 08:47
letterario
Explanation:
mi pare che si parli di un registro linguistico, vero?
Quindi direi "LETTERARIO", non c'è bisogno di sottolineare nulla visto che c'è la parola "abstract" che dice già tutto.
Un registro intellettuale, abstratto e letterario.
Evidentemente è fuori luogo no?
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giogi
Local time: 07:47
Grading comment
Grazie a te e a tutti. Ho scelto questo perchè era più adatto al mio contesto, ma penso che in generale anche accademico sia una buona traduzione.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3accademico
Francesca Pegazzano (X)
3 +1letterario
giogi
4scolastico
Giusi Pasi
3pedante
Laura Lucardini


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
pedante


Explanation:
it also means pedante, but I do not know if it fits in your context

Laura Lucardini
Local time: 07:47
Native speaker of: Italian
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
letterario


Explanation:
mi pare che si parli di un registro linguistico, vero?
Quindi direi "LETTERARIO", non c'è bisogno di sottolineare nulla visto che c'è la parola "abstract" che dice già tutto.
Un registro intellettuale, abstratto e letterario.
Evidentemente è fuori luogo no?


giogi
Local time: 07:47
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Grazie a te e a tutti. Ho scelto questo perchè era più adatto al mio contesto, ma penso che in generale anche accademico sia una buona traduzione.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  paolamonaco: Oxford: bookish=(of a word, language, etc.) literary; not colloquial.
47 mins
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
accademico


Explanation:
anche accademico...

Francesca Pegazzano (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  giogi
22 mins
agree  Sabina Moscatelli
39 mins
agree  Marmar123
23 hrs
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
scolastico


Explanation:
che implica accademico+pedante+artificioso+aulico

Giusi Pasi
Italy
Local time: 08:47
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Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4
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