ernsthaft lächelnd

Italian translation: con un sorriso cordiale

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German term or phrase:ernsthaft lächelnd
Italian translation:con un sorriso cordiale
Entered by: Luana B. S. Mandarà

19:39 Jan 18, 2009
German to Italian translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: ernsthaft lächelnd
Non vi pare che sia contraddittorio "sorridendo seriamente"?
"Noch immer wortlos gebot mir der alte Mann mit einer Handgeste auszusteigen, um mich dann ernsthaft lächelnd anzuschauen und mir abermals seine rechte Hand auf die linke Schulter zu legen."
Luana B. S. Mandarà
Italy
Local time: 19:00
con un sorriso cordiale
Explanation:
sinonimo di wholehearted
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monica-dsd (X)
Italy
Local time: 19:00
Grading comment
Grazie a tutti, ma credo che, alla luce di questo traducente inglese, sceglierò la proposta di Monica.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2sorridendo serio/mestamente
Alessandra Carboni Riehn
4sorriso triste
SYLVY75
4con un sorriso cordiale
monica-dsd (X)
3con un sorriso grave
anna carbone


  

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con un sorriso grave


Explanation:
io direi così

anna carbone
Local time: 19:00
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 11
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
sorridendo serio/mestamente


Explanation:
altro suggerimento!

Alessandra Carboni Riehn
Germany
Local time: 19:00
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Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 69

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ilana De Bona: preferisco "mestamente"
1 hr

agree  smarinella: io direi: con un sorriso un po' serio - tra serio e 'mesto' c'è una bella differenza
10 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sorriso triste


Explanation:
Sorriso triste.

Secondo me portebbe rendere l'idea...

SYLVY75
Italy
Local time: 19:00
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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con un sorriso cordiale


Explanation:
sinonimo di wholehearted



    Reference: http://www.dict.cc/english-german/wholehearted.html
monica-dsd (X)
Italy
Local time: 19:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Grazie a tutti, ma credo che, alla luce di questo traducente inglese, sceglierò la proposta di Monica.
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