Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
affascinata dalla posa
English translation:
mesmerized in posing
Added to glossary by
Lara Barnett
Nov 15, 2019 20:01
4 yrs ago
Italian term
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affascinata dalla posa
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Segno netto e cromie dense costituiscono il modello espressivo immediatamente leggibile. Il volto diviene lo specchio di interne tensioni; affascinata dalla posa, intravista a volte per avventura, o costruita nello studio, ...
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| 4 +2 | mesmerized in posing |
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mesmerized in posing
It means the model's face appears 'lost', mesmerized, enchanted by the act of posing for the portrait
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Note added at 30 mins (2019-11-15 20:32:32 GMT)
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Posa = the act of posing for a portrait/picture
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Note added at 1 hr (2019-11-15 21:49:05 GMT)
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The model who is posing is mesmerized not the face
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Note added at 1 hr (2019-11-15 21:50:35 GMT)
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I suppose it's the look on her/his face ...a mesmerized look
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Note added at 1 hr (2019-11-15 21:51:38 GMT)
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You could say "absorbed by posing"
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Note added at 30 mins (2019-11-15 20:32:32 GMT)
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Posa = the act of posing for a portrait/picture
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Note added at 1 hr (2019-11-15 21:49:05 GMT)
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The model who is posing is mesmerized not the face
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Note added at 1 hr (2019-11-15 21:50:35 GMT)
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I suppose it's the look on her/his face ...a mesmerized look
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Note added at 1 hr (2019-11-15 21:51:38 GMT)
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You could say "absorbed by posing"
Note from asker:
| mesmerised in her pose? ... or through her own pose? |
| What about "mesmerised by its own attitude"? I am not sure "pose" works in English for a face. |
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