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18:35 Jul 15, 2019 |
Italian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / book | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Claudia Letizia Germany Local time: 11:48 | ||||||
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4 +4 | life |
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4 +1 | Condition/state of things |
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3 | (social) standing |
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3 | new "world" / new "universe" |
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Discussion entries: 3 | |
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Condition/state of things Explanation: He is almost unaware of this new condition/state of things. |
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life Explanation: To translate literally with "dimension" would technically be accurate but it would ruin the poetry of this prose. One alternative might be "his new world". I would be helpful to know just how he lived before. Now he has a job, a wage, a bedroom and a new town. What exactly did he have before? Was he a slave, sleeping in a dungeon? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 36 mins (2019-07-15 19:12:18 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Correction "It would be..." |
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