18:48 Jul 1, 2010 |
Italian to English translations [PRO] Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | |||||||
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5 +2 | mediatized and mediatizable |
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3 | famous and not so famous |
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3 | publicized and publicizable |
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1 | medi-I-dolized and medi-I-dolizable |
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medi-I-dolized and medi-I-dolizable Explanation: Just a pun - it is a hype or neologism anyway in the original. Other options: media-amplified, media-projected, and so on. |
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famous and not so famous Explanation: Or "famous and obscure alike", or anything along those lines. You can't translate this at all literally, but I think it means that they're either in the media already or they have the potential to be. |
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mediatized and mediatizable Explanation: http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q="last ... Abitare - international design magazine » last minute Hero 3 Mar 2010 ... The theme that candidates must base their work on is:“last minute Hero”. The title refers to contemporary idols, improvised and ***mediatized***, ... www.abitare.it/competitions/last-minute-hero/ - Cached A Google on mediatize throws up an historical meaning to do with monarchy and another to do with the modern media, which is obviously the meaning here. Big Brother celebrities are made famous by the media, they are mediatized celebrities. |
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