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my lady

Italian translation: Buon giorno mia signora

14:34 Jan 15, 2002
English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: my lady
good day my lady
timothy edwards
Italian translation:Buon giorno mia signora
Explanation:
il contesto è un po' scarso....
potrebbe trattarsi di un saluto di stile antico (medioevale per esempio)

Ciao
Bruno
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Bruno Capitelli
Local time: 06:56
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4Buon giorno mia signora
Bruno Capitelli
4 +3madonna
Floriana (X)
4 +2madonna
CLS Lexi-tech


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Buon giorno mia signora


Explanation:
il contesto è un po' scarso....
potrebbe trattarsi di un saluto di stile antico (medioevale per esempio)

Ciao
Bruno

Bruno Capitelli
Local time: 06:56
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 185
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Teresa Sassani: certo, e infatti _my lady_ è l'uso arcaico per_milady_. quindi andrebbe bene anche solo Signora
22 mins
agree  Gian
23 mins
agree  Chiara Yates
26 mins
agree  racortes: anhe solo Signora potrebbe andare
28 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
madonna


Explanation:
Se il contesto è medievale, allora userei la terminologia dell'epoca. Infatti, "madonna" è proprio la contrazione di "mia donna".

Floriana (X)
United States
Local time: 23:56
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 792

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  CLS Lexi-tech: Floriana, ci ho messo circa un'ora a inviare la risposta e non c'era la tua.La tua foto e' un'ispirazione per la risposta. Ciao 8-)
2 hrs
agree  Bruno Capitelli: Paola, Floriana anche madonna può funzionare, dipende dal contesto
5 hrs
agree  Simona Oliva (X)
20 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
madonna


Explanation:
nell'italiano antico e nel toscano (non tanto antico: "e' primavera/svegliatevi bambine..... madonna fiorentina..." famosa canzone di mezzo secolo fa)
si trova "madonna" che 'e termine composto da ma (mia) e donna.
Naturally this would work only in some contexts

ciao

paola l m


CLS Lexi-tech
Local time: 00:56
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 2228

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bruno Capitelli: Paola, Floriana anche madonna può funzionare, dipende dal contesto
5 hrs
agree  Simona Oliva (X)
19 hrs
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