punti fermi

English translation: cardinal rules

16:30 Jul 11, 2002
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
Italian term or phrase: punti fermi
Pope John 23 published an article in the Osservatore Romano in 1960 entitled "punti fermi". Any ideas of a good translation?
Denise Muir
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:43
English translation:cardinal rules
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Ornella Grannis
United States
Local time: 14:43
Grading comment
For the timebeing I used this answer although I also liked "constants" very much too. Here's hoping the Osservatore Romano does get back to Paola about whether there is or isn't an official English equivalent.
Denise
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4cardinal rules
Ornella Grannis
4vedi sotto
CLS Lexi-tech
4constants
Sarah Ponting
2 +1fixed points
Hania Pietrzyk


  

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fixed points


Explanation:
proposition

Hania Pietrzyk
France
Local time: 19:43
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in pair: 17

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agree  hjl
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cardinal rules


Explanation:
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Ornella Grannis
United States
Local time: 14:43
PRO pts in pair: 94
Grading comment
For the timebeing I used this answer although I also liked "constants" very much too. Here's hoping the Osservatore Romano does get back to Paola about whether there is or isn't an official English equivalent.
Denise
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vedi sotto


Explanation:
ho mandato un breve messaggio all'Osservatore Romano
[email protected]
per chiedere se esiste una traduzione ufficiale in inglese del documento.

paola l m


CLS Lexi-tech
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constants


Explanation:
an idea

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Note added at 2002-07-12 05:54:39 (GMT)
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\"the renewal of moral theology will be before all else a return to the sources, biblical and patristic, a renewal of fidelity to the great constants of Catholic tradition. \"

http://www.petersnet.net/research/retrieve.cfm?RecNum=2744

Sarah Ponting
Italy
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