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una lettura culturalmente trasversale

English translation: ..that cuts/cutting across cultures

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Italian term or phrase:una lettura culturalmente trasversale
English translation:..that cuts/cutting across cultures
Entered by: Laura Morarelli

17:36 Jul 3, 2007
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Linguistics / literature teaching
Italian term or phrase: una lettura culturalmente trasversale
a culturally tansversal reading?

Il corso discuterà a tale fine anche la relazione fra autore e lettore, enucleando le questioni ideologiche ad essa sottese e prospettando una lettura culturalmente trasversale dei testi letterari; nell’ultima parte del corso ci si concentrerà quindi sul rapporto tra critica letteraria e studi culturali.
Laura Morarelli
Italy
Local time: 11:02
..that cuts/cutting across cultures
Explanation:
understanding / appreciation of the text...

HTH
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irenef
Local time: 11:02
Grading comment
grazie
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8a cross-cultural reading
Giles Watson
4 +5..that cuts/cutting across cultures
irenef
5culturaly transversal reading
Vania de Souza


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
..that cuts/cutting across cultures


Explanation:
understanding / appreciation of the text...

HTH

irenef
Local time: 11:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 10
Grading comment
grazie

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  James (Jim) Davis: First I read it, then I translate it and then I look down the page and see that you've been so kind as to write it for me already :-) time for dinner.
4 mins
  -> great minds think alike, hey?
agree  Linda 969
7 mins
  -> thanks, Linda
agree  P.L.F. Persio: ho esaurito il mio lessico apologetico per te!
7 mins
  -> io invece non mi stanco mai di ringraziarti
agree  Umberto Cassano: Oggi Irene furoreggia ! Tornando al commento di ieri mai avrei immaginato che tu avessi già sentito quella parolina così elegantemente "barisienne" in quel contesto così...tipico! Un giorno mi spiegherai ! Ciao :-)
26 mins
  -> Il mio caro Umberto. Potremmo parlare di Bari per ore...
agree  Judy Almodovar
1 hr
  -> thanks, Judy
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
culturaly transversal reading


Explanation:
your translation is right: the text asks for exactly that

Vania de Souza
Local time: 10:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
a cross-cultural reading


Explanation:
This is the usual way of expressing your phrase in English.

HTH

Giles

Giles Watson
Italy
Local time: 11:02
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  texjax DDS PhD
28 mins
agree  Linda 969
57 mins
agree  Silvia Casale
1 hr
agree  Valentina Parisi
1 hr
agree  KayW
2 hrs
agree  Ivana UK
2 hrs
agree  potra: Yes. perfect
2 hrs
agree  silvia b (X)
3 hrs
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