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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | | Italian term or phrase: dividendosi | "Il periodo della sua infanzia nei Caraibi, che trascorse DIVIDENDOSI tra le letture pomeridiane, il lavoro [...], è stato di fondamentale importanza per la sua produzione letteraria.
I've been thinking for quite a while on how I can translate this 'DIVIDENDOSI' without success and I hope someone will be able to help me. Thank you |
| | | English translation:dividing his time | Explanation:
In Italian, it means "diving himself," but in english we don't say that--we say dividing his time, or splitting his time.
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-09-30 21:11:16 GMT)
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I forgot to add this, but the sentence would be
"the period [...], that he spent dividing his time between afternoon lectures," |
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1 hr confidence: | DIVIDENDOSI dividing his time
Explanation:
In Italian, it means "diving himself," but in english we don't say that--we say dividing his time, or splitting his time.
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-09-30 21:11:16 GMT)
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I forgot to add this, but the sentence would be
"the period [...], that he spent dividing his time between afternoon lectures,"
| ATP522
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Local time: 23:49
Native speaker of:  English
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