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Italian to English translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature / description of a play by Luigi Pirandello | | Italian term or phrase: Chiosa | | Context: Chiosa crudele il drammaturgo: «chi ha capito il giuoco, non riesce più a ingannarsi; ma chi non riesce più a ingannarsi non può più prendere né gusto né piacere alla vita. Così è». |
| | | The playwright cruelly comments: | Explanation:
overall, your translation will need to have its own style; my suggestion may require adjustment to suit that style.
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and depending on the context, "cruelly" might be the wrong word, to be replaced (perhaps) with "mercilessly". |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +4 The playwright cruelly comments:
Explanation:
overall, your translation will need to have its own style; my suggestion may require adjustment to suit that style.
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-01-03 09:23:24 GMT)
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and depending on the context, "cruelly" might be the wrong word, to be replaced (perhaps) with "mercilessly".
| Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:49
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The translation workplace 
