Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
sventolone
English translation:
bombshells/stunners/gorgeous chicks
Added to glossary by
Umberto Cassano
Mar 9, 2008 23:26
16 yrs ago
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Italian term
sventolone
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Slang
Sentence: Rivediamo, poi, le stesse 6 sventolone australiane in tenuta sportiva una alla volta
Context: short story about the lives of young teenage girls.
This is not a term I know and from what I've seen it seems to be a bit impolite. Does anyone know of a term which could better fit into the description of these 13-year old girls?
Anyone still out there at this late hour - thanks!
Context: short story about the lives of young teenage girls.
This is not a term I know and from what I've seen it seems to be a bit impolite. Does anyone know of a term which could better fit into the description of these 13-year old girls?
Anyone still out there at this late hour - thanks!
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | bombshells/stunners/gorgeous chicks |
Umberto Cassano
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| 4 +1 | in-your-face |
Tom in London
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Change log
Mar 16, 2008 22:49: Umberto Cassano Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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bombshells/stunners/gorgeous chicks
Sventola in Italian is a defintely slang and colloquial term and might be the equivalent of "buxom woman"
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/buxom
"Sventola" according to the De Mauro online dictionary
3 CO fig., gerg., donna prosperosa e procace: guarda che s.!
http://www.demauroparavia.it/117505
I suggest that you should keep the low register of the source text in the text you're translating.
1. bombshell
an utterly gorgeous, exoticly beautiful woman
Adrianna Lima is a bombshell!
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bombshell
Gorgeous
1.) Person of great beauty
2.) A person with great physical attributes.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gorgeous
Or you could simply opt for "gorgeous chicks"
HTH
HTH
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/buxom
"Sventola" according to the De Mauro online dictionary
3 CO fig., gerg., donna prosperosa e procace: guarda che s.!
http://www.demauroparavia.it/117505
I suggest that you should keep the low register of the source text in the text you're translating.
1. bombshell
an utterly gorgeous, exoticly beautiful woman
Adrianna Lima is a bombshell!
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bombshell
Gorgeous
1.) Person of great beauty
2.) A person with great physical attributes.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gorgeous
Or you could simply opt for "gorgeous chicks"
HTH
HTH
Peer comment(s):
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Valerie Scaletta
: chicks it is!
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Thanks Valerie
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Barbara Salardi
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Grazie Barbara
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potra
: Yes to gorgeous (Aussie) chicks.
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Thanks potra :-)
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Umberto and to all the others too! I went with a variation of stunners in the end because I did not want to describe 13-year old girls in any other way (I also sent a suitable note to the customer)!"
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in-your-face
(if you want a suitably up to date, bitchy translation) :) I think it's meant to be impolite.
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Note added at 18 mins (2008-03-09 23:45:18 GMT)
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it isn't late for me, I'm a night owl !
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Note added at 19 mins (2008-03-09 23:46:11 GMT)
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"attention-seeking" might be a slightly more polite version . But lacking "impact".
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Note added at 18 mins (2008-03-09 23:45:18 GMT)
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it isn't late for me, I'm a night owl !
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Note added at 19 mins (2008-03-09 23:46:11 GMT)
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"attention-seeking" might be a slightly more polite version . But lacking "impact".
Discussion
Let's see if any other night owls or early worms ;-) out there come up with anything else!