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si erge in tutta la sua perfezione

English translation: stands tall in its glorious perfection

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Italian term or phrase:si erge in tutta la sua perfezione
English translation:stands tall in its glorious perfection
Entered by: Adele Oliveri

15:06 Feb 21, 2007
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Architecture
Italian term or phrase: si erge in tutta la sua perfezione
Monumento imponente e di grande effetto scenografico, si erge su un'altura in tutta la sua perfezione formale...

grazie a tutti :-)
Adele Oliveri
Italy
Local time: 23:15
stands tall in its glorious perfection
Explanation:
'Stand tall' has an undertone of pride which could work for an imponent building
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potra
United States
Local time: 17:15
Grading comment
thanks. i quite like the idea of an undertone of pride :-) although the other answers could have worked equally well...
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
2 +2it rises up in all its perfection
GAR
4rising from a height in all its formal/classical perfection
Denise DeVries
3stands tall in its glorious perfection
potra


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
it rises up in all its perfection


Explanation:
cheers

GAR
Local time: 23:15
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jim Tucker (X)
3 hrs
  -> thanks jim
agree  pomiglia
18 hrs
  -> thanks pomiglia
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
si erge ... in tutta la sua perfezione formale
rising from a height in all its formal/classical perfection


Explanation:
erge is built, si erge is rises


    Reference: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=109600
Denise DeVries
United States
Local time: 17:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
stands tall in its glorious perfection


Explanation:
'Stand tall' has an undertone of pride which could work for an imponent building

potra
United States
Local time: 17:15
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
thanks. i quite like the idea of an undertone of pride :-) although the other answers could have worked equally well...
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