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aveva coronato il sogno secolare dei suoi connazionali

English translation: had allowed him to fulfill the centuries-old dream of his fellow countrymen

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Italian term or phrase:aveva coronato il sogno secolare dei suoi connazionali
English translation:had allowed him to fulfill the centuries-old dream of his fellow countrymen
Entered by: Barbara Cochran, MFA

14:16 Feb 8, 2016
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / In A Historical Novel
Italian term or phrase: aveva coronato il sogno secolare dei suoi connazionali
Contesto:

La speranza di raggiungere prima dei portoghesi le coste dell'india era andata in fumo nel settembre 1499, quando aveva fatto ritorno a Lisbona Vasco da Gama. L'anno precdente, il suo approdo a Calicut aveva coronato il sogno secolare dei suoi connazionali di aprire una via marittima verso i Paesi delle Spezie circumnavigando l'Africa, ma aveva infranto quello di Colombo.

Molte Grazie,

Barbara
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 17:27
had allowed him to fulfil the age-old dream of his fellow countrymen
Explanation:
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Fiona Grace Peterson
Italy
Local time: 23:27
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6had allowed him to fulfil the age-old dream of his fellow countrymen
Fiona Grace Peterson
4had fulfilled the centuries-old dream of his countrymen
Gad Kohenov
4 -2had realized his compatriots' secular dream of
Monica Nastasi


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
had allowed him to fulfil the age-old dream of his fellow countrymen


Explanation:
A suggestion.

Fiona Grace Peterson
Italy
Local time: 23:27
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 143

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cristina Gonzalez: I would say "centuries-old dream" but agree with the rest
3 mins
agree  Lisa Jane
25 mins
agree  Helen Pringle: OK
1 hr
agree  Michele Fauble
4 hrs
agree  Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche: ...common age-old dream ...?
17 hrs
agree  Lara Barnett
3 days 16 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
had realized his compatriots' secular dream of


Explanation:
"His landing in Calicut, that took place the previous year, had realized his compatriots' secular dream of opening a..."




    Reference: http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/realize-a-dream.25524...
Monica Nastasi
Italy
Local time: 23:27
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Helen Pringle: Sorry, but 'secular' has a religious or political meaning here, not one of something age-old/centuries-old. It is a "false friend".
1 hr
  -> I used it with this meaning "existing or continuing through ages or centuries" specified in the Merriam Webster, I think both translations are correct
disagree  Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche: Sorry, I agree with Helen. Mainly used in relation to religion.
17 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
had fulfilled the centuries-old dream of his countrymen


Explanation:
had fulfilled the centuries-old dream of his countrymen




Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 00:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 50
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