fall short

Italian translation: non era pari a (quella di Temple)

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English term or phrase:	fall short
Italian translation:	non era pari a (quella di Temple)
Entered by:	Maria Elisa Albanese

18:47 Nov 19, 2010

English to Italian translations [PRO]
Religion

English term or phrase: fall short

he may have criticized his friend William Temple for failing to move fully into pacifism but his familiarity with other religious systems dell short of Temple's, and this gives a sort of parochial quality to his ethical stances.

Maria Elisa Albanese KudoZ activity Questions: 2728 (2 open) (44 closed without grading) Answers: 25 Italy
Local time: 03:15

non era pari a (quella di Temple)

Explanation:
to fall short of = non riuscire ad arrivare ad un certo livello

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Grazie!

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cynthiatesser
Italy
Local time: 03:15

Grading comment

grazie
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Summary of answers provided

4 +5

non era pari a (quella di Temple)

cynthiatesser

4 +1

non raggiungere

sasiseso (X)

3 +1

non raggiungere uno scopo/un livello, mancare di qlc

Giulia Checchi

Answers

14 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

non raggiungere uno scopo/un livello, mancare di qlc

Explanation:
Ovviamente andrebbe controllato il contesto, ma basandomi su questo singolo estratto, suggerirei una soluzione del genere:

"Potrebbe aver criticato il suo amico William Temple per non essere riuscito ad entrare totalmente nel movimento pacifista, ma la sua familiarità con altri sistemi religiosi non gli ha permesso di raggiungere il livello di Temple..."

Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/fall+short
Reference: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=283402

Giulia Checchi
France
Local time: 03:15
Native speaker of:

Italian

23 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

non raggiungere

Explanation:
Non raggiunse quella di Temple.

Infatti dice che la sua etica aveva qualità parrocchiali (locali, ristrette, di corta portata, etc.), mentre quella di Temple era più ampia dato che era familiarizzato con altri sistemi religiosi.

sasiseso (X)
Spain
Local time: 03:15
Native speaker of:

Italian,

Spanish

34 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

non era pari a (quella di Temple)

cynthiatesser
Italy
Local time: 03:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 20

Grading comment

grazie

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