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Oxford turned the young men of the nation as by machinery out of her mould.

Italian translation: Oxford plasmava [ foggiava] le giovani menti della nazione come fossero oggetti usciti da uno stampo

14:04 Jun 2, 2002
English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary / Romanzo dei primi del 1900
English term or phrase: Oxford turned the young men of the nation as by machinery out of her mould.
"her" dovrebbe riferisi ad Oxford,dove i giovani con un futuro brillante studiano per diventare dei politici o qualcose del genere
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Italian translation:Oxford plasmava [ foggiava] le giovani menti della nazione come fossero oggetti usciti da uno stampo
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4 +5Oxford plasmava [ foggiava] le giovani menti della nazione come fossero oggetti usciti da uno stampo
Joe_uk
4 +2sfornare con lo stampino
Gilda Manara
4 +2Oxford forgiava i giovani della nazione
Francesco D'Alessandro
4Oxford faceva dei giovani inglesi una serie di prodotti forgiati tutti con lo stesso stampo
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Oxford plasmava [ foggiava] le giovani menti della nazione come fossero oggetti usciti da uno stampo


Explanation:
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agree  lapamela
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agree  gmel117608
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agree  Tanuki (X): torniva
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agree  Julie Preston: mi sembra perfetto!
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agree  AndiG: forgiava
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
sfornare con lo stampino


Explanation:
produrre a tutto spiano

si riferisce al modo in cui ad Oxford si impartiva un tipo di istruzione che tendeva ad uniformare i laureati secondo un modello omogeneo

ciao, Gilda

Gilda Manara
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Oxford forgiava i giovani della nazione


Explanation:
come una macchina sforna oggetti modellati da un unico stampo

Francesco D'Alessandro
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Oxford faceva dei giovani inglesi una serie di prodotti forgiati tutti con lo stesso stampo


Explanation:
I giovani inglesi che uscivano da Oxford erano tutti fatti dello stesso stampo

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