I cannot recollect that it was a strikingly attractive one

Italian translation: non ricordo fosse particolarmente affascinante

11:13 Oct 14, 2013

English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

English term or phrase: I cannot recollect that it was a strikingly attractive one

I think when you and I were at Eton together, we were neither of us
what could be called popular characters: you were a sarcastic,
observant, shrewd, cold-blooded creature; my own portrait I will not
attempt to draw, but I cannot recollect that it was a strikingly
attractive one--can you?

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Italian translation:non ricordo fosse particolarmente affascinante

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Riccardo Ranzato
Germany
Local time: 13:59

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grazie, ero inclinata verso quella traduzione e avevo bisogno di conferma!
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non ricordo fosse particolarmente affascinante

Riccardo Ranzato

da quel che ricordo, non era particolarmente invitante/affascinante

Katia DG

non ricordo colpisse per il carisma

Sabrina Bruna

non posso / riesco a ricordare se fosse particolarmente attraente

Mariagrazia Centanni

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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

i cannot recollect that it was a strikingly attractive one

non ricordo fosse particolarmente affascinante

Explanation:
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Riccardo Ranzato
Germany
Local time: 13:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

grazie, ero inclinata verso quella traduzione e avevo bisogno di conferma!

32 mins confidence:

i cannot recollect that it was a strikingly attractive one da quel che ricordo, non era particolarmente invitante/affascinante

Explanation:
Il problema, secondo me, sta nel fatto che l'aggettivo "attractive" si riferisce a portrait, il che non rende particolarmente felice la resa della frase.

Forse in italiano si potrebbe formulare più o meno così:
Per quanto riguarda la mia persona, mi astengo da qualsiasi commento/descrizione. Comunque, da quel che ricordo, non ero un tipo particolarmente affascinante.

Katia DG
Italy
Local time: 13:59
Native speaker of:

Italian,

German
PRO pts in category: 4

56 mins confidence:

i cannot recollect that it was a strikingly attractive one non ricordo colpisse per il carisma

Explanation:
Un'altra proposta

Sabrina Bruna
Italy
Local time: 13:59
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 19

1 hr confidence:

i cannot recollect that it was a strikingly attractive one non posso / riesco a ricordare se fosse particolarmente attraente

Explanation:
Il personaggio poi continua : '' Tu ci riesci / puoi farlo ?''
Stanno ricordando di come erano entrambe a Eton, in tempi passati.

Mariagrazia Centanni
Italy
Local time: 13:59
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 10

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