dare scena

English translation: to express / to vent

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Italian term or phrase:dare scena
English translation:to express / to vent
Entered by: Therese Marshall

07:03 Jun 4, 2015
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / description of play storyline together with director's notes
Italian term or phrase: dare scena
Serve dare scena al nostro osceno disorientamento, serve il teatro.

My attempt:
we need to resort to theatre in order to stage our obscene disorientation.
Therese Marshall
Italy
Local time: 13:54
to express / to vent
Explanation:
We need to express /vent / give voice to our obscene disorientation: we need theatre.

Godda sound, like, drammmaddic... :)))

("we need a scene..... .... we need theatre" is too tautological)

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Michael Korovkin
Italy
Local time: 13:54
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Summary of answers provided
4to express / to vent
Michael Korovkin
3play out
Meaghan Toohey
3to stage
Barbara Cochran, MFA
3we need to display our dreadful disorientation
Debora Acquaroli
2provide an outlet
Wendy Streitparth


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provide an outlet


Explanation:
It provides an outlet for our...

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
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play out


Explanation:
We need to let our obscene disorientation play out; we need theatre.

Meaghan Toohey
United States
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to stage


Explanation:
I tend to agree with your own interpretation.

Barbara Cochran, MFA
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to express / to vent


Explanation:
We need to express /vent / give voice to our obscene disorientation: we need theatre.

Godda sound, like, drammmaddic... :)))

("we need a scene..... .... we need theatre" is too tautological)



Michael Korovkin
Italy
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we need to display our dreadful disorientation


Explanation:
another possible translation...

Debora Acquaroli
Italy
Local time: 13:54
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Native speaker of: Italian
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