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Italian term or phrase:
misero
English translation:
pitiful remnant
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William Stein
Nov 22, 2003 15:56
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This is from the opening of Mozart's Idomeneo. Ilia is a woman, so why is "misero" in the masculine gender:
Ilia: Di tempesta crudel misero avanzo, del genitore e de'germani priva, del barbaro nemico misto col sangue il sangue vittime generose, a qual sorte più rea ti riserbano i Numi?
Ilia: Di tempesta crudel misero avanzo, del genitore e de'germani priva, del barbaro nemico misto col sangue il sangue vittime generose, a qual sorte più rea ti riserbano i Numi?
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| 5 +1 | pitiful remnant |
Emanuela Corbetta (X)
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| 5 +1 | misero avanzo |
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pitiful remnant
Avanzo non e'dal verbo (avanzare), ma nel significato di remnant, leftover
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Note added at 2003-11-22 20:30:33 (GMT)
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e quindi misero poiche\' si riferisce ad avanzo(maschile) deve concordare.
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Note added at 2003-11-22 20:30:33 (GMT)
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e quindi misero poiche\' si riferisce ad avanzo(maschile) deve concordare.
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Comment: "Thanks to both of you. You're right, I was confusing it with the verb "Io avanzo di tempesta""
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misero avanzo
Misero is referred to avanzo.Maybe you should read it in another order: Ilia (è) un avanzo misero e crudel....
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