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| 22:14 Oct 16, 2009 |
| Italian to English translations [Non-PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: rigrioli Italy Local time: 23:16 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | silently mouthing the words / sottovoce |
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| 4 | breathing the words to himself |
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| 4 | in a whisper |
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| 3 | murmuring |
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| 3 | Faintly |
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in a whisper Explanation: I'm not sure whisper is best word in english, what it means is when you move your lips almost without emitting any sound |
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Faintly Explanation: My option here... |
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peer agreement (net): +1silently mouthing the words / sottovoce Explanation: If you don't like "mouthing" which may have negative connotations, you might prefer something a little longer "silently pronouncing the words with his lips". I don't think there is any precise equivalent for this in English except for sotto voce, which is not quite the same thing. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&num=100&q="silen... |
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breathing the words to himself Explanation: or similar variant. 'Breathing' is a good word in the context of meditation, and it has a 'poetic' feel, so hopefully this will work, assuming precision literal accuracy is not the top priority in this context. |
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murmuring Explanation: Another option, which similar to "saying in a whisper". -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 ore (2009-10-17 07:34:17 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or ".... in whispers". |
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