Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jun 1, 2012 17:35
12 yrs ago
Italian term
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Native in: English 
Works in: Italian to English, Spanish to English
cucina latita
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
This term is found in the beginning paragraph of a short story. The full phrase is as follows:
Stamattina il raggio di sole che a quest’ora illumina la cucina latita. Il cielo è un tendone grigio. I miei lavelli di acciaio inox non brilleranno mai come quelli della pubblicità.
I cannot find an explanation for the term "latita", much less "cucina latita". I thought it may refer to "hidden" in some context because of the verb "latitare", however, I want to be sure it is not an idiom of some kind or perhaps referring to something completely different like a particular type of cuisine.
Stamattina il raggio di sole che a quest’ora illumina la cucina latita. Il cielo è un tendone grigio. I miei lavelli di acciaio inox non brilleranno mai come quelli della pubblicità.
I cannot find an explanation for the term "latita", much less "cucina latita". I thought it may refer to "hidden" in some context because of the verb "latitare", however, I want to be sure it is not an idiom of some kind or perhaps referring to something completely different like a particular type of cuisine.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +6 | is missing |
texjax DDS PhD
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| 4 +1 | isn't there |
fionn
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| 4 | is hiding out |
bluenoric
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| 4 | is skiving/playing truant/sulking |
Giles Watson
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| 4 | is absent |
Laurence Fogarty
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| 3 | is somewhat elusive |
Wendy Streitparth
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Sep 6, 2013 01:30: texjax DDS PhD Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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texjax DDS PhD
Native in Italian
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Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, Italian
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is missing
Si riferisce al raggio di sole, è la forma presente del verbo latitare.
Naturalmente puoi decidere di esprimerlo diversamente in inglese, ma questo è il significato
latitare
[la-ti-tà-re] v.intr. (aus. avere; làtito ecc.) [sogg-v]
• Restare nascosto; mancare; essere insufficiente, assente
http://dizionari.corriere.it/dizionario_italiano/L/latitare....
http://conjit.cactus2000.de/showverb.en.php?verb=latitare
Naturalmente puoi decidere di esprimerlo diversamente in inglese, ma questo è il significato
latitare
[la-ti-tà-re] v.intr. (aus. avere; làtito ecc.) [sogg-v]
• Restare nascosto; mancare; essere insufficiente, assente
http://dizionari.corriere.it/dizionario_italiano/L/latitare....
http://conjit.cactus2000.de/showverb.en.php?verb=latitare
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your help! I feel silly for not realizing immediately that this referred to the ray of sun, which was quite evident after looking a second time! |
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
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Grazie
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Umberto Cassano
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Grazie. Ciao Umberto
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Barbara Carrara
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Grazie. Ciao bella gioia :)
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Michael Korovkin
: dem dar hangin' qualifiers!
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Thanks ;)
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SYLVY75
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Thank you Sylvy
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Lorraine Buckley (X)
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Thank you
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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Italian term (edited):
latita
isn't there
From the context it's pretty clear. Usually there is a ray of sunshine at this time of day; today it's not there, because the sky is like a "grey sheet".
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your help! |
3 hrs
is hiding out
All the proposed solutions are fine, but latitare means actually to go or stay in hiding, especially from the police; the sense is more "doesn´t want to show up".
Greetings from Germany
Greetings from Germany
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your suggestion! |
14 hrs
Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Germany
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Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
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12
is somewhat elusive
A typical English circumscription.....
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| Thank you for your suggestion! |
1 day 3 hrs
Italian term (edited):
latita
is skiving/playing truant/sulking
"Missing" is the right idea and it correctly end-focuses the notion of absence. However, it doesn't really bring out the full force of the pathetic fallacy in "latita", which ascribes to a sunbeam the behaviour of, say, an absconding schoolchild. The more literal "criminal hiding out" suggestion is really a bit too strong for the context.
You could try something like: "This morning, the usual kitchen-illuminating ray of sunshine is skiving/playing truant", or you could opt for the less specific non-compliance of "sulking".
You could try something like: "This morning, the usual kitchen-illuminating ray of sunshine is skiving/playing truant", or you could opt for the less specific non-compliance of "sulking".
Note from asker:
| Thank you for the suggestion! |
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Laurence Fogarty
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Italy
Translation with precision and care.
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, French to English
is absent
thinking of what the best word would be in this literary context, I would plump for this as the word most likely to retain the original "literary" sense of the source phrase. Of course it is a matter of opinion.
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your help! |
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