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Che se ne fa

English translation: What good is ...

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Italian term or phrase:Che se ne fa
English translation:What good is ...
Entered by: Lara Barnett

20:42 Oct 20, 2017
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Character narration
Italian term or phrase: Che se ne fa
The character is giving a kind of aside to the readers, explaining how he was once a figment of his author's imagination, pinning all his hopes on making it to become a written character. Just before this line he explains that at one point the author went off to become an actor, therefore putting aside the character (that the narrator is yet to become).

"...la posta in gioco era cambiata a tal punto che la mia stessa esistenza era in pericolo. Che se ne fa un attore di un personaggio letterario? Niente."

Is this term questioning what can become of an actor of a literary character? Or is that not very accurate?
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:38
What good is ...
Explanation:
What good is a literary character for an actor? Absolutely nothing.

I think it has slightly different connotation here

https://dizionario.internazionale.it/parola/farsene

see 2a) and 2b)

fàr|se|ne
v.procompl.

1a. CO colloq., impers., importare: in fondo, che te ne fa?
1b. BU prendersela, aversene a male
2a. CO colloq., spec. in frasi negative, attribuire valore o importanza, tenere in considerazione: non me ne faccio niente delle tue scuse
2b. CO colloq., utilizzare, sfruttare: che se ne fa di tutta quella roba?
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Daniela Zambrini
Italy
Local time: 16:38
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3What good is ...
Daniela Zambrini
4 +1What use is a literary character to an actor.
Alexandra Speirs
3What does an actor have to do with a literary protagonist?
Barbara Cochran, MFA


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
What does an actor have to do with a literary protagonist?


Explanation:
Libro Di Consultazione: Rizzoli Grande Larousse

farsene=have to do with

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 10:38
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
What good is ...


Explanation:
What good is a literary character for an actor? Absolutely nothing.

I think it has slightly different connotation here

https://dizionario.internazionale.it/parola/farsene

see 2a) and 2b)

fàr|se|ne
v.procompl.

1a. CO colloq., impers., importare: in fondo, che te ne fa?
1b. BU prendersela, aversene a male
2a. CO colloq., spec. in frasi negative, attribuire valore o importanza, tenere in considerazione: non me ne faccio niente delle tue scuse
2b. CO colloq., utilizzare, sfruttare: che se ne fa di tutta quella roba?

Daniela Zambrini
Italy
Local time: 16:38
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lisa Jane: What good is a literary character TO an actor.
9 hrs
  -> yes, you're right: TO fits much better ;-)
agree  dandamesh
9 hrs
agree  Alexandra Speirs: or What use is a literary character to an actor.
10 hrs
  -> even better than my suggestion!
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1 day 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
What use is a literary character to an actor.


Explanation:
As Daniela thinks my version is good, I'm posting it separately!

Alexandra Speirs
Local time: 16:38
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amy Garland
21 hrs
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