Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
profilo basso
Italian answer:
non farsi notare troppo/non ostentare
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Italian term
profilo basso
Mar 3, 2012 16:55: Angie Garbarino Created KOG entry
Oct 6, 2013 09:02: Angie Garbarino changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary"
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non farsi notare troppo
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Note added at 55 mins (2012-02-29 13:38:32 GMT)
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Dallo Zingarelli 2008, voce “profilo”
Profilo basso, basso profilo, linea di condotta che rifugge dall’ostentazione: mantenere un profilo basso;
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Note added at 57 mins (2012-02-29 13:40:28 GMT)
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strategia del basso profilo è quindi una strategia che rifugge l'ostentazionr
Italy
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mantenere un livello che non suscita risonanza
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Note added at 10 mins (2012-02-29 12:53:58 GMT)
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È quello che spesso si dice 'understatement' anche in italiano.
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