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Jul 7, 2003 17:25
21 yrs ago
Italian term

uomini dal cuore aperto

Italian to English Art/Literary lettere dall'aldil�/letters from the beyond
contesto: ti ringrazio per voler far dono agli uomini dal cuore aperto di queste mie lettere

open heart?
open mind?

thanks in advance
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 those of open heart and mind*
4 +3 humans/people who hearts have been opened
3 +3 open-hearted men
4 +1 big hearted men

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Jul 7, 2003:
per nancy in italiano, sfortunatamente, "uomini" equivale a "human beings"

Proposed translations

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2 hrs
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those of open heart and mind*

"I thank you for wishing to give (to) those of open heart and mind........ (I'd go for BOTH heart and mind - why not?)

I think that by using "those" you avoid the gender loaded "mankind". and the slightly clumsy sounding alternative "humankind"


* ".... to give those WITH open heartS and mindS...." could also work, although I think "of open heart and mind" flows better.
Peer comment(s):
agree Domenica Grangiotti
12 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "grazie mille a tutti/tutte!"
+3
3 mins

open-hearted men

Dovrebbe andare...

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Note added at 2003-07-07 17:30:07 (GMT)
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\"Open hearted\" (anche senza trattino) significa sincero, franco, aperto, schietto, magnanimo, generoso

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Note added at 2003-07-07 17:31:27 (GMT)
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Open minded, invece, vuol dire di mentalità aperta, di larghe vedute

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Note added at 2003-07-07 17:43:40 (GMT)
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Avevo pensato anche a \"whole-hearted\" o \"kind-hearted\", ma traducono \"di buon/tutto cuore\".

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Note added at 2003-07-08 11:40:29 (GMT)
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Ok, quindi \"human beings\" al posto di \"men\" ;) (ma \"people\", no?)
Peer comment(s):
agree Giusi Pasi
7 mins
grazie Giusi
agree ReneeG
4 hrs
grazie Renee
agree Katherine Zei : Open-hearted as an adjective should always be hyphenated according to the Oxford.
12 hrs
thank you Kathy, good hint!
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+1
9 mins

big hearted men

open minded is possible but can have other (moral / sexual) connotations.
Reference:

http://uk.altavista.com/web/results?q=%22big+hearted+men%22&kgs=0&kls=1&avkw=xytx

Peer comment(s):
agree Elena Sgarbo (X) : ...and in Medicine, "big hearted" can mean "with heart failure", but for Literature, I agree with you... :-)
33 mins
grazie dottoressa
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+3
51 mins

humans/people who hearts have been opened

or,
those with an open heart and soul

mind doesn't seem to fit in here...

I can't imagine this is limited to males only??? Seems strange...
Peer comment(s):
agree Chiara Yates : I like "those with an open heart", literary it sounds better'
57 mins
agree manducci : agree with Chiara, whose comment was NOT here when I posted my anwer (1 hr later!!)
13 hrs
agree Daniel Mencher : Yes, this seems like the best answer.
1 day 2 hrs
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