abito troppo stretto per le emozioni
English translation: a holier than thou attitude
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| 18:39 Dec 4, 2014 |
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|  Selected response from: Shera Lyn Parpia Italy Local time: 20:16 | ||||||
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42 mins confidence: 
a suit too tight for the emotions Explanation: In the case of literary translations, you need to know what the author wants to say in this case. You may translate it literally but the explanation must be known by you. A suit too tight fits with the metaphor. In case of a woman you may use "dress". |
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13 hrs confidence: 
a holier than thou attitude Explanation: or a self-righteous attitude ... that makes no allowance for feelings / sentiments -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 hrs (2014-12-05 08:28:51 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or "that crowds out all feelings" |
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14 hrs confidence:
a habit too rigid/unyielding to allow for feelings Explanation: I'm taking a chance on 'abito' in the figurative sense of habit or custom (see ref). Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/iten/abito |
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14 hrs confidence:
sentiment-smothering Explanation: The Italian mixes metaphors ("risacche"+"abito") rather too casually for comfort in English. I would suggest playing down the reference to clothing (leaving it implicit in "-smothering") and going for something like: undertows of resentment, hatred and sentiment-smothering self-righteousness |
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15 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2an emotional straitjacket Explanation: Just an idea - not a literal translation, I know, but it gives the feeling of being constricted. |
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