Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
funzionalità domestica
English translation:
household/domestic/(practical) functionality
Added to glossary by
luskie
Sep 24, 2002 13:51
21 yrs ago
Italian term
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Italian to English
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... inverted worlds. Come quello di Alice (in wonderland) che, non privo di implicazioni spaziali, si propone come luogo in cui il fascino della funzionalità domestica...
(funzionalità domenstica è contrapposta a qualità estetica)
grazie!
... inverted worlds. Come quello di Alice (in wonderland) che, non privo di implicazioni spaziali, si propone come luogo in cui il fascino della funzionalità domestica...
(funzionalità domenstica è contrapposta a qualità estetica)
grazie!
Proposed translations
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| 2 +1 | v.s. |
marfus
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| 5 +1 | domestic practicality |
Catherine Bolton
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| 2 +2 | v.s. |
Julie Preston
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| 4 | form and function |
CLS Lexi-tech
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| 3 | ? |
Cinzia Michelis
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Proposed translations
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v.s.
-- as, for example, Alice's, which, although not free from spatial complications, turns out to be a place of fascinating household functionality
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Comment: "Thanks marfus, you wrote the perfect one (a parte forse il 'si propone', ma non l'avevo chiesto :-). Thanks to everybody, I really appreciate your help! And very sorry for the 'dysfuncional' delay in closing the query"
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Cinzia Michelis
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che cosa e' da tradurre esattamente?...
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21 mins
v.s.
Like the world of Alice, which, not lacking in spacial implications, appears as a world in which the charm of domestic functionality....
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2 hrs
domestic practicality
I guess it's the "funzionalità domestica" bit, no?
Sounds like your author is trying to draw a comparison between something that's practical but not very attractive, and something that's beautiful to look at but not very practical.
Like the world of Alice in Wonderland that, while not devoid of spatial implications, seems to be a place in which the charm of domestic practicality is countered by aesthetic quality.
Sounds like your author is trying to draw a comparison between something that's practical but not very attractive, and something that's beautiful to look at but not very practical.
Like the world of Alice in Wonderland that, while not devoid of spatial implications, seems to be a place in which the charm of domestic practicality is countered by aesthetic quality.
4 hrs
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Related KudoZ points
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7
form and function
manterrei "function" proprio per il richiama che esercita al famoso principio "form is function"
In questo caso la forma estetica e la funzionalita' si sono scisse, ma manterrei lo stesso "practical function"
In questo caso la forma estetica e la funzionalita' si sono scisse, ma manterrei lo stesso "practical function"
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