Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
un ieri presente ma lontano
English translation:
a lingering but remote past
Added to glossary by
Emilia De Paola
Nov 25, 2008 17:17
15 yrs ago
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Italian term
Italy
Accurate translator and literary teacher
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, German to Italian
un ieri presente ma lontano
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
I “grigi” di sapore bizantino, che pur ci sono, sembrano far parte di un ieri presente ma lontano
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | a lingering but remote past |
Sarah Jane Webb
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| 4 +1 | a distant, but still present, past |
David Russi
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| 4 | (seem to belong to) just yesterday, but long ago |
Tom in London
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Change log
Nov 25, 2008 20:50: Emilia De Paola changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/623034">Emilia De Paola's</a> old entry - "un ieri presente ma lontano"" to ""a lingering but remote past""
Proposed translations
+3
4 mins
Sarah Jane Webb
Native in Italian
&
English
Away with words
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy) 
, English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Italian to English, English to Italian, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
80
Selected
a lingering but remote past
... might work :-)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a lot!!"
6 mins
Tom in London
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
177
(seem to belong to) just yesterday, but long ago
try this
+1
7 mins
David Russi
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
30+ years, stopped counting...
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
23
a distant, but still present, past
On possibility. I think "a distant, but still present, yesterday" would not sound good in English
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Mirra_
: :)
25 mins
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Thank you, I like the juxtaposition of present and past. Ciao!
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