Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
vi aleggiano
English translation:
they linger on...
Added to glossary by
cfraser
Apr 16, 2012 14:41
12 yrs ago
Italian term
Heritage culture specialist, PhD.
Native in: English 
, Italian
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, Chinese to English, and 1 more.
vi aleggiano
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
painting
"Il mondo efficacemente presentato dall'artista è cosparso di richiami allegorici. Vi aleggiano – come le sublimi note di una melodia di Chopin – romantici abbandoni, idilli...."
I'm not too sure about the beginning of the sentence "Vi aleggiano", any suggestions?
From an exhibition catalogue.
Cheers :-)
I'm not too sure about the beginning of the sentence "Vi aleggiano", any suggestions?
From an exhibition catalogue.
Cheers :-)
Proposed translations
(English)
Change log
Apr 23, 2012 08:52: cfraser Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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they linger on...
the idea behind this promotional piece is to convey the notion that the artist's works create a significant and longlasting impact that will "linger on" in the minds of the viewers long after the exhibition closes.
Hence the parallel imagery... "they linger on... like the sublime notes of a chopin melody...
Hence the parallel imagery... "they linger on... like the sublime notes of a chopin melody...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
2 mins
smarinella
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Italy
25 anni al servizio dell'italiano
Native in: Italian
Works in: German to Italian, Danish to Italian, English to Italian, and 1 more.
His world ist filled with romantic....
aleggiare (da 'ali') è italiano antico, vi si trovano si direbbe oggi
ho messo to fill xché l'inglese è più sobrio
ho messo to fill xché l'inglese è più sobrio
14 mins
Michele Armellini
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Italy
English-Italian legal translations.
Native in: Italian , Friulian
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English
it echoes with
"it" being the artist's world. This keeps some of the color in the Italian text, but it also makes it more consistent with the type of suggestions: something you think you might be hearing.
1 hr
Isabelle Johnson
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Works in field
Italy
CIOL-certified, humanities, tourism
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
12
they fill the air
Another option
1 hr
Michael Korovkin
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Specializes in field
Italy
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Italian to Russian, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
44
they bestir
– as the sublime... etc. ... – the romantic abandonments, the idylls...
I tried to keep the archaic/aulic style of the original
I tried to keep the archaic/aulic style of the original
22 hrs
waft/drift
"The world so efficiently/effectivley presented/deptcted by the artist is strewn with allegorical references, which drift/waft (in)- like the sublime notes of a Chopin melody - with romantic abandon, idylls ...."
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Note added at 22 hrs (2012-04-17 13:38:14 GMT)
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un sorriso le aleggiava sul viso - a smile hovered on her lips
you may need to adjust your meaning to the context of what happens later in the text.....
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Note added at 22 hrs (2012-04-17 13:38:14 GMT)
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un sorriso le aleggiava sul viso - a smile hovered on her lips
you may need to adjust your meaning to the context of what happens later in the text.....
Example sentence:
un profumo inebriante aleggiava nell’aria a heady perfume drifted through the air;
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