May 8, 2007 17:06
17 yrs ago
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Italian term
pluridecorato
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"Precoce e pluridecorato docente di numerose Accademie di Belle Arti tra il 1909 e il 1957..."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | much-decorated |
Joseph Tein
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| 4 +1 | multi-decorated |
Giovanni Pizzati (X)
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| 4 +1 | multiple awards winner/winner of numerous awards |
Rosanna Palermo
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| 3 +1 | winner of several/many awards and prizes |
gvag
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Proposed translations
+3
3 mins
Joseph Tein
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Multilingual. Very careful & precise.
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Italian to English
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4
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much-decorated
Seems like a straightforward translation.
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Note added at 11 mins (2007-05-08 17:17:21 GMT)
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My Harper-Collins dictionary contains this entry and its definition.
'pluridecorato = much-decorated'
Example sentences:
"Much-decorated Marines wear tattoos proudly"
"Kiran Bedi, a much-decorated police officer and the first woman to join the Indian Police Service ... "
"The medals won by the much-decorated 1971 war hero, Lt-Gen J.S. Lt-Gen Aurora ..."
"The much decorated rider from Chemnitz, south of Berlin, who won gold in the sprints in Barcelona and Atlanta ... " (So this is used not only in a military context. I would keep the hyphen in much-decorated.)
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Note added at 18 mins (2007-05-08 17:24:42 GMT)
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"highly decorated" is another option.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2007-05-09 04:02:09 GMT)
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Although 'much-decorated' is indeed often used in a military context, this is certainly not always the case:
"The title track and first single of Gordon Lightfoot's new album, A Painter Passing Through, has a lot to do with the much-decorated artist who sings it. ..."
"Dietrich ... is in ...her senior year at Oakland Catholic High School ...where she is a much-decorated student ..."
Same with 'highly decorated', although there were fewer examples of non-military contexts for this:
"Highly Decorated Teacher Credits GLOBE for Her Success. "
"...Fluid Dynamics Award for 2002 establishes him as the world's most highly decorated scholar within the field of fluid dynamics...."
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Note added at 2 days6 hrs (2007-05-10 23:10:21 GMT)
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*MUCH-HONORED* OK ... another formulation! To get away from any possible 'contamination' by military 'overtones,' I think the phrase 'much-honored' would also work well. See these examples:
"Dr. June Main, a much-honored Professor of Education, has now been recognized ... "
"Langer, 54, a much-honored professor of chemical and biomedical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... "
"...Elizabeth Costello (Viking), is a much-honored postmodern writer who ... "
"...have made him an elder statesman among American poets and a much-honored exponent of ... "
"A much-honored artist who has played before royalty in Europe and heads of government in nations all over the world, André Watts ... "
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Note added at 11 mins (2007-05-08 17:17:21 GMT)
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My Harper-Collins dictionary contains this entry and its definition.
'pluridecorato = much-decorated'
Example sentences:
"Much-decorated Marines wear tattoos proudly"
"Kiran Bedi, a much-decorated police officer and the first woman to join the Indian Police Service ... "
"The medals won by the much-decorated 1971 war hero, Lt-Gen J.S. Lt-Gen Aurora ..."
"The much decorated rider from Chemnitz, south of Berlin, who won gold in the sprints in Barcelona and Atlanta ... " (So this is used not only in a military context. I would keep the hyphen in much-decorated.)
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Note added at 18 mins (2007-05-08 17:24:42 GMT)
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"highly decorated" is another option.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2007-05-09 04:02:09 GMT)
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Although 'much-decorated' is indeed often used in a military context, this is certainly not always the case:
"The title track and first single of Gordon Lightfoot's new album, A Painter Passing Through, has a lot to do with the much-decorated artist who sings it. ..."
"Dietrich ... is in ...her senior year at Oakland Catholic High School ...where she is a much-decorated student ..."
Same with 'highly decorated', although there were fewer examples of non-military contexts for this:
"Highly Decorated Teacher Credits GLOBE for Her Success. "
"...Fluid Dynamics Award for 2002 establishes him as the world's most highly decorated scholar within the field of fluid dynamics...."
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Note added at 2 days6 hrs (2007-05-10 23:10:21 GMT)
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*MUCH-HONORED* OK ... another formulation! To get away from any possible 'contamination' by military 'overtones,' I think the phrase 'much-honored' would also work well. See these examples:
"Dr. June Main, a much-honored Professor of Education, has now been recognized ... "
"Langer, 54, a much-honored professor of chemical and biomedical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... "
"...Elizabeth Costello (Viking), is a much-honored postmodern writer who ... "
"...have made him an elder statesman among American poets and a much-honored exponent of ... "
"A much-honored artist who has played before royalty in Europe and heads of government in nations all over the world, André Watts ... "
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thankyou. I'll go for multi-decorated. The context is academic so it'll be fine. "
+1
5 hrs
multi-decorated
Garzanti Dic
+1
5 hrs
winner of several/many awards and prizes
Although examples have been made from outside the military field, I can't help catching that overtone in using much-decorated or similar. Maybe some Professor would do it, but I find the image of them walking around their departments showing off medals on their chest.... how can I say it, something between hilarious and pathetic.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Joseph Tein
: '...hilarious and pathetic...' one might add 'sad' and 'tragic.'
4 hrs
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+1
5 hrs
Rosanna Palermo
Native in Italian
&
English
Accuracy matters - La precisione conta
Native in: Italian , English (Variant: US)
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
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63
multiple awards winner/winner of numerous awards
my suggestion
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Note added at 5 hrs (2007-05-08 22:53:22 GMT)
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award-winning is the most used form but I would like to keep the "multiple" idea in it
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Note added at 5 hrs (2007-05-08 22:53:22 GMT)
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award-winning is the most used form but I would like to keep the "multiple" idea in it
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Joseph Tein
: I think 'winner of numerous (or many) awards' is a nice rendering that gets away from any military overtones, but I can't think of how it would fit smoothly into the translation.
4 hrs
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See nmy added note.and thanks!. :o)
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