Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
notte da re
English translation:
a night fit for a king
Added to glossary by
Sarah Gregg
Jun 8, 2006 09:36
17 yrs ago
Italian term
Italy
notte da re
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Tourism & Travel
hotel brochure
A bit different from my usual enquiry. I'm translating a hotel brochure and I have to find a translation for the title: "UNA NOTTE DA RE NEL SILENZIO DELLA STORIA". I thought of using "lord" to translate "re", but they want to retain "king" if at all possible as it is a play on the fact that a king was slept in the hotel. Any ideas? Thanks, Sarah
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | a night fit for a king |
Lesley Burgon
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| 3 +3 | sleep like a king |
Eva Gea
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| 3 +1 | royal stay/night? |
Giovanni Guarnieri MITI, MIL
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| 3 +1 | holiday like a king |
Patricia Crotty
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| 3 | a kingly night |
Simon Bruni
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Proposed translations
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a night fit for a king
... another suggestion!
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-06-08 11:43:05 GMT)
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Could you paraphrase this some way? Maybe 'A suite fit for a king . .....'?
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-06-08 11:43:05 GMT)
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Could you paraphrase this some way? Maybe 'A suite fit for a king . .....'?
Peer comment(s):
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Anthony Green
: Yes. It would be nice to get the expression "fit for a king" in there!
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Thanks Anthony
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Christina Townsend
: This is exactly how I'd have phrased it, too"
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thanks Chris!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "It's exactly what I was searching for... I think I've been away from England for too long!!!"
+1
3 mins
Giovanni Guarnieri MITI, MIL
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Italian
United Kingdom
Life is a horizontal fall (J. Cocteau)
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian
Related KudoZ points
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3
royal stay/night?
just a suggestion... maybe someone else will come up with something better...
G
G
+3
10 mins
sleep like a king
Peer comment(s):
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P.L.F. Persio
: very fine
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Grazie, Sofia :-)
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Mihaela Petrican
: vero
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Grazie, Mihaela :-)
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Marc Vitale
: yes, or "spend the night like a king"
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Thanks, Marc :-)
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+1
14 mins
holiday like a king
live like a king/sleep like a king are more usual but don't fit exactly
Peer comment(s):
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Romanian Translator (X)
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thanks!
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15 mins
a kingly night
how about the adjective kingly? just a suggestion.
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