Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
sfollato
English translation:
evacuee
Added to glossary by
silvia b (X)
Dec 21, 2006 13:03
17 yrs ago
Italian term
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sfollato
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This is a 1955 black and white film set during World War II in Italy. In many scenes "sfollati" are mentioned and in one particular scene there is a pretty girl and the locals say, "Mica male la sfollatina?" What is the correct term and any ideas for the "sfollatina" ?
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | evacuee |
silvia b (X)
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| 3 +1 | displaced little girl |
GAR
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| 4 | refugee |
Béatrice Sylvie Lajoie
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| 3 | runaway/fugitive |
Emily Goodpaster
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Change log
Dec 23, 2006 09:20: silvia b (X) changed "Field" from "Other" to "Social Sciences" , "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "Government / Politics"
Proposed translations
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evacuee
pretty evacuee girl?
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Note added at 22 hrs (2006-12-22 11:20:28 GMT)
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Gli sfollati non lasciano il proprio paese, ma solo la propria casa, quindi non userei "displaced".
sfollato: che, chi ha dovuto allontanarsi dal proprio luogo di residenza per evitare pericoli bellici o in seguito a calamità naturali. (De Mauro)
evacuate verb (evacuated, evacuating) 1 to leave (a place), especially because of danger. 2 to make (people) evacuate a place. evacuee noun (evacuees) an evacuated person. (Chambers)
displaced person noun someone forced to leave their own country through war or persecution. (Chambers)
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Note added at 22 hrs (2006-12-22 11:20:28 GMT)
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Gli sfollati non lasciano il proprio paese, ma solo la propria casa, quindi non userei "displaced".
sfollato: che, chi ha dovuto allontanarsi dal proprio luogo di residenza per evitare pericoli bellici o in seguito a calamità naturali. (De Mauro)
evacuate verb (evacuated, evacuating) 1 to leave (a place), especially because of danger. 2 to make (people) evacuate a place. evacuee noun (evacuees) an evacuated person. (Chambers)
displaced person noun someone forced to leave their own country through war or persecution. (Chambers)
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Comment: "Thanks!"
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3 mins
Italian term (edited):
sfollatina
displaced little girl
cheers
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-12-21 13:10:01 GMT)
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I found "sfollato=displaced person"...
cheers
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-12-21 13:10:01 GMT)
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I found "sfollato=displaced person"...
cheers
55 mins
Béatrice Sylvie Lajoie
Native in English
Master's degree in Law, accurate
Native in: French 
, English
Works in: Italian to French, English to French
Related KudoZ points
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4
refugee
My Italian-French dictionary says
sfollato: refugié
allora ininglese: refugee
per sfollatina : little refugee
sfollato: refugié
allora ininglese: refugee
per sfollatina : little refugee
12 hrs
runaway/fugitive
Another term that comes to mind for the little girl is the idea of a 'runaway'.....
'a pretty little runaway girl', or, 'not bad for a runaway', etc.
Displaced seems to be the best answer but in keeping with the scene and the idea of dialogue, you might try something along those lines.
The film description seems to refer to people who are not in their natural habitat- maybe fugitives or simply displaced or lost.
Perhaps they are also homeless or on the street, as in,
...'not bad for a street urchin' (My Fair Lady images come to mind)
Just some ideas...
'a pretty little runaway girl', or, 'not bad for a runaway', etc.
Displaced seems to be the best answer but in keeping with the scene and the idea of dialogue, you might try something along those lines.
The film description seems to refer to people who are not in their natural habitat- maybe fugitives or simply displaced or lost.
Perhaps they are also homeless or on the street, as in,
...'not bad for a street urchin' (My Fair Lady images come to mind)
Just some ideas...
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