gli opposti potessero smussarsi

English translation: opposites could soothe each other or tone each other down

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Italian term or phrase:gli opposti potessero smussarsi
English translation:opposites could soothe each other or tone each other down
Entered by: Desiree Bonfiglio

12:10 Apr 1, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel / Rome
Italian term or phrase: gli opposti potessero smussarsi
Thanks for all your answers up to now, they've been a great help. Here's another for you!! Tutto qui appare inconciliabile eppure compatibile. Come se le differenze si annullassero e gli opposti potessero smussarsi, in una cornice dominata da tramonti dorati e da una pregiudiziale dismisura.
Juliet Halewood (X)
Local time: 15:11
opposites could soothe each other or tone each other down
Explanation:
another possibility
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Desiree Bonfiglio
Local time: 15:11
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Thanks, Desiree.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1the opposites could smooth
Olga Buongiorno
3 +1opposites could soothe each other or tone each other down
Desiree Bonfiglio
4the opposites could be softened
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
3could blur each other's edges
Ernestine Shargool
3opposites could become more well-rounded
Pnina
2and the extremes could be softened
Nina Taranto


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the opposites could smooth


Explanation:
Penso potresti tadurre così

Olga Buongiorno
Italy
Local time: 15:11
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agree  Florcy
21 hrs
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
and the extremes could be softened


Explanation:
Wow, fun translation, a bit flowery perhaps

Nina Taranto
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
opposites could soothe each other or tone each other down


Explanation:
another possibility

Desiree Bonfiglio
Local time: 15:11
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19
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Thanks, Desiree.

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agree  Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
58 mins
  -> thank you Mary.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
could blur each other's edges


Explanation:
It has painterly connotations, which seems appropriate.

Ernestine Shargool
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:11
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 day 5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
opposites could become more well-rounded


Explanation:
and co-exist/reconcile

Pnina
Israel
Local time: 16:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 8
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3 days 22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the opposites could be softened


Explanation:
to soft = make or become soft

Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Austria
Local time: 15:11
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Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 15
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