all-encompassing

Italian translation: dolore assoluto, dolore totalizzante

14:12 Jun 24, 2008
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Medical: Health Care
English term or phrase: all-encompassing
Pain can be all-encompassing.

Patients describe wound-related pain as all-encompassing and as one of the most devastating aspects of living with a chronic wound
Paola Gatto
Italy
Local time: 17:08
Italian translation:dolore assoluto, dolore totalizzante
Explanation:
dolore assoluto, dolore totalizzante, dolore a 360 gradi, dolore con la D maiuscola
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Laura Gentili
Italy
Local time: 17:08
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Mi avete dato tanti buonissimi spunti. Per il mio contesto ho scelto totalizzante. Grazie comunque veramente a tutti.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1diffuso
Connie De Vincentiis
5 +1che prende dappertutto
Astrid Vallero (X)
4 +1dolore assoluto, dolore totalizzante
Laura Gentili
4"il" male assoluto
BdiL
4che sovrasta qualsiasi altra cosa
luskie


  

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"il" male assoluto


Explanation:
cioè che (letteralmente) **raduna in sé ogni male**. Maurizio

BdiL
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diffuso


Explanation:
un termine per definire una situazione o sensazione che avvolge completamente, diffuso ovunque

Example sentence(s):
  • Adjective: all-encompassing. Broad in scope or content, across-the-board, all-embracing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide
Connie De Vincentiis
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agree  luskie
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dolore assoluto, dolore totalizzante


Explanation:
dolore assoluto, dolore totalizzante, dolore a 360 gradi, dolore con la D maiuscola

Laura Gentili
Italy
Local time: 17:08
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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Grading comment
Mi avete dato tanti buonissimi spunti. Per il mio contesto ho scelto totalizzante. Grazie comunque veramente a tutti.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  luskie: in realtà totalizzante potrebbe essere la cosa migliore
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che prende dappertutto


Explanation:
oppure "che arriva dappertutto"
non e' molto tecnica come traduzione, e' piu' "sentita" ma il dolore e' molto difficile da descrivere e spiegare
spero ti ispiri un po'
ciao
astrid

Astrid Vallero (X)
Italy
Local time: 17:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian

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agree  luskie
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che sovrasta qualsiasi altra cosa


Explanation:
che ingloba, invade, pervade ogni altro aspetto della tua vita

forse si può dire anche meglio ma non mi viene

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Note added at 51 mins (2008-06-24 15:03:49 GMT)
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anche che si insinua dappertutto

luskie
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