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larger than life

Italian translation: era un personaggio eccezionale/fuori dal comune

10:17 Jan 8, 2014
English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Calligrafia inglese del '700
English term or phrase: larger than life
It is not surprising that Ayres attracted this
legend to himself – he was a larger than life character alternately called
‘the Major’ or ‘Colonel’ as a result of his work with the City Bands,
and had started life as a footman. Like many penmen of the age he was
fiercely assertive of the merits of his profession. He ran his own school
at ‘The Hand and The Pen’ near St Paul’s churchyard, and Samuel Pepys,
a collector of handwriting manuals and samples of calligraphy, held him
in high regard
budu
Local time: 06:24
Italian translation:era un personaggio eccezionale/fuori dal comune
Explanation:
un paio di idee
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Danila Moro
Italy
Local time: 06:24
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Summary of answers provided
3 +7era un personaggio eccezionale/fuori dal comune
Danila Moro
4 +3straripante / esuberante
Gaetano Silvestri Campagnano
5 +1straordinario
Alice Pizzoli
3con una grande personalità
Luciana Trevisi
3carismatico
Elena Zanetti
3travolgente
Mariagrazia Centanni


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
straripante / esuberante


Explanation:
.

Gaetano Silvestri Campagnano
Italy
Local time: 06:24
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 479

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  P.L.F. Persio: ciao Gaetano, buon anno nuovo!
2 mins
  -> Grazie mille e Ciao Miss. Buon Anno 2014 anche a te!
agree  zerlina
3 hrs
  -> Grazie Zerlina
agree  Caterina Chimenti
4 hrs
  -> Grazie Caterina
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
era un personaggio eccezionale/fuori dal comune


Explanation:
un paio di idee

Danila Moro
Italy
Local time: 06:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 193

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sara Maghini: Mi piace "fuori dal comune"!
0 min
  -> grazie Sara :)
agree  Alice Pizzoli: Bello "fuori dal comune"! Calza meglio del mio "straordinario".
4 mins
  -> grazie mille Alice :)
agree  Mirko Mainardi: Anch'io andrei con "fuori del comune"
14 mins
  -> grazie Mirko
agree  SYLVY75: Concordo con le altre persone che hanno dato l'agree. Ciao, Dani!!!
20 mins
  -> ciao cara, buon anno!
agree  Juliana De Angelis
1 hr
  -> ciao Juliana:)
agree  zerlina
3 hrs
  -> grazie, ciao!
agree  Mariagrazia Centanni
11 hrs
  -> Grazie :)
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
straordinario


Explanation:
"Larger than life" indica qualcuno che non rientra negli schemi ordinari della normalità…quindi straordinario.

Alice Pizzoli
Italy
Local time: 06:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Barbara Bonatti Divers
6 mins
  -> grazie :-)
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
con una grande personalità


Explanation:
un'altra idea

Luciana Trevisi
Italy
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
carismatico


Explanation:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/be bigger than life

Elena Zanetti
Italy
Local time: 06:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 132
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
travolgente


Explanation:
Visto che ha lavorato nelle bande della citta ...

Mariagrazia Centanni
Italy
Local time: 06:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 16
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