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interpellato

English translation: (anyone) who accepts to be challenged

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Italian term or phrase:interpellato
English translation:(anyone) who accepts to be challenged
Entered by: Peter Waymel

12:42 Mar 28, 2014
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Religion
Italian term or phrase: interpellato
I'm searching for a good way of putting this term, used often in the book I'm translating (on Ethics and Business, from a Catholic entrepreneur's perspective).

Here's one example (all the other examples have this same sense, and object: the person, who allows himself or herself to be questioned/interrogated/put into question by the Christian message/Gospel/Christ's teachings):

"La coincidenza tra l'inizio della missione pubblica di Gesù e l'inizio del cammino quaresimale denota un rapporto di strettissima contiguità tra ciò che concerne la vita del Maestro e la vita di chiunque si lasci mettere in discussione dalle parole e dall'esempio di Colui che si è presentato come la Via, la Verità, la Vita."

my attempt:

"The concurrence of the beginning of both the public mission of Jesus and the Lenten journey indicates there is close relationship between the Master's life and the life of anyone who allows themself to be questioned by the words and the example of He who presented himself as the Way, the Truth, the Life."

I use "to be questioned", but would like something that flows a little better, or is a bit more striking, more originally English, rather than something that in my humble opinion calls to mind being sat behind a desk in a dimly lit room of the police headquarters for interrogation.

Thanks!

Peter
Peter Waymel
Italy
Local time: 22:19
(anyone) who accepts to be challenged
Explanation:
Look at this http://books.google.it/books?id=R_YTnKCEQdEC&pg=PA154&lpg=PA...

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Note added at 6 hrs (2014-03-28 19:38:42 GMT)
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Phil is right, but you can substitute "accept" with "is willing to", or "is ready to".
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Marianna Aita
Italy
Local time: 22:19
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Summary of answers provided
3who accepts to reconsider it in the light of ....
martini
3(anyone) who accepts to be challenged
Marianna Aita


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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
who accepts to reconsider it in the light of ....


Explanation:
"lasciarsi mettere in discussione" nel senso di rivedere, riesaminare, riconsiderare la propria vita alla luce delle parole ecc.
io interpreto questa frase così
quanto a "interpellato", manca nell'esempio fornito

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Note added at 6 hrs (2014-03-28 19:02:29 GMT)
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phil is right ....
who is willing to reconsider ....

martini
Italy
Local time: 22:19
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Native speaker of: Italian
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(anyone) who accepts to be challenged


Explanation:
Look at this http://books.google.it/books?id=R_YTnKCEQdEC&pg=PA154&lpg=PA...

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Note added at 6 hrs (2014-03-28 19:38:42 GMT)
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Phil is right, but you can substitute "accept" with "is willing to", or "is ready to".

Marianna Aita
Italy
Local time: 22:19
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 3
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