Snivelling appearance

18:32 Mar 24, 2016
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Other
English term or phrase: Snivelling appearance
I remember looking at myself in the unforgiving mirror of the airport shower room as I freshened up from the flight, recalling the reason for my snivelling appearance

L'aspetto di chi ha pianto?

Grazie
Laura Muzi
Italy
Local time: 13:46


Summary of answers provided
3aspetto compassionevole
Mariagrazia Centanni
3viso sfatto (dal pianto)
AdamiAkaPataflo


  

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snivelling appearance
aspetto compassionevole


Explanation:
Il contesto è piuttosto scarso per giudicare attendibile la mia risposta.
Quindi, valuta tu !
https://books.google.it/books?id=Nxw4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA242&lpg=P...

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Note added at 20 hrs (2016-03-25 15:21:29 GMT)
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Allora direi proprio "aspetto di chi ha pianto molto", come hai pensato tu :
https://books.google.it/books?id=hOdilIjJ3c0C&pg=PA343&lpg=P...

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Note added at 20 hrs (2016-03-25 15:23:08 GMT)
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O " ... a lungo":https://books.google.it/books?id=dNfJCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT507&lpg=P...

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Note added at 20 hrs (2016-03-25 15:25:43 GMT)
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Non mi risulta che esista in italiano una possibilità di sintesi come in inglese, in questo caso.


    https://books.google.it/books?id=sG7gCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT192&lpg=PT192&dq=aspetto+compassionevole&source=bl&ots=eEaxxP0ncz&sig=sURJ4GWl-QEI0mVvcEi
    https://books.google.it/books?id=MVqa9YNLi5UC&pg=PA121&lpg=PA121&dq=aspetto+compassionevole&source=bl&ots=3vwTdcXN93&sig=1PK3B_RWgd3e8R4EnLC
Mariagrazia Centanni
Italy
Local time: 13:46
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 11
Notes to answerer
Asker: Grazie mille per la tua risposta. Si tratta di una persona che si guarda allo specchio dopo aver pianto per ore, quindi ha gli occhi gonfi, rossi ecc...

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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
snivelling appearance
viso sfatto (dal pianto)


Explanation:


Beirut 1983 - Google Books-Ergebnisseite



https://books.google.de/books?isbn=605032042X

Antonio Cavalera - 2014 - ‎Fiction
Federica entra nella tenda, ha il viso sfatto dal pianto, gli occhi rossi, un accenno di occhiaie, ha le braccia conserte e non mi guarda negli occhi, io mi alzo ...


Il commissario Soneri e la mano di Dio



https://books.google.de/books?isbn=8888320474

Valerio Varesi - 2009 - ‎Fiction
Lo accolse Elena con il viso sfatto dal pianto. Tutta la sofferenza che si teneva dentro da tempo le era scoppiata di colpo. «Se l'intera città non fosse al corrente ...

AdamiAkaPataflo
Germany
Local time: 13:46
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 294
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