per inserirsi nel microcosmo chiuso e fuori dal tempo
English translation: to be accepted into the anachronistic, small-worldly and close-knit Portughese court
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| 14:51 Jul 6, 2016 |
| Italian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / In A Historical Novel | |||||||
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to be accepted into the anachronistic, small-worldly and close-knit Portughese court Explanation: Aveva dovuto faticare molto per inserirsi nel microcosmo chiuso e fuori dal tempo che ruotava attorno alla corte portoghese He had had to work extremely hard in order to be accepted into the anachronistic and small worldly, close-knit Portughese court -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 mins (2016-07-06 15:05:28 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.yourdictionary.com/anachronistic http://www.wordreference.com/enit/close-knit -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 mins (2016-07-06 15:07:45 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or more literally: He had had to work very hard in order to be accepted into the anachronistic and close-knit microcosmos of the Portughese court -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 mins (2016-07-06 15:12:04 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or that gravitated towards/around the Portuguese court http://dictionary.cambridge.org/it/dizionario/inglese/gravit... |
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to penetrate the bubble of the ( hermetically) sealed and out-of-step Explanation: ..world that surrounded the Portuguese court, comprising arrogant and all-powerful noblemen and merchants of unattainable wealth; I think you can be a bit inventive here; '( hermetically) sealed ' for 'closed', and ' bubble' for ' microcosm'; -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2016-07-06 18:09:06 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- ' out-of-step' meaning ' out of kilter with the rest of society, referring to those so far removed from the rest of society by virtue of their extreme wealth; |
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to integrate in the restricted, out of touch, little world of the Portuguese court Explanation: Being an historical account, I think it could be suitable a more "literal" translation of this sentence... |
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