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attenendosi fedelmente al racconto degli autografi colombiani

English translation: faithfully adhering to the original Columbian manuscripts

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Italian term or phrase:attenendosi fedelmente al racconto degli autografi colombiani
English translation:faithfully adhering to the original Columbian manuscripts
Entered by: Barbara Cochran, MFA

19:17 Jan 20, 2019
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / In A Book Review
Italian term or phrase: attenendosi fedelmente al racconto degli autografi colombiani
Contesto:

Così, per esempio, attenendosi fedelmente al racconto degli autografi colombiani, al primo arrivo nel Nuovo Mondo [the author] fa descrivere all'Ammiraglio, al colmo della felicità, le Antille come dei veri paradisi terrestri. “The colors,...“the colors are what make the difference. And the sunlight, too. Yes, but also the air, which felt so soft, the intense fragrances, the sounds of the brooks and cascades that came from the forests, and the simple, innocent nature of the Indians “.

Molte Grazie,

Barbara
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 00:01
faithfully following the original Columbian manuscripts
Explanation:
I am just not sure whether Columbian should be capitalized or not..
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Claudia Letizia
Germany
Local time: 06:01
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3faithfully following the original Columbian manuscripts
Claudia Letizia
5in faithful adherence the traditional accounts of Colombian autography
Cillie Swart


Discussion entries: 3





  

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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
faithfully following the original Columbian manuscripts


Explanation:
I am just not sure whether Columbian should be capitalized or not..

Claudia Letizia
Germany
Local time: 06:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 55

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Davide Leone: Yes, Columbian (referring to Christopher Columbus) rather than Colombian (from Colombia, South America)
1 hr
  -> Yes, Davide. Nothing to do with Colombia ;)
disagree  Lara Barnett: While I agree the second half may be spot on, I do not find the word "following" in the first phrase particularly useful in this context./ I do not think that "following" has a very accurate meaning or nuance here.
11 hrs
  -> thanks for your input, Lara. That was my solution. There might be more elegant ones, but the meaning is there.
agree  Grace Anderson
12 hrs
agree  writeaway
13 hrs
agree  R. R.
16 hrs
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
in faithful adherence the traditional accounts of Colombian autography


Explanation:
the description is in alignment with earlier accounts of the same thing.


    Reference: http://www.linguee.com
Cillie Swart
South Africa
Local time: 06:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: 100% confidence for this? and your Linguee ref: English-French Dictionary. Search 1,000,000,000 translations. not terribly convincing
2 hrs
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