spoke to her as he would a child

Italian translation: si rivolse a lei come fosse una bambina

15:44 Feb 21, 2019

English to Italian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

English term or phrase: spoke to her as he would a child

La frase completa è

He looked only at the family’s most trusted servant, a woman who must be about his own age, Faber thought, and spoke to her as he would a child.

ma non riesco a (comp)rendere il passaggio finale.
Qui il padrone di casa ha appena redarguito la governante per quello che ha detto, ma dato il rapporto padrone/sottoposto non riesco a capire quel 'as he would a child'.

Alessandro Nosenzo Not a translator KudoZ activity Questions: 46 (3 open) Answers: 3 Italy
Local time: 04:42

Italian translation:si rivolse a lei come fosse una bambina

Explanation:
La frase inglese omette un tot di parole:
... and spoke to her as (he would have spoken to) a child.

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Elisa Farina
Spain
Local time: 04:42

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4 +6

si rivolse a lei come fosse una bambina

Elisa Farina

3 +1

le parlò nello stesso modo con cui ci si rivolge a un bambino

Danila Moro

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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

le parlò nello stesso modo con cui ci si rivolge a un bambino

Explanation:
ci può stare?

Danila Moro
Italy
Local time: 04:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 515

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

si rivolse a lei come fosse una bambina

Explanation:
La frase inglese omette un tot di parole:
... and spoke to her as (he would have spoken to) a child.

Elisa Farina
Spain
Local time: 04:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 40

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