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mente sopraffina

English translation: brilliant/fine mind

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Italian term or phrase:mente sopraffina
English translation:brilliant/fine mind

08:23 Jul 6, 2019
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2019-07-09 13:54:07 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


Italian to English translations [PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: mente sopraffina
The sentence is "Hai un carattere forte, non ami essere contraddetto e sei un perfezionista, la tua mente sopraffina ti esalta"

I have a doubt on how to put this term in english, do you say "First-Class brain" or "Outstanding brain"?
is there any other way to say it better?
thank you in advance
Alessandra Turconi
Italy
Local time: 21:49
brilliant/fine mind
Explanation:
I think anything too literal would sound a bit fancy, as Italian adjectives often give a much grander impression than English ones. "Brilliant" and "Fine" are superlatives that are commonly used with mind, i.e. common English collocations for "mind".

See common collocation dictionary:
http://www.freecollocation.com/search?word=mind

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Note added at 2 days 1 hr (2019-07-08 09:39:47 GMT)
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In terms of Google hits:

"Brilliant mind" - 2,160,000 G-hits
"Fine mind" - 70,700 G-hits

The reason "fine mind" is less common is due to register, nuance and contextual use, not because it is any less correct than "brilliant". But either works in IMO here.
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Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:49
Grading comment
I like this option very much and I think I'm gonna pick it. I would like to thank everyone who contributed, your help is very appreciated :)
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3brilliant/fine mind
Lara Barnett
3 +2first-class mind
liz askew
4 +1First-class brain
Charlotte Fleming
4refined mind or cultivated mind
Claudia Mazzoncini
3(superbly) discerning mind
Wendy Streitparth


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
first-class mind


Explanation:
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Different class - Politics - The Economist
https://www.economist.com/britain/2000/06/29/different-class
29 Jun 2000 - Perhaps Mrs Thatcher (a second in chemistry from Oxford) was right when she observed that all a first-class mind allowed a man to do was to ...

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liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
26 mins
agree  P.L.F. Persio
6 hrs
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
First-class brain


Explanation:
Either first-class or outstanding would be acceptable but first-class is the more usual term.

Charlotte Fleming
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:49
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24

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agree  Shabelula
19 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
refined mind or cultivated mind


Explanation:
Just another alternative :-)

Claudia Mazzoncini
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:49
Native speaker of: Italian
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(superbly) discerning mind


Explanation:
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Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 21:49
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 81
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
brilliant/fine mind


Explanation:
I think anything too literal would sound a bit fancy, as Italian adjectives often give a much grander impression than English ones. "Brilliant" and "Fine" are superlatives that are commonly used with mind, i.e. common English collocations for "mind".

See common collocation dictionary:
http://www.freecollocation.com/search?word=mind

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Note added at 2 days 1 hr (2019-07-08 09:39:47 GMT)
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In terms of Google hits:

"Brilliant mind" - 2,160,000 G-hits
"Fine mind" - 70,700 G-hits

The reason "fine mind" is less common is due to register, nuance and contextual use, not because it is any less correct than "brilliant". But either works in IMO here.

Example sentence(s):
  • "Virgos are blessed with a BRILLIANT MIND, even though they take quite a lot of time to make a decision."
  • "“Helen Keller is the eighth wonder of the world,” Mark Twain declared after meeting her. “She was born with a FINE MIND and a bright wit,..."

    https://www.herinterest.com/7-best-virgo-traits/
    https://www.deseretnews.com/top/3750/6/Security-The-wisdom-power-and-grace-of-Helen-Keller-in-20-quotes.html
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 87
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Grading comment
I like this option very much and I think I'm gonna pick it. I would like to thank everyone who contributed, your help is very appreciated :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fiona Grace Peterson: Brilliant mind :-)
2 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Michele Fauble: brilliant
4 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Shera Lyn Parpia: brilliant
1 day 6 hrs
  -> Thank you.
neutral  D. I. Verrelli: "Brilliant mind" is common. "Fine mind" is relatively uncommon.
1 day 18 hrs
  -> "Brilliant mind" is more common, but "Fine mind" still gets almost 80,000 Google hits!
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