vor lauter Bäumen den Wald nicht mehr sehen

Italian translation: guardare l'albero e non vedere la foresta

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German term or phrase:vor lauter Bäumen den Wald nicht mehr sehen
Italian translation:guardare l'albero e non vedere la foresta
Entered by: anna carbone

09:06 Sep 15, 2008
German to Italian translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: vor lauter Bäumen den Wald nicht mehr sehen
vor lauter Bäumen den Wald nicht mehr sehen

il significato è chiaro: se ci si sofferma troppo sul particolare si perde la visione dell'insieme. Qualcuno sa se esiste un modo di dire simile in italiano?

grazie!
Daniela Vogliotti
Local time: 15:35
guardare l'albero e non vedere la foresta
Explanation:
io direi così
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anna carbone
Local time: 15:35
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grazie, non conoscevo questa espressione!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3guardare l'albero e non vedere la foresta
anna carbone
4perdere di vista la foresta - davanti ad alberi maestosi / osservando gli alberi maestosi
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.


  

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guardare l'albero e non vedere la foresta


Explanation:
io direi così

anna carbone
Local time: 15:35
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
grazie, non conoscevo questa espressione!

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agree  Evelyne Antinoro
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agree  Saskia Ponzi
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agree  Katia DG
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perdere di vista la foresta - davanti ad alberi maestosi / osservando gli alberi maestosi


Explanation:
nicht mehr sehen = perdere di vista

Mi sembra renda l'espressione che significa: "se ci si sofferma troppo sul particolare si perde la visione dell'insieme"

Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Austria
Local time: 15:35
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 8
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