Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
gente semplice
English translation:
humble people
Added to glossary by
Giulia D'Ascanio
Jan 29, 2009 12:09
15 yrs ago
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gente semplice
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semplice
una terra popolata da gente semplice ma operosa
I'm afraid that 'simple people' means something else ... maybe 'sheer people'?
I'm afraid that 'simple people' means something else ... maybe 'sheer people'?
Proposed translations
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| 3 | humble people |
Giulia D'Ascanio
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| 4 +11 | simple folk |
SJLD
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| 4 +2 | decent/honest people |
languagelear (X)
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| 4 | common people |
Barbara Toffolon (X)
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| 3 | unsophisticated people, naive people |
Yasutomo Kanazawa
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| 3 | ordinary people |
molteni
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Change log
Jan 29, 2009 16:20: Giulia D'Ascanio Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Giulia D'Ascanio
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humble people
Humble: of low rank or position, not important
"Even when she became rich and famous, she never forgot her humble background"
Dal Cambridge International Dictionary of English
"Even when she became rich and famous, she never forgot her humble background"
Dal Cambridge International Dictionary of English
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Comment: "Grazie Giulia, il termine che stavo cercando: mi piace la contrapposizione tra "gente umile" ma "grandi lavoratori""
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4 mins
simple folk
uncomplicated people
I don't know what sheer people are - transparent?
I don't know what sheer people are - transparent?
Peer comment(s):
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Chris Pott
14 mins
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Margaret Wood
: that's what came straight to mind!
25 mins
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wordgirl
: as in simple, hardworking...
44 mins
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| agree |
Katharine Prucha
45 mins
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| agree |
Helen Matthews
: yes, I'd probably go with wordgirl and add 'hardworking' too...
53 mins
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| agree |
carly kelly
: with wordgirl
1 hr
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| agree |
Nicole Johnson
: Perfect!
1 hr
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Tom in London
: this is the best suggestion IMHO
1 hr
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Theodora OB
: yes, simple and hardworking
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Rossella Mainardis
3 hrs
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| agree |
Leanne Young
3 hrs
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
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4
unsophisticated people, naive people
another suggestion
Peer comment(s):
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Sele
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thanks!
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Leanne Young
: naive has a negative connotation that is not appropriate here
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common people
This is a common term used to refer to 'gente semplice'. Hope this helps.
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Note added at 16 mins (2009-01-29 12:26:01 GMT)
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.....una terra popolata da gente semplice ma operosa
= common hard working people
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Note added at 16 mins (2009-01-29 12:26:01 GMT)
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.....una terra popolata da gente semplice ma operosa
= common hard working people
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decent/honest people
Along the lines of uncomplicated...
What do we really mean by "semplice"?
Well, we are trying to say that they are your average joes, that they are what they are and nothing more, as a colleague said, "uncomplicated." They have nothing to hide - what you see is what you get. How would I express a concept like this in English? I would say that they are decent people (or folk, if you prefer), or perhaps even honest people.
So the phrase would go something like "decent, hardworking people" or "honest hardworking folk," depending on what you feel works best.
What do we really mean by "semplice"?
Well, we are trying to say that they are your average joes, that they are what they are and nothing more, as a colleague said, "uncomplicated." They have nothing to hide - what you see is what you get. How would I express a concept like this in English? I would say that they are decent people (or folk, if you prefer), or perhaps even honest people.
So the phrase would go something like "decent, hardworking people" or "honest hardworking folk," depending on what you feel works best.
37 mins
ordinary people
Believe it or not, the first thing that came to my mind is a movie by Robert Redford.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081283/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081283/
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