Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

deciso e minaccioso

English translation:

unfaltering and threatening

Added to glossary by EirTranslations
Mar 16, 2012 10:29
12 yrs ago
Italian term

deciso e minaccioso

Italian to English Other Advertising / Public Relations
Pls see below thanks, US English, for marketing a range of sofas

Il blues è autentico, diretto, onesto, sia che si tratti di un canto dolce come quello di Bobby "Blue" Bland o deciso e minaccioso come quello di Howlin' Wolf, si tratta sempre di Blues.
Qui, nella penombra, comodamente allungato sul mio divano, assecondo il suo ritmo, abbandonato alle emozioni.

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unfaltering and threatening

Never really felt threatened by howling wolf, just thought he was great. Is this furniture for old age pensioners :)) (almost like me).

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Note added at 41 mins (2012-03-16 11:10:38 GMT)
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I listened to him as a teenager when he was still alive and singing and he died in 1976. I would go with Oliver's answer.
A dark side.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyfgb9sDT1I

http://www.lyrics007.com/Howlin' Wolf Lyrics/Spoonful Lyrics...
Note from asker:
Lol...never thought you as an old pensioner Jim, that and the fact that you're a fellow diver makes you cool ;) no matter what age...but yes...these sofas are ...something else...
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4 mins

with a sinister edge

hth
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Lol... ;) that sounds very gothic...
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6 mins

loud and fearsome

a suggestion
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11 mins

forceful and aggressive

Another possibility. I think this is what minaccioso is implying
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57 mins

rough-edged, slightly fearsome

another option taken directly from Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howlin'_Wolf
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4 hrs

bold and ominous / (or steady and ominous)

I would say that music could be both "bold" and "ominous":

"mid-tempo driving, dramatic orchestral theme, STEADY beat with OMINOUS and BOLD melody"
http://www.auraclemusic.com/search/moods/91
Example sentence:

"Struttin' Blues...This music is BOLD, proud and resonant - perfect for use in a wide variety of productions...."

"Songs written in minor keys can be sad, mysterious, OMINOUS even. To the listener, they deliver an incredible variety of emotional ranges."

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