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Dec 3, 2013 18:05
10 yrs ago
Italian term
Italy
doversi
Non-PRO
Italian to English
Social Sciences
Psychology
Salve, sto aiutando un ragazzo a tradurre la tesi, e c'è un verbo che secondo me è possibile tradurlo in 2 modi, posso anche sbagliarmi. Metto la frase intera con il verbo fra virgolette, e a seguire per chiarezza la frase tradotta per intero con le mie 2 proposte di traduzione fra virgolette separate da uno slash.
Agli artisti mediocri potrebbe capitare di doversi immedesimare in alcuni grandi uomini, vivendo così un sogno e peggiorando la loro posizione artistica.
Mediocre artists may happen ''to be forced'' / ''to be obliged'' to identify themselves with some great men, by so living like a dream and worsening their artistic position.
Agli artisti mediocri potrebbe capitare di doversi immedesimare in alcuni grandi uomini, vivendo così un sogno e peggiorando la loro posizione artistica.
Mediocre artists may happen ''to be forced'' / ''to be obliged'' to identify themselves with some great men, by so living like a dream and worsening their artistic position.
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To mediocre artist may happen that having to impersonate great characters will make them live a dream that ultimately will diminish their performance.
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