Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
esempi di vita
English translation:
role models
Added to glossary by
Fiona Grace Peterson
Feb 23, 2016 13:16
8 yrs ago
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Italian term
Italy
Just what the doctor ordered
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Italian to English
esempi di vita
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Religion
Religious text for children
"Questo testo può rivelarsi uno strumento prezioso per quei nonni che vorrebbero far innamorare di sant’Antonio i loro nipotini, accompagnandoli in tal modo a compiere i primi passi nel cammino di fede. Del resto, appartiene alla presenza sapienziale dei nonni consegnare ai propri nipoti non solo bambole o giocattoli, ma soprattutto esempi di vita."
My doubt here is whether I can simply translate "esempi di vita" as "examples of life": my feeling is that it needs to be qualified with something like "life lived with..." Unfortunately I am limited by the number of keystrokes I can use.
Any suggestions welcome :-)
My doubt here is whether I can simply translate "esempi di vita" as "examples of life": my feeling is that it needs to be qualified with something like "life lived with..." Unfortunately I am limited by the number of keystrokes I can use.
Any suggestions welcome :-)
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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Marco Solinas
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English
Accurate, professional translations
Native in: English 
, Italian
Works in: Italian to English, French to English
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role models
The first sentence seems to suggest that it is the grandparents' role to provide examples to be followed. But I agree with you that the second sentence could suggest that their role is merely to provide life experiences, in a neutral sense.
If you go with the first interpretation, "role models" is a compact translation.
If you go with the first interpretation, "role models" is a compact translation.
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Comment: "I thought this fitted my context well. Thank you to everyone for your input, much appreciated!"
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Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish, Irish, Singaporean, UK, South African) 
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Romanian to English, and 2 more.
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life's truths / living facts / the naked truth
My ideas. (i.e. facts of life)
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Exemplary experiences
As they are talking about educating the grandchildren in their faith...Or you could go one step further and say...be/offer role models
but you would have to alter the whole sentance
but you would have to alter the whole sentance
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Josephine Cassar
Malta
Malta
Native in English
Malta
12 yrs. experience translating EU stuff
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK) , Maltese
Works in: English to Maltese, Italian to Maltese, French to Maltese, and 3 more.
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shining examples/perfect models
The grandparents wanted to be perfect models for the children, not just teach them or give them gist-bambole o giocattoli. True testimony to St.Antonio
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Note added at 2 hrs (2016-02-23 15:58:54 GMT)
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*gifts, sorry, not 'gist'
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Note added at 2 hrs (2016-02-23 15:58:54 GMT)
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*gifts, sorry, not 'gist'
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Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Italy
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Italy
translating meaning, not just words
Native in: English
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, English
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real life examples
or examples from real life
see:
The Special Mission of Grandparents: Hearing, Seeing, Telling
https://books.google.it/books?isbn=0897896726
Constance Margaret Hall - 1999 - Social Science
When grandparents cultivate meaning in their own lives, they become real-life examples for their grandchildren to follow, and when grandparents are consistent ...
see:
The Special Mission of Grandparents: Hearing, Seeing, Telling
https://books.google.it/books?isbn=0897896726
Constance Margaret Hall - 1999 - Social Science
When grandparents cultivate meaning in their own lives, they become real-life examples for their grandchildren to follow, and when grandparents are consistent ...
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