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potesse ritrovare il volto del mondo.

English translation: could find the face of the world

17:15 Nov 27, 2019
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Contemporary artist collection
Italian term or phrase: potesse ritrovare il volto del mondo.
Come se dentro ogni volto potesse ritrovare il proprio io, al contrario, come se nel proprio profilo potesse ritrovare il volto del mondo. Specchio dunque che riflette il mondo esterno e le interne tensioni;.....

I can think of nothing else except something literal, using "face", but it just doesn't sound right. Although its a shame not to use something connected to the face as this collection is mainly of faces....... ??
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:26
English translation:could find the face of the world
Explanation:
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Fiona Grace Peterson
Italy
Local time: 09:26
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1could find the face of the world
Fiona Grace Peterson
4as if one could find...the mirror image of the world itself
Lisa Jane
2image of the world
Pavel Altukhov


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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
could find the face of the world


Explanation:
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Fiona Grace Peterson
Italy
Local time: 09:26
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 143

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agree  philgoddard
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
image of the world


Explanation:
Kant says it's image...


    https://books.google.ru/books?id=E2Gl1hXTPHIC&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq=image+of+the+world&source=bl&ots=9agVcOCnyZ&sig=ACfU3U0Rb5CZ7R5LZzdEMMiv6JS2
Pavel Altukhov
Local time: 10:26
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Native speaker of: Russian
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
as if one could find...the mirror image of the world itself


Explanation:
come se nel proprio profilo potesse ritrovare il volto del mondo.

as if one (or she) could find in her profile the mirror image of the world itself.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2019-11-27 22:48:44 GMT)
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I read it as being the artist's but it's probably clearer to you as you have what comes before and after

Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 09:26
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 496
Notes to answerer
Asker: So whose profile is "her profile"? The portrait or the artist's?

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