al quale era diretta l\'ambasceria di

English translation: In April 1515 , in Lisbon, he boarded the fleet of Lopo Soares d’Albergaria, charged with carrying a

13:40 Jun 24, 2019
Italian to English translations [PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: al quale era diretta l\'ambasceria di
Contesto:

Nell'aprile 1515 egli si era imbarcato a Lisbona nella flotta di Lopo Soares d'Albergaria, con l'incarico di portare al re d'Etiopa, al quale era diretta l'ambasceria di Duarte Galvão che viaggiava con quella flotta, una missiva del pontefice Leone X.

Molte Grazie,

Barbara
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 07:20
English translation:In April 1515 , in Lisbon, he boarded the fleet of Lopo Soares d’Albergaria, charged with carrying a
Explanation:
the correct translation of ambasceria would be embassy, but this would not be understood by the modern reader. The whole sentence has to be recast to be readable in English.

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my answer seems to have been truncated.
In April 1515 , in Lisbon, he boarded the fleet of Lopo Soares d’Albergaria, charged with carrying a missive from Pope Leo X to the king of Ethiopia to whom the diplomatic mission of Duarte Galvão, who travlled with this fleet, was directed.
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Wolfgang Hager
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4In April 1515 , in Lisbon, he boarded the fleet of Lopo Soares d’Albergaria, charged with carrying a
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In April 1515 , in Lisbon, he boarded the fleet of Lopo Soares d’Albergaria, charged with carrying a


Explanation:
the correct translation of ambasceria would be embassy, but this would not be understood by the modern reader. The whole sentence has to be recast to be readable in English.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2019-06-24 16:22:39 GMT)
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my answer seems to have been truncated.
In April 1515 , in Lisbon, he boarded the fleet of Lopo Soares d’Albergaria, charged with carrying a missive from Pope Leo X to the king of Ethiopia to whom the diplomatic mission of Duarte Galvão, who travlled with this fleet, was directed.

Wolfgang Hager
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Local time: 12:20
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