Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Romanian term or phrase:
cât de mult greşisem
English translation:
how wrong/deluded I had been
Added to glossary by
Lara Barnett
Apr 11, 2012 08:21
12 yrs ago
Romanian term
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Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Romanian to English, and 2 more.
cât de mult greşisem
Non-PRO
Romanian to English
Art/Literary
Music
Article on famous conductor
This part of this article on famous conductor is written by a famous musician who once played in his orchestra. After describing how terrifying the first rehearsal was (because he admired the conductor so much), he explains that:
"Mă îngrozea mult prima repetiție și încă după primele măsuri ale Concertului de Brahms
mi-am dat seama *** cât de mult greșisem..." ***
I can see that "greşisem" is past perfect of "greşi", but I am not sure if he means that he was making mistakes while he was playing his instrument, or if he was wrong about something else.
I have begun this as:
"The first rehearsal terrified me and it dawned on me(or "I began to realise"), even after the first few measures of the Brahms concert, ***how many mistakes I had made***. "
Is this mistakes in the playing of the music? If not, then I need to change my translation.
"Mă îngrozea mult prima repetiție și încă după primele măsuri ale Concertului de Brahms
mi-am dat seama *** cât de mult greșisem..." ***
I can see that "greşisem" is past perfect of "greşi", but I am not sure if he means that he was making mistakes while he was playing his instrument, or if he was wrong about something else.
I have begun this as:
"The first rehearsal terrified me and it dawned on me(or "I began to realise"), even after the first few measures of the Brahms concert, ***how many mistakes I had made***. "
Is this mistakes in the playing of the music? If not, then I need to change my translation.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | how wrong I had been |
Mihaela Buruiana
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Proposed translations
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16 mins
Mihaela Buruiana
Romania
Romania
Native in Romanian
Romania
Business translations and localization
Native in: Romanian (Variant: Romania)
Works in: English to Romanian, French to Romanian, Romanian to English
Related KudoZ points
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how wrong I had been
He had been wrong to feel intimidated by the conductor.
Peer comment(s):
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Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
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Mulţumesc.
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RODICA CIOBANU
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Mulţumesc
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Adela Porumbel
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Mulţumesc
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you. I used deluded for the context."
Discussion
"a DELUSION is a false belief about oneself or other people that persists despite its being at variance with the facts" http://thesaurus.com/browse/delusion
THANK YOU AGAIN.
I really can;t say if it's about making mistakes in music or about being wrong (cat de mult gresisem - how wrong I was/how wrong I have been). The construction is ambiguous... I somehow think that if it was about "making mistakes", it should have been " cate greseli facusem". But there is no rule...so it;s just a guess.
Before this paragraph, is there any reference to another person? Described as " o ființa atât de completă, cu un așa simț artistic și mai deosebit de amabilă, călduroasă și înțelegătoare" ... ?