Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
sciogliere lo sguardo
English translation:
free / give respite/relief to / distract the eye
Added to glossary by
Rachel Fell
Oct 5, 2009 15:50
14 yrs ago
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Italian term
United Kingdom
Thorough, knowledgeable and resourceful
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 4 more.
sciogliere lo sguardo
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
same context as before - painting
... oasi di respiro che sciolgono lo sguardo dall’oppressione di contesti troppo angusti
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +6 | free the eye |
Oliver Lawrence
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| 3 | dissolve the gaze |
Tom in London
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| 3 | distract they eye |
Bianca Marsden-Day
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Proposed translations
+6
16 mins
Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Works in field
Italy
Texts with zest by a Chartered Linguist
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK)
Works in: Italian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
180
Selected
free the eye
sciogliere in the sense of liberate, perhaps
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Note added at 22 mins (2009-10-05 16:13:38 GMT)
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Hi Rachel, thanks, the old one was scruffy me 3 years ago now, this was a wedding pic from a little more recently. 'Free the mind' sounds good, of course you lose the visual reference, and without an idea of what it all looks like it's a bit hard to comment.
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Note added at 22 mins (2009-10-05 16:13:38 GMT)
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Hi Rachel, thanks, the old one was scruffy me 3 years ago now, this was a wedding pic from a little more recently. 'Free the mind' sounds good, of course you lose the visual reference, and without an idea of what it all looks like it's a bit hard to comment.
Note from asker:
| Hi Oliver, you look quite different in nice new pic.: I was thinking of free the mind from |
| Or maybe "the /one's mind's eye from..." ... contesti troppo angusti, da abitudini visive quotidiane troppo accreditate. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you - went with "give respite to the eye" for my text, though other options fine"
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
177
dissolve the gaze
try this ?
Note from asker:
| Thank you Tom. |
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Bianca Marsden-Day
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Expert translator (>EN) and proofreader
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, German to English, Italian to English, and 1 more.
distract they eye
Not so picturesque, perhaps, but no less in line with the thought behind the source text, I would venture...
Note from asker:
| Thank you Bianca. |
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