Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italiano term or phrase:
furono
Inglese translation:
were (they)
Added to glossary by
Deb Phillips (X)
Aug 25, 2002 00:18
22 yrs ago
Italiano term
Deb Phillips (X)
furono
Non-PRO
Da Italiano a Inglese
Arte/Letteratura
La caduta del potere temporale della Chiesa, all’epoca, non fu che la bandiera più visibile di questo cambiamento globale; ma non meno radicali furono altri fenomeni, come ad esempio il cedimento progressivo della classe nobile alla classe borghese, o il sorgere del proletariato, o l’inizio, ancora molto lento, dell’alfabetizzazione delle masse.
This was my first attempt:
The fall of the temporal power of the Church of this age was not a more conspicuous flag than change ocurring all around; but no less radical than other phenomena, such as, for example, the progressive yielding of the nobility to the bourgeois class, or rising of the proletariat or the beginning, still quite slow, of the schooling of the masses.
I have omitted translating the word "furono".
furono = theft, plunder??
Can I translate this as follows?
The fall of the temporal power of the Church of this age was neither more nor less visibly symbolic of change ocurring all around, such as, for example, the progressive yielding of the nobility to the bourgeois class, or rising of the proletariat or the beginning, still quite gradual, of the schooling of the masses.
This was my first attempt:
The fall of the temporal power of the Church of this age was not a more conspicuous flag than change ocurring all around; but no less radical than other phenomena, such as, for example, the progressive yielding of the nobility to the bourgeois class, or rising of the proletariat or the beginning, still quite slow, of the schooling of the masses.
I have omitted translating the word "furono".
furono = theft, plunder??
Can I translate this as follows?
The fall of the temporal power of the Church of this age was neither more nor less visibly symbolic of change ocurring all around, such as, for example, the progressive yielding of the nobility to the bourgeois class, or rising of the proletariat or the beginning, still quite gradual, of the schooling of the masses.
Proposed translations
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Dan_Brennan
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Simon Charass
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Proposed translations
18 min
Dan_Brennan
Regno Unito
Regno Unito
Native in Inglese
Regno Unito
Specialist in sport, journalism and NGOs
Native in: Inglese (Variants: UK, British)
Works in: Da Russo a Inglese, Inglese, Da Francese a Inglese
Related KudoZ points
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How about this Deb?
The demise of the temporal power of the Church was no more symbolic than the various other changes taking place in society, such as the progressive submission of the the nobility to the bourgeoisie, the rise of the proletariat and the first tentative signs that education was reaching the masses.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "It was very difficult to say which of you were most helpful! Thank you very much for your replies!"
+10
8 min
Simon Charass
Canada
Canada
Native in Inglese
Canada
Over 20 Years Freelance Translation
Native in: Inglese 
, Francese
Works in: Da Italiano a Inglese, Da Francese a Inglese, Da Inglese a Francese, and 9 more.
Related KudoZ points
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543
were (they)
essere = v. intr. [pres. io sóno, tu sèi, egli è, noi siamo (ant. o region. sémo), voi siète (ant. o region. sète), essi sóno (ant. o region. ènno); imperf. io èro (lett. èra), tu èri, egli èra, noi eravamo, voi eravate, essi èrano; fut. io sarò, tu sarai, egli sarà (ant. o poet. fia e fie), noi sarémo, voi saréte, essi saranno (ant. o poet. fìano e fìeno); pass. rem. io fui, tu fósti (ant. fusti), egli fu, noi fummo, voi fóste (ant. fuste), essi fùrono (HERE) (ant. o poet. furo, fòro, fuòro); congiunt. pres. io sia... , noi siamo, voi siate, essi sìano (lett. sìeno); congiunt. imperf. io fóssi (ant. o region. fussi) ecc. ; cond. io sarèi (ant. o poet. sarìa e fòra), tu sarésti, egli sarèbbe (ant. o poet. sarìa e fòra), noi sarémmo, voi saréste, essi sarèbbero (ant. o poet. sarìano); imp. sii, siate; part. pres. (raro) essènte; part. pass. stato (ant. suto); ger. essèndo (ant. o poet. sèndo).
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Note added at 2002-08-25 01:25:40 (GMT)
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furono, voce del verbo essere 1: terza persona plurale, indicativo passato remoto
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Note added at 2002-08-25 01:49:37 (GMT)
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Deb, see bellow my proposed translation of some of the terms.
caduta = dismantlement (in this context)
all’epoca = in that period
non fu che = was nothing but
cambiamento globale = global change
cedimento = decline (in this context)
classe nobile = aristocracy
classe borghese = bourgeoisie / middle class
alfabetizzazione = literacy
If you need more help just contact me directly.
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Note added at 2002-08-25 01:25:40 (GMT)
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furono, voce del verbo essere 1: terza persona plurale, indicativo passato remoto
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Note added at 2002-08-25 01:49:37 (GMT)
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Deb, see bellow my proposed translation of some of the terms.
caduta = dismantlement (in this context)
all’epoca = in that period
non fu che = was nothing but
cambiamento globale = global change
cedimento = decline (in this context)
classe nobile = aristocracy
classe borghese = bourgeoisie / middle class
alfabetizzazione = literacy
If you need more help just contact me directly.
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Dan_Brennan
: to be and not to plunder, that is the answer, to misquote a certain Danish prince
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luskie
: well, you are indeed plundering Hamlet, Dan :)))
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Ester Vidal (X)
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pattyb
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Antonella Andreella (X)
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gmel117608
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Vittorio Felaco
: I would still like to see some of the linguistic traits of the original preserved.
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Nancy Arrowsmith
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Teresa DelGiudice
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Ida DeFlaviis
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