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Mar 20, 2008 11:56
17 yrs ago
Italiano term

piegare

Da Italiano a Inglese Arte/Letteratura Giornalismo
"Per piegarla la costringono a pesanti fatiche". Does "piegarla" mean "punish" in this case? The text talks about a rebellious daughter, but I've never seen "piegare" used in this fashion.
Proposed translations (Inglese)
4 +1 break her spirit
3 +7 to subdue
4 bring her into line

Discussion

Adele Oliveri Mar 20, 2008:
Agree. I thought Shera's suggestion was much better than mine :-)
hsaxton (asker) Mar 20, 2008:
Adele's response with "subdue" was perfect, but I really liked the poetic style of "break her spirit"

Proposed translations

+1
15 min
Selected

break her spirit

Adele's answer is good, but here is another alternative
Peer comment(s):
agree Adele Oliveri : bella! è un'immagine molto vivida, non c'è che dire :-)
2 min
grazie.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+7
5 min

to subdue

the idea is to have her "bend her head" either physically or metaphorically, as an act of submission.
Peer comment(s):
agree Paola_P
0 min
grazie Paola :-)
agree Monia Di Martino
1 min
grazie Monia :-)
agree simon tanner : sounds good to me
2 min
thank you Simon :-)
agree Shera Lyn Parpia
10 min
grazie Shera :-)
agree Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
35 min
thank you Mary Carrroll :-)
agree James (Jim) Davis
39 min
thank you Jim :-)
agree Ximena Novoa
3 ore
grazie Ximena :-)
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21 min

bring her into line

this sounds nasty.....
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