Jul 18, 2006 10:05
17 yrs ago
Italian term

una città straordinaria e quotidiana

Italian to English Art/Literary Tourism & Travel tourism
Poi chiudo. Grazie a tutti.

Io ho scritto .....of exceptional beauty

Discussion

writeaway Jul 18, 2006:
btw, your own solution doesn't reflect the Italian.
writeaway Jul 18, 2006:
what city are you talking about-it could help as inspiration for an answer.

Proposed translations

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an extraordinary yet familiar city

un altro modo per sottolineare l'apparente contrasto
Peer comment(s):

agree Lesley Burgon : bella idea!
1 hr
grazie!
agree Rosanna Palermo
4 hrs
thank you!
agree Claire Titchmarsh (X)
5 hrs
thank you!
agree Umberto Cassano
9 hrs
grazie!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks to all!"
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2 mins

an "extraordinary" ordinary city

I think you might want to use the play on words here. Quotidiana means ordinary, everday. So maybe they are trying to say that it is extraordinary in its ordinariness? Is that clear at all?
Peer comment(s):

agree galway : or an extra-ordinary city...più breve e efficace
49 mins
Thanks--good idea to hyphenate too!
agree Emily Goodpaster : very nice!
6 hrs
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a unique and every-day city

just another option
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+1
1 hr

a city of extreme contrasts..

which you can then outline and get away from the word play if you want !.
Peer comment(s):

agree Lorraine Thomson
9 hrs
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