Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to patronize [treat condescendingly]
Italian translation:
trattare con condiscendenza
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Taylor Kirk
Sep 17, 2007 21:38
16 yrs ago
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English term
he was being patronized
English to Italian
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I know that being in authority is never easy. There are people who find any reason they can to be resentful of those in authority. Several years ago a friend of mine was put in charge of her team, in a high tech company.
There was a man who resented being told what to do by a woman who was several years his junior. He felt that if she praised him he was being patronized, but if she failed to acknowledge his ability he resented her...
It was only when my friend discussed the matter with him that he realized he was putting her in an impossible situation where she could do nothing right.
Gentilissimi traduttori,
Sto scrivendo una lettera alla mia cara amica Francesca. Voglio scriverle del suddetto caso. Come rendere in italiano il senso di "being patronized"?
There was a man who resented being told what to do by a woman who was several years his junior. He felt that if she praised him he was being patronized, but if she failed to acknowledge his ability he resented her...
It was only when my friend discussed the matter with him that he realized he was putting her in an impossible situation where she could do nothing right.
Gentilissimi traduttori,
Sto scrivendo una lettera alla mia cara amica Francesca. Voglio scriverle del suddetto caso. Come rendere in italiano il senso di "being patronized"?
Proposed translations
(Italian)
| 3 +7 | trattato con condiscendenza |
Taylor Kirk
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| 4 | favorito, appoggiato |
Giovanni Pizzati (X)
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Change log
Sep 18, 2007 15:18: Taylor Kirk changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/54450">Pnina's</a> old entry - "he was being patronized"" to ""trattato con condiscendenza""
Proposed translations
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trattato con condiscendenza
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favorito, appoggiato
Italian proteggere (cover, defend, Favor, favour, guard, muffle, overshadow, patronise, preserve, promote, protect, scorers, screen, shade, shelter, shield, take care, ward), patrocinare (advocate, defend, patronise, plead, sponsor, support), frequentare (associate with, date, frequent, go often to, go round with, haunt, patronise, rub shoulder, see one another), favorire (accommodate, encourage, favor, favour, Foster, further, grace, help, patronise, promote, support), essere cliente (patronise), condiscendere (condescend, patronise), appoggiare (abet, countenance, forward, lay, lean, patronise, prop, rely, rest, stand, support, sustain). (various references)
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