Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
disseminato una manciata di perle
English translation:
had sown a handful of pearls
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Juliet Halewood (X)
May 12, 2007 16:42
17 yrs ago
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Italian term
Juliet Halewood (X)
disseminato una manciata di perle
Italian to English
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Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Piero della Francesca
Help! Can somebody decipher this phrase?
... da Ferrara a Rimini, cosi, lontano dai centri di manifattura e commerci, come dagli ozi e sfarzi delle corti, aveva disseminato una manciata di perle. Spirito libero. Le perle erano diventate linee...
... da Ferrara a Rimini, cosi, lontano dai centri di manifattura e commerci, come dagli ozi e sfarzi delle corti, aveva disseminato una manciata di perle. Spirito libero. Le perle erano diventate linee...
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | had sown a handful of pearls |
Rosanna Palermo
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| 2 +3 | he sprinkled/scattered a handful of pearls... |
Shera Lyn Parpia
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| 5 | cast a handful of pearls |
bruna
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| 3 | scattered a handful of gold |
Daniela Ciafardoni
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Proposed translations
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Rosanna Palermo
Native in Italian
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English
Works in field
Accuracy matters - La precisione conta
Native in: Italian 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: Italian to English
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had sown a handful of pearls
a little reference to the sentence that follows
the pearls were sown and, like seeds, grew into (whatever the rest of the phrase is)
the pearls were sown and, like seeds, grew into (whatever the rest of the phrase is)
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Comment: "Thanks, rfmoon!"
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Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Works in field
Italy
translating meaning, not just words
Native in: English 
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, English
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he sprinkled/scattered a handful of pearls...
or of gems... or treasures...
maybe more context would be useful.
I imagine they are speaking of his works scattered in remote places, where one might least expect them to be.
maybe more context would be useful.
I imagine they are speaking of his works scattered in remote places, where one might least expect them to be.
Peer comment(s):
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_floriana_
: se è come dici tu, spesso ho visto 'gems' in inglese per lo stesso significato...
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si dice in entrambi i modi, se cerchi su google lo trovi, infatti ho anche dato gems come alternativa sopra.
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WendellR
: You need to keep pearls. Both b/c it gives the idea of a series of lovely things or places scattered about & because it's reminiscent of pearls before swine. I would NOT use gems. Something may be a gem, but gems aren't scattered.
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thanks!
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Katarina Peters
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thanks!
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potra
: Yes to 'scattered' a handful of pearls
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thanks :)
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Daniela Ciafardoni
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Italian
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English
United Kingdom
Translations with a meaning
Native in: English , Italian
Works in: Italian to English, French to English, English to Italian, and 5 more.
scattered a handful of gold
This is just another option.
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-05-12 17:56:29 GMT)
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Scattered a handful of gold coins
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-05-12 17:56:29 GMT)
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Scattered a handful of gold coins
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cast a handful of pearls
I believe "cast" is the most commonly used term with pears (as in "cast pearls before swine"), even though this case is a lot more positive!
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