Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
così come si presenta
English translation:
as it comes/as it is
Added to glossary by
Nicole Johnson
May 17, 2007 08:03
16 yrs ago
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Italian term
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così come si presenta
Italian to English
Social Sciences
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Personality Test
I'm having trouble putting this part of the sentence into English:
Tende a vivere la vita ogni giorno ***così come si presenta***?
My solution is:
Do you tend to live your life each day for what it is?
Can anyone provide other suggestions, because I'm not really happy with this!
Thanks in advance.
Tende a vivere la vita ogni giorno ***così come si presenta***?
My solution is:
Do you tend to live your life each day for what it is?
Can anyone provide other suggestions, because I'm not really happy with this!
Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +5 | as it comes |
Mara Ballarini
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| 3 | as it is |
Loretta Bertoli
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Proposed translations
+5
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Mara Ballarini
Australia
Australia
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Australia
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Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, German to Italian, and 4 more.
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as it comes
take (and live your) life as it comes..
I'd try and work it out this way, I mean around the expression 'take it as it comes'. what do you think?
I'd try and work it out this way, I mean around the expression 'take it as it comes'. what do you think?
Peer comment(s):
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James (Jim) Davis
: to live each day as it comes http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=desk...
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thanks James!
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Umberto Cassano
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ciao Umberto. e grazie!
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Gad Kohenov
: Yes. Day by day; day after day; day in, day out are close relatives.
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thanks desertfox!
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Loretta Bertoli
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grazie Loretta!
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Silvia Brandon-Pérez
: Or as they say in the US, if life gives you lemons, you make lemonade.
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thanks Silviantonia! I didn't know this one!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Perfect! Thanks Mara. Thanks also to Loretta for her suggestions and all of the agreers for their comments."
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Loretta Bertoli
Native in Italian
Native in: Italian 
Works in: Italian to English, Italian to French, French to Italian, and 1 more.
as it is
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