Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
avvolgente
English translation:
enveloping
Added to glossary by
Emilia De Paola
Dec 12, 2008 20:57
15 yrs ago
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Italian term
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avvolgente
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Un’altra cosa che molti di noi non hanno capito è il significato “dell’avvolgente e sensuale ballo” tra la signora.....
I found all-embracing, but I don't like it very much....
Thank you!!
I found all-embracing, but I don't like it very much....
Thank you!!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | enveloping |
Vanita Ajgarni
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| 4 | gripping |
potra
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| 4 | clinging |
James (Jim) Davis
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| 3 +1 | intimate (in this context) |
Rachel Fell
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Proposed translations
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9 hrs
Selected
enveloping
Another suggestion. You have not specified what kind of dance this is but I found the following-
How to belly dance with a veil
The tent is a belly dancing move that builds from an enveloping movement. Learn how to belly dance a tent with veils from a belly dancing expert in this free dance video series....
I hope it helps you.
How to belly dance with a veil
The tent is a belly dancing move that builds from an enveloping movement. Learn how to belly dance a tent with veils from a belly dancing expert in this free dance video series....
I hope it helps you.
Peer comment(s):
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Mirra_
: the meaning is right, moreover it also sounds nicely and correspondigly to the original :) http://www.google.it/search?num=30&hl=it&safe=off&q="envelop...
8 hrs
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Thanks Mirra!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you to everyone, but in the end I decided for the literal translation which was the solution I had already thought!"
55 mins
gripping
or captivating.
'Avvolgente' literally means 'wrapping all around' it is a metaphor for something 'wholly encompassing' a 'full-plunge experience'.
In this particular context, referring to a dance, I think gripping and sensual dance would work well for the nuance of meaning of gripping as of something intensely captivating both emotionally and physically.
'Avvolgente' literally means 'wrapping all around' it is a metaphor for something 'wholly encompassing' a 'full-plunge experience'.
In this particular context, referring to a dance, I think gripping and sensual dance would work well for the nuance of meaning of gripping as of something intensely captivating both emotionally and physically.
11 hrs
James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Seychelles
Native in English
Seychelles
25 years experience constantly improving
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
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54
clinging
One idea.
New York Times:
And Mr. Hill tests them on both scores, with hard-driving dance that ranges from dramatic stillness and sensual, clinging lifts to lickety-split turns that send the dancers careering about the stage.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E0DD1F31F...
"The Dance was cool & slow. As we sway, bend, touch & move, Fire was growing bigger
It felt good till drops filled the place; drops falling out of us
Vampire Couple
No pain felt, Just the pleasure of ***the clinging moving bodies ***"
http://squeenofdarkness.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!8E18FA99684...
New York Times:
And Mr. Hill tests them on both scores, with hard-driving dance that ranges from dramatic stillness and sensual, clinging lifts to lickety-split turns that send the dancers careering about the stage.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E0DD1F31F...
"The Dance was cool & slow. As we sway, bend, touch & move, Fire was growing bigger
It felt good till drops filled the place; drops falling out of us
Vampire Couple
No pain felt, Just the pleasure of ***the clinging moving bodies ***"
http://squeenofdarkness.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!8E18FA99684...
+1
16 hrs
Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Thorough, knowledgeable and resourceful
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 4 more.
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12
intimate (in this context)
Wedding Dance Tango dance lessons in San Diego.
1 Feb 2008 ... Argentine Tango, an intimate sensual dance of communication and connection where two people dance as one, is the ultimate wedding dance. ...
www.tangoconcepts.com/wedding-dance.html -
1 Feb 2008 ... Argentine Tango, an intimate sensual dance of communication and connection where two people dance as one, is the ultimate wedding dance. ...
www.tangoconcepts.com/wedding-dance.html -
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