Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
all'insegna di Verdi
English translation:
an evening of Verdi
Added to glossary by
Alexander Martin
Apr 30, 2007 14:59
17 yrs ago
3 viewers *
Italian term
all'insegna di Verdi
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Music
Oggi come allora il debutto è stato all'insegna di Verdi.
*We are talking about the debut performance of a conductor. The evening was all Verdi. I don't seem to be able to find the mot juste for all'insegna. Any help would be great.
*We are talking about the debut performance of a conductor. The evening was all Verdi. I don't seem to be able to find the mot juste for all'insegna. Any help would be great.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | an evening of Verdi |
Jim Tucker (X)
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| 4 +2 | under the wing of Verdi |
Yaotl Altan
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| 3 +2 | hallmarked by/stamped by |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 4 | with Verdi |
Giovanni Pizzati (X)
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Proposed translations
+5
18 mins
Selected
an evening of Verdi
This is an extremely natural way of describing a concert program; no need to force the issue with a literal translation if it doesn't sit well in English.
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-04-30 16:13:47 GMT)
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(which in any case would be "insignia")
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-04-30 16:13:47 GMT)
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(which in any case would be "insignia")
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Comment: "Great. Thanks a lot!"
+2
2 mins
Yaotl Altan
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Italian
Mexico
Mexican translator proofreader +20 years
Native in: Spanish 
, Italian
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 5 more.
under the wing of Verdi
My option.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
P.L.F. Persio
: beautiful.
6 mins
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Grazie tante, signorina :)
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| neutral |
Jim Tucker (X)
: you might be falsely supposing "all'insegna di" is related to "insegnare" in meaning
12 mins
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Thank you very much, jim.
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| agree |
Giovanni Pizzati (X)
3 hrs
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Merci beaucoup, egregio Signore
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+2
5 mins
hallmarked by/stamped by
other ideas
under the sign of
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Note added at 7 mins (2007-04-30 15:07:28 GMT)
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banner?
under the sign of
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Note added at 7 mins (2007-04-30 15:07:28 GMT)
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banner?
3 hrs
with Verdi
Garzanti
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