Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
a suon di
English translation:
Cities competing on the catwalk
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Valentina Diani
Oct 10, 2007 22:06
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a suon di
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è il titolo di un articolo che parla di due città che si contendono il primato nel settore delle fiere di abbigliamento:"Un duello combattuto a suon di sfilate": mi suggerite un'espressione inglese corrispondente, io è da un'ora che ci penso...ma....no idea!!! Grazie mille!!
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Oct 19, 2015 09:57: Valentina Diani Created KOG entry
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Cities competing on the catwalk
I don't think you necessarily need an accurate translation for a title like this, you need to come up with something which works with your article and the type of the publication it was/will be in - and tell your client that this is what you have given them.
Another possibility I've thought of is 'The battle of the fashion parades'.
Another possibility I've thought of is 'The battle of the fashion parades'.
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Comment: "I prefer the second one as well!thank you sooooooo much to averybody, a lot of good suggestions!!!"
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to the sound of
"a duel fought to the sound of the runway"
or possible "to the music of the runway"
or possible "to the music of the runway"
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Micaela Genchi
: "to the sound of" significa "al suono di" e non "a suon di". un esempio: far tacere qualcuno a suon di fischi: "To hiss someone into silence"
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Liliana Roman-Hamilton
: Nope, that's not applicable to this context, sorry.
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A catwalk catfight / A cat(walk)fight / A catwalk dogfight
I colleghi madrelingua ti diranno se è adatto o meno ma trattandosi di un titolo potresti anche "osare"...
Altrimenti se questi suggerimenti non sono abbastanza eleganti, le soluzioni di Jane sono molto valide. O potresti provare anche con: "A battle fought on high heels".
HTH
Altrimenti se questi suggerimenti non sono abbastanza eleganti, le soluzioni di Jane sono molto valide. O potresti provare anche con: "A battle fought on high heels".
HTH
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fighting for fashion crown(: a tale of two cities)
I would add the last bit because reference to Dickens here would add that eloquent touch to the title.
other ideas: fighting in style
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Note added at 11 hrs (2007-10-11 09:07:19 GMT)
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Look what I found! This article about a similar "squabble" might help.
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=567882006
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Note added at 11 hrs (2007-10-11 09:11:11 GMT)
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Yet another article that might help, although it's not strictly about fashion.
"A tale of two cities?
Bradford and Leeds have always been rivals but today Leeds, with its booming economy, may seem to have won the war. "
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bradford/content/articles/2007/06/05/ar...
other ideas: fighting in style
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Note added at 11 hrs (2007-10-11 09:07:19 GMT)
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Look what I found! This article about a similar "squabble" might help.
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=567882006
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Note added at 11 hrs (2007-10-11 09:11:11 GMT)
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Yet another article that might help, although it's not strictly about fashion.
"A tale of two cities?
Bradford and Leeds have always been rivals but today Leeds, with its booming economy, may seem to have won the war. "
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bradford/content/articles/2007/06/05/ar...
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