Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italiano term or phrase:
granitica indipendenza
Inglese translation:
iron-clad independence
Added to glossary by
Maria Burnett
Jan 12, 2011 20:42
13 yrs ago
Italiano term
Stati Uniti
Stylish, well-researched translation
Native in: Italiano 
, Inglese (Variants: US, UK)
Works in: Da Italiano a Inglese
granitica indipendenza
Da Italiano a Inglese
Arte/Letteratura
Poesia e Prosa
novel
“devo” ricordarmi che dovrò infine ritornare alla mia granitica indipendenza da te. Che devo ricordarmi che un tempo trovavo il senso in altre persone, e che solo ora esiste quest’altro senso più ampio. Ma sono pronto... abbracciare l’estasi o il dolore. Entrambi aiuteranno a crescere.
stone-hard independence????
stone-hard independence????
Proposed translations
(Inglese)
Proposed translations
+1
12 ore
Michael Korovkin
Italia
Italia
Native in Inglese
Specializes in field
Italia
Native in: Inglese , Russo
Works in: Da Russo a Inglese, Da Inglese a Russo, Da Italiano a Russo, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
36
Selected
iron-clad independence
sounds reassuringly clichè to me :)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
6 min
Sara Maghini
Regno Unito
Regno Unito
Native in Italiano
Works in field
Regno Unito
Award-winning Italian translator
Native in: Italiano (Variant: Standard-Italy)
Works in: Da Inglese a Italiano, Da Francese a Italiano
Related KudoZ points
:
15
the cold granite of my independence
An idea...
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Note added at 12 mins (2011-01-12 20:54:50 GMT)
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Examples:
http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewPoetry.asp?id=256813 Your life, so full of friends,
accomplishments,
is pared down to
bare minimum, yet
all of this I can see again
by touching your name, etched
in the cold granite of time.
http://mw4.m-w.com/dictionary/granite
2: unyielding firmness or endurance <the cold granite of Puritan formalism — V. L. Parrington>
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Note added at 12 mins (2011-01-12 20:54:50 GMT)
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Examples:
http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewPoetry.asp?id=256813 Your life, so full of friends,
accomplishments,
is pared down to
bare minimum, yet
all of this I can see again
by touching your name, etched
in the cold granite of time.
http://mw4.m-w.com/dictionary/granite
2: unyielding firmness or endurance <the cold granite of Puritan formalism — V. L. Parrington>
Peer comment(s):
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mlreid
: I like this very much. Poetic appropriateness.
12 ore
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Thank you very much, mlreid!
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Michael Korovkin
: sounds (to me) rather ambiguous, implying gloomy solitude. Poetic – yeah; but: say, one gets a divorce and then gets one's face rubbed/smashed on the cold granite of one's newly regained independence. How's that? :)))
12 ore
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1 ora
adamant independence...
... from you
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-01-12 21:58:16 GMT)
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Adamant and similar words are used to refer to any especially hard substance, whether composed of diamond, some other gemstone, or some type of metal. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamant
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-01-12 21:58:16 GMT)
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Adamant and similar words are used to refer to any especially hard substance, whether composed of diamond, some other gemstone, or some type of metal. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamant
1 ora
Yvonne Gallagher
Irlanda
Irlanda
Native in Inglese
Specializes in field
Irlanda
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: Inglese (Variants: US, Canadian, Irish, UK) 
Works in: Da Francese a Inglese, Da Spagnolo a Inglese, Inglese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
24
cold-hearted/hard-won independence
literal translation won't work here
cold-hearted=as hard as a rock
"hard-won"=found it difficult to gain independence
cold-hearted=as hard as a rock
"hard-won"=found it difficult to gain independence
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Sara Maghini
: I like your idea, but I think it's a bit risky, as it might result in an over-translation: we're not sure the protagonist "found it difficult to gain independence".
10 ore
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you might have a point:-)
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+1
10 ore
James (Jim) Davis
Seicelle
Seicelle
Native in Inglese
Seicelle
25 years experience constantly improving
Native in: Inglese (Variant: British)
Works in: Da Italiano a Inglese
Related KudoZ points
:
130
unbending independence
From the thesaurus
adamant
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: unyielding
Synonyms: determined, firm, fixed, hanging tough, hard-nosed, immovable, inexorable, inflexible, insistent, intransigent, obdurate, pat, relentless, resolute, rigid , set, set in stone, standing pat, stiff, stubborn, unbendable, unbending, uncompromising, unrelenting, unshakable, unswayable
adamant
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: unyielding
Synonyms: determined, firm, fixed, hanging tough, hard-nosed, immovable, inexorable, inflexible, insistent, intransigent, obdurate, pat, relentless, resolute, rigid , set, set in stone, standing pat, stiff, stubborn, unbendable, unbending, uncompromising, unrelenting, unshakable, unswayable
18 ore
flinty independence
another option
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