Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
in cui faceva fatica ad emergere
English translation:
in which he struggled to make a name for himself.
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Lara Barnett
May 2, 2016 05:21
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Italian term
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Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish, Irish, Singaporean, UK, South African) 
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Romanian to English, and 2 more.
in cui faceva fatica ad emergere
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Descriptions of sports stars
This section is a about a sailing champion, who begun his sport by windsurfing since he was very young:
"..., spinto dagli amici più grandi che lo incitano a salire su quella tavola da cui poi non scenderà più. Dopo i primi anni di allenamento e sacrificio, in cui faceva fatica ad emergere, sta iniziando a togliersi grandi soddisfazioni sia a livello nazionale che internazionale."
I am confused about "in cui" and which word it connects to/from exactly.
"..., spinto dagli amici più grandi che lo incitano a salire su quella tavola da cui poi non scenderà più. Dopo i primi anni di allenamento e sacrificio, in cui faceva fatica ad emergere, sta iniziando a togliersi grandi soddisfazioni sia a livello nazionale che internazionale."
I am confused about "in cui" and which word it connects to/from exactly.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | in which he struggled to make a name for himself. |
James (Jim) Davis
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| 4 +1 | when he struggled to emerge |
Lisa Jane
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Proposed translations
10 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
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in which he struggled to make a name for himself.
If you feel this is too long (I think it is best) "to succeed", "to get ahead", "to move up"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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when he struggled to emerge
In cui is probably not grammatically correct. It refers to the years of training or to training. Anyway it refers to that period of time. So when is perfect in English as it doesn't matter whether the Italian is singular or plural.
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-05-02 06:27:20 GMT)
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Yes!
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-05-02 06:27:20 GMT)
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Yes!
Note from asker:
| Would "while he was struggling to emerge" work? |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
kringle
: it does sound a bit like he was actually underwater, but it's what I would put
1 hr
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Thanks ;)
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