Sep 8, 2006 13:36
17 yrs ago
Italian term
un vivace moto pendolare
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
E il commissario, ficcatosi il mignolo nell'orecchio, gli impresse un vivace moto pendolare. Era il suo modo di calmarsi.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | a vigorous seesaw motion |
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| 4 | (gave it) a brisk pendular motion |
Russell Jones
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Proposed translations
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a vigorous seesaw motion
I think that "pendolare" here recalls the movement of a pendulum, which would be a seesaw motion in English.
If I think of other colourful expessions, I'll get back to you...
If I think of other colourful expessions, I'll get back to you...
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Comment: "Sounds OK... Thanks"
17 mins
Russell Jones
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(gave it) a brisk pendular motion
set it briskly swinging like a pendulum.
Montalbano perhaps?
Montalbano perhaps?
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