Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
Italia al quadrato
English translation:
the quintessence / epitome of Italy
Added to glossary by
Wendy Streitparth
Mar 16, 2015 09:28
9 yrs ago
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Italian term
Italy
Italia al quadrato
Italian to English
Other
Journalism
Book on interviews of foreign press correspondents on the subject of Italy
In Italia si critica spesso una città in particolare: Napoli. Napoli rappresenta per me l’Italia al quadrato. Si parla frequentemente dei suoi aspetti negativi, come la corruzione e la criminalità organizzata.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +3 | the quintessence / epitome of Italy |
Wendy Streitparth
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| 4 | Italy par excellence |
Inter-Tra
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| 3 | Italy in all its intensity |
Shera Lyn Parpia
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Change log
Mar 30, 2015 07:49: Wendy Streitparth Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
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the quintessence / epitome of Italy
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Note added at 26 mins (2015-03-16 09:55:03 GMT)
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Experience the quintessence of Italy
http://www.homeaway.co.uk/p459725vb
Perhaps the secret of him is that his soul was the quintessence of Italy.
http://archive.thetablet.co.uk/article/29th-november-1941/6/...
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Note added at 29 mins (2015-03-16 09:57:38 GMT)
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...we adore Le Marche. It really is the epitome of Italy
http://www.ownersdirect.co.uk/accommodation/p8117374
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Note added at 26 mins (2015-03-16 09:55:03 GMT)
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Experience the quintessence of Italy
http://www.homeaway.co.uk/p459725vb
Perhaps the secret of him is that his soul was the quintessence of Italy.
http://archive.thetablet.co.uk/article/29th-november-1941/6/...
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Note added at 29 mins (2015-03-16 09:57:38 GMT)
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...we adore Le Marche. It really is the epitome of Italy
http://www.ownersdirect.co.uk/accommodation/p8117374
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
31 mins
Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Italy
translating meaning, not just words
Native in: English 
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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36
Italy in all its intensity
or as in the link below, "magnified, condensed and more intense. "
try this
http://notizie.tiscali.it/socialnews/Mazzocchi/12668/articol...
Era in aprile e Corrado Augias rispose:"Napoli è un' Italia al quadrato, forse al cubo. Difetti e pregi nazionali vi compaiono amplificati. Un'indiscutibile ingegnosità italiana a Napoli diventa girandola d' invenzioni d'ogni tipo, dalle spiritose alle truffaldine. Una certa nostra impazienza diventa insofferenza per eccesso di reattività nervosa: quaranta secondi al semaforo si trasformano in un tempo insopportabilmente lungo; una sgassata e via. Se c' è negli italiani un fondo anarcoide, come sostiene Eugenio Scalfari, a Napoli è l' anarchia degli individui che imprime un' immagine alla città; la presenza dello Stato, delle sue regole e leggi e carabinieri, è vista come insopportabile fastidio, di più: come prepotenza nei confronti di una quasi illimitata libertà degli individui. I confini che ogni convivenza impone diventano intollerabili, quindi sono aggirati, ignorati.
Introduction in Naples | Frommer's
www.frommers.com › Destinations › Europe › Italy › Campania › Naples
Naples shoots out so many sensations that it takes a while for visitors to know what's hit them. Everything seems a bit more intense in Italy's third-largest city, the ...
Top 5 Travel Attractions of Naples, Italy - - Travel Feeder
www.travelfeeder.com/travel_tips/top-5-travel-attractions-o...
Aug 18, 2010 - From the chaotic traffic to the world famous Neapolitan pizza, everything about life is slightly more intense in Naples. Here's a look at just five of ...
Napoli ever after: Exploring Southern Italy | Qantas Travel ...
travelinsider.qantas.com.au/italy/naples/napoli-ever-after-exploring-sout...
Oct 22, 2013 - Naples is everything Italian, only magnified, condensed and more intense. Even the Italians say, “Don't try to understand the Neapolitans, it'll ...
try this
http://notizie.tiscali.it/socialnews/Mazzocchi/12668/articol...
Era in aprile e Corrado Augias rispose:"Napoli è un' Italia al quadrato, forse al cubo. Difetti e pregi nazionali vi compaiono amplificati. Un'indiscutibile ingegnosità italiana a Napoli diventa girandola d' invenzioni d'ogni tipo, dalle spiritose alle truffaldine. Una certa nostra impazienza diventa insofferenza per eccesso di reattività nervosa: quaranta secondi al semaforo si trasformano in un tempo insopportabilmente lungo; una sgassata e via. Se c' è negli italiani un fondo anarcoide, come sostiene Eugenio Scalfari, a Napoli è l' anarchia degli individui che imprime un' immagine alla città; la presenza dello Stato, delle sue regole e leggi e carabinieri, è vista come insopportabile fastidio, di più: come prepotenza nei confronti di una quasi illimitata libertà degli individui. I confini che ogni convivenza impone diventano intollerabili, quindi sono aggirati, ignorati.
Introduction in Naples | Frommer's
www.frommers.com › Destinations › Europe › Italy › Campania › Naples
Naples shoots out so many sensations that it takes a while for visitors to know what's hit them. Everything seems a bit more intense in Italy's third-largest city, the ...
Top 5 Travel Attractions of Naples, Italy - - Travel Feeder
www.travelfeeder.com/travel_tips/top-5-travel-attractions-o...
Aug 18, 2010 - From the chaotic traffic to the world famous Neapolitan pizza, everything about life is slightly more intense in Naples. Here's a look at just five of ...
Napoli ever after: Exploring Southern Italy | Qantas Travel ...
travelinsider.qantas.com.au/italy/naples/napoli-ever-after-exploring-sout...
Oct 22, 2013 - Naples is everything Italian, only magnified, condensed and more intense. Even the Italians say, “Don't try to understand the Neapolitans, it'll ...
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Italy par excellence
Una possibile alternativa a quella di Wendy. La sua è già ottima.
represents / symbols ...
represents / symbols ...
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