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si cimenteranno nella fotografia

English translation: try their hand at photography

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Italian term or phrase:si cimenteranno nella fotografia
English translation:try their hand at photography
Entered by: Juliet Halewood (X)

10:07 Jan 3, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts) / Photography competition
Italian term or phrase: si cimenteranno nella fotografia
Verrà premiato l’estro creativo di tutti i lettori che si cimenteranno nella fotografia.
I'm not quite sure what they are trying to say here. Any help appreciated.
Juliet Halewood (X)
Local time: 12:55
try their hand at photography
Explanation:
cimentarsi means to try your hand at, have a go at, undertake. Seeing as this seems to be a competition in some magazine or something similar, a slightly colloquial phrase such as 'try their hand at' seems appropriate. The phrase is used (see search link below)
Selected response from:

simon tanner
Italy
Local time: 12:55
Grading comment
Thanks, Simon. This seems to fit the context perfectly!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3will venture into photography
Mario Calvagna
4 +3will venture into photography
Vittorio Ferretti
4 +2will have a try at photography
Giulia D'Ascanio
4 +2try their hand at photography
simon tanner
3 +1...will be captured in the photography
Carmen Schultz
4that will compare themselves with photography
moranna (X)


  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
...will be captured in the photography


Explanation:
The creative inspiration(motivation, etc.) of all the readers will be captured in the photography.

Carmen Schultz
Local time: 05:55
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luisa Fiorini
6 hrs
  -> grazie
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
will have a try at photography


Explanation:
Here it's the readers who will have a try at photography and the most creative pics will win a prize.

I hope it's now clear what they meant with the Italian sentence...

Giulia D'Ascanio
Italy
Local time: 12:55
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luisa Fiorini
6 hrs
  -> grazie, Luisa ;)
agree  Dana Rinaldi
12 hrs
  -> grazie, Dana!
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
will venture into photography


Explanation:
there are 2,200 hits for "venture into photography"

Vittorio Ferretti
Local time: 12:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Calvagna: scusa quando stavo mettendo la mia non ho notato la tua
3 mins
  -> no problem, succede anche a me ..
agree  Dana Rinaldi
12 hrs
  -> 2008 grazie!
agree  Gloria Cabalisti
22 hrs
  -> Grazie!
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
try their hand at photography


Explanation:
cimentarsi means to try your hand at, have a go at, undertake. Seeing as this seems to be a competition in some magazine or something similar, a slightly colloquial phrase such as 'try their hand at' seems appropriate. The phrase is used (see search link below)


    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22try+your+hand+at+pho...
simon tanner
Italy
Local time: 12:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks, Simon. This seems to fit the context perfectly!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dana Rinaldi
12 hrs
  -> thanks Dana
agree  Rosanna Palermo: learning the rudiments of photography
16 hrs
  -> thanks
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
will venture into photography


Explanation:
or in this case I would rather say will take part in this photographic competition

something like: the creativity of all readers that decide to take part in this photographic competition will be rewarded

Mario Calvagna
Local time: 11:55
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luisa Fiorini
6 hrs
agree  Dana Rinaldi
12 hrs
agree  Gloria Cabalisti
22 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
that will compare themselves with photography


Explanation:
cimentare= confrontarsi, rischiare, provare

moranna (X)
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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