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tanto erano prolungate

English translation: being so [interminably] long

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Italian term or phrase:tanto erano prolungate
English translation:being so [interminably] long
Entered by: Tom in London

18:04 Mar 3, 2009
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts) / Storia della fotografia
Italian term or phrase: tanto erano prolungate
Si sa che le sedute di posa a cui la Cameron sottoponeva i suoi soggetti erano considerate pressoché infernali tanto erano prolungate,ma oltre alla necessità di lunghi tempi di posa imposti dai materiali dell'epoca,questa scelta può essere interpretata anche come un'interessante dimensione comportamentale.
Giovanni Vieri
Local time: 12:37
being so [interminably] long
Explanation:
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:37
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2being so [interminably] long
Tom in London
5they were so long
James (Jim) Davis
4being so protracted
AeC2009


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
being so [interminably] long


Explanation:
try this - in your context.

Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 35
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AeC2009: or also "so protracted"..., could it be, Tom?
3 mins
  -> that would be a decision for the translator. It might fit. It would depend on the general tone of the translation. Why not suggest it?
agree  Susanna Garcia
23 mins
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
being so protracted


Explanation:
My contribution, with Tom's "imprimatur"...

AeC2009
Italy
Local time: 12:37
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tom in London: :)
17 mins
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
they were so long


Explanation:
... you know the sittings....... were considered pratically diabolical they were so long, but apart from....
Niente virgola dopo "diabolical", oppure "infernal".

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 14:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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