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12:19 Feb 20, 2011 |
Italian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts) / title of essay | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Tom in London United Kingdom Local time: 19:34 | ||||||
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to pontificate Explanation: ... |
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to pontificate, to get on one's high horse Explanation: http://www.wordreference.com/iten/cattedra |
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lecture and preach Explanation: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q="don't lecture... |
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talk down Explanation: i.e. "a teacher who didn't talk down" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 32 mins (2011-02-20 12:51:37 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- sounds like me when I teach :) |
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impose his position Explanation: - |
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non salire in cattedra teach by example Explanation: A man who taught by example As an alternative to the other excellent suggestions, especially as this is a title, you could turn the negative expression into a positive one (as he apparently did teach by example). Quiet man taught by example http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2011/01/21/news/metro/cc3... Pa was a teacher who taught by example. He showed us how to live our lives by simply living his. http://www.swansonsite.com/L/namaygapo.html Sergeant Pierce Taught Leadership by Example http://ezinearticles.com/?Sergeant-Pierce-Taught-Leadership-... Jefferson Hills veteran taught his children by example http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/obituaries/s_... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 hrs (2011-02-20 18:33:29 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- P.S. Actually I guess it should be "A teacher who taught by example" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2011-02-20 22:44:21 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- P.P.S. Another option: "A lecturer who didn't lecture" |
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