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'Far bene al cuore" e "Cuore leggero"

English translation: nourish the heart

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Italian term or phrase:'Far bene al cuore" e "Cuore leggero"
English translation:nourish the heart
Entered by: Liliana Roman-Hamilton

20:58 Nov 17, 2005
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature
Italian term or phrase: 'Far bene al cuore" e "Cuore leggero"
Ecco un altro dubbio: come rendere queste 2 espressioni?

Far bene al cuore appare nella frase: ...il sistema multimediale dovrebbe essere discreto...gentile e leggero. Per "far bene al cuore" di chi lo frequenta, come si direbbe poeticamente.

"Il Cuore leggero" e' invece il titolo dell'articolo che sto traducendo, anche qui e' una cosa poetica, ma non so come rendere l'idea.....
Liliana Roman-Hamilton
Local time: 03:39
nourish the heart
Explanation:
un'altra possibilita'

il cuore leggero = the light heart

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Note added at 41 mins (2005-11-17 21:40:30 GMT)
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"stories that nourish the heart"
http://www.healingstory.org/crisis/nourish/stories_nourish.h...

"the light heart" --used in poetry
http://www.bartleby.com/103/40.html
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transparx
United States
Local time: 06:39
Grading comment
Grazie e tutti per l'aiutone, alla fine ho scelto di usare la soluzione di Nino perche' si inseriva meglio nel mio contesto. Cio' non vuol dire che le altre soluzioni non erano altrettanto buone, anzi! Grazie ancora.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3to be kind to the heart
Linda 969
4It's balm to the heart (soul)
CMJ_Trans (X)
4light-hearted
Peter Cox
3nourish the heart
transparx
3A light heart lives long
Patricia Crotty


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Far bene al cuore
to be kind to the heart


Explanation:
per *il cuore leggero* invece ti suggerirei
*easy on the heart*

Linda 969
Local time: 12:39
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 75

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Calvagna
2 hrs
  -> grazie Mario ;-)
agree  Garaemma
19 hrs
  -> thanks, Garaemma
agree  Christina Townsend
20 hrs
  -> thanks, christina
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
'Far bene al cuore
nourish the heart


Explanation:
un'altra possibilita'

il cuore leggero = the light heart

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Note added at 41 mins (2005-11-17 21:40:30 GMT)
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"stories that nourish the heart"
http://www.healingstory.org/crisis/nourish/stories_nourish.h...

"the light heart" --used in poetry
http://www.bartleby.com/103/40.html

transparx
United States
Local time: 06:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Grazie e tutti per l'aiutone, alla fine ho scelto di usare la soluzione di Nino perche' si inseriva meglio nel mio contesto. Cio' non vuol dire che le altre soluzioni non erano altrettanto buone, anzi! Grazie ancora.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
It's balm to the heart (soul)


Explanation:
Light of heart

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 12:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
'Far bene al cuore
A light heart lives long


Explanation:
Possibly Shakespeare. That could be for "cuore leggero". Maybe "to lighten the heart" for "far bene al cuore"

Patricia Crotty
Local time: 12:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Cuore leggero
light-hearted


Explanation:
Espressione molto usata in inglese

Peter Cox
Italy
Local time: 12:39
Native speaker of: English
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