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così è se vi pare

English translation: Right you are! (If you think so)

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Italian term or phrase:così è se vi pare
English translation:Right you are! (If you think so)
Entered by: Chiara De Rosso

20:31 Jan 10, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature
Italian term or phrase: così è se vi pare
come viene reso ufficialmente in inglese quest'opera di pirandello?
grazie!
Chiara De Rosso
Local time: 22:59
Right you are! (If you think so)
Explanation:
See Amazon. This is the official title
Selected response from:

Sarah Weston
United Kingdom
Grading comment
thanks to everyone this sounds the most suitable one to me
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5as you like it
potra
5 +4so it is (if you think so)
Dana Rinaldi
5 +3Right you are! (If you think so)
Sarah Weston
3 +3Right You Are If You Think You Are
Silvia Casale
3 +1It is so, if you think so
Gian
3Have it your way
forli


Discussion entries: 3





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
as you like it


Explanation:
www.zabriskiepoint.net/?q=node/1534 - 20k

potra
United States
Local time: 16:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ele70 (X)
9 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  maddalenabianco
26 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  Silvia Casale: Mi sembra proprio la più diffusa.. Anche se forse non la più corretta per la confusione con Shakespeare che indicava Dana..
33 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  moranna (X)
48 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  Iveta Ivanova
1 hr
  -> Thanks
agree  Ivana UK
2 hrs
  -> Thanks
disagree  Paul O'Brien: is the name of a shakesperean play.
2 hrs
neutral  Shera Lyn Parpia: potential for confusion with Shakespeare
10 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Right you are! (If you think so)


Explanation:
See Amazon. This is the official title

Sarah Weston
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
thanks to everyone this sounds the most suitable one to me

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vittorio Felaco
22 mins
  -> thanks!
agree  forli: I have also seen this but "official"?
2 hrs
  -> thanks! Well, maybe I should have said an official translation - i.e. in print.
agree  Fiorsam
2 hrs
  -> thanks!
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Right You Are If You Think You Are


Explanation:
Non sono un'esperta di traduzioni di titoli di letteratura italiana..
solo segnalo di averne trovata un'altra ancora..


    Reference: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Pirandel.html
Silvia Casale
Italy
Local time: 22:59
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  forli: I have come across this. Is there a "right one" though Silvia?
1 hr
  -> thanks, but I don't believe this is the right one! ;)
agree  Paul O'Brien: i think this is an official version.
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Pauley! You're so kind..
agree  languagelear (X): This is what it was translated as in the book I had at college.
11 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
It is so, if you think so


Explanation:
It IS So! (If You Think So), L. Pirandello, 1917, 1922- [ Traduci questa pagina ]It IS So! (If You Think So), L. Pirandello, 1917, 1922.
www.eldritchpress.org/lp/itisso.htm - 153k - Copia cache - Pagine simili - Salva risultato


Gian
Italy
Local time: 22:59
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Luisa Dell'Orto
21 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
so it is (if you think so)


Explanation:

This is the title in English:

So it is (if you think so) by Pirandello

"As you like it" is Shakespeare's "Come vi piace"


    Reference: http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140189...
Dana Rinaldi
Italy
Local time: 22:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Silvia Casale: you're absolutely right, especially about Shakespeare.. strange enough that in most of the sites Pirandello is translated in the same way..
40 mins
agree  simon tanner
9 hrs
  -> Thank you Simon
agree  Galya Ivanova (X): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Pirandello
9 hrs
  -> Thank you Galya
agree  Desiree Bonfiglio
10 hrs
  -> Thank you Desiree
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Have it your way


Explanation:
Another version I have seen, as well as "Each sees his own truth". I hesitate to speculate on what may be the "official" version.

forli
Local time: 21:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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