a una distanza solitaria

English translation: far away and alone

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Italian term or phrase:a una distanza solitaria
English translation:far away and alone
Entered by: Maria Burnett

21:53 Jan 18, 2011
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / novel
Italian term or phrase: a una distanza solitaria
you need the whole sentence. and even with the whole sentence it is not clear.

Invece di godere del ruolo di complice e amica segreta, mi lascio ultimamente sospendere a una distanza solitaria. Mentre tutti intorno a me sembrano recitare una storia d’amore, mi ritrovo a pensare:
Maria Burnett
United States
Local time: 11:25
far away and alone
Explanation:
for me this works
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Matthew Furfine
United States
Local time: 11:25
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1at a lonely distance
Barbara Cochran, MFA
3far away and alone
Matthew Furfine
3left isolated
Yvonne Gallagher


  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a una distanza solitaria.
far away and alone


Explanation:
for me this works

Matthew Furfine
United States
Local time: 11:25
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a una distanza solitaria.
at a lonely distance


Explanation:
HTH

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 11:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lorraine Buckley (X)
2 hrs
  -> Grazie, LorraineB!
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a una distanza solitaria.
left isolated


Explanation:
possibly

or
"out on a limb" probably too strong?

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-01-18 23:29:04 GMT)
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feels as if suspended, left hanging, on his own, (although internally still thinking in terms of a love story...)

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 15:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Lorraine Buckley (X): on her own, surely?
2 hrs
  -> yes, completely on her own
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