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il desiderio di realizzare il mito del superuomo

English translation: the desire to achieve superman status

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Italian term or phrase:il desiderio di realizzare il mito del superuomo
English translation:the desire to achieve superman status
Entered by: Fiona Grace Peterson

21:55 Dec 30, 2014
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Extreme sports
Italian term or phrase: il desiderio di realizzare il mito del superuomo
A text describing the reasons why people take up extreme sports.

"La sfida a ciò che era ritenuto comunemente impossibile, la ricerca del limite del rischio e dell’emozione, il desiderio di realizzare il mito del superuomo o la spinta all'autoperfezionamento sono solo alcuni aspetti..."

The meaning is clear, but I can't seem to find a solution that accurately conveys the nuance of the source text, and that doesn't sound completely corny...

TIA!!!
Fiona Grace Peterson
Italy
Local time: 19:36
the desire to achieve superman status
Explanation:

No Storm Lasts Forever - Page 110 - Google Books Result
https://books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=1401939864
Dr. Terry A. Gordon
Some take this to an extreme, consuming muscle-enhancing supplements such as creatine and anabolic steroids to achieve Superman status with Incredible Hulk-like...

Learn how to achieve Superman Status using...

https://twitter.com/ProCoachVideos/status/527921210043416576

I have never been able to read 'Watt' by Beckett without laughter. 'Man without a Shadow' is one of four works of fiction and while there is a storyline, there is also Wilson's main subject, how to achieve Superman status. To be all that we can be.
http://www.amazon.com/review/R35O53I1JEXI7J

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or:
"the desire to release the/one's inner superhero"
Selected response from:

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:36
Grading comment
Thank you Rachel, and to everyone for your suggestions and agrees. I felt this was the best fit for the style of my text. Happy New Year everyone!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3the ambition to achieve/fulfill the superman myth
Gad Kohenov
5longing for/striving to (the myth of) the overman (Übermensch)
Inter-Tra
4the desire to become a real superman
James (Jim) Davis
3the desire to embody the myth of superhuman
texjax DDS PhD
3the desire to give (real) life to/live the superman myth
David Hollywood
3the desire to achieve superman status
Rachel Fell


Discussion entries: 2





  

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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
the ambition to achieve/fulfill the superman myth


Explanation:
https://books.google.co.il/books?isbn=0878056947


Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 20:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 29

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mona elshazly
7 hrs
  -> Mille grazie!
agree  philgoddard: I'd stick to desire.
16 hrs
  -> Thanks! Certainly a possibility.
agree  Adar Brauner: Nice
20 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot!
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the desire to embody the myth of superhuman


Explanation:
To my (non native) ears superhuman sounds better

or: superhuman traits
or: superman

As David already pointed out, myth might not be absolutely necessary

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I was about to say "To my (non native) ears superhuman sounds better but I might be wrong" but I was interrupted by a phone call..sorry

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Fearless photographers go out on limb for extreme sports



xfinitytv.comcast.net/watch/CBS-This...go...extreme-sports/videos


Extreme sports have never been more popular, and now the craft of filming these superhuman feats is also getting attention.

http://www.thefeelgoodlifestyle.com/on-becoming-superhuman-h...

texjax DDS PhD
Local time: 13:36
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 24
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
longing for/striving to (the myth of) the overman (Übermensch)


Explanation:
'Superman' does not render well the German 'ueber', moreover the term tends to be identified with the 'comic-character'.

I would leave 'myth' out is pleonastic
the choice of 'long for' and/or 'strive to' depends on your context..

Übermensch in English

The first translation, published in 1896, of Thus Spoke Zarathustra into English was by Alexander Tille, who translated Übermensch as **Beyond-Man**. In the Thomas Common translation, published in 1909, however, Übermensch was rendered as **"Superman"**. Common was anticipated in this by George Bernard Shaw, who had done the same in his 1903 stage play Man and Superman. Walter Kaufmann lambasted this translation in the 1950s for two reasons: first, its near or éétotal failure to capture the nuance of the German word über** (while the Latin prefix super- means above or beyond, the English use of the prefix or its use as an adjective has altered the meaning); and second, a rationale which Fredric Wertham railed against even more vehemently in Seduction of the Innocent, for promoting an eventual puerile[citation needed] identification with the **comic-book character Superman**. His preference was to translate Übermensch as "overman". Scholars continue to employ both terms, some simply opting to reproduce the German word.[1][2]


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Cbermensch
    Reference: http://https://books.google.it/books?id=HMYkbwI-uZsC&pg=PA32...
Inter-Tra
Italy
Local time: 19:36
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  James (Jim) Davis: I think the reference is to the "man of steel" character in the comics rather than to Nietzsche's "oltreuomo".
4 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the desire to give (real) life to/live the superman myth


Explanation:
couple of ideas

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or maybe even just go literal and say: realize the superman myth

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but doesn't ring too true IMO

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or: the desire to be superman in act and deed

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or: the desire to make superman come alive

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We can be pretty free here so let's see what else comes up ...

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not sure it's absolutely necessary to include "myth"as it's implicit in the superman concept

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I really think we have to flexible and creative here ... anything literal sounds forced

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making superman a reality

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the desire to make superman a reality

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or: the desire tp be like superman

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to be like etc.

David Hollywood
Local time: 14:36
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: so which one of the many many attempts is actually the proposed answer?
10 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the desire to become a real superman


Explanation:
I think you can safely leave the word "mito" as incorporated in the meaning of superman, which is already a modern day myth. Any attempt to translate it sounds forced. The word is overdone and ubiquitous in Italian. All I have to do is deliver a translation the same day and my clients happily tell me I am "mitico".
As for taking the corn out of it, I can't see a way of doing that without taking "superuomo" out of the source text. Of course that is what extreme sports are all about, except that superman never ends up in hospital and never dies.


James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 21:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 54
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the desire to achieve superman status


Explanation:

No Storm Lasts Forever - Page 110 - Google Books Result
https://books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=1401939864
Dr. Terry A. Gordon
Some take this to an extreme, consuming muscle-enhancing supplements such as creatine and anabolic steroids to achieve Superman status with Incredible Hulk-like...

Learn how to achieve Superman Status using...

https://twitter.com/ProCoachVideos/status/527921210043416576

I have never been able to read 'Watt' by Beckett without laughter. 'Man without a Shadow' is one of four works of fiction and while there is a storyline, there is also Wilson's main subject, how to achieve Superman status. To be all that we can be.
http://www.amazon.com/review/R35O53I1JEXI7J

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or:
"the desire to release the/one's inner superhero"

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you Rachel, and to everyone for your suggestions and agrees. I felt this was the best fit for the style of my text. Happy New Year everyone!
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