Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
abbattere pregiudizi e luoghi comuni
English translation:
overcome prejudices and commonplaces
Added to glossary by
Tom in London
Jul 28, 2009 18:58
14 yrs ago
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Italian term
abbattere pregiudizi e luoghi comuni
Italian to English
Social Sciences
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
this is the final phrase in a court case for adoption of two brothers. I want it to be a winning phrase but I cant seem to get luoghi comuni right (common places?)
Full phrase is "abbattere pregiudizi e luoghi comuni rispetto alla motivazione dell'abbandono"
TIAFYH
Full phrase is "abbattere pregiudizi e luoghi comuni rispetto alla motivazione dell'abbandono"
TIAFYH
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Aug 2, 2009 06:44: Tom in London Created KOG entry
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overcome prejudices and commonplaces
try this. "Luogo comune" has nothing to do with a physical place.
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"commonplace" is one word. A "common place" would be a vulgar place frequented by disreputable people :)
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Note added at 7 mins (2009-07-28 19:05:57 GMT)
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"commonplace" is one word. A "common place" would be a vulgar place frequented by disreputable people :)
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Giuseppe Bellone
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Simon Charass
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Armilla (X)
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thanks Beppe, Simon, Armilla, for knowing that "commonplace" is a word, a very fine one, and widely used :)
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Fran Cesca
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nimopaz
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Alessandro di Francia (X)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "tks"
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avoid prejudices and common places
An idea.
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Sorry Tom is right, ONE word!!
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i.e. "commonplaces".
I never drink but I must be drunk!
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Sorry Tom is right, ONE word!!
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i.e. "commonplaces".
I never drink but I must be drunk!
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Tom in London
: or maybe "mustbedrunk" :)
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Thanks, I suppose I need a long sleep! Night! :)
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overcome the prejudices and stereotyping
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SJLD
: that's better ;-)
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blattanzi
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Rosanna Palermo
: "Stifle" comes to mind as an alternative for overcome
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Ashish (HIN,ENG) Nadia (ITA)
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to conquer prejudice and preconceived notions
just another idea
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SJLD
: nice, someone on my side - did you read the discussion Patricia?
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Yes, agree that the commonplace use of commonplaces does not seem very common to me either!
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julie-h
: yes, this is the best and I agree with SJLD re the discussion.
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Jim Tucker (X)
: yes, but would push for "preconceptions"
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Thanks, yes 'preconceptions' flows well
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Fiorsam
: I prefer preconceived notitions to preconceptions
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Michele Fauble
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Ashish (HIN,ENG) Nadia (ITA)
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tear down prejudices and stereotypes
Another option could be "tear down prejudices and commonplaces", though I prefer the first one.
It is just another possible translation which, in my opionion, strengthens the sense of "abbattere".
It is just another possible translation which, in my opionion, strengthens the sense of "abbattere".
Example sentence:
"She helped to tear down prejudices about AIDS." ""We hope that by highlighting the positive, common values we can tear down prejudices and build mutual understanding".
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to demolish prejudices and clichés
pithy enough? :)
Discussion
Anyway, have a look at how "commonplace" and "commonplaces" are used in documents you find on the web. I'm not talking about dictionaries. It is not a word in everyday use or readily understood outside of academic circles.
With that, I'm off to read Crime and Punishment.
Enjoy your evenings one and all :-)
Language mysteries! :)