Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
un atto di fede mancata
English translation:
a leap of faith
Added to glossary by
Rosanna Palermo
Jun 27, 2021 11:11
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Italian term
un atto di fede mancata
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specialized magazine about the sea
This is a magazine article about diving from a platform, a board, or a naturally formed height (cliff, high rock). The article has a quite philosophical tone. Here is the sentence where my phrase appears:
Il gesto della salita, per trovare l’altitudine, quella specifica ebbrezza che riesce a dare solo l’altezza. E poi il respiro che si calma col cuore che invece accelera, la visione che si concentra su un punto, là sotto, dove l’acqua nasconde ciò che troveremo. Il tuffo, alla fine, è un atto di fede mancata, e il trampolino è il suo altare.
"...an act of missed/lost faith" just sounds strange and vaguely negative. Suggestions welcome.
Thanks
Il gesto della salita, per trovare l’altitudine, quella specifica ebbrezza che riesce a dare solo l’altezza. E poi il respiro che si calma col cuore che invece accelera, la visione che si concentra su un punto, là sotto, dove l’acqua nasconde ciò che troveremo. Il tuffo, alla fine, è un atto di fede mancata, e il trampolino è il suo altare.
"...an act of missed/lost faith" just sounds strange and vaguely negative. Suggestions welcome.
Thanks
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +2 | a leap of faith | Rosanna Palermo |
3 +2 | naive faith | Michele Fauble |
2 +2 | an act of broken faith | Barbara Cochran, MFA |
Change log
Jun 29, 2021 17:20: Rosanna Palermo Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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1 day 2 hrs
Selected
a leap of faith
Questa e' l'unica cosa che fa senso nel contesto. Il senso di "leap of faith":
Il tuffo e' un atto di fede /di fiducia cieca
La traduzione letterale di fede mancata e' "bad faith", ma non mi convince in questo contesto.
Il tuffo e' un atto di fede /di fiducia cieca
La traduzione letterale di fede mancata e' "bad faith", ma non mi convince in questo contesto.
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Comment: "I liked several of the suggestions but yours fits best in the translation. "
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13 mins
an act of broken faith
to reflect the religious tone of "altare"
act of betrayal
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Note added at 4 hrs (2021-06-27 15:22:51 GMT)
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I'm thinking now that it may refer to "an act of faithlessness".
act of betrayal
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Note added at 4 hrs (2021-06-27 15:22:51 GMT)
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I'm thinking now that it may refer to "an act of faithlessness".
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Adrian MM.
6 hrs
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Thank you, Adrian.
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agree |
BdiL
: Please read my comment above. With you about faithlessness. Maurizio
1 day 2 hrs
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Thank you, BdiL. I agree with you about "faithlessness".
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6 hrs
naive faith
My understanding.
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Note added at 6 hrs (2021-06-27 17:20:52 GMT)
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Also ‘blind faith’, ‘innocent faith’.
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Note added at 6 hrs (2021-06-27 17:27:03 GMT)
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Maybe even ‘groundless faith’.
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Note added at 6 hrs (2021-06-27 17:20:52 GMT)
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Also ‘blind faith’, ‘innocent faith’.
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Note added at 6 hrs (2021-06-27 17:27:03 GMT)
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Maybe even ‘groundless faith’.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
writeaway
32 mins
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thanks
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agree |
Shilpa Baliga
: I like "blind faith"
13 hrs
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thanks
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neutral |
philgoddard
: Maybe, but I can't find any evidence to support this. It's not what 'mancata' means.
17 hrs
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thanks
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Discussion
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/229651040_Healing_F...
https://www.kathyescobar.com/2016/06/08/failed-faith/
https://deepspirituality.com/why-your-faith-matters/
I did find this when I Googled "fede mancata". Perhaps by coincidence, it mentions "altare" in the first line. Could it be about marriage, or am I barking up the wrong tree?
http://pensieriparole.it/poesie/poesie-d-autore/poesia-14370...