Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
il verbale potè dormire tranquillo
English translation:
The record ... gathered dust
Italian term
United States
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il verbale potè dormire tranquillo
La mia lettera a Ciano sarà probabilmente finita in un cestino, benché il suo atteggiamento risentito ed il broncio che mi tenne per oltre un anno lasciassero pochi dubbi circa la lettura che doveva averne fatta. E così il verbale dei suoi colloqui con John Evans potè dormire tranquilo negli archivi dell'ufficio centrale di informazioni a Washington. Invano, negli anni che seguirono la fine delle ostilità, ricercai, tra la vasta letteratura di memorie, una qualche traccia di quel fugace incontro.
Grazie,
Barbara
Feb 3, 2014 11:20: Ivana UK Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
The record ... gathered dust
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Note added at 50 mins (2014-01-25 14:11:10 GMT)
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Lit. was able to gather dust
Bilingual translator and TV Author.
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Works in: Italian to English, English to Italian
the transcript could sleep on serenely
.....and so, the transcript of his dialogues with John Evans could sleep on serenely in the archives
United Kingdom
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the report could rest in peace
"rest in peace
to lie dead peacefully for eternity.
(A solemn entreaty used in funeral prayers, eulogies, etc.)
- We prayed that the deceased would rest in peace. The bodies of the soldiers will rest in peace."
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/rest in peace
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Typo (sorry):
First quote should read "let the report REST in peace" (rather than rests).
"The chair of the meeting, the Cameroonian ambassador to the UN, concluded that if the former SR will not answer these questions, 'we will let THE REPORT RESTS IN PEACE.' "
"I read it but later I noticed many threads like this one. So, THE BOOK RESTS IN PEACE ON THE SHELF."
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Malta
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the report could be laid to rest/forgotten/set aside
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