Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

gli era corsa incontro incurante dell'etichetta

English translation:

rushed towards him, flying in the face of etiquette,

Added to glossary by Ivana UK
Nov 16, 2015 14:06
8 yrs ago
Italian term

gli era corsa incontro incurante dell\'etichetta

Italian to English Art/Literary General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters In A Historical Novel
Contesto (Christopher Columbus, and the "ragazzina" is the princess):

L'immagine che più gli tornava alla mente era quella della ragazzina che, staccandosi del grupo dei figli dei re Cattolici, gli era corsa incontro incurante dell'etichetta nel giorno del suo trionfo, quando al ritorno dal primo viaggio alle Indie era stato accolto in gran pompa dai sovrani dinanzi a un imponente schieramento di nobili e dignitari dei regni di Castiglia e di Aragona.

Grazie,

Barbara
Change log

Nov 17, 2015 16:53: Barbara Cochran, MFA Created KOG entry

Nov 17, 2015 16:55: Ivana UK changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/123909">Barbara Cochran, MFA's</a> old entry - "gli era corsa incontro incurante dell\'etichetta"" to ""rushed towards him, flying in the face of etiquette,""

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Proposed translations

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and rushed towards him, flying in the face of etiquette,

This came immediately to mind, or alternatively

uncaring of etiquette

fly in the face of:
to completely oppose, or be completely opposite to, something that most people believe or accept

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Note added at 1 day2 hrs (2015-11-17 16:15:56 GMT)
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or even: without regard for etiquette
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unconcerned with etiquette

something like this
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..., oblivious to etiquette, rushed towards him

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Peer comment(s):

agree texjax DDS PhD
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agree tradu-grace
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agree Alberto Bertelli
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