Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italiano term or phrase:
spaesante
Inglese translation:
disorientating
Added to glossary by
Peter Cox
Jul 21, 2010 02:40
13 yrs ago
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Italiano term
spaesante
Da Italiano a Inglese
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Da questi oggetti emerge allora una lieve sensazione spaesante che rimanda ad un'atmosfera quasi metafisica; affiora anche una sensazione di attesa, di mancanza, magari di nostalgia, a seconda della propensione di chi guarda and che l'autore vuole coinvolgere, come ha fatto in molti suoi lavori, dipingendo sui ricordi (gli oggetti-simbolo accumulati nel tempo) del committente delle sue opere.
Lots of Google hits, but can't find precise meaning!
Lots of Google hits, but can't find precise meaning!
Proposed translations
(Inglese)
| 4 +9 | disorientating |
Sarah Weston
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| 4 +1 | bewildering |
Nico_M_ITEN
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| 4 | confused |
Shera Lyn Parpia
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| 4 | unsettling |
Rachel Fell
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Proposed translations
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5 min
Sarah Weston
Regno Unito
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Regno Unito
Native in: Inglese 
Works in: Da Italiano a Inglese, Da Spagnolo a Inglese, Da Inglese a Italiano, and 2 more.
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disorientating
is what it means, or at least the way I've always heard it used.
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Note added at 6 mins (2010-07-21 02:46:26 GMT)
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so "vaguely disorientating", which fits perfectly here I'd say.
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Note added at 12 mins (2010-07-21 02:53:03 GMT)
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Despite the fact that the context is not relevant, the examples of "spaesante" used to mean "disorientating" in this link are very clear:
http://forum.diodati.org/messaggi.asp?f=5&t=1880
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Note added at 6 mins (2010-07-21 02:46:26 GMT)
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so "vaguely disorientating", which fits perfectly here I'd say.
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Note added at 12 mins (2010-07-21 02:53:03 GMT)
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Despite the fact that the context is not relevant, the examples of "spaesante" used to mean "disorientating" in this link are very clear:
http://forum.diodati.org/messaggi.asp?f=5&t=1880
Peer comment(s):
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James (Jim) Davis
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Mr Murray (X)
: 'out of one's country' - out of one's element - spaesamento=disorientation
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precisely, thanks
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Oliver Lawrence
: perhaps 'sense of dislocation', but I think this is better anyway
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Yes I thought about the various other options, including those below but to be honest I think this works best - thanks
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Sonia Hill
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thanks
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Shera Lyn Parpia
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thanks!
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Fabrizio Zambuto
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thanks!
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Ernestine Shargool
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S E (X)
: agree -- it's from the verb spaesare (Devoto Oli). WordRef doesn't have the verb, but does list the adj. spaesato. "...mildly disorienting sensation" is what I would say.
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thanks, yes that could work well too
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Tom in London
: I'm so glad you didn't say "disorienting" ;)
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thanks Tom :D
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks!"
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Nico_M_ITEN
Australia
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bewildering
Perhaps slightly too strongfor your context, but ethimologically interesting. Spaesare comes from "paese", so it literally means "to take you out of your town" (where 'town' metaphorically represents your comfort zone) . I like the analogy with bewildering which has that "wild" root (wilderness - clearly out of town!).
So you could be "somewhat bewildered" in your text... that is just to add my two cents. Although I must admit I would be equally happy with disoriented as suggested above.
Cheers
N.
So you could be "somewhat bewildered" in your text... that is just to add my two cents. Although I must admit I would be equally happy with disoriented as suggested above.
Cheers
N.
4 ore
Shera Lyn Parpia
Italia
Italia
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Works in field
Italia
translating meaning, not just words
Native in: Inglese
Works in: Da Inglese a Italiano, Da Italiano a Inglese, Inglese
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confused
Just to provide you with another alternative, though the other answers you have received are generally fine.
"slightly confused sensation" just might fit your context.
"slightly confused sensation" just might fit your context.
6 ore
Rachel Fell
Regno Unito
Regno Unito
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Works in field
Regno Unito
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Native in: Inglese (Variant: UK)
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unsettling
e.g. somewhat/mildly unsettling feeling, etc.
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