Jul 15, 2002 11:12
22 yrs ago
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Italian term
A beverages specialist
Native in: English 
Works in: Italian to English, English, English to Italian
"fabbro" della sua fortuna
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Hi folks,
Here's an extract from the stuff I have this morning:
"...le tappe fondamentali dell’avventura imprenditoriale di un uomo che, parafrasando una celebre citazione latina, è stato definito “fabbro” della sua fortuna."
I'm a Latin ignoramus. I wonder what that "celebre citazione" is all about?
Feedback much appreciated
TIA
Derek
Here's an extract from the stuff I have this morning:
"...le tappe fondamentali dell’avventura imprenditoriale di un uomo che, parafrasando una celebre citazione latina, è stato definito “fabbro” della sua fortuna."
I'm a Latin ignoramus. I wonder what that "celebre citazione" is all about?
Feedback much appreciated
TIA
Derek
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | faber=artefice |
gianfranco
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| 4 | homo faber fortunae suae |
Raffaella Cornacchini
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| 4 | L'uomo è fabbro della sua fortuna |
Bilingualduo
|
Proposed translations
+2
6 mins
gianfranco
Brazil
Brazil
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Brazil
Zen and the Art of Glossary Maintenance
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Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English
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faber=artefice
Vedi il sito qui sotto, con la citazione esatta e una traduzione in inglese
Faber qui viene usato come un latinismo, da faber=artefice
niente a che vedere ovviamente con la lavorazione del ferro. :-)
Gianfranco
Faber qui viene usato come un latinismo, da faber=artefice
niente a che vedere ovviamente con la lavorazione del ferro. :-)
Gianfranco
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Greetings and thanks indeed to Gianfranco (plus endorsers), Raffa1 and Cristina. As usual, I have used bits from here and there. Even the original Latin seems to vary from source to source (I guess those old tape recorders weren't too reliable).
Respect indeed. ('preciate your Latin - may have some more here).
Derek"
10 mins
Raffaella Cornacchini
Native in Italian
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, German to Italian
homo faber fortunae suae
Hi Derek,
this is the whole quotation.
Sometimes you also find
faber quisque fortunae suae, a self-made man. ...
www.sacklunch.net/Latin/F/ faberquisquefortunaesuae.html -
raffa1
this is the whole quotation.
Sometimes you also find
faber quisque fortunae suae, a self-made man. ...
www.sacklunch.net/Latin/F/ faberquisquefortunaesuae.html -
raffa1
15 mins
Bilingualduo
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
&
English
Italy
Real passion for languages
Native in: English , Italian
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English
L'uomo è fabbro della sua fortuna
by Appio Claudio Cieco (FORSE), say, 'every man is the forger of his own destiny'
Latin "Homo faber ipsius fortunae"
Ciao
Cristina
Latin "Homo faber ipsius fortunae"
Ciao
Cristina
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