Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
formarsi da autodidatta
English translation:
I taught myself to paint
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2019-01-16 13:54:07 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Italian term
Italy
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, Italian to French, and 7 more.
formarsi da autodidatta
I paint since more than 30 years; when I was very young I (trained as a self-taught artist?= I found this terms...).
| 5 +5 | I taught myself to paint |
Fiona Grace Peterson
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| 5 | I am a self-taught artist since I was very young |
Maria Burnett
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| 4 | To be self-taught |
Alex Grimaldi
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Non-PRO (1): Yvonne Gallagher
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Proposed translations
Italy
Just what the doctor ordered
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Italian to English
I taught myself to paint
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Note added at 48 mins (2019-01-13 13:46:45 GMT)
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With all due respect, the KudoZ section is designed to ask for help with specific terms. It is unfair to ask colleagues to proofread your work for you.
| I’m a painter since more than 30 years; when I was very young I taught myself to paint and then, I attended the school for emilian painters and free courses of the Academy of Bologna. Right? |
| agree |
Lisa Jane
22 mins
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| agree |
Charlotte Fleming
5 hrs
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| agree |
philgoddard
: We've already had "paint", so just "I taught myself".
13 hrs
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| agree |
writeaway
: and agree that asking to have the inglese proofread is beyond the intended scope of Kudoz
21 hrs
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| agree |
Yvonne Gallagher
1 day 11 hrs
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France
Life Sciences, PhD | Technologies
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) , Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy)
Works in: English to French, Italian to French, French to English, and 1 more.
To be self-taught
I have been a self-taught artist since a young age and have been a painter for more than 30 years.
United States
Stylish, well-researched translation
Native in: Italian , English (Variants: UK, US)
Works in: Italian to English
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