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158 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

Italian > English

Subject:

Other

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

in mezzo ai luoghi comuni ufficiali del tempo

Context:

Accovacciato in fondo ad una tribuna di Montecitorio, dove mi ero fatto accompagnare da...

Keywords:

...donna Margherita Giardino, moglie del maresciallo, mi sembrò di udire un guaggio epico, inconsueto, in mezzo ai luoghi comuni ufficiali del tempo, ed alle parole di odio che venivano seminate dalla parte rossa...The protagonist is listening, in person, to a speech by Mussolini.

 

 

The answer of   See profile was rated best

amidst the usual official platitudes

My comment:

"luoghi comuni" means "clichés", "platitudes" (Ref. Ragazzini 2004, Zanichelli).
Not sure what guaggio is, however. Could it be "linguaggio"? The protagonist heard strange, epic words amidst the official platitudes he was more used to hearing...