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155 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:

gloriucola locale

Context:

Voi devete lasciare Richmond e la comoda vita di articolista pe due giornali di provincia.

Keywords:

...La gloriucola locale di scrittore di questioni internazionali non può e non deve lusingare chi, come voi, è in grado di collaborare utilmente al sempre maggior avvicinamento ed alla sempre più forte comprensione tra i due popoli, che voi conoscete ed amate, probabilmente, in eguale misura.

 

 

The answer of   See profile was rated best

small-town glory/fame

My comment:

The phrase is slightly pejorative (and colloquial), implying that the glory isn't really deserved or isn't as fabulous as it's made out to be. I think this can only be expressed in whatever adjective you use.