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Conges terminology question
158 months ago
Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:
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Italian > English |
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Other |
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Easy / medium |
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Word or term in question: |
dosava perfettamente i seccatori |
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Context: |
Pio XI era di una cortesia gelida. Ci ricevette in piedi e ci congedò dopo pochi instanti. |
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Keywords: |
...Da buon milanese, dosava perfettamente i seccatori. Ma ne andava della sua popolarità, che al confronto di quella del suo predecessore era assai minore. |
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he dispatched every bore who came (to him) for favors impeccably
My comment:
"seccatori" is troublesome. I can't think of (or find) just one word for those people who were always imposing on royalty and the papacy for favors. If there was one word it would make the translation much neater.
...was a master at getting rid of beggars.
The asker rated this answer best
158 months ago
giulianoscarpa 
wrote:
he accurately measured out blighters
158 months ago
giulianoscarpa
wrote:
he knew perfectly the time he could dedicate to stubborn bores
158 months ago
giulianoscarpa
wrote:
he used to give the exact time he wanted, to the people who were bothering him.
158 months ago
treating all the bothersome people by the exactly same measure/to exactly the same degree
My comment:
i.e. giving the same treatment to all and sundry
158 months ago
Giorgio Vellani
wrote:
he perfectly measured out his bothers
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