English translation of "ne fu all'altezza" - "could handle it/handled it well"

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154 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:	ne fu all'altezza
Context:	Blanche Vogel, madre, aveva sposato molti anni prima il marchese Mommimo Sommi Picenardi..
Keywords:	...Un grande signore di nascita e di modi. E Blanche moglie ne fu all'altezza.

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154 months ago

wrote:

could handle it/handled it well

My comment:

I don't think the next sentence about the crown changes the meaning of the phrase. The implication seems to be that even though she wasn't of as noble a family herself, she knew how to behave appropriately at that level of high society.
essere all'altezza di something = to be able for something.

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154 months ago

Josephine Cassar wrote:

was up to it/him

My comment:

could cope with it

154 months ago

Josephine Cassar wrote:

was up to it/him

My comment:

could cope with it

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154 months ago

wrote:

Perhaps I should have included the sentence that follows, where Blanche puts a crown on top of his grave, in my question. So do you think the phrase might mean instead "up to his level"?

154 months ago

Josephine Cassar wrote:

And Blanche as a spouse was not up to him

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