Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italiano term or phrase:
per aver visto delle cose dal passato
Inglese translation:
having (also) seen certain things from the past
Added to glossary by
Lara Barnett
Jul 23, 2019 20:15
4 yrs ago
Italiano term
Regno Unito
www.lingocraft.co.uk
Native in: Inglese (Variants: British, Scottish, Irish, Singaporean, UK, South African) 
Works in: Da Francese a Inglese, Da Italiano a Inglese, Da Rumeno a Inglese, and 2 more.
per aver visto delle cose dal passato
Da Italiano a Inglese
Scienze sociali
Cinema, Film, TV, Teatro
Making of a historic film
The cinematographer of this film about an ancient king of Rome is discussing the satisfaction of working on a cinema film.
"....cioè hai tutti gli elementi: hai il i il corpo, la mimica, l’elemento che mi può aiutare nelle lotte anche per aver visto delle cose dal passato è l’elemento del fuoco. "
I understand the basic meaning of this phrase, but I can't see how it fits into the rest of the sentence.
"....cioè hai tutti gli elementi: hai il i il corpo, la mimica, l’elemento che mi può aiutare nelle lotte anche per aver visto delle cose dal passato è l’elemento del fuoco. "
I understand the basic meaning of this phrase, but I can't see how it fits into the rest of the sentence.
Proposed translations
(Inglese)
| 4 +1 | having (also) seen certain things from the past |
Lisa Jane
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| 5 | for investigating the past |
Cillie Swart
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| 3 | having also looked at certain historical occurrences |
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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Change log
Jul 25, 2019 11:52: Lara Barnett changed "Field" from "Arte/Letteratura" to "Altro"
Jul 25, 2019 16:10: Lara Barnett changed "Field" from "Altro" to "Scienze sociali"
Proposed translations
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having (also) seen certain things from the past
This part would probably be between commas if it were in written prose
, having also seen certain/some things from the past,
It's not really clear from the little context what exactly he means, or how this seeing things in the past relates to the fire element, but I see no other way to translate it.
Spoken language is often disjointed like this and it may be clear only with the full interview to refer to.
, having also seen certain/some things from the past,
It's not really clear from the little context what exactly he means, or how this seeing things in the past relates to the fire element, but I see no other way to translate it.
Spoken language is often disjointed like this and it may be clear only with the full interview to refer to.
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
Stati Uniti
Stati Uniti
Native in Inglese
Works in field
Stati Uniti
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: Inglese 
Works in: Da Spagnolo a Inglese, Da Francese a Inglese, Da Inglese a Spagnolo, and 3 more.
having also looked at certain historical occurrences
Such as the recognition of fire as one of the elements.
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Cillie Swart
Sudafrica
Sudafrica
Native in Inglese
Sudafrica
Finance, Legal, Business Texts
Native in: Inglese
Works in: Da Tedesco a Inglese, Da Olandese a Inglese, Da Afrikaans a Inglese, and 1 more.
for investigating the past
i like this simple version
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Note from asker:
| But how could you fit that into my context in view of the other phrases, and the active word being 'seen", which is a bit more passive than " investigate". ? |
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