Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
capitano di ventura
English translation:
captain of fortune
Added to glossary by
Anne Woodall
Dec 20, 2007 10:08
16 yrs ago
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Italian term
capitano di ventura
Italian to English
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History
mercenary commander..
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | captain of fortune |
Adele Oliveri
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| 3 +1 | mercenary captain |
simona trapani
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| 4 | condottiere |
Tania Bendoni
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Proposed translations
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Adele Oliveri
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Italy
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Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian
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mercenary captain
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
WendellR
: This is the correct term. "Captain of fortune," back-formed from "soldier of fortune," does not convey the idea.
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Tania Bendoni
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Italy
University Degree, 25 years experience
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Spanish to Italian, and 1 more.
condottiere
in storia, soprattutto se ci si riferisce a storia medievale, capitano di ventura si traduce in inglese proprio con questo termine italiano, :-)
Note from asker:
| si, anch'io avevo riscontrato questo uso, ma siccome si tratta di un testo di divulgazione turistica ho preferito usare mercenary captain (per chi non ha una cultura di storia medievale) e anche captain of fortune per un espressione più "colorato" |
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