Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

il declino dell'abito

English translation:

like/as the wear on the dress/cloth

Added to glossary by Maria Burnett
Jul 6, 2006 19:20
17 yrs ago
Italian term

il declino dell'abito

Italian to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature poems
La foglia giallastra
stinta e sgualcita,
come il declino dell'abito,
attende uno stop al racconto.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 like/as the wear on the dress/cloth

Proposed translations

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like/as the wear on the dress/cloth

the yellowed leaf
faded and frayed
like/as the (signs of )wear on the dress

The dress is old frayed and discolored like the leaf
Declino indicates a state of progressive decline in condition
Peer comment(s):

agree Pnina
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Thanks Pnina!
agree Lorraine Thomson
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