Apr 18, 2009 14:50
15 yrs ago
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Italian term
Italy
For your want of a better word...
Native in: English 
Works in: Italian to English, English, Irish to English
carica per "fare"
Italian to English
Marketing
Wine / Oenology / Viticulture
company (winery) presentation
I have a series of slides each with a (cheesy) photo of key figures in a company (a winery, in this case) accompanied by a caption.
This particular photo features the company president wearing shades and standing beside a (his?) small aircraft, with the caption:
Il volo, la mia passione, la mia carica per "fare"
I've been toying with "propelling me to action" but it's a bit awkward imo. Any flashes of inspiration?
This particular photo features the company president wearing shades and standing beside a (his?) small aircraft, with the caption:
Il volo, la mia passione, la mia carica per "fare"
I've been toying with "propelling me to action" but it's a bit awkward imo. Any flashes of inspiration?
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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performance enhancer
Well, fight cheese with cheese, I say.
You really need a noun, preferably starting with "p", to chime with "passion" and the rhythm is a bit better if you switch the two elements around:
Flying. My performance-enhancer. My passion.
FWIW
Giles
You really need a noun, preferably starting with "p", to chime with "passion" and the rhythm is a bit better if you switch the two elements around:
Flying. My performance-enhancer. My passion.
FWIW
Giles
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "A tough decision since all the answers were great but I particularly liked Giles' suggestion, not just for its alliteration but also for its puffiness, which perfectly suited the photograph. Thanks! "
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Stefania Bertolini
United States
United States
Native in Italian
United States
when accuracy matters
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy)
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian to English
" to make it"
Hi! the verb "fare" suggests "action" but "to have success" also in this context. This one can be a solution.
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Michael Korovkin
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Italy
Native in: English 
, Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Italian to Russian, and 2 more.
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4
a doer's boost/high
or even tackier: a go-getter's boost/high
Oh, aaaall this dreadful people,
Where do they all come from?
Could you tell me the name of the winery – so that I never touch the stuff forthwith?
Oh, aaaall this dreadful people,
Where do they all come from?
Could you tell me the name of the winery – so that I never touch the stuff forthwith?
Peer comment(s):
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wordgirl
: :) also nice!
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thanks. THE curse of a professional: one must come up with the "right" solution, no matter how sick that solution makes one feel personally!
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will to succeed
This expression is often used in the (slightly cheesy) eye of the tiger type context. My passion, my will to succeed.
It's will as in willing/desire
drive to succeed would also work
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Note added at 5 hrs (2009-04-18 20:16:16 GMT)
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looking at it again, words that would also fit into the context would be:
my inspritation
my passion, it recharges my batteries
haha, I quite like the pub with propelling me into action, though like you say it is a little corny
otherwise
gives me my 'get up and go' (may be just a UK expression)
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Note added at 5 hrs (2009-04-18 20:19:02 GMT)
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*pun, not pub*
I guess my favourite would perhaps be
"my passion, what drives me to succeeed"
succeed could be replaced with achieve... or even
"what drives me" or "what gives me my drive"
hmm... I really like those last 2 actually
It's will as in willing/desire
drive to succeed would also work
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Note added at 5 hrs (2009-04-18 20:16:16 GMT)
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looking at it again, words that would also fit into the context would be:
my inspritation
my passion, it recharges my batteries
haha, I quite like the pub with propelling me into action, though like you say it is a little corny
otherwise
gives me my 'get up and go' (may be just a UK expression)
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Note added at 5 hrs (2009-04-18 20:19:02 GMT)
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*pun, not pub*
I guess my favourite would perhaps be
"my passion, what drives me to succeeed"
succeed could be replaced with achieve... or even
"what drives me" or "what gives me my drive"
hmm... I really like those last 2 actually
5 hrs
what drives me
Forgive the overkill, but I thought i'd give a complete answer, to make it easier to choose should you like it. I would translate the sentence as.
Flight is my passion, it's what drives me
or of course
My passion is flight, it's what drives me on
(the second one is just to show some alternatives)
Flight is my passion, it's what drives me
or of course
My passion is flight, it's what drives me on
(the second one is just to show some alternatives)
Reference:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/rugby_league/article1618314.ece
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/l/lennoxlewi195503.html
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it's what keeps me going
...while I really love some of these answers, what I'm thinking is that the poor exec in question was perfectly serious when he said this, so here is a serious alternative (and, I totally admit, v. boring, and even somewhat banal, but so then is "la mia carica per fare") ...
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lf04
: I think this is up there with the best of them
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Thank you! :)
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drive
Flying. My passion. My drive.
Flying - my passion and my drive.
Flying is my passion and my drive.
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Barbara Carrara
: I'd go for the first one as my favourite option. Brava Ivana! Barbara
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Yes, short and to the point usually does it! Thanks Barbara :)
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15 hrs
Inspiration!
Inspiration is all what is missing besides dream, of course!
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